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Joy Boswell lights the candles with Blanche Hutchinson and Crystal Turner. |
Islandfest Help needed: If you are interested in volunteering, they need help with parking, information booth, wrist band sales and many other areas. Contact www.grosseileislandfest.com to sign up directly.
Church Women’s Annual Dinner Please sign up and choose your entrée for the ECW Dinner, which takes place on May 20, 2018 at 5pm at the Grosse Ile Country Club. Signup sheets can be found on the ECW board or by the Chapel.
The Annual Parish Boat Cruise on the Detroit River, hosted by the men’s ministry group will be Saturday, June 16. Mark your calendars for another wonderful evening on the river!
Ascension Day Evensong Celebrate the Ascension in this special 150th Anniversary-inspired evensong service, presenting Charles Villers Standford’s Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, with soprano Kate Pomrenke and tenor Paul Primeau. Thursday, May 10th at 7pm.
Don’t Forget! Saturday, May 12, 2018 is the day to put your non-perishable donations in a bag by your mailbox. It will then be delivered to
Sacred Heart. Your help is greatly appreciated!
Blanket Making Day! We’ve raised enough money for 250+ blankets and now all we need is for you to help us assemble them! Please join us on Saturday May 19th at 10am – 2pm at Grosse Ile High School to make fleece blankets! Everyone is welcome! All ages! It’s for an amazing foundation called Fleece & Thank You! Hope to see you there!
United Thank Offering Ingathering Total – $500.00!! Thank you, thank you to all who participated in this year’s United Thank Offering. Your prayerful giving will make a difference in the lives of our less fortunate brothers and sisters who will benefit from these donations. For an example of where your monies go and the types of grants awarded please check the recent list of grant recipients on the ECW bulletin board in the hallway. Blue boxes will continue to be available year round, there will be another ingathering next spring with details to follow. Wendy Kiblawi
Found – A black Eileen Fisher money pouch was found in the main sanctuary. Please see Colleen in the office if it is yours.
Help Babies With Diapers : The “Bottoms Up Diaper Bank” collects diaper donations and gives them to downriver families in need. This Mother’s Day, May 13th, please bring a box or two of disposable diapers to church and we’ll make sure they go straight to those who need them. Watch the video to find out more: https://youtu.be/ECS7mOm_x6Q
Gluten-Free Wafers are always available at communion. Just ask!
Great Figures of the New Testament is the topic of the Thursday afternoon discussion group. We meet in the Library at 1:30 p.m. to watch a 30 minute presentation on a great New Testament figure and then discuss. All are welcome.
Capital Campaign pledge cards are online at saintjamesgi.net/cc150 and on the resource table. Projects begin this Spring!
Prayer at Communion is available every Sunday at the 10AM service. Prayer Team members stand at either side of the altar rail. After you receive the bread and wine, engage a prayer team member and ask for prayer of any kind, which they will offer on your behalf. Prayer requests are confidential.
Prayer at Communion is available every Sunday at the 10AM service. Prayer Team members stand at either side of the altar rail. After you receive the bread and wine, engage a prayer team member and ask for prayer of any kind, which they will offer on your behalf. Prayer requests are confidential.
A Sunday Morning Bible Study runs between services every week from 9:05 to 9:50 AM in the Fireplace Room. Led by Fr. Phil with lots of space for discussion, this open study is a great for increasing knowledge and faith.
Secretary Office Hours: Colleen is in the office Tues-Thurs 9-2, & Fri 9-noon.
Open Office Hours Fr. Phil is available for appointments throughout the week for meetings of any length, but on Tuesday evenings you never need an appointment. Drop in any Tuesday between 4:30-6:30 pm and say hello!
🎵 🎶 🎶 MUSIC NOTES 🎵🎶🎶 🎵
Choir and bell choir is up and running! Please consider joining, all are welcome and it is a fun and exciting environment to sing, ring, and explore the rich history of church music. Bell Choir rehearses Thursdays at 6:30, and Vocal Choir rehearses at 7:30 on Thursdays.
This morning’s musical point of interest: This morning we hear music from two important 20th century composers. The prelude is by French composer Darius Milhaud, who at the onset of WWII immigrated to Oakland, CA. His style was a combination of the sounds of French folk music and American jazz, resulting in very unique sounds. Flor Peeters was a Belgian organist and pedagogue who contributed much to the organ literature and playing techniques of the 20th century.
Upcoming Music Events:
May 10, 7PM: Celebrate the Ascension of Christ and St. James’ 150th Anniversary with a special evensong that evening! Featuring the St. James Choir and guests, as well as Doug and Carole Scott, this will be a moving night of music to remember! Music for the evening includes Byrd’s Preces, Responses, and Collects, Stanford’s Magnificat in G, and Bruckner’s Locus Iste. Don’t miss out!
