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A HOLY MOMENT OF THE WEEK Send yours to goodnews@saintjamesgi.net
Nancy Anyanonu & Kathy Toth show off the handmade dishcloths left as gifts from an anonymous knitter! Everyone will enjoy using them! |
One Service of Worship will be held on Sunday, January 31st, at 10 AM so that the whole congregation can worship together and join in a meal following.
A Meal-Provided Parish brunch will be held after the 10 AM service on Sunday, January 31. Potluck side dishes or desserts are welcome.
An All-Parish Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, January 31st, at 11:15 am.
If Feet Could Talk is extremely grateful. Because of your generosity this Saint James sock drive has already filled one and almost filled another 55 gallon collection drum with socks for the homeless in Detroit. To each and every one of you for each and every pair of socks you have donated — thank you. Each pair of socks will make a difference in the life of another. If Feet Could Talk will continue to collect socks in the future because providing socks for the homeless is a worthy ministry. The first deliveries of socks have begun and will continue in the coming weeks. If you would like to be on a delivery team contact David Hartwell, Madeleine Jones, or leave a message in the church office.
If You Give Electronically you now have the option of putting a gratitude card into the offering plate. Find them on the table across from the main office. Saintjamesgi.net/contribute
Offering Envelopes are available. You can request envelopes by filling out a form (found on the table in the hallway outside the Treasurer’s office door) or simply contact the main office. Envelopes are not dated so can be used any time. Once your request is received you will be assigned a box and number. Using numbered offering envelopes helps ensure your contributions are counted for tax deduction purposes, streamlines the process for our counters each week, and is an at-home reminder of this important aspect of worship.
Bring your Palms from last Palm Sunday and leave them in the church office any time before Ash Wednesday, February 9. Palms are burned to provide our ashes.
Lenten Communion Bread Would you like to bake Communion Bread during Lent? Please contact Krista in the office if you can help.
Bauer, A Play About The Rise And Fall Of Painter Rudolf Bauer is full of love, art and betrayal. Directed by Krista Schafer Ewbank (our secretary), the production runs Jan 22 – Feb 6 at Open Book Theatre Company in Southgate. More information at www.openbooktc.com, or ask Krista!
Rx -What Do You Prescribe? It is cough, sore throat, congestion, and nasal drip season at Saint James and that means it is time to share home remedies with your fellow church members. On a prescription pad (a blank sheet of paper!) write down your favorite home remedies. Sign your prescription pad if you like. Bring your home remedies to Saint James and post them on the bulletin board just inside the entrance to the main church. A home remedy like a hot toddy that includes alcohol (for medicinal purposes!) is perfectly acceptable. This should be fun! To your good health. – David Hartwell
Shake and Shimmy in a beginner’s belly dance class. Come join this free introductory course taught by Erica Chappuis and have some fun while learning these ancient steps. This gentle dance is great exercise and is suited to every body in just about every shape. Dress for complete comfort and stretchability (leggings, leotards, yoga pants, t-shirts etc., are all great). Some hip scarves, veils and a few other props will be available so you can try them. Erica has taken belly dance for 12 years and been to performance workshops in Hawaii and Ann Arbor. Wednesday evenings at 7pm through February 3 in Galloway Hall.
Questions You’ve Always Wondered About will be the sole topic of a sermon or two in January. Please send your questions to goodnews@saintjamesgi.net or submit a question anonymously by passing it under the rector’s door. The more questions the better!
A Coffee Bean Grinder is available to all parishioners in the small kitchen. Find an article about this great new benefit to church members on page 6 of this insert.
An Open Bible Study is held every Sunday Morning in the Fireplace Room at 9:05 am. We are currently reading the Gospel of Luke one chapter at a time.
Coffee and Fellowship follow the 10am Service every Sunday in Galloway Hall. Volunteers are always needed to host. If you are not able to host a coffee hour but would like to contribute something we can always use packaged cookies or anything that can be frozen and used when there is no volunteer for a particular Sunday. Talk to Joan Hemsworth if you have any questions (734-675-8191).
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Fr. Phil’s Open Office Hours are every Tuesday from 4:30-6:30pm.
