| A HOLY MOMENT OF THE WEEK
Send yours to goodnews@saintjamesgi.net The very fancy helpers for the last 5th Sunday of 2019! |
All Windows in our Education Wing will be replaced through the Capital Campaign on Monday and Tuesday, January 13 & 14. This $55,000 project is a generational one that will pay off for decades to come. Thanks to you!
The Parish Office will be closed Jan. 13 & 14, while our new windows are being installed. 😊
St. James’ next Soup Kitchen Day is January 18, 2020. The first shift will meet in the chapel parking lot at 8:20am to load up and carpool. They will set up and cook the food. The second shift should arrive at Spirit of Hope by 11:30 to help serve and clean up, and will be done by 1:45pm. You may choose to stay the entire day if you wish. Sign-up sheets are on the Outreach bulletin board in the hallway. Please contact Amy Kohair if you have questions: 734-693-0694
Learn a Bit More About The Coffee Club at St. James. Look for us in Galloway Hall after the 8 o’clock and 10 o’clock services this Sunday, the 12th. David Hartwell 313 318-9009 (cell and text).
Don’t Forget About The Music Concert in Perrysburg this Sunday afternoon, the 12th. Should you want to go with the group of us, arrive at St. James by 1:30 and then be chauffeured to the concert while being entertained by the music of Mannheim Steamroller (Fresh Aire) as well as the Salzedo Harp Duo (Clair de Noel). FYI — Along the way all will be revealed about the choice of music! –David Hartwell dhartwell4@yahoo.com 313 318-9009 cell and text
Our Annual Parish Meeting will be held on Sunday, January 26 following the 10am service. Come hear reports on the year and plans for what’s ahead, plus elections and a finance report.
You Can Help Our Office Staff by filling out a work order form if you need printing or other office support. We’ll get to your project as fast as we can. 48 hours guaranteed and 24 hours if possible!
The Bishop’s Consecration is planned for February 8. All are welcome to join in the celebrations:
- THE CONSECRATION CEREMONY will occur on Saturday, February 8, at the Ford Performing Arts Center in Dearborn. Doors open at 9am, processions begin at 10:30am, the liturgy begins formally at 11am, and a reception begins at 1pm. Seats are first-come-first-served. Phil strongly encourages you to arrive early to ensure you find a seat.
- A CONSECRATION PRE-RECEPTION will be held on Friday, February 7, at “The Henry” in Dearborn from 6:30pm to 10pm so you can greet the bishop elect. Hors d’oeuvres will be served early in the evening and dancing will happen later in the evening.
- THE FORMAL WELCOMING & SEATING of the 11th Bishop of Michigan will be held on Sunday, February 9, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral in Detroit as part of their 11am worship service.
If You Need Childcare during the bishop’s consecration, visit www.edomi.org/consecration to register.
Volunteers for the Bishop’s Consecration are needed in the areas of: Acolyte Crucifers, Acolyte Torch-Bearers, Altar Guild, Choir Singers, Eucharistic Ministers, Hospitality Team, Security Team, Stage Crew, Ushers, and Vergers. To register to help, visit www.edomi.org/consecration —Even if you have already submitted your name by email you must fill out this form to volunteer for these roles.
See Bishop-Elect Bonnie’s video inviting the diocese to the consecration by following this link tinyurl.com/BonnieInvite
A Get-To-Know Bishop Bonnie Dinner will be held at Saint James on Wednesday, February 12 from 6:30 to 8:30pm in Galloway Hall. If possible, please bring a dish to share. Our bishop is making it a priority to visit every worshipping community in the diocese this year. This is our chance to visit with her. Time will made to hear from our new bishop (she will have been consecrated only 4 days earlier!). She also dearly wants to hear from us. To help coordinate the finer details of this dinner please speak with Fr. Phil or Blanche Hutchison our Senior Warden.
The Grosse Ile Animal Shelter is Hosting a fundraiser for the shelter on February 22nd, 2020. It is a Mardi Gras style event at Grosse Ile Golf & Country Club. With an 8 piece band and a New Orleans style menu, along with lots of fun surprises, it is sure to be a great night out helping a worthy cause. Please contact me direct with any questions or for more information. Regards, Julie Cortis-Redfield, ACO, Grosse Ile Animal Shelter 734-552-7436
Soup Kitchen News The “Spirit of Hope church” is now called “Trinity Episcopal Church,” reverting back to its original and legal name. We will therefore start calling it the “Trinity Soup Kitchen.” Trinity is re-forming as a new missional community with a shared history and new purpose and vision for service and spiritual care in our neighborhood. To find out more about the transition from Spirit of Hope to Trinity Episcopal Church, go to www.trinitydet.org/aboutus
Nursery Care is available every Sunday from 9:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Church Service Recordings from our 8am service are at saintjamesgi.net under the “Media” tab, and at youtube.com/user/saintjamesgi
First Aid Kits are located under the main altar, on the coat rack by the office, in the main kitchen, and in the chapel sacristy.
Sunday Bible Study An open, drop-in Bible study is held every Sunday in the Fireplace Room at 9 a.m. It requires no prep. Try it out this Sunday!
Gluten-Free Wafers are always available at communion. Just ask.
An Online Pledge Card is available now at www.saintjamesgi.net/bless1
Secretary Office Hours: Colleen is in the office Tue-Thur 9-2, & Fri 9-12.
Do You Play An Instrument? Contact our Minister of Music, Jim Johnson. We’d love to have you play a little something in church: music@saintjamesgi.net
Open Office Hours Fr. Phil is available on Tuesday evenings from 4:30 to 6:30 pm for anyone to drop in without an appointment. For a meeting of 40 minutes or more, please call or email to schedule an appointment.
NEWS & WRITE-UPS
SEND YOUR WRITE-UPS OF RECENT HAPPENINGS
| David Hartwell teaching us about different grinds of coffee, and different ways to brew it. Thank you David! |
THE SAINT JAMES WISH LIST
Listed 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 at goodnews@saintjamesgi.net!
- Do you have an item for the Wish List? Please speak to a Vestry member or Fr. Phil to have your wish listed here.
🎵 🎶 🎶 MUSIC NOTES 🎵🎶🎶 🎵
Upcoming Event:
Saturday, January 18, 2020 7:00 P.M. in the chapel. “Music of Change” The Grosse Ile Wind Quartet presents a program of music important to the civil rights movement and more. This program is especially meaningful as it follows the observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Sunday, January 19, 2020 10:00 A.M. in the Main Church The choir presents two significant musical offerings on this day from two separate Bach Cantatas – “The Only Son From Heaven,” which is the closing chorale from BWV 22 and is appropriate to the Gospel for that day, and the familiar “Jesu bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring” which is also the closing chorale from BWV 147. We will have guest musicians to appropriately accompany these two works. If you would like to sponsor the cost of the musicians as a thank-offering or memorial, please speak with Jim Johnson.
An Invitation for all pianists and instrumentalists… If you would like to play one or more selections during the 10:00 A.M. worship service, please speak with our Minister of Music Jim Johnson. As an inviting and inclusive community of worshipers, we want to give those with musical gifts the opportunity to participate in worship in such a way.
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 | music@saintjamesgi.net | ||||
| 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 | Erica Benson | Ericabenson101@gmail.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 | Sharon Metz | midwestfrost@hotmail.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 | David Dowhan | daviddowhan@comcast.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 | Blanche Hutchison | (313)657-1726 | ||||
| Worship Committee | Fr. Phil | rector@saintjamesgi.net | ||||
| Youth Group – Sr. High | Fr. Phil | rector@saintjamesgi.net | ||||
CELEBRATIONS & PRAYERS
We Celebrate Birthdays This Week
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We Celebrate Anniversaries This Week
| If you are celebrating an anniversary this week, please let the office know! | |
Pray For The Healing Of
| Joan Lee | Sally Byers | John Brass | |
| Philip Metz Sr. | Lori Ferguson | Elise Metric | |
| Jennifer A. | Reno Santori | Peter Feamster | |
| John Santori | Michael Stoddart | Alex | |
| Robert Kohn | Jean Fernandes | James Marion | |
| Jackson Beidler | Ralph | Gregory Kohn | |
| Toni Mann | Bruce Stahlman | Linda Kohn | |
| Kory Kreitzer | Mandy Phillips | Elena Coleman | |
| Sharon Rodelett | |||
Pray for those serving in The Church For the 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, 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, Patrick Jagodzinski 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
SERVING THIS WEEK
THESE ROLES ARE ALWAYS OPEN to new participants.
To join a team contact the office at goodnews@saintjamesgi.net
| January 5, 2020 | |
| Altar Guild | Sue Hartley, Gwyn Dugliss, Natalia Baker |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Sue Callahan |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Sue Weston |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Natalia Baker |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Nancy Crysler |
| 10 am prayers & chalice | Chi Paik |
| Ushers | David & Judy Christie, Merri & Zack Lewis |
| Greeters | Dave & Judy Christie |
| Acolytes | Paiten Christie, Jackson DePaul |
| Crucifer | Ethan Drake |
| Prayer Team | Colleen Lough & Madeleine Jones |
| January 12, 2020 | |
| Altar Guild | Joan Hemsworth, Carolyn Hoey, Marilou Arvin |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Margaret Horvath |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Sue Weston |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Herman Rugel |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Jane Coleman |
| 10 am prayers & chalice | Blanche Hutchison |
| Ushers | Sue Anderson, S. Cartwright, J. Dermody, C. Kurth |
| Greeters | Sue Anderson, Jennifer Dermody |
| Acolytes | Reid Ferguson, Crystal Turner |
| Crucifer | Joi Boswell |
| Prayer Team | Natalia & Anthony Baker |
| January 19, 2020 | |
| Altar Guild | Blanche Hutchison, Meren James, Madeleine Jones |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Mike Callahan (2nd reading) |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Tom Coleman (1st Reading) |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Linda S. (2nd reading) |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Mary Lou Cartwright (1st reading) |
| 10 am prayers & chalice | Andrew Johnson |
| Ushers | Jack Hartley, Robin Knudson, Sara & Scott Lazuka |
| Greeters | Wendy Kiblawi, Robin Knudson |
| Acolytes | Elliot Paik, Caleb Johnson |
| Crucifer | Landon Johnson |
| Prayer Team | Herman Rugel & Linda Shannon |