May 19, 7:30PM: Our last music event of the year is going to be a blast, as violist Kalindi Bellach performs a recital of music by J.S. Bach, Shulamit Ran, and Paul Hindemith.
150TH ANNIVERSARY EVENTS!
Building on the momentum of our founder’s induction to the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame
and the excellent “Red Doors” series begun last year,
HERE ARE THIS YEAR’S BIG DATES TO SAVE:
Ascension Day Evensong May 10th at 7pm
Celebrate the Ascension and St. James’ 150th Anniversary with a special evensong service, presenting Charles Villers Standford’s Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, with soprano Kate Pomrenke and tenor Paul Primeau.
Float-Making Party May 26th at 4pm
Help build our 150th Anniversary IslandFest float.
IslandFest Parade June 2nd at 10AM
March and cheer for St. James!
Celebrate History June 24th at 10AM
Parish Historian Kate Hartwell speaks at the 10AM service about the awe-inspiring history of our founding.
An Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social June 24th at 11:15AM
on the front lawn!
150TH Celebration Picnic July 14th at 6PM
Marking 150 years since the consecration of our chapel on July 9, 1868, we gather for a BBQ.
150TH Celebration Worship Service July 15th at 10AM
On this very week 150 years ago St. James was consecrated by the Bishop of the Diocese. On this morning we host a great celebration with a period 1868 service, a guest preacher, guest dignitaries, and a 19th Century period potluck.
The Blessing of the Time Capsule August 12th at 10AM
An outdoor Sunday Service featuring the blessing and burying of a time capsule to be opened at our 200th Anniversary celebration in the year 2068.
A ChurchFest blowout kick-off September 9th at 10AM
A Lisette Play October 2018 tba
This new production features our founder, Elizabeth Denison Forth, written by parishioner/historian/author Mark McPherson.
Anniversary Recital November 2018 tba
on Music for Celebration
Blessing of the RenewalProjects December 2018 tba
CELEBRATIONS & PRAYERS
We Celebrate Birthdays This Week
| Emmaline Corpe (5/6) | Marilynn Lange (5/6) | Patricia Zavadil (5/8) | |||
| Beth Primeau (5/9) | Laruen Gardiner (5/9) | Erik Hemsworth (5/10) | |||
| Will Lewis (5/12) | |||||
We Celebrate Anniversaries This Week
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Please Pray This Week For Healing
| Elke | Brian Weston | Stacy Rodopoulos | |
| Hannah Thomas | Jerry Zavadil | John Brass | |
| Cath | Amy Kohair | Robert Kohn | |
| Rebecca Grassklaus | Michael Stoddart | Irene John | |
| Jean Fernandes | Jackson Bruce Beidler | Gregory Kohn | |
| Ron Kohn | Shaun Stahlman | Bradley Stahlman | |
| Audrey Lyden | Laurie Miles | Sheila Miles | |
| Lori Ferguson | Jackie | Philip Metz Sr. | |
| Joseph Engle | Larry Kelenski | Andrew Brunell |
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, JP Pandoff, Brett Ready, Dr. Bettina Sauter, Alexander Turin, and Alex Bearden.
