| A HOLY MOMENT OF THE WEEK
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Volunteers helping make candy poppers for the soup kitchen! |
Thank so much to all who donated food or volunteered to help. Volunteers are still needed on Sunday, November 18th at 6:30 a.m. to help tear down, pack up, clean and/or go to the Laundromat to wash bedding. The more who volunteer the quicker the work is done. Thank you for your help! Sue and Jane
The Men’s Bonfire has been rescheduled for Nov. 16, 2018, from 7-10pm. Hopefully we won’t be flooded out again!
The Spirit of Hope Soup Kitchen Needs your help for our next meal on Saturday, November 17th. We will leave the St. James parking lot at 8:20 There are sign-up sheets posted on the Soup Kitchen bulletin board to prepare the meal, serve the meal, and to donate, roast, slice and bag turkeys for the meal. Also needed are leftover individually wrapped candy for the poppers which will be the gifts for our guests. If you are a turkey donator, please press the air out of the zip-lock bag to avoid freezer burn. Please label your bag if it is going into the Soup Kitchen freezer, or bring it with you if you are a volunteer for the day. Thank you for any help you can offer. With LOVE & BLESSINGS! Always, Amy & Frank Kohair 734-693-0694 xoxo
Special Choir Rehearsal on Saturday, November 17th from 9:00 to 11:00 AM to provide an overview and introduction to the music for Advent and Christmas. Those who cannot sing in the choir on a regular basis and would like to participate during these seasons of the Church Year are invited to attend.
A Special ECW Meeting is scheduled for the general membership of ECW this Sunday, Nov.18, 2018, after the 10am service.
The Wiring Of Berries will be happening on Tuesday, Nov. 20th, from 10am – 3pm. A Pizza lunch will be provided! Please come help out!
An Island Thanksgiving Service will be held at Grosse Ile Presbyterian Church on Weds Nov. 21, 2018 at 7pm. The preacher will be the new pastor at St. Thomas Lutheran, The Rev. Heather Oberlin.
Thanks+Giving 1-Mile & 5K will be held on November 22, 2018 Kid’s Dash at 8:30am, 5K Run/Walk at 9:00am. Register online at SaintJamesGi.net. Entry fees are free-will donations to support local families through Saint James’ ministries, the Sacred Heart Food Pantry, and the Spirit of Hope Soup Kitchen. All donations are tax deductible.
Thank You To the Poppers Makers! Who helped last week after the 10AM service. Those candy treats will be such a nice surprise to the patrons of the Spirit of Hope Soup Kitchen.
Greens Market If you have Holly, Boxwood or Juniper bushes which need pruning, please hold off until the week before Greens Market work week so it will be fresh for us to use on special arrangements.
“The Greatest Early Christian Controversies” is the topic of the Thursday Book Group. After two weeks off for Thanksgiving and Greens Market the group will convene again on Thursday, December 6, in the library at 1:30. This series will not be a book but a video. At the start of the meeting we will watch a 25 minute video of the Duke Divinity School Professor of New Testament, Bart Ehrman Ph.D. With over 24 books to his name, including 4 New York Times bestsellers, Ehrman will speak on one controversy a week, afterwhich the group will discuss our opinions and reactions. The first two “controversies” have to do with Bethlehem being the place of Jesus’ birth and whether it is possible that Mary could have conceived as a virgin.
Home Baked Goods are Needed for Greens Market. Pull out your holiday recipes and consider baking something for THE GOODIES TABLE. Any desserts, sweets, breads or preserves are most welcome! Please drop them off on Friday Nov. 30th or the morning of the sale before 9:00am!
Help Set Up for Greens Market on Saturday Nov. 24. We really need the help of your arms and back to help us move tables and tarps. Set up starts at 9am. Please mark your calendars. We meet up in Galloway Hall. It won’t take long!
Greens Market Work Week: Monday – Friday Nov. 26-30th, 9:00am – 4:00pm and 6:00pm – 10:00pm. Blessing of the Greens/Open House = Friday Nov. 30th at 7:00pm.
