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A HOLY MOMENT OF THE WEEK Send yours to goodnews@saintjamesgi.net
The morning was cold, but the coffee was hot. Saint James is dedicated to worshiping a God who never fails, even when the heat does!
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Holy Water from the River Jordan is available on the resource table across from the main office. Fr. Phil brought enough water back from the Holy Land to fill 190 small bottles so there is certainly one for you. Please take one to remember you have been baptized into Christ Jesus!
We Welcome Ray Stilwell on the organ this morning. Our music minister, Bobby Ragoonanan is in Atlanta for a conduction competition.
Ministry Area Reports Are Due This 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
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
UTO (United Thank Offering) Ingathering Sunday Jan. 22 Please remember to return your UTO blue boxes next Sunday. Envelopes will also be available for thankful offerings. Checks should be made out to “St. James ECW”. The United Thank Offering addresses compelling human need through grants to projects that alleviate poverty both domestically and internationally. Our “change” can change lives. Thank you for your generosity. 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.
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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
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| Altar Guild | Joan Hemsworth, Carol Nankervis, Gwyn Dugliss |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Margaret Horvath |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Tom Coleman |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Marcie Treadwell |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Todd Rankine |
| 10am prayers & chalice | Blanche Hutchison |
| Ushers | Stuart Cartwright, Carl Colwell, Dave & Judy Christie |
| Greeters | Lil Everlove, Wendy Kiblawi |
| 10 am Crucifer | Danny Bohl |
| 10am Acolytes | Thomas Shumate, Anna Shumate |
| Prayer Team | Sylvia Booth, Linda Shannon |
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: Many thanks to Ray Stillwell for his excellent playing. Everyone is cordially invited to the recital of Renaissance and Baroque music Saturday the 21st at 7:30pm in the chapel, it should be an extremely exciting event!
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
| Lauren Gurisko (1/16) | Patrick Matragrano (1/16) | Toni Boardman (1/16) | |
| Joseph Engle (1/17) | Jennifer Engle (1/17) | James Petras (1/20) | |
| Megan Petras (1/20) | Sally Southerland (1/21) | Mary Lou Cartwright (1/21) | |
| Lynn Blanks (1/22) | Nancy Crysler (1/22) | Andrew Southerland (1/22) |
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.