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A HOLY MOMENT OF THE WEEK Send yours to goodnews@saintjamesgi.net
Marilou Arvin, Carol Nankervis, Julieanne Kohn, Norma Smereka and Joan Hemsworth are all smiles at a Wednesday Lenten Potluck dinner. |
Flower and Music Memorials and Honorariums Due This Sunday Honor your loved ones on Easter Morning with fresh potted lilies and exultant music. Names of loved ones will be printed in each Easter Bulletin. Today is the last day to fill out the golden bulletin inserts and return to the office.
Children’s Easter Gathering is Saturday morning, April 4, at 10:30 am. Come for Eggs, stories, crafts, and food.
The Nightwatch Vigil is an opportunity to respond to Jesus’ call to “watch and pray with me.” It runs all night from Maundy Thursday’s service to our Good Friday service at 1pm. Can you watch and pray in the chapel for one hour?
The Office Will Be Closed April 6-12. Good News Weekly articles for April 12th are due no later than this Wednesday, April 1st.
HOLY WEEK SERVICES Death, Resurrection, and Eternal Life are Jesus’ story. This is the week we walk with him and live the cross.
| Palm Sunday 8 & 10 am Meet in Galloway Hall for Palms |
| Holy Monday 6 pm Chapel Evening Prayer (Stone Soup 6:15) |
| Holy Tuesday 6 pm Chapel Evening Prayer |
| Holy Wednesday 6:00 Evening Prayer6:15 Potluck Dinner6:45 MOVIE: The Mission (R. DeNiro & J. Irons) |
| Maundy Thursday 7 pm Maundy Thursday Eucharist in Chapel |
| Good Friday 1 pm Good Friday in Chapel |
| Holy Saturday 9 am Holy Saturday in Chapel |
| Children’s Easter Gathering 10:30 am Eggs, Fr. Phil Story, Craft, Food |
| Easter Morning Sunrise Service 7 am The Great Vigil of Easter at Sunrise! |
| Easter Festival Eucharist 10 am Easter with Brass |
Stone Soup Join us as we tell the old folk tale of making delicious soup from what we have. Holy Monday Evening Prayer (March 30 at 6PM) will be followed by Stone Soup at 6:15. Please bring no more than 1cup fresh vegetables to add to our stone and broth for enhancement. A stone and broth doth not a good soup make. You may put it labeled in the refrigerator on Sunday or drop it off on Monday. Fresh bread, coffee and tea will also be served Come join us!
Thanks to Our Lenten Bread Bakers Pam Charney, Jeff Faistenhammer, Jim Holubka, Carla Jowkar and Natalie Rankine have provided the home made communion bread for the season of Lent.
It’s time to nominate the ECW Woman of the Year If you know a woman in the church involved in supporting many of the ECW events and church activities, please drop her name in the box located in the fireplace room. We look forward to recognizing the nominee that deserves this year’s honor. Remember all church women are ECW members regardless of meeting attendance.
Easter Scrip Orders Due This Sunday Add something special to those Easter baskets (and without the calories)! Buy gift cards for every member of the family. SCRIP offers gift cards for gas, electronics, entertainment, restaurants, home improvements, beauty and fashion, and much, much more. The complete list of retailers and order forms are located on the information table outside the main office. Get your order to Lynn Blanks. Shop the easy way and support Saint James at the same time!
Hallelujah Hymns Our next Celebration of Song Hymn Sing will be Sunday, April 19th at 3pm and feature timeless hymns which honor the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Refreshments will follow.
Grosse Ile Nature and Land Conservancy Earth Day Programs Wednesday April, 26th 6:30-9pm at Saint James you can learn about healthy, environmentally sound lawn care and how to identify, measure and register heritage trees. The event is free, but please RSVP at ginlc.gi@gmail.com or 734-671-0125.
Spring Rummage Sale It may seem a long way off, but it will be here before you know it! Please save your rummage and bring after April 13th. The sale will be May 1 and 2.