Cookies for Incarcerated Youth are being collected for the holidays. If any of you wonderful women or men would like to bake an extra dozen when you’re doing your Christmas baking, it would be gratefully appreciated. There are six facilities that the cookies will be delivered to, and the two major facilities will have Christmas parties. There are 250 residents and about that many staff members. I (Sue Anderson) will be delivering them on December 11. You can leave cookies in the church kitchen on December 9 (a Sunday), 10, or 11. Just put “Sue Anderson” on the cookies so I know they are for this purpose. Remember, the incarcerated are “locked up but never locked out” of God’s love. Thank you in advance for your kindness. Some of these children have never had a homemade cookie. Blessings, Sue (734-558-7106
Do You Play Flute? Our interim minister of music, Jim Johnson, wants to know if we have any members who play the flute who are interested in playing for Christmas Eve and Advent. Please contact him at 734-788-4364 as soon as possible.
Special $10 Holiday Scrip Available! Need a little something for stocking stuffers, the mailman, your hairdresser, nail tech, or a teacher? For a limited time, $10 gift cards are available. Among those available for purchase are: Applebee’s, Arby’s, Bath & Body Works, Bob Evans, Carrabba’s, Denny’s, Domino’s, Home Depot, Meijer, Outback, Pizza Hut, Red Lobster, Target, Home Depot, Tim Horton’s, Walmart, and Wendy’s to name a few. Pick up your order form and list of retailers from the information table. Give your orders to Colleen in the office or Lynn Blanks (676-3967). Checks payable to St. James Scrip.
A Tree of Gratitude will be placed in the hallway and is open to all members. Please pick up a leaf, write down what you are thankful for, and tape it to the tree. This will be happening throughout the entire month of November. See Natalia Baker for more information.
Help Us Plan the 2019 Budget by filling out a pledge card and placing it in the church office, the church offering plate, or in an envelope addressed to 25150 East River, Grosse Ile, MI 48138. For your convenience an online pledge card can be found at www.saintjamesgi.net/pledge or through the giving portal on our website. Thank you.
Tickets For Boar’s Head are now available! This year you can choose your seat, so the sooner you order the better your choice. The Grosse Ile Boar’s Head Festival is an island-wide celebration of Christmas with full orchestra, original music, a 60-person choir and many dramatic roles. Performances are Thursday Dec 6, Friday Dec 7, Saturday Dec 8, and Sunday Dec 9. Order Tickets at www.boarsheadgi.com. Free tickets to the performance of your choice and the Beefeater Brunch can be gotten by making a tax-deductible donation on the website under “Sponsor.” Don’t miss this community celebration of the Birth of Jesus Christ!
The ECW’s 43rd Annual Spiritual Journey “Sharing Our Stories” with Rev. Mary Jane Peck Jan. 17-19, 2018, Columbiere Center, Clarkston ($205 for a single room) ($185 for a double room) Check the ECW FB page or the hallway bulletin board for more info.
The Thursday Book Group meets at 1:30pm in the library. Our book is “The Screwtape Letters” by C. S. Lewis, a classic with over 3,000 five-star ratings on Amazon. THE WEEK’S READINGS ARE POSTED on an orange sign in the library by the door.
Capital Campaign gifts can be given online at saintjamesgi.net/cc150 Thank you!
Open Bible Study A drop-in Bible Study runs every Sunday morning from 9:05-9:50AM in the Fireplace Room. The study requires no preparation, and you can come on whatever Sundays are convenient for you. Drop in any time!
Gluten-Free Wafers are always available at communion. Just ask.
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.
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A Gift of Music
The Mieczkowski Family is a musically gifted family of 12 who live in the metropolitan Detroit area. Read on to see where The Mieczkowski Family will be performing in November and December. Visit their website at http://www.mieczkowskifamily.com. Listen to previews of the songs on their two CDs — Wealth of Grace, and Reflections of Praise. Free shipping is available on all CDs ordered now through Sunday, November 25.
