| A HOLY MOMENT OF THE WEEK
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Can you find the cross in this picture of the workers digging holes for our new lamposts? Don’t look too hard! |
Happy Father’s Day!
This Saturday is Our Annual Boat Cruise! It will take place on the Detroit River and is scheduled for this Saturday, June 15th beginning at 7:00pm. There will be a service of holy communion in Bishop Park at 6:00pm, prior to boarding the boat. Please gather at 5:30 to assure you are there in time for boarding. You don’t want to be left behind!
The Yellow Envelopes in the pews are for spontaneous gifts to the Capital Campaign. Over 50 households pledged to our 150th Anniversary Capital campaign, but others said they could not commit to a pledge of support. The yellow envelopes allow everyone to support the campaign projects by giving generously as you are able. To have your gift included on your end-of-year tax receipt from the church, please include your name and address.
Are You Interested In Being A Part of the Pastoral Care Team? If so, there will be a meeting on Saturday June 22, 2019 at 10:30am. We will gather in the library for discussion and updates regarding our visitations and Fr. Phil will give us some training to enhance our ministry. This meeting is open to anyone who might wish to join this ministry. Thanks to all who are participating in this important outreach.
First Aid Kits have been created, stocked, and distributed around the building thanks to the great work of Mark Ferguson, Warren Johnson, and Sue Weston. Take a moment to find them—1) on the shelf behind the main altar, 2) on the coat rack by the main office, 3) in the kitchen by the sink, and 4) in the chapel sacristy by the piscina.
ChristNet Supporters: We are pleased to announce that Gorno Ford has offered us an opportunity to make $6,000.00 which will be used for the kitchen at our new facility. This is a free fundraiser! Come to Gorno Ford in Woodhaven on June 20th anytime between 12-8 pm and answer four questions, take a test drive of any car, respond to their email and ChristNet will get $20 per household. This should take you no more than 15 minutes! We can have up to 300 drivers, which comes to $6,000. Thank you for your continued support of ChristNet.
Diaper Drive Thank you for your continued support of the Bottom’s Up Diaper bank. The program has distributed over a half million diapers to downriver families at Fish and Loaves in Taylor. The weekend of June 22 and 23 will be the annual drive on Grosse Ile for diapers. Representatives from all the Island Churches will be accepting diaper/monetary donations at Kroger and in all island churches on Sunday the 23. Please help make this year’s diaper drive a success. The babies will thank you!
Open Nominations and self-nominations are being accepted for the following diocesan roles: Trustees of the Diocese manage investment funds and property for the diocese; The Standing Committee serves as a council of advice for the bishop; The Disciplinary Board serves as a jury for clergy charged with abuses; Deputies to General Convention spend two weeks in Baltimore, Maryland in the summer of 2021 to vote on all manner of changes to our churchwide constitution, canons, liturgy, and more; The Commission on Ministry helps support all ministries of the diocese, and especially guides, supports, and evaluates candidates for ordination; The Cathedral Chapter oversees the aspects of the cathedral that serve the whole diocese. Read more about each of these roles and find the nomination form at www.tinyurl.com/diocese2019 or through our diocesan website. The deadline for nominations is June 27, 2019.
5th Sunday Summer funday will be Sunday, June 30 right after the 10 o’clock service. Picnic lunch, fun and fellowship will be served. — K and D Hartwell 313-318-9009
If anyone knows what happened to the set of 1950’s paper dolls that were in the cabinet in Galloway Hall, please let me know. We were planning to use them as a decorating theme when we re-decorate the ladies room. Thanks, Lynda Van Engelen
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.
“News & Updates” is a new section of our Good News Weekly, dedicated to brief write-ups of recent events or celebrations. The section can contain personal news, like births, graduations, retirements, and promotions, or church news about such things as evening speakers, improvements, thank-you’s, event recaps, etc. If you are hosting any church event, please send a write-up following, so people can keep up with all the wonderful things happening in our parish. Send NEWS to goodnews@saintjamesgi.net and check out the section, beginning on page 3.
Vacation Bible School is scheduled for August 12-16. The online registration will be available soon. Mark your calendars for this amazing parish wide event.
Share the Joy of Coffee Hour Are you willing to prep the coffee before coffee hour and host by providing a snack? It would be a great help, as this is an entirely volunteer effort. Serving, cleanup and bringing light refreshments (Kroger cookies will do) is all that is necessary. Please take a turn hosting this time. The signup sheet can be found on the table in Galloway Hall or see Joan Hemsworth.
Service Recordings Our weekly 8am worship services are available online. Find them on our website saintjamesgi.net under the “Media” tab, or at youtube.com/user/saintjamesgi which is YouTube’s main site. Services are available live and for later viewing.
Open Bible Study A drop-in Bible study is held every Sunday morning in the Fireplace Room from 9:05-9:50AM. The study requires no prep and you can come on whatever Sundays are good for you. Come try it out.
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.
NEWS & UPDATES
SEND YOUR WRITE-UPS OF RECENT HAPPENINGS
Jimmy Brock has been released from the hospital! Thanks be to God.
Several great Rummage Sale post-meetings have been held in the last month, preparing for next October. Thank you to everyone who is helping make the next rummage sale our best ever.
Last week we celebrated the graduations of Andrew, Hannah, Thomas, and Caleb with cake and prayer. Best wishes to you all for the years to come.
We welcome Erica Benson as our new Director of Children’s Ministries. Please thank Erica for taking on this hugely important role, and ask her how you can help. Also we extend a big thanks to Nancy Crysler who has served as Director of Children’s Ministries for many years.
| 2019 Graduates: Tommy Shumate, Andrew Johnