| A HOLY MOMENT OF THE WEEK
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Parishioners attended the Community Chorus of Detroit’s Srping concert, in support of fellow St. James singers |
This Morning We Welcome Rev. Sally Boelter to our celebration at St. James.
Hear The Bishop Candidates by attending one of the “Walk Abouts” that have been planned for Friday, May 17, at 7:00PM at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Detroit, Saturday, May 18, at 4:00PM at All Saints’, East Lansing, and Sunday, May 19, at 3:30PM at St. Clare’s, Ann Arbor.
Ladies of St. James it’s time again for the annual ECW annual dinner. The dinner will be held tonight Sunday, May 19th at the Grosse Ile Golf and Country Club at 6:00 p.m You should already have your spot reserved.
ECW Service Project Time: On May 22, 2019 there will be a guest speaker following coffee and conversation. Here is the link to our guest speaker Angie Shultz from Better Ways for this event. Better Ways is an organization that seeks to eliminate human trafficking. Come and learn and make a difference in the world. https://www.mybetterwaydesigns.org/ANGIESCHULTZ/
Please let me know if you have any questions! In Christ, Natalia
Discuss The Bishop Candidates with your parish electors and Fr. Phil at a get-together on Tuesday, May 28, at 7pm. If you cannot attend, pull us aside and share your thoughts one-on-one. The election of a bishop is very important: please continue to pray for all the clergy and lay delegates of the diocese who will vote on June 1.
Parish Electors: Erica Benson, Gwen Dugliss, Wendy Kiblawi with Jim Holubka and Colleen Lough as alternates.
6th Annual Boat Cruise All are welcome to our parish boat cruise on the Detroit River scheduled for Saturday, June 15th beginning at 7:00pm. Tickets are $20.00 for adults, and free for children 18 and under. Mark your calendars and get ready for another fun night on the river hosted by the St. James Men’s Group.
Table Talk Early polling results are in. A number of you have shared with me that conversations across the church’s 6′ round tables in Galloway Hall are difficult. Can you hear me now?! LOL In the coming months the church’s rectangular tables may be used to see what everyone thinks of them. The 6′ and 8′ rectangular tables are a valuable resource at Saint James and serve many roles, but a few of you have said that you think that their plastic tops have a utilitarian look. That may be true, but they seat 6 and 8 respectively, and 1 more at each end if needed or desired, and they are easy to talk across. So, what is the answer? If new tables for Galloway Hall should become a future discussion point there is an exciting table option that can be explored. If you haven’t done so already, please let me know what your thoughts are about tables. David Hartwell dhartwell4@yahoo.com 313 318-9009
Confirmation –Confirmation by the Bishop is held every three years at St. James, and 2019 is the year! On Sept. 29, Bishop Gibbs will be officiating at St. James and confirming those willing and eligible. Any high school student who would like to explore the possibility of Confirmation this Sept. please let Nancy Crysler know. We are also making it available to any future 8th grader this year as well. St. James has a number of mature 7th graders going into 8th grade in Sept. Confirmation is a public affirmation of your belief in Christianity. Even if you are not certain at this point of your beliefs, you are encouraged to attend the training to explore your faith. You can make a decision after the training. Confirmation classes will begin on Sunday Aug. 4 and run through Sept. They will be held after the 10:00 service for an hour with lunch served. Aug. isn’t the most convenient time for classes but we are subject to the Bishop’s schedule and we’ll work around yours. Please consider this opportunity prayerfully. It is a huge step in your spiritual growth.
Service Recordings Our weekly 8am worship services are available online. Find them on our website saintjamesgi.net under the “Media” tab, or at youtube.com/user/saintjamesgi which is YouTube’s main site. Services are available live and for later viewing. This effort is especially for our sick, our homebound, Sunday School teachers, and others who cannot easily attend worship. Note, some 8am service attendees may briefly appear on video.
Fr. Phil is on Sabbatical leave from Monday, April 22 through Saturday, May 25. During this time we will have the opportunity to host four different priests—to hear their reflections and to be led by them in Holy Communion. Please keep Fr. Phil in your prayers in this time.
Leadership During Sabbatical is provided by our lay leaders and local clergy. For general needs contact our secretary Colleen Herman at office@saintjamesgi.net or 734-676-1727. For parish leadership needs contact our Senior Warden Blanche Hutchison at bhutchison1@hotmail.com or 313-657-1726. For ministry needs contact our Minister of Music Jim Johnson at music@saintjamesgi.net or 734-788-4364. For emergency care contact the Rev. Shirley McWhorter at 734-934-0748, or the Rev. Lynda Carter at 734-308-1189. While Fr. Phil is on sabbatical he will not be available, but he returns May 25.
The Thursday Book Group in on Spring Break. Groups begin again in summer. Look for a future announcement on the start-up date and book.
Open Bible Study A drop-in Bible study is held every Sunday morning in the Fireplace Room from 9:05-9:50AM. The study requires no prep and you can come on whatever Sundays are good for you. Come try it out.
Gluten-Free Wafers are always available at communion. Just ask.
Secretary Office Hours: Colleen is in the office Tue-Thur 9-2, & Fri 9-12.
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Rummage Sale Spring 2019
On Monday we had cranberry chicken mased potatoes & homemade rolls by Nancy Crysler with Jello by Judy Christie. We fed 60 people. Tuesday we had lasagna & salad with bread & rolls by Kim Faistenhammer. We fed 78. Wednesday we had taco soup & spaghetti salad with Red Lobster biscuits by Amy Kohair & Sue Callahan. We fed 84. Thursday we had ham & cheese sandwiches & chips by Donna Crabtree, pasta salad b y Norma Smereka & Jello by Judy Christie. We fed 66. On Friday we had sloppy joes & salad by Sue Weston and potato salad by Linda Kurth. We fed 66. On Saturday we had hot dogs & buns, bean salad, and salad by Norma Smereka. We fed 64. Thank you to all the kitchen help (and we needed it) Colleen Lough, Liz Hartley, Wendy Kiblawi, Madeleine Jones, Sue Burns, and Cindi Jett. All your help was much appreciated!!
Thank You!
Dear family,
Five weeks ago my life changed in an instant. And all of you were there. You covered me with prayers and love and support. I knew that I was cradled in prayer. Wendy and Madeleine were constantly at my bedside….reassuring me, advocating for me, comforting me.
We have a wonderful priest and pastor. When Madeleine called Father Phil late at night, he immediately drove to the hospital. He returned multiple times to both hospitals, Wyandotte and Detroit, even though it was the busiest church week of the year, Holy Week. He was very generous with his time and deeply concerned; his pastoral care was excellent.
When I awoke, for a half a second I wondered why is this was happening to me. Then I flipped the switch and wondered… Why is this happening FOR me? Why has God opened this space in my life and created this? Not that God creates bad things, but it is up to us to take what we are given and determine how we are going to walk in Christ….. no matter what happens. Sometimes things seem so overwhelming that we wonder how we are ever going to complete the task or get through the situation at hand.
The fact that I am here today is by the sheer grace of God. It is a miracle. And I am very aware that there is a plan for me. I don’t know what it is, but I’m getting ready. I am still in physical therapy three times a week. I know that I look like the same Colleen that you knew before any of this happened but… I am not. I’m still healing. I ask for your grace, understanding, and continued prayers during this time and in this process.
Because of the seizures I am unable to drive. Because I can’t drive I lost my job. And just when I began to worry about how I would pay my bills and the medical bills begin to come in , Nancy and Wendy organized a bake sale. Your generosity has helped me financially as well. This is very humbling. Thank you.
Somehow thank you does not seem like enough. But… Thank you! Thank you for your financial support. Thank you for your emotional support. Thank you for being my shepherds. Thank you for being my family. Thank you for loving me. I will be forever grateful for everything. I love you!
Colleen Lough
CELEBRATIONS & PRAYERS
We Celebrate Birthdays This Week
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We Celebrate Anniversaries This Week
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Please Pray This Week For Healing
| Bruce Stahlman | Andrew Brunell | John Brass | |
| Linda Kohn | Jean Fernandes | Jackson Beidler | |
| Robert Kohn | Michael Stoddart | Gregory Kohn | |
| Alex | Shaun Stahlman | Bill Riley | |
| Elena Coleman | James Marion | Ralph | |
| Dominik Mackowski | William Sabo | William Sabo | |
| Lynn Chemla | Jackie | Sally Byers | |
| Lori Ferguson | Michelle Taylor | Kate | |
| Michael Cleaver
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Mary Phillips | Rob Castle |
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 Madagascar, El Hogar in Honduras, and the Spirit of Hope Soup Kitchen in Detroit.
Pray for those serving in the military AJ Allen, Cole Kohair, 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 | Jim Johnson | jjcricket1958@yahoo.com | ||||
| Secretary
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Colleen Herman
Harold Schwochow |
office@saintjamesgi.net
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| VESTRY | Member-at-large | Mark Ferguson ‘22 | Thefergusons1108@me.com | |||
| Member-at-Large | Warren Johnson ‘22 | warnie@comcast.net | ||||
| Youth Member-At-Large | William Johnson ‘22 | warnie@comcast.net | ||||
| Member -At Large | Sue Weston ‘22 | Suelovessnow@yahoo.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 | Jim Holubka | (313) 389-1833 | ||||
| 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 19, 2019 | |
| Altar Guild | Michael Glover, Madeleine Jones, Marilou Arvin |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Sarah Bates (2nd reading) |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Sue Weston |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Herman Rugel (2nd reading) |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Colleen Lough (1st reading) |
| 10am prayers & chalice | Warren Johnson |
| Ushers | Sue Anderson, Carl Colwell, Robin Knudson, Chi Paik |
| Greeters | Robin Knudson, Sue Anderson |
| 10 am Acolytes | Paiten Christie, Jackson DePaul |
| 10 am Crucifer | Anna Shumate |
| Prayer Team | Herman Rugel & Linda Shannon |
| May 26, 2019 | |
| Altar Guild | Linda Kurth, Christ Robertson, Sara Bates |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Meren James |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Kim Faistenhammer (1st reading) |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Lynn Blanks |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Jim Holubka |
| 10am prayers & chalice | Blanche Hutchison |
| Ushers | Paul & Lynn Blanks, David & Judy Christie |
| Greeters | Dave & Judy Christie |
| 10 am Acolytes | Crystal Turner, Joe Boswell |
| 10 am Crucifer | Mitch Lewis |
| Prayer Team | Sue Anderson & Amy Kohair |
| June 2, 2019 | |
| Altar Guild | Carol Nankervis, Jennifer Dermody, Gwyn Dugliss |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Mike Callahan |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Tom Coleman |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Mike Bisaro |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Jane Colwell |
| 10am prayers & chalice | Andrew Johnson |
| Ushers | Jack Hartley, Chuck Kurth, Merri & Zack Lewis |
| Greeters | Chuck & Linda Kurth |
| 10 am Acolytes | |
| 10 am Crucifer | |
| Prayer Team | Tom & Erica Benson |