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A HOLY MOMENT OF THE WEEK Send yours to goodnews@saintjamesgi.net
The choir and strings being conducted by Bobby at our Bach Cantata on the 18th |
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
May your holiday and new year be filled with blessings and an ever-deepening sense of God’s love.
Christmas Services
A Family Christmas Service will be held on Saturday, December 24, at 4pm in the main sanctuary. Come early if your children will be in the pageant.
A Festival Christmas Service will be held on Saturday, December 24, at 11pm, preceeded by 30 minutes of carol singing at 10:30pm.
One Service on Christmas Day will be held on Sunday, December 25, at 10am in the chapel.
The Office Is Closed This Week and Father Phil is out of town. If you have an emergency, please contact Fr. Phil on his cell phone, (734) 775-7140. We will resume our regular hours on Monday, January 2nd.
A Winter Clothing Drive for Men organized by our Men’s group is now in gear. Saint James is collecting warm winter clothing (coats, scarves, sweaters, gloves, mittens and blue jeans) for those less fortunate. Clothing will be delivered to Spirit of Hope for distribution after Dec. 18. A collection box will be located outside the office. Thanks in advance for your usual and abundant generosity. If you have nothing in your closet to donate, you are more than welcome to purchase a new item to donate!
Baptisms Sunday, January 8th is a day of Baptism in all Episcopal Churches. To inquire about a baptism, speak to Fr. Phil or call the church office.
Donation Deadlines for 2016 In keeping with policy, all funds actually received at the church in 2016 will be reported as 2016gifts. Funds received in 2017, regardless of the postmark or date on the check, will be reported as 2017 gifts. Electronic giving can be accomplished by going to the church’s website, and clicking on the word Donate (www.sainbtjamesgi.net). E-donations for 2016 can be made up to the last hour of December 31.
Hear about the Holy Land on Monday, January 9th, 2017 at 6:30pm. Fr. Phil and the travel team (Erika and Laurent Chappuis, Jim Holubka, and Mandy Phillips) will give us the presentation from their trip to The Holy Land. The evening will start with one of St. James’s famous Pot Luck Dinners. See you all there!
Ministry Area Reports are due on Monday, January 16 to be included in our parish Annual Report. If you are the leader of any ministry, club, guild, organization or group, please submit a report on your doings in 2016 to office@saintjamesgi.net
Chapman Elementary in Rockwood is collecting new & gently used shoes to be redistributed through the Funds2Orgs network of microenterprise partners in developing nations. This helps impoverished people start, maintain and grow businesses to feed, clothe and house their families. A box will be set up for shoe collection through Jan 30th. Please contact Patricia Saavedra (psaavedra31@yahoo.com) with any questions. Thank you!
United Thank Offering – UTO – Little Blue Boxes – It is not too late to participate in UTO. Set in a prominent place in your home your little blue box is a reminder to express your gratitude in a concrete way for the many blessings in your life by dropping coins or cash in the box. UTO raises between 2.5 – 3 million dollars each year to support grants, missions and ministry throughout the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion. Through our prayers and thankful giving we reach out in the world to bring hope and improve lives. Please note that our “ingathering” or box collection will take place on January 22nd. Thank you, Wendy Kiblawi 248-476-0265
Why? Why? Why? A sermon in January will be dedicated to answering your questions about anything having to do with Religion, Bible, Worship, Tradition, Spirituality, Practice, etc. Send questions to goodnews@saintjamesgi.net or submit a question anonymously by passing it under the rector’s door. The more questions the better!
A Note From The Treasurer Please remember to bring up to date your plan of financial support for this year, 2016. If possible, a little over that plan would make a big difference for those who can. Please also consider the Special Music Fund and the Special Flower Fund that help make our Christmas services so beautiful.
Check the Coat Racks and take home anything that belongs to your family!
A Children’s Choir (K-5) meets on Sundays after the 10am service. Talk to Jill Robinson (robinsonjill25@yahoo.com) or Bobby to find out more.
ECW Annual Retreat Will Be January 19-21 in Clarkston. Information and registration forms can be found on the table in the hallway. This year’s theme is Stirring Up the Spirit. The lead presenter is The Rev. Beth Taylor.
