A HOLY MOMENT OF THE WEEK
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Linda Petras cooking with Norma Smereka
Happy Mother’s Day!
Diaper Day is TODAY Did you bring diapers for the “Bottoms Up Diaper Bank?” If so, please bring them forward and stack them in front of the altar. We’ll make sure they go straight to those who need them. You can also bring Diapers any Sunday. Watch the video to find out more: https://youtu.be/ECS7mOm_x6Q
Viola Recital Saturday May 19 In this last recital of the year, violist Kalindi Bellach performs a recital of music by Js. S. Bac, Shulamit Ran, and Paul Hindemith. Program starts at 7:30pm.
Islandfest Volunteers are needed to help with parking, information booth, wrist band sales and many other areas. Sign up at: www.grosseileislandfest.com
Baptisms are Coming Would you like Baptism for yourself or a child in your care? Talk to Fr. Phil soon, as Pentecost, May 20th, is an ideal time for the sacrament.
First Communion Five students will be making their First Communion on May 20 at the 10am service. Evan Buhl, Josie Clayton, Reid Ferguson, Katie Glover, and Elliott Paik have been taking special prep classes to be ready to participate and fully understand the full import of Communion. The event will be an important step in their spiritual journey. Please keep them in your prayers.
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. Deadline for sign up is May 16th!!
Help Build the Float for Saint James’ 150th Anniversary entry in the Islandfest parade. The float party will be held at Beth & Paul Primeau’s home at 8750 Sunnybrook on Saturday, May 26 at 4PM. Bonfire to follow! For more information contact Beth at 734-673-3872 or Sherri Howes at 313-381-1488.
Parade Fun Walk or ride in the Grosse Ile Islandfest parade on Saturday, June 2. Meet at the High School at 9:30am. We will hand out candy and flyers and accompany the 150th Anniversary Float. Call Beth or Sherri (see above) for info.
Help Choose the Next Bishop for our diocese by participating in one of five scheduled “listening sessions” being held by the Search and Nomination Committee. In these sessions you will be given several ways to articulate the needs you see in the church and the world––needs you believe our next bishop must be equipped to address. Pick one of the following sessions to attend: 1) Sat, May 12, 9-11:30am, St. Stephen’s, Troy; 2) Tue, May 15, 6-8:30pm, Christ Church Grosse Pointe; 3) Sun, May 20, 5-7:30pm, St. Paul’s Brighton; 4) Thu, May 24, 6-8:30pm, St. Paul’s Jackson; 5) Sat, June 2, 9-11:30am, St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Graduate Recognition Sunday will be June 3, 2018 at the 10:00 service. If you are graduating High School, or any other course of study, please let the office know. There will be a special breakfast in your honor after the service is over.
Our Annual Parish Boat Cruise on the Detroit River is scheduled for Saturday, June 16, beginning at 6:30pm. We leave from Bishop’s Park in Wyandotte. Children are free; adult tickets are $25/person. Mark your calendars now for another wonderful evening on the river! –Jim Holubka for the Men’s Group
We move to the Chapel for Sunday 10am services beginning on June 10th.
A note On Gordon’s Foods With their new point system we are able to receive free groceries with our points. So anytime that you shop there please say it is for St. James Church. It doesn’t cost you anything, but we receive the points. During the Rummage Sale we received $68.00 in FREE FOOD!!!
Blanket Making Day! Thank you to everyone who supported the Spaghetti Dinner for “Fleece & Thank You”! Thanks to your generosity, we have raised enough money to make 200+ Blankets! That is 200+ hospitalized kids that will receive a blanket and the comfort that comes with it. If you would like to help further; please join us on Saturday May 19 from 10am-2pm at Grosse Ile High School to help assemble the blankets! All ages are welcome! Hope to see you there and thank you again for your support!
A Heartfelt Rummage Sale Thank You to ALL volunteers & shoppers! Our sale could not happen without the wonderful people to do set-up, work week, sale days and clean-up. Our volunteer cooks knocked it out of the park with the delicious lunches. A special thank you to Norma Smereka, Colleen Lough and Liz Hartley for all their hard work in the kitchen this week. Thank you Linda Kurth for your awesome potato salad and thank you to Judy Christie for her famous Jello salads. It wouldn’t be rummage sale without the potato salad and Jello!!! If you weren’t able to help out for this sale, our next rummage sale will be October 5 and 6. It’s a great way to enjoy fellowship and make new friends!
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 video 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. Work begins this Spring!
Gluten-Free Wafers are always available at communion. Just ask!
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!
FEATURES AND ARTICLES
Rummage Lunches Spring 2018
We want to thank everyone who donated food & desserts for the lunches. And we also want to thank the great kitchen crew Mary Jo Brough, Wendy Kiblawi, Linda Petras, Liz Hartley & Erica Benson. On Monday we had Salad bar – Tuna Pasta Salad, Judy Christie’s Red Jello, Cottage Cheese, Lettuce Salad, Bean Salad & Bakery Bread. We fed 68 people. On Tuesday Collen Lough made spaghetti & Coleslaw (74 fed). Wednesday Nancy Crysler made Chicken Sausage Gumbo with Homemade Cornbread & Coleslaw (83 fed). On Thursday we had Frank & Amy’s Taco Soup with Coleslaw & Crackers (70 fed). On Friday we had Sloppy Joes & Chips by Sue Lowrey, Potato Salad by Linda Kurth & Orange Jello by Judie Christie (65 fed). On Saturday we had Hot Dogs & Chips, Coleslaw & Judy’s jello (65 fed). – Colleen Lough & Norma Smereka
🎵 🎶 🎶 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 a prelude by the prolific Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. Listen to his Symphonies, Tone Poems, and Violin Concerto!
Upcoming Music Events:
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!
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
Blessing of the Renewal Projects
December 2018 tba
CELEBRATIONS & PRAYERS
We Celebrate Birthdays This Week
| Gordon Miles (5/17) | Matthew Folding (5/17) | Jay Craig (5/19) | |||
| Diane Mammo (5/19) | |||||
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 | |
| Gabby | Joe Rodolet | Andrew Brunell | |
| Lori Ferguson | Jackie | Philip Metz Sr. | |
| Joseph Engle | Larry Kelenski |
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 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 | |
| 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 |
| May 27 | |
| Altar Guild | Carol Nankervis, Carole Vandenberg, Meren James |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Meren James |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Tom Coleman |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Larry Crabtree |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Andrew Johnson |
| 10am prayers & chalice | Pat Zavadil |
| Ushers | Dave & Judy Christie, Carl Colwell, Jack Hartley |
| Greeters | Dave & Judy Christie |
| 10 am Crucifer | Andrew Johnson |
| 10am Acolytes | Caleb Johnson, Landon Johnson |
| Prayer Team | Natalia Morris & Anthony Baker |