A Weekday Eucharist focused on the life of a saint is held every Wed. at 10:15am.
FEATURES & ARTICLES
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Annual Meeting and All Parish Potluck: January 31st
A Significant Agenda Item for our annual meeting on Sunday, January 31, will be a diocese-required vote to resolve a property-encroachment issue with our neighbors to the north, by providing a limited and revocable license to them. This solution has been arrived at through discussions with the neighbors, the diocese, the surveyor, the vestry and parishioner Carl Colwell, who is an attorney. A full explanation, maps, and time for questions and answers will be provided at the annual meeting. Speak to a member of the vestry or Fr. Phil to learn more.
Out There With Outreach: February, March & April 2016
Sat. February 20th the Detroit Moose Hockey Team will do the entire day alone. This will give us and Sacred Heart the day off.
Sat. March 19th Sacred Heart will do the whole day alone, giving us the day off.
Sat. April 16th we will do that whole day alone: cooking and serving. This will give Sacred Heart the day off. We will need lots of help for that one!
Sign-up sheets are on our bulletin board in the hallway near the “Godly Play” East River Room. May God bless you all in this new year.
With love always, Amy & Frank Kohair 734-693-0694
MUSIC NOTES
A Weekly Series by Daniel Susan, our Minister of Music
The Psalms have been called the Church’s hymnbook and through Christian history they have served as a major source of texts for worship. Some verses have made their way into the parts of the liturgy that the Church sings at every Eucharist, as in the ever-present “Sanctus”, where we sing from Psalm 118 “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.” Many common hymns are paraphrases of Psalms, or at least inspired by them. “Praise to the Lord” is from Psalm 103 and a side-by-side comparison of the hymn to the Psalm makes this clear. Psalm 19 is another well-known Psalm that has been set to music many times. Benedetto Marcello (1686 –1739) set the words for choir, and the organ arrangement of it is likely heard more often than the original. Jesus quoted the Psalms often and they continue to be a fruitful source for our personal prayer and devotion as well as for public worship.
SERVING THIS WEEK
Email goodnews@saintjamesgi.net if you want to serve in one of these capacities.
| January 24 | |
| Altar Guild | Carolyn Hoey, Marie Johnson, Nancy Clark |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Meren James |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Tom Coleman |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Sue Johnson |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Walt Denson |
| 10am prayers & chalice | Warren Johnson |
| Ushers | Jack Hartley, Chuck Kurth |
| Greeters | Chuck & Linda Kurth |
| 10 am Crucifer | Landon Johnson |
| 10am Acolytes | Alex Bidari & Charlotte Glover |
Angel List
Suggestions for above and beyond regular giving
Does your ministry area have needs beyond the budget? Send needs with a cost amount to goodnews@saintjamesgi.net.
Area rug for Sunday School classroom $150
- New wireless microphone for Fr. Phil $199
- Baby Changing Table for the men’s room $179
- New plexiglass on the Evangelists window $12,000
- Island-wide Easter Mailing $3,000
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If you give electronically but would still like to put something in the offering plate, we now have a solution for you. Electronic giving cards are now available. Take as many as you like from the basket on the table outside the church office and put one in the offering plate as it goes by. http://www.saintjamesgi.net/contribute
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CELEBRATIONS & PRAYERS
Birthdays This Week
| Justin Howard (1/24) | Carol Nankervis (1/24) | Douglas Treadwell (1/24) | |
| Charlotte Glover (1/24) | Jill Smereka (1/25) | Julia Shamus (1/26) | |
| Denise deBeausset (1/27) | Kenneth Bearden (1/28) | Christina Armbruster (1/31) | |
| Sylvia Booth (1/31) |
Happy Belated Birthday (sorry we missed these last week!)
| Mary Lou Cartwright (1/21) | Christina Henrickson (1/23) |
Healing prayers for:
| Lee | Jerry Zavadil | Maureen Kohn | |
| Jerry | John Kurth | Marsha Childress | |
| Pete Fernandes | Jean Fernandes | Andrew Brunell | |
| Philip Metz, Sr | Linda Petras | Judy Williams | |
| Michael Gratz | Charles | Carol Tyler Gacioch | |
| Robert | Christopher | Bradley |
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.