**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.
PARISH CONTACTS
To update information contact goodnews@saintjamesgi.net or 734-676-1727
| STAFF | CHURCH OFFICE | office@saintjamesgi.net | 734-676-1727 | ||||
| Rector | The Rev. Phil Dinwiddie | rector@saintjamesgi.net | |||||
| Minister of Music | Bobby Ragoonanan | music@saintjamesgi.net | |||||
| Secretary
Sexton |
Colleen Herman
Harold Schwochow |
office@saintjamesgi.net
office@saintjamesgi.net |
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| VESTRY | Treasurer | Curt Crysler ‘19 | treasurer@saintjamesgi.net | ||||
| Member-at-Large | Carl Colwell ‘19 | carl@carlcolwell.com | |||||
| Member-at-Large | Margaret Horvath ‘19 | mhorvath@comcast.net | |||||
| Recording Secretary | Lynda VanEngelen ‘19 | barrylyndahtg@wowway.com | |||||
| Member-at-Large | Mel Bonis ‘20 | melandron@wowway.com | |||||
| Building & Grounds Jr. Warden | Jeff Faistenhammer ‘20 | jfaisten@yahoo.com | |||||
| Secretary of the Vestry | Beth Primeau ‘20 | bethholliday323@gmail.com | |||||
| Member-at-Large | Barbara Valmassei ‘20 | btvalmassei@comcast.net | |||||
| Member-at-Large | Tom Benson ‘21 | thomas.b.benson@gmail.com | |||||
| Member-at-Large | Laurent Chappuis ‘21 | lbchappuis@icloud.com | |||||
| Member-at-Large | Kim Faistenhammer ‘21 | kfaisten@gmail.com | |||||
| Senior Warden | Blanche Hutchison ‘21 | bhutchison1@hotmail.com | |||||
| MINISTRIES | Acolytes | Tom & Erica Benson | (231) 690-9655 | ||||
| Altar Guild | Linda Kurth
Michael Glover |
(734) 675-1506
(734) 676-1062 |
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| Bell Choir | Bobby Ragoonanan | office@saintjamesgi.net | |||||
| Chapel Tours | Kate Hartwell | (313) 318-3275 | |||||
| Children’s Ministries | Nancy Crysler | ncrysler@outlook.com | |||||
| Choir | Bobby Ragoonanan | music@saintjamesgi.net | |||||
| Church Rejuvenation | Sue Hartley
Judy Christie |
suecartwright1@comcast.net
(734) 323-8663 |
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| Counters | Curt Crysler | treasurer@saintjamesgi.net | |||||
| Eucharistic Ministers & Readers | Sue Weston | (734) 931-2232 | |||||
| Episcopal Church Women | MaryLou Cartwright | maryloucartwright@gmail.com | |||||
| Finance Committee | Curt Crysler | treasurer@saintjamesgi.net | |||||
| Greeters | Lynn Blanks | lblanks@wideopenwest.com | |||||
| Helping Hands | Linda Kurth | (734) 675-1506 | |||||
| Interfaith Council/ Outreach | Sue Lowery
Jane Colwell |
(734) 675-0417
(734) 671-9446 |
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| Men’s Ministry Group | Jim Holubka | jholubka@sbcglobal.net | |||||
| Memorial Garden | Carole Vandenberg | (734) 671-6492 | |||||
| Office | Colleen Herman | office@saintjamesgi.net | |||||
| Pastoral Care Team | Marie Johnson | (734) 671-6502 | |||||
| Prayer Team | Herman Rugel | (734) 250-3375 | |||||
| Rainbow Bell Choir | Sue Johnson | (734) 783-1752 | |||||
| SCRIP & Kroger Rewards | Lynn & Paul Blanks | lblanks@wideopenwest.com | |||||
| Soup Kitchen | Amy & Frank Kohair | (734) 693-0694 | |||||
| Ushers | Carl Colwell | carlcolwell@hotmail.com | |||||
| Vestry | Marie Johnson | (734) 671-6502 | |||||
| Worship Committee | Fr. Phil | rector@saintjamesgi.net | |||||
| Youth Group – Sr. High | Fr. Phil | rector@saintjamesgi.net | |||||
SERVING THIS WEEK
THESE ROLES ARE ALWAYS OPEN to new participants.
To join a team contact the office at goodnews@saintjamesgi.net
| May 6 | |
| Altar Guild | Joan Hemsworth, Linda Kurth, Lois Zook |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Meren James |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Sue Weston |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Herman Rugel |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Pat Zavadil |
| 10am prayers & chalice | Andrew Johnson |
| Ushers | Paul & Lynn Blanks, Robin Knudson, Chuck Kurth |
| Greeters | Chuck & Linda Kurth |
| 10 am Crucifer | Andrew Johnson |
| 10am Acolytes | Landon Johnson, Caleb Johnson |
| Prayer Team | Sue Anderson, Amy Kohair |
| May 13 | |
| Altar Guild | Michael Glover, Marilou Arvin, Madeleine Jones |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Margaret Horvath |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Tom Coleman |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Lynn Blanks |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Warren Johnson |
| 10am prayers & chalice | Blanche Hutchison |
| Ushers | Dave & Judy Christie, J. Dermody, J. Drake |
| Greeters | Lil Everlove, Lynn Blanks |
| 10 am Crucifer | |
| 10am Acolytes | Joy Boswell, Crystal Turner |
| Prayer Team | Tom & Erica Benson |
| May 20 | |
| Altar Guild | Sue Hartley, Jennifer Dermody, Gwyn Dugliss |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Mark McPherson |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Sue Weston |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Mike Bisaro |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Jim Holubka |
| 10am prayers & chalice | Warren Johnson |
| Ushers | Ron Bonis, Stuart Cartwright, Merri & Zach Lewis |
| Greeters | Wendy Kiblawi, Marie Johnson |
| 10 am Crucifer | Mitch Lewis |
| 10am Acolytes | Sam Rankine, Austin Saavedra |
| Prayer Team | Colleen Lough , Madeleine Jones |