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A HOLY MOMENT OF THE WEEK Send yours to goodnews@saintjamesgi.net
Grandson of Madeleine Jones, Air Force pilot Buck Neal sent this thank you note to Saint James’ for the cookies Sharon Metz sent to him and all on the military prayer list.
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Hear about the Holy Land on Monday, January 9th at 6:30pm. Fr. Phil and the travel team (Erika and Laurent Chappuis, Jim Holubka, and Mandy Phillips) will give us the presentation from their trip to The Holy Land. The evening will start with one of St. James’s famous Pot Luck Dinners. See you all there!
Our Updated Photo Directory will be available at our Annual Meeting on Sunday, Jan. 29th (we apologize for the delay!). This is your last chance to submit a photo or address update! Send to office@saintjamesgi.net.
Ministry Area Reports are due on Monday, January 16 to be included in our parish Annual Report. If you are the leader of any ministry, club, guild, organization, or group, please submit a report on your doings in 2016 to office@saintjamesgi.net
Organ Students from U of M will show off their mastery on Saturday January 21 at 7:30PM in a special recital in the CHAPEL. Hear Renaissance and Baroque music like you’ve never heard it before!
Vestry Meets Tuesday, January 10, at 7pm in the River Room.
The Heart’s Journey through The Seasons Next Gathering will be this Tuesday, January 10, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Come celebrate winter as the season of contemplation and courage. Begin the New Year in a positive way with this mini-retreat of prayer, reflection and sharing. This program is led by Sr. Betty Leon, IHM and a team from St. James, St. Thomas, GIPC and Sacred Heart. Held at Sacred Heart Parish Center. Registration appreciated, but not required. For more details or to register contact Sr. Betty at betty@sacredheartgi.com Or 676-1378, x203
Love To Read? Take Advantage Of Our Book Exchange! There’s a shelf outside the kitchen where we encourage you to bring your old books and pick up new ones.
Why Ask Why? Because the Episcopal Church is all about exploring, questioning, and discovering God. All questions are helpful. Your question might even help another person more than you. Send your questions to why@saintjamesgi.net or text them to 734-775-7140. A Questions-Sermon is scheduled for January 15.
The Men’s Breakfast is Sat, Jan. 14th at 8:30am at Mom’s on Fort St. in Trenton.
A Winter Clothing Drive for Men organized by our Men’s group is now in gear. Saint James is collecting warm winter clothing (coats, scarves, sweaters, gloves, mittens and blue jeans) for those less fortunate. A collection box will be located outside the office. Thanks in advance for your usual and abundant generosity. If you have nothing in your closet to donate, you are more than welcome to purchase a new item to donate!
Chapman Elementary in Rockwood is Collecting New & Gently Used shoes to be redistributed through the Funds2Orgs network of microenterprise partners in developing nations. This helps impoverished people start, maintain and grow businesses to feed, clothe and house their families. A box will be set up for shoe collection through Jan 30th. Please contact Patricia Saavedra (psaavedra31@yahoo.com) with any questions. Thank you!
A Children’s Choir (K-5) meets on Sundays after the 10am service. Talk to Jill Robinson (robinsonjill25@yahoo.com) or Bobby to find out more.
Coffee Hour After The 10:00 Service Is Always A Big Success, whether there are just a few leftover cookies or a big feast. Thank you to all who took a turn working the kitchen, bringing refreshments and cleaning up. A special thanks to those who noticed help was needed and stepped in without being asked. Coffee Hour is a great time for meeting old friends and for welcoming new members and visitors. In order keep this tradition going, volunteers are needed each week. Look for the signup list on the table in Galloway Hall. Invite a friend or newcomer to help. Coffee, tea and sugar are provided. Just bring simple refreshments (Kroger cookies will do). There is no “special committee”….Everyone at St. James in on the “committee”!
Check the Coat Racks and take home anything that belongs to your family!
A few notes on caring for our kitchen: Please do NOT leave anything on the stove burners in the kitchen, not even the tea kettles. A plastic container was left sitting on the burners, which luckily were not turned on. In the past we have found that the burners were not completely turned off. Whenever you leave the kitchen, please take a moment to check that all electrical appliances are on OFF. Please be sure to cover any items left in the refrigerator. Feel free to discard anything that is out dated or on the verge of spoiling.
United Thank Offering – UTO – Little Blue Boxes – It is not too late to participate in UTO. Set in a prominent place in your home your little blue box is a reminder to express your gratitude in a concrete way for the many blessings in your life by dropping coins or cash in the box. UTO raises between 2.5 – 3 million dollars each year to support grants, missions and ministry throughout the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion. Through our prayers and thankful giving we reach out in the world to bring hope and improve lives. Our “ingathering” or box collection will take place on January 22nd. Thank you, Wendy Kiblawi 248-476-0265
Group Studies of many kinds are offered through Saint James. On Sunday mornings we gather at 9:05am in the Fireplace Room for an open Bible Study. On Thursday mornings we meet at 10:30am in the library to discuss short readings from luminaries like Ghandi. On Wednesday mornings we have a 10:15am service of Holy Communion in the chapel. On Wednesday evenings the WOW (Women on Wednesday) group meets in members’ homes for book studies. Contact the office for more information on any of these open studies.
Beginner’s Belly Dance is back! Every Wednesday at 7pm in Galloway Hall.
