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Fr.Phil getting ready for story time during VBS this week.
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Upcoming Memorial Services at Saint James include a memorial for Barry Carrigan (husband of Alice Carrigan) on Monday August 19 at 10:30am, and a memorial for Teddie Fornwalt (daughter of Scott and Laura Fornwalt) on Saturday, August 24 at 10am. Please keep their family and friends in your prayers.
ChurchFest Sunday marks the start of our program year. On Sunday, September 8th we will have a rousing 10am service followed by a church picnic on the front lawn. Bring a dish to share and bring a friend! We’ll have a bouncy house for the kids and literature about the year’s programs. It will be wonderful day of celebration. Mark your calendars!!
ChurchFEST Help is needed in two important areas: 1) Volunteers who can arrive at 9am on Sunday, September 8, to set up tables and chairs for our outdoor potluck lunch. 2) Volunteers to set up drinks that morning for 100. (Water and iced tea work great). Can you help? Tell Fr. Phil, or better yet, call or email Colleen in the office— 734-676-1727 or office@saintjamesgi.net
ECW Welcome Back Luncheon – Please join us on Sunday, September 15th at 12:00 at the Grosse Ile Golf and Country Club. This event is a thank you for all your hard work. We know that a lot of the younger ladies of the church are working hard also and we would love to have you at the luncheon. This is a good time to relax and get to know each other better. There are signup sheets outside the main church and also outside the chapel. Looking forward to seeing you all.
The next Safe Church Training is scheduled for September 21 at St. Stephen’s, Wyandotte. Register here: tinyurl.com/sc-wyandotte . This training is required for all parishioners who work with children or vulnerable adults, including Sunday School teachers, Sunday School helpers, and home-visitors. Thanks to the 25 people who took this training already!
One Service of Worship is scheduled for the morning of the bishop’s visit, September 22 at 10amin compliance with the bishop’s wishes. He visits only every 3 years. Mark your calendars, it should be fun!
Baptism is scheduled for the day of the bishop’s visit, September 22. The next date for baptism after that will be November 3rd. Please contact the office if you are interested in learning more.
A Reception is Planned for the Bishop for the morning of his visit. Please bring a snack to be set out as part of a spread for that morning, if possible. (Keep in mind, with the bishop’s impending retirement this will be his last visit among us.)
Reception, Reaffirmation, and Confirmation are three things only a bishop can do. To be received into the Episcopal Church, to reaffirm (renew) your baptismal commitment to God in Christ, or to be confirmed, speak to Fr. Phil. A short but important preparation for these things is necessary.
Rummage Sale Is Coming Again Soon! The sale is October 4-5, but we cannot accept items yet. Please do not bring any rummage until Sept 16. We need to have access to our storage cabinets, tables and chairs in the garage to set up the sale. Thank you for your understanding and help.
Help Weeding A Home Garden is needed by one of our older parishioners. Can you or a teenager in your household help? The work will be paid. Call 734-341-2554 or talk to Fr. Phil to find out more.
Share the Joy of Coffee Hour A “Coffee and Conversation” signup sheet is always on the main food table at coffee hour. Please sign up for a Sunday to prep the coffee and provide a simple snack. This would be a great help, as coffee hour is an entirely volunteer effort.
The Yellow Envelopes in the pews are for spontaneous gifts to the Capital Campaign. Fifty households pledged to our 150th Anniversary Capital campaign, but our goal is 100% participation. If you did not make a pledge, your support is still needed! Use the yellow envelopes to join the effort that is making our church safer and more sound for the generations that will follow us. Help us get to 100% support.
Offering Envelopes Are Always Available on the table across from the office. Pick them up as you need them. Please be sure to fill out the little card found in each offering box to enable our Treasurer to associate your envelope number with your household.
Service Recordings from our 8am service are at saintjamesgi.net located in the “Media” tab, and at youtube.com/user/saintjamesgi
First Aid Kits are located throughout the church: 1) On the shelf under the main altar; 2) On the coat rack in the main hall by the office; 3) In the kitchen by the sink; and 4) In the chapel sacristy.
Open Bible Study An open, drop-in Bible study is held every Sunday in the Fireplace Room from 9:05-9:50am. The study requires no prep and you can come and go. Try it out this Sunday!
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.
Open Office Hours Fr. Phil is available on Tuesday evenings from 4:30 and 6:30 pm for anyone to drop in without an appointment. For a meeting of 40 minutes or more, please call ahead.
🎵 🎶 🎶 MUSIC NOTES 🎵🎶🎶 🎵
Music Note: From time to time, a hymn captures our imagination because of its simplicity and transparency. Such a hymn is “I want to walk as a child of the light.” In singing this hymn, we feel the spirit of Epiphany unfold.
Kathleen Armstrong Thomerson (b. 1934) is a native of Tennessee. She wrote the hymn during the summer of 1966 during a visit to the Church of the Redeemer in Houston, Texas, the location providing the origin for the tune name HOUSTON.
I want to walk as a child of the light” communicates deep conviction and personal sincerity, while avoiding any hint of pretence. The first person perspective invites the singer to join Christ, the Light of the World, in discipleship – a journey of faith. The second line of each stanza deepens this commitment:
Stanza 1: “I want to follow Jesus.”
Stanza 2: “I want to look at Jesus.”
Stanza 3: “I want to be with Jesus.”
The simplicity of the music and text does not imply a simplistic faith. “I want to walk as a child” reminds us of one of the paradoxes of our faith, that we need to become as a child to fully understand the realm of God (Matthew 18:2-4).
Upcoming Music Events:
Vocal Choir and bell choir is starting up again very soon! ! Please consider joining, all are welcome and it is a fun and exciting environment to sing, ring, and explore the rich history of church music. Bell Choir rehearses Thursdays at 6:30, and Vocal Choir rehearses at 7:30 on Thursdays. Our first rehearsal is Thursday, September 5!
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 to Fr. Phil to have your wish listed here!
- Cedar Shingles for the lychgate in the Memorial Garden.
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NEWS & UPDATES
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Vacation Bible School was a huge success this year! Special thanks to our fearless leader, Erica Benson, and to all the teachers, youth helpers, and especially the kids who made this week our favorite in the whole year. Check out our vbs video at https://youtu.be/PjCdBymttzI
CELEBRATIONS & PRAYERS
We Celebrate Birthdays This Week
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We Celebrate Anniversaries This Week
| Dennis & Pat Brace3y (8/21) | Robert & Susan Burns (8/21) |
| Walt & Judy Dever (8/22) | John & Michael Glover (8/22) |
| Ed & Lori Will (8/23) |
Please Pray This Week For Healing
| Bruce Stahlman | Sally Byers | John Brass | |
| Linda Kohn | Jean Fernandes | Jackson Beidler | |
| Robert Kohn | Michael Stoddart | Gregory Kohn | |
| James Marion | Shaun Stahlman | Sharon Hopkins | |
| Ralph | John | Elena Coleman | |
| Sharon Rodelet | Fr. Michael Carr | Philip Metz Sr | |
| Maureen | Toni Mann | Craig | |
| Michelle Mills | |||
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
Sexton |
Colleen Herman
Harold Schwochow |
office@saintjamesgi.net
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 | ||||
SERVING THIS WEEK
THESE ROLES ARE ALWAYS OPEN to new participants.
To join a team contact the office at goodnews@saintjamesgi.net
| August 18, 2019 | |
| Altar Guild | Michael Glover, Gwyn Dugliss |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Sue Callahan |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Kim Faistenhammer |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Linda Shannon |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Blanche Hutchison |
| Ushers | Sue Anderson, Robin Knudson |
| Greeters | Sue Anderson, Robin Knudson |
| Prayer Team | Colleen Lough, Madeleine Jones |
| August 25, 2019 | |
| Altar Guild | Sue Hartley, Sarah Bates |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Margaret Horvath |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Tom Coleman |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Larry Crabtree |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Warren Johnson |
| Ushers | David & Judy Christie |
| Greeters | David & Judy Christie |
| Prayer Team | Natalia & Anthony Baker |
| September 1, 2019 | |
| Altar Guild | Carolyn Hoey, Chris Robertson, Marilou Arvin |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | |
| Ushers | Jack Hartley, Robin Knudson |
| Greeters | Marie Johnson, Robin Knudson |
| Prayer Team |