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Organ Students from U of M will show off their mastery on THIS SATURDAY, January 21 at 7:30PM in a special recital in the CHAPEL. Hear Renaissance and Baroque music like you’ve never heard it before!
Our Annual Meeting Is January 29th after the 10am service. A light lunch will be provided. Come celebrate our life together!
Holy Water from the River Jordan is available on the resource table across from the main office. Fr. Phil brought enough water back from the Holy Land to fill 190 small bottles so there is certainly one for you. Please take one to remember you have been baptized into Christ Jesus!
UTO (United Thank Offering) Ingathering THIS WEEKEND. Please remember to return your blue boxes this Sunday January 22. UTO envelopes are also available for donations of cash or for checks made out to “St. James ECW”. The money collected is used to provide grant money both domestically and internationally for projects that implement significant change toward alleviating profound human suffering. UTO encourages us to deposit our change in one of the blue UTO boxes year round as we give thanks for all our blessings. Thank you, Wendy Kiblawi
Are you in 5th, 6th,7th or 8th Grade And Looking To Make New Friends At Church? If so, come be a part of the new St. James Middle School Youth Group. Join us twice a month for a relaxed conversation. We will cover Bible stories and share our testimonies. Next meeting is January 29th following the 10 AM service. (Parents can pick up at noon.) We will have snacks!!! Any questions please see Natalia or Anthony or call @ 908 656 0915.
Love To Read? Take Advantage Of Our Book Exchange! There’s a shelf outside the kitchen where we encourage you to bring your old books and pick up new ones.
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. 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!
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!
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.
Check the Coat Racks and take home anything that belongs to your family!
A Few Notes On Caring For Our Kitchen: Please do NOT leave anything on the stove burners in the kitchen, not even the tea kettles. A plastic container was left sitting on the burners, which luckily were not turned on. In the past we have found burners that still needed to be turned off. Whenever you leave the kitchen, please take a moment to check that all electrical appliances are on OFF. Please be sure to cover any items left in the refrigerator. Feel free to discard anything that is out-dated or clearly past its prime. Thank you.
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 back! Every Wednesday at 7pm in Galloway Hall.
Fr. Phil’s Open Office Hours: Drop in for up to 30 minutes with the rector on Tuesdays from 4:00-6:30 – no appointment necessary. Fr. Phil is available for appointments of up to an hour for any day or time. Contact him by email: rector@saintjamesgi.net, cell: 734-775-7140 or at the office: 734-676-1727.
SERVING THIS WEEK
THESE ROLES ARE ALWAYS OPEN to new participants.
To join a team contact the office at goodnews@saintjamesgi.net
| January 22 | |
| Altar Guild | Linda Kurth, Blanche Hutchison, Meren James |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Mark McPherson |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | David Hartwell |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Lynda Shannon |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Warren Johnson |
| 10am prayers & chalice | Jane Colwell |
| Ushers | Walt Denson, Chuck Kurth, Zach and Merri Lewis |
| Greeters | Chuck & Linda Kurth |
| 10 am Crucifer | Sarah Hemsworth |
| 10am Acolytes | Max Bearden, Zoie Christie |
| Prayer Team | Sue Anderson, Madeleine Jones |
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.
- We wish you a happy new year!
- We wish for items for our wish list. Are there needs you see?
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: Our choir anthem today is a traditional and timeless French hymn arranged by master composer Gustav Holst. The United Kingdom has a great selection of grandiose hymn arrangements by first-rate composers, and this piece is no exception, with an exciting buildup to a climax throughout the piece and interesting, fascinating chord progressions. Gustav Holst is most famous for his orchestral suite, “The Planets”, which is composed for large orchestra and presents musical reflections on the astrological meanings of each planet in the solar system.
Stay tuned for upcoming music events in the area:
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
| Andrew Southerland (1/22) | Nancy Crysler (1/22) | Lynn Blanks (1/22) | |
| Christina Henrickson (1/23) | Charlotte Glover (1/24) | Justin Howard (1/24) | |
| Carol Nankervis (1/24) | Douglas Treadwell (1/24) | Jill Smereka (1/25) | |
| Julia Shamus (1/26) | Denise deBeausset (1/27) | Kenneth Bearden (1/28) |
Please Pray This Week For Healing
| Lee | Jerry Zavadil | Maureen Kohn | |
| Jerry | John Kurth | Nancy Clark | |
| Pete Fernandes | Jean Fernandes | Andrew Brunell | |
| Rebecca Grossklaus | Tamara Howes | Laura Crawford | |
| Allison Bell | Charles | Michael Stoddart | |
| Joan Klose | Jackson Bruce Beidler | Annie Krueger |
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, 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.