*Troy Metro Symphony Orchestra Friday, November 16th, 7:00 pm First Baptist Church of Troy 2601 John R Rd. Troy, MI 48083
*Colonial Hills Baptist Church Sunday, November 18th, 10:45 am Sunday, November 18th, 6:30 pm 8140 Union Chapel Rd. Indianapolis, IN 46240
*Oakland University Chamber Orchestra Tuesday, November 27th, 7:30 pm Varner Hall Auditorium 371 Varner Dr. Auburn Hills, MI 48309
*Troy Metro Symphony Orchestra Friday, November 30th, 7:00 pm First Baptist Church of Sterling Heights 33380 Ryan Rd. Sterling Heights, MI 48310
*New Heights Baptist Church Sunday, December 2nd, 10:30 am 10293 S. Saginaw St. Grand Blanc, MI 48439
*First Baptist Church of Troy Cantata Saturday, December 15th, 7:00 pm (dinner starting at 5:30, call 248-689-4555) Sunday, December 16th, 7:00 pm 2601 John R Rd. Troy, MI 48083
CELEBRATIONS & PRAYERS
We Celebrate Birthdays This Week
| Ian Lewis (11/19) | Avery Lewis (11/19) | Maxwell Bearden (11/24) | |
We Celebrate Anniversaries This Week
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Please Pray This Week For Healing
| Bruce Stahlman | Jerry Zavadil | John Brass | |
| Linda Kohn | Jean Fernandes | Jackson Beidler | |
| Robert Kohn | Michael Stoddart | Gregory Kohn | |
| Ron Kohn | Gabby | Lindsay Labaddie | |
| Mary Phillips | Shaun Stahlman | Jennifer Engle | |
| John Marion | James Marion | Elke | |
| Kate Kohn Parrott | Lori Ferguson | Lyn Chemla | |
| Jackie | Joe Rodelett | ||
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 734-676-17
| STAFF | CHURCH OFFICE | office@saintjamesgi.net | 734-676-1727 | |||
| Rector | The Rev. Phil Dinwiddie | rector@saintjamesgi.net | ||||
| Minister of Music | Jim Johnson | jjcricket1958@yahoo.com | ||||
| Secretary
Sexton |
Colleen Herman
Harold Schwochow |
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 | Jim Johnson | Jjcricket1958@yahoo.com | ||||
| Chapel Tours | Kate Hartwell | (313) 318-3275 | ||||
| Children’s Ministries | Nancy Crysler | ncrysler@outlook.com | ||||
| Choir | Jim Johnson | Jjcricket1958@yahoo.com | ||||
| 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 | Colleen Lough | colleenlough@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
| November 18 | |
| Altar Guild | Sue Hartley, Blanche Hutchison, Lois Zook |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Margaret Horvath |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Sue Weston |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Anthony Baker |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Warren Johnson |
| 10am prayers & chalice | Blanche Hutchison |
| Ushers | Sue Anderson, Carl Colwell, Robin Knudson, Chi Paik |
| Greeters | Natalia & Anthony Baker |
| 10 am Acolytes | Joi Boswell, Crystal Turner |
| 10 am Crucifer | Mitch Lewis |
| Prayer Team | Natalia & Anthony Baker |
| November 25 | |
| Altar Guild | Carol Nankervis, Madeleine Jones, Gwyn Dugliss |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Mike Callahan |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Kim Faistenhammer |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Mark McPherson |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Jim Holubka |
| 10am prayers & chalice | Colleen Lough |
| Ushers | David & Judy Christie, Jack Hartley, Chuck Kurth |
| Greeters | Chuck & Linda Kurth |
| 10 am Acolytes | Austin Saavedra, Sam Rankine |
| 10 am Crucifer | Anna Shumate |
| Prayer Team | Herman Rugel & Linda Shannon |
| December 2, 2018 | |
| Altar Guild | Michael Glover, Sarah Bates, M. James, Natalia Baker |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Margaret Horvath |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Kim Faistenhammer |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Anthony Baker |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Colleen Lough |
| 10am prayers & chalice | Jim Holubka |
| Ushers | Paul & Lynn Blanks, Zack & Merri Lewis |
| Greeters | Lil Everlove, Wendy Kiblawi |
| 10 am Acolytes | |
| 10 am Crucifer | |
| Prayer Team | Sue Anderson & Amy Kohair |