Group Studies of many kinds are offered through Saint James. On Sunday mornings we gather at 9:05am in the Fireplace Room for an open Bible Study. On Thursday mornings we meet at 10:30am in the library to discuss short readings from luminaries like Ghandi. On Wednesday mornings we have a 10:15am service of Holy Communion in the chapel. On Wednesday evenings the WOW (Women on Wednesday) group meets in members’ homes for book studies. Contact the office for more information on any of these open studies.
Beginner’s Belly Dance is taking a break and will resume on January 4, 2017.
Fr. Phil’s Open Office Hours are every Tuesday from 4:30-6:30pm.
Features & Articles
Long-form stories about upcoming events, or events just passed are printed here. Submit a Feature or Article by sending to goodnews@saintjamesgi.net. Photos are always welcome.
Greens Market lunches, 2016
On Monday Sharon Metz made baked spaghetti, rolls and a salad by Linda and we fed 39 people. On Tuesday Charlotte Campeau and her daughter Angelique brought in chicken soup and kielbasa and cabbage soup with chicken salad and salad. We fed 40 plus 5. On Wednesday Barbara Klemans and Libby Dinwiddie made sloppy joes and buns and chips and we served it with Judy Christie’s red cranberry jello and we fed 34. On Thursday Donna and Larry Crabtree made ham and scalloped potatoes with salad and green pineapple and nut jello. We fed 36. On Friday we served macaroni and cheese with coleslaw, jello and chips and salad. We served 31. On Saturday we had giant hot dogs and chips, salad and jello. We fed 36. A big thank you to Liz Hartley and Lillian Everlove for all their help in the kitchen. And thank you to Judy Christie for her delicious jellos. Thank you to all the cooks and to all who made the delicious desserts!
- Linda Kurth and Norma Smereka
SERVING THIS WEEK
THESE ROLES ARE ALWAYS OPEN to new participants.
To join a team contact the office at goodnews@saintjamesgi.net
| December 25 | One service at 10am in chapel |
| Altar Guild | Carol N, Marie J, Lillian E, Linda K, Madeleine J |
| Other roles | Volunteers |
| Prayer Team | Herman Rugel and Linda Shannon |
SAINT JAMES WISH LIST
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.
- Needed: wish list items!
Thank you, thank you, and thank you!
🎵 🎶 🎶🎵 MUSIC NOTES 🎵🎶🎶 🎵
If you have been on the fence about joining bells or vocal choir, January is a great time to start! We will be starting fresh with new rep and learning musicianship skills, so swing on by and make music with us! Choirs and bells start up again on January 19. Please let me know if you plan to attend! The St. James Bell Choir rehearses Thursdays at 6:30PM, and the St. James Adult Choir rehearses Thursdays at 7:30PM. The children’s choir meets after the 10AM service. All are welcome! Please consider joining in the music at St. James, we have lots of excellent programming this year. If you have reservations about joining that I can smooth over, or even just want to chat and learn some more about music, I’m always happy to talk! I’m easily reached at music@saintjamesgi.net.
This morning’s musical point of interest: Over this Christmas holiday, I hope you will enjoy all the music at the various services. In addition to old favorites, you will hear Christmas music from various different traditions, featuring England, Germany, France, Italy, the U.S., and more!
Stay tuned for upcoming music events in the area:
January 15, 3PM: Paul Jacobs performs on the “mighty” E.M. Skinner Organ in the Toledo Peristyle, located in the Toledo Museum of Art. This concert is sponsored by the Toledo Museum of Art and St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Perrysburg, OH.
January 21, 7:30PM: Join us for the next installment of our Special Music Series, as organ students from the University of Michigan: Ann Arbor perform Renaissance and Baroque music on the organ in the chapel!
February 25, 7:30PM: Join us in the chapel as Minister of Music Robert Ragoonanan and guests perform music from the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods, in the next installment of our Special Music Series!