Re-imagining The Household of God The 2015 EDOMI Ministry Fair has been scheduled for May 2, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Detroit. For more information talk to Jim Holubka, 313-389-1833
Fr. Phil’s Open Office Hours are every Tuesday from 4:30-6:30pm. These are open drop-in hours, so you do not need an appointment. These meetings are usually 30 minutes or less. For a longer meeting call or email ahead to schedule a time.
Join us for a Weekday Eucharist every Wednesday at 10:15am. Wednesdays at 11am join us for “Coffee and Conversation” in Galloway Hall.
An On-going Bible Study is held each Sunday at 9 AM in the Fireplace Room.
A Bowling Fundraiser
for Open Book Theatre Company
Sunday March 29th at 12:30
at 10 pins of Trenton.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for kids ages 3-12 and include 2 games, shoe rental and pizza. Barry VanEngelen will provide musical entertainment. Tickets can be purchased online at openbooktc.com or at the door (reservations recommended, please call 734 288-7753)
Holy Saturday Easter Gathering
April 4th, 10:30am-noon
Join us for a morning of fun and faith!
Craft Fair
Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church
Lincoln Park
Saturday March 28
10am – 3pm
Serve the Homeless
through Inter-Faith Council and ChristNet
Volunteers are needed on:
Sunday, April 12:
- around noon to help set up at Grosse Ile Presbyterian Church
Mon, April 13 & Thurs, April 16:
- From 7:30 p.m. -12 p.m. to receive and assist guests, assist with dinner, cleanup and staff the warming center.
- From 11:30 p.m. – 4 a.m. to staff the warming center, and prepare lunches for guests to be distributed after breakfast.
- From 3:30 a.m. – 8 a.m. to staff warming center, awaken guests, serve breakfast, distribute lunches, cleanup, wash towels.
- Provide side dishes & dessert for dinner.
Sunday, April 19th
- At 6:30 a.m. to help tear down, pack up, clean or go to the Laundromat to wash bedding. The more who volunteer the quicker the work is done.
Sign up on the Inter-Faith Council Bulletin Board in the hall
or call Sue Lowery (675-0417) or Jane Colwell (671-9446).
Christnet,, a warming shelter, will help approximately 30 homeless people, by providing dinner, a place to sleep, and breakfast in the morning. The Grosse Ile Presbyterian church will be housing our guests. Every island church hosts the event for one night. This year St. James’ is responsible for Monday night, April 13th. Thank you for your help!
CELEBRATIONS & PRAYERS
Birthdays and Wedding Anniversaries were listed incorrectly last week. Our apologies. Happy Belated Birthday to Carl Colwell, David Dowhan, Jonathan Howard, Katie Goyert, Collie Hooper-Yan, Jennifer Buhl, Daleah Davenport, Frank Kohair and Kristin Lewis. Happy Belated Anniversary to Pam & George Charney and Ray &Courtney Solenberger McNeill.
Birthdays this week:
| Dan Karl (3/30) | David Blanks (3/31) | Dennis Davenport (4/3) | |
| Vivan Miklos (4/3) | Zachary Lewis (4/4) | Jack Hartley (4/5) | |
| Jay Tissot (4/5) | Dana Uhse (4/5) |
Wedding Anniversaries:
| Sue & Jack Hartley (3/31) | Jennifer & Matthew Drake (4/3) |
Pray for the infirm & homebound:
| Elaine Ameluxen | Bernice Collins | Sally Frisch |
Healing prayers for:
| Lee | Jerry Zavadil | David Crysler | |
| Emely Lange | Mary Phillips | Marsha Childress | |
| Pete Fernandez | Jean Fernandez | Andrew Brunell | |
| Jerry | Audrey Lyden | Charles | |
| Stephen Conner | Dylan Neal |
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: Drew, Jimmy Adams, AJ Allen, Billie Ray Brewer, John Chambers, J.B. Faistenhammer, Cristopher Gernand, Devon Goyert, Steven Grzywa Jr., Matt Hertl, Keith Johnson, Laura Levillier, Blake Liddle, Ken Matthews, Buckley Neal, PJ Ramsey, Brett Ready, Ronald Riling, Christopher Rodgers, Kristina Rodgers, Bettina Sauter, Jonathan Southerland, Jeff Speer, and Travis Tam.
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.