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HAPPY ANNUAL MEETING MAKE UP DAY!
A PARISH BREAKFAST & ANNUAL MEETING happens TODAY at 11!
TODAY IS EUCHRE LUCKY DAY if you have been hoping for the classic card game to return to Saint James. To all of you who love the game of euchre, and to those who would like to learn how to love the game of euchre — you are invited to come to Galloway Hall this Monday, February 5 at 6:30 p.m. Light snacks and beverages will be served, and there may even be prizes awarded! Contact Henry Fisher at 313 424-5785 to reserve a seat ahead of time or just pop in! We also have a sign-up list on the bulletin board in Galloway Hall.
VFW FUNDRAISER – Come out of the cold for an evening of hot blues on Saturday, Feb. 10th! Proceeds benefit area veterans’ programs for those who gave so much. Doors open at 7pm – Tickets are $20 contact Barry at 734.771.8393 or at door! Tix will go fast!
COFFEE CLUB ORDERS FOR FRESHLY GROUND COFFEE will be called in on Monday, February 5th. Feel free to go to the coffeeam.com website and take a look around at the light, medium, and dark roast coffees that are available. Some are even low acid, like “Mind Your Tummy Blend” and “Breakfast Blend”. Prices on the website are retail prices, but as a member of the Saint James Coffee Club you will pay 25% to 30+% less, on average. Call, text, or email David Hartwell by noon on Monday the 5th with any questions, and to order. 313 318-9009 dhartwell4@yahoo.com
WRITE DOWN YOUR PRAYERS as you enter the worship space to have them read aloud during the service. A podium with paper on it can be found at the back of the church. Use this paper to write down your particular prayers or thanksgivings.
CAN YOU HELP READ THE PEOPLE’S PRAYERS? Fr. Phil is looking for volunteers to read prayers aloud during the service.
“THE LIFE OF CHRIST” HAS STARTED – Saturdays at 9:30am in the church library across from the office we are discussing different aspects of Jesus’ life. Pat Zavadil has led this group many times to rave reviews. Come and be a part of this introduction to the life of Jesus Christ.
AN ACTION BIBLE BIBLE STUDY STUDY GROUP GROUP DISCUSSION GROUP is planned for Tuesday evenings from 6-7PM if there is interest. Led by Fr. Phil, we’ll read the comic-book style Action Bible and discuss weekly. We need more signups for this program to run this week. A handout of the first week’s reading can be found on the Resource Table.
A SOUPER COFFEE HOUR is planned for SOUPER BOWL SUNDAY on February 11. Bread Bowls from Panera will be filled with soup prepared by St James women and offered a the “coffee hour” following both services. There will be different choices and yes one will be vegan! You can also order to go! Free-will donations will go to Fill-up Fridays for the blessings for backpack programs, to feed Grosse Ile children. We look forward to seeing you there!
A SUNDAY MORNING 9AM BIBLE STUDY begins on February 11 and will run during the season of Lent this year. Fr. Phil will lead this study in the Fireplace Room from 9:00-9:50 a.m., focusing on the Book of Ephesians. You do not need to know about the Bible to come! Also, you do not need to plan ahead. Each week we will read a full chapter aloud, then discuss what occurs to us. Come when you can!
FIRST COMMUNION CLASSES for children in Second Grade and older will be held in Lent during the first half of the church service. Kids will come in at Communion (and may leave after receiving Communion to go to regular Sunday School). Talk to Nancy Crysler or Fr. Phil for more info.
LENT MADNESS is a fun and spiritual take on March Madness. We all know that college basketball teams enter a bracketed tournament where the winner-takes-all. Just so, Lent Madness sets up bracketed matchups where Saints go head-to-head in a winner-takes-all tournament. Who will win the Golden Halo? Each day of Lent will feature a matchup of two historical saints. On Lentmadness.org you can read about each saint and vote on who is most saintly. Their life stories are deeply encouraging!
A RECITAL, REQUIEM MASS, AND INTERMENT for Barbara Massey will be held on February 17th. The Requiem Mass will begin at 10AM at “Our Lady of the Scapular” on 976 Pope John Paul II Ave in Wyandotte. The Interment will begin at noon in the Saint James Memorial Garden. The Organ Recital by Dr. David Saunders will begin at 12:15 in the main sanctuary of Saint James as a celebration of the lives and tribute to the faiths and music ministries of organist-choirmasters Barbara A. Gray-Massey and Lance A. Massey.
A MEN’S BREAKFAST MEETING is planned for Galloway Hall on Saturday March 9th. We guarantee good company, good coffee, good food, good fellowship, and good service in our favorite holy space!
RECEPTION, REAFFIRMATION, AND CONFIRMATION are led by a bishop in the Episcopal Church. On Saturday, May 11, Bishop Bonnie will be with us for a diocesan service focused on these three things. To be RECEIVED into the Episcopal Church from another denomination or no denomination, to RENEW your Christian faith, or to be CONFIRMED as an adult in the church if you were baptized as an infant, speak to Fr. Phil. He will be offering a short series of preparatory classes.
“CHOOSE TO REUSE” AND SAVE THE PLANET by buying a floral-designed box bag for $6 or a bag made from recycled plastic bottles for $2. A sample of each bag is hanging on the bulletin board in Galloway Hall. Proceeds help the Men’s Group. Reach out to David Hartwell. Call or text 313 318-9009 or email dhartwell4@yahoo.com.
BOOK CLUB meets on Thursday afternoons at 1:30 p.m. in the church library. This week we’ll read chapter 4 of “What we talk about when we talk about God” by Rob Bell.
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“SAINT’S STORIES” SERVICES are held in the chapel on Wednesday mornings at 10:15am. An optional potluck lunch follows.
CHECK THE OFFICE CALENDAR when scheduling events at Saint James. Contact Colleen in the office at 734-676-1727 or office@saintjamesgi.net.
NEW MEMBERS, please fill out a new member form on the resource table so we can reach out to you with parish updates!
FR. PHIL’S OPEN OFFICE DROP-IN HOURS are Tuesdays from 4-6 p.m.
GLUTEN FREE WAFERS are always available at communion. Just ask!
SECRETARY OFFICE HOURS are Tue 9-2, Weds 9-3 & Thurs 9-4
CALL OR TEXT FR. PHIL at 734-775-7140. |