Fr. Phil’s Open Office Hours: Drop in for up to 30 minutes with the rector on Tuesdays from 4:00-6:30 – no appointment necessary. Fr. Phil is available for appointments of up to an hour for any day or time. Contact him by email: rector@saintjamesgi.net, cell: 734-775-7140 or at the office: 734-676-1727.
Features & Articles
Long-form stories about upcoming events, or events just passed are printed here. Submit a Feature or Article by sending to goodnews@saintjamesgi.net. Photos are always welcome.
OUT THERE WITH OUTREACH: JANUARY 2017
Happy New Year One And All!!! Our first day in 2017 to volunteer at the Spirit of Hope Soup Kitchen will be the third Saturday in January, the 21st!
We will prepare the meal which Sacred Heart will serve. We’ve received a request to make Taco Soup, a big favorite of everyone! We’ll also prepare a garden salad, dinner rolls, and lots of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches “to go”. A sign-up sheet to join in may be found on our Outreach bulletin board in the hallway.
Sacred Heart did the whole day in December for the Christmas meal; as did we in November for the Thanksgiving meal. The Saint James Youth Groups made their annual Candy Poppers for a Christmas treat for our guests, which resulted in big smiles! The Men’s Group collected coats and clothes which were another “main event” for so many!!! Thank You everyone for all you do! This is the BEST form of the “domino effect” of “paying it forward”!!! God is happy! Hope to see you on the 21st.
Love & Thanks, Amy & Frank Kohair
Please call 734-693-0694 if you have any questions.
SERVING THIS WEEK
THESE ROLES ARE ALWAYS OPEN to new participants.
To join a team contact the office at goodnews@saintjamesgi.net
| January 8 | |
| Altar Guild | Michael Glover, Jennifer Engle, Marilou Arvin |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Meren James |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | David Hartwell |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Sue Johnson |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Pat Zavadil |
| 10am prayers & chalice | Andrew Johnson |
| Ushers | Jack Hartley, Robin Knudson, Zach & Merri Lewis |
| Greeters | Anthony Baker, Natalia Morris |
| 10 am Crucifer | Danny Bohl |
| 10am Acolytes | Thomas Shumate, Anna Shumate |
| Prayer Team | Maria Turner, Amy Kohair |
SAINT JAMES WISH LIST
Below are some things that St. James would love to have, but the budget does not allow them at this time. If one of these items speaks to your heart, please make a donation toward the purchase. All partial gifts will be gratefully accepted and put toward the total cost. Also, if you see or think of something that should be on this list, please let us know.
- We wish you a happy new year!
- We wish for items for our wish list. Are there needs you see?
Thank you, thank you, and thank you!
🎵 🎶 🎶🎵 MUSIC NOTES 🎵🎶🎶 🎵
If you have been on the fence about joining bells or vocal choir, January is a great time to start! We will be starting fresh with new rep and learning musicianship skills, so swing on by and make music with us! Choirs and bells start up again on January 19. Please let me know if you plan to attend! The St. James Bell Choir rehearses Thursdays at 6:30PM, and the St. James Adult Choir rehearses Thursdays at 7:30PM. The children’s choir meets after the 10AM service. All are welcome! Please consider joining in the music at St. James, we have lots of excellent programming this year. If you have reservations about joining that I can smooth over, or even just want to chat and learn some more about music, I’m always happy to talk! I’m easily reached at music@saintjamesgi.net.
This morning’s musical point of interest: After an Advent and Christmas season featuring lots of Germanic and French baroque music, I hope you enjoy the organ music this morning from post-baroque England and France!
Stay tuned for upcoming music events in the area:
January 15, 3PM: Paul Jacobs performs on the “mighty” E.M. Skinner Organ in the Toledo Peristyle, located in the Toledo Museum of Art. This concert is sponsored by the Toledo Museum of Art and St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Perrysburg, OH.
January 21, 7:30PM: Join us for the next installment of our Special Music Series, as organ students from the University of Michigan: Ann Arbor perform Renaissance and Baroque music on the organ in the chapel!
February 25, 7:30PM: Join us in the chapel as Minister of Music Robert Ragoonanan and guests perform music from the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods, in the next installment of our Special Music Series!
CELEBRATIONS & PRAYERS
We Celebrate Birthdays This Week
| Malcolm Dugliss (1/9) | Amber Biddle (1/9) | Bradley Buhl (1/10) | |
| Susan Faistenhammer (1/10) | Curt Crysler (1/12) | Robin Knudson (1/13) | |
| Brandon Dinwiddie (1/13) | Dennis Bracey (1/14) |
Please Pray This Week For Healing
| Lee | Jerry Zavadil | Maureen Kohn | |
| Jerry | John Kurth | Nancy Clark | |
| Pete Fernandes | Jean Fernandes | Andrew Brunell | |
| Rebecca Grossklaus | Tamara Howes | Laura Crawford | |
| Allison Bell | Charles | Michael Stoddart | |
| Joan Klose | Jackson Bruce Beidler | Annie Krueger |
Pray for those serving in The Church For leaders of the worldwide church, for Philip our priest, members of our vestry, heads of our guilds & committees, and the staff and lay leaders of this congregation; for those engaged in mission work, for Jamie Treadwell in England, Todd and Patsy McGregor & family in Kenya, El Hogar in Honduras, and the Spirit of Hope Soup Kitchen in Detroit.
Pray for those serving in the military AJ Allen, Buckley Neal, Brett Ready, Dr. Bettina Sauter, and Alexander Turin.
To ensure our Lists are current petitions for healing are listed for 4 weeks per submission. Names may be re-submitted any number of times to office@saintjamesgi.net.