CELEBRATIONS & PRAYERS
We Celebrate Birthdays This Week
| Merri Lewis (12/25) | Bernie Vandenberg (12/26) | Glenn Czajka (12/28) | |
| Neil Keller (12/28) | Jessica Roekle (12/30) |
We Celebrate Anniversaries This Week
| Blanche & Guy Hutchison (12/26) |
Please Pray This Week For Healing
| Lee | Jerry Zavadil | Maureen Kohn | |
| Jerry | John Kurth | Nancy Clark | |
| Pete Fernandes | Jean Fernandes | Andrew Brunell | |
| Philip Metz, Sr. | Misty Peake | Mary | |
| Allison Bell | Charles | Michael Stoddart | |
| Joan Klose | Jackson Bruce Beidler | Annie Krueger | |
| Tamara Howes | Karen Brock | Teddy Cleaver | |
| Laura Crawford |
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 AJ Allen, J.B. Faistenhammer, Buckley Neal, Brett Ready, Dr. Bettina Sauter, and Alexander Turin.
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.
Christmas Thanksgivings and Memorials
Gifts of remembrance and thanksgiving have been offered
in celebration of our Lord’s birth for those listed below:
Flower Memorials
John Anderson; Karen & Len Allen; Fred & Irene Argue
Edith Barnhart; Robert D. Beidler; Juanita & Warren Berry
Wendell & Dennis Boston; Lola Boyd; Hilma & John Bremer
Thomas & Trudy Cartwright; Jean Anne & Joseph Christie
Agnes & Carlos Clark; Marjorie Crawford
Mildred & Joseph Delaney; Susan J. Dennis
Barb & George Faistenhammer; Cinda & Bill Foley
Mary Lee & Chalmers Goyert; Michael Gratz; Edgar & Ryan Guerra
Eunice & Bob Hartupee; Donald Hartwell; Mildred Hartwell
Richard Hemsworth; Ruby James; Kenneth W. Kurth
Vivian & Hugh Lewis; William Lowery; William & Effie Lowery
Clarence “Mac” McCormick; Lucy & Ted Mabley; Kim Mabley
James Mueller; Ray Overholt; John Rabideau
Phyllis Rogers; Pete Saavedra; Julie Saskewitch
Elliot & Lorraine Schubiner; Robert & Caroline Shinavier
Thomas Smith, Sr.; June & Dan Sullivan; Marc David Thompson
Roland & Grace Thompson; Nadine Tissot; Robert Treadwell
Lenos & Dorothy Wheeler; Bob & Portia Williams; Keith Zook
Flower Thanksgivings
The Crysler Family; Kate & Dave Hartwell; Warren W. Johnson
Audrey Lyden; Janet & George Nolte
Val Overholt & Howard Schubiner and family; Joyce Turin
Music Memorials
Karen & Len Allen; Jim Anderson; Vesta & Glen Brough
Louise & Lefty Dellorco; Marjorie H. Dugliss; William G. Dugliss
Barb & George Faistenhammer; Dorothy Greenlee
Irma Ward Harting; Donald & Mildred Hartwell; Glyn & Cora James Anne & John James; Jennifer James; Larry James; Roger James Michael L. James; Carol Johnson; Meg & Fred Jones
Carrie & John Klose; Jane T. Kohn; Ralph M. Kohn
Ellen Ward Maines; Jim & Ruth Maniccia; Lance A. Massey
Carol & Richard Patterson; Jean Rankine; Jack & Mary Robinson Evelyn & Roy Simpson; Mr. & Mrs. B. A. Southerland
June & Dan Sullivan; Edwin & Buda Thompson; Bill Treadwell Donald Treadwell; Charles O. Ward; Judy Williams; Ador Yan
Music Thanksgivings
David & Heather Blanks
Michael & Kelly Blanks and granddaughters Amelia & Clara
Claire & Marian Buckley; Madeleine Buckley; The Byrne family
Christie grandchildren – Jacob, Zoie, Jackson, Paiten Sawyer & Caitlyn
Nancy Clark; Phil & Libby Dinwiddie and family; Malcolm Dugliss
Krista Ewbank; Gail & James Marrs; Barbara Massey
Bobby Ragoonanan; Harold Schwochow; The Shields Family
The Weber Family; Sharon & Nick Young and family