CHRISTMAS SERVICES:
EVE: 4pm & 10:30pm
DAY: 10am in Chapel
POINSETTIA DEDICATIONS are being received through this Tuesday, December 17. Make a donation of any amount and dedicate a Christmas poinsettia in memory of a loved one or in thanksgiving for something you are grateful for!
A BLUE CHRISTMAS SERVICE for those who are grieving is being held at GIPC this Wednesday, Dec 18, at 4pm. This All-Island service is open to all.
OUR ALL-KIDS CHRISTMAS PAGEANT is right around the corner! It will be held at our 4pm Christmas Eve service in place of the Gospel and the Sermon. There are parts for ALL KIDS of every age, (and their friends too)! Please come to church by 3:40pm so we can get everyone into costume.
CHRISTMAS SERVICES are awesome at Saint James!
+EVE @ 4:00 pm with pageant.
+EVE @ 10:30 pm with 30 minutes of carol-singing starting at 10pm.
+DAY @ 10 am in the Chapel.
SERMON TOPICS INVITED! Fr. Phil will offer a January sermon that is entirely dedicated to answering your questions. (If we get enough of them!) Questions could be about Scripture, Tradition, Society, Science, Liturgy, Ethics, or anything else. Slide your question under his office door, email them to rector@saintjamesgi.net or text them to 734-775-7140.
IF YOU ARE “KRAVING” to “Give the gift of Kringle!” to a neighbor or a co-worker, or to a member of your family or to yourself this holiday season, you will be pleased to know that there are a few FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED Kringles left in the freezer from the 500+ Kringles that the Men’s Group ordered and sold at our 2 fundraisers this fall. To all of you who have already supported us, thank you. Proceeds from our sales will be gifted to local benevolences like The Blessing Box and the Blessings in a Backpack ministries. Reach out to David Hartwell by texting him at 313 318-9009 with questions about the available flavor(s), and to purchase. Happy holidays.
A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR JACK HARTLEY is planned for Saturday, January 4, at 11am.
SEAWAY CHORALE WILL BE SINGING here at St. James Church on January 5th, at 3pm. It will be an epiphany concert, and will be comprised of our Christmas Concert. If you were unable to see our main concert, don’t miss this one! It will leave you with a sense of peace and love!
BLESSING BOX ADVENT CALENDAR ~ As we wait and prepare for the celebration of Jesus’ birth on Christmas, this is also a time of reflections on hope, peace, love and joy. May we bring the same feelings to our neighbors in need by giving what we can to the Blessing Box. Check out the Advent Giving Blessing Box Calendar for much needed items. Thank you for your love and kindness.
SNOW SHOVELING ~ We’re looking for one or two volunteers to come into church at 7:30am on snowy winter Sundays to help shovel the sidewalks and throw salt. Please speak to Fr. Phil if you can help.
2025 PLEDGE CARDS can be found online at www.bit.ly/SJ-grateful. Please be generous as we expand our ministries in 2025.
BAPTISMS ARE AVAILABLE as part of our January 12 service, as we remember Jesus’ own baptism. Reach out to Fr. Phil if you are interested!
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PARISH is scheduled for Sunday, January 26, at 11am in Galloway Hall. This is a celebration of our past year and a looking-forward to what God is calling us to accomplish this year. We will also elect officers and bestow the Alice Award, so don’t miss it!
PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING VESTRY! The “vestry” is the leadership body of an Episcopal Church. It is comprised of 12 members, with four people typically elected each year for a 3-year term. Please consider whether you may feel called to join the vestry this year. That group works closely with Fr. Phil to chart our church’s future!
ANNUAL REPORTS ARE DUE in the office by Wednesday, January 15. If you lead or coordinate any Saint James ministry, program, offering, or event, please share the Who, What, When, Where, Why, and RESULT in a report fit for printing. Sharing names, thank-you’s, and how your program is helping the Kingdom of God to come near is welcome!
NO ECW MEETING is planned for December due to busy schedules & Greens Market. The next general meeting will be Weds, Jan 15, at noon.
TRIGGER LOCKS save lives, especially kid’s & teen’s. Free red locks are on our Resource Table. For a Combo lock make a donation of any amount.
ALL FOOD DONATIONS go straight to kids and to our Blessing Box. Thank you for donating regularly to the Food Baskets!
“LISETTE” BOOKS all about the life of our founder, Elizabeth Denison Forth, are available in the office for a donation of $15 (our cost).
“STATION ELEVEN” is our current Book Group book. For DEC 12 read to page 280. For December 19 read to the end.
SERMONS are posted at YouTube.com/SaintJamesGi and saintjamesgi.net
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A MIDWEEK SERVICE AND LUNCH POTLUCK is held in the chapel on Wednesday mornings at 10:15am. The potluck lunch follows.
WHEN SCHEDULING EVENTS, check the church calendar online at www.saintjamesgi.net . To be added to the calendar, you must schedule with Colleen in the office at 734-676-1727 or office@saintjamesgi.net.
MEMBER DIRECTORIES are available in print or PDF.
GLUTEN FREE WAFERS are always available at communion. Just ask!
NEW MEMBERS, please fill out a new member form on the resource table so we can reach out to you with parish updates!
SECRETARY OFFICE HOURS are Tue 9-2, Weds 9-3 & Thurs 9-4
CALL OR TEXT FR. PHIL at 734-775-7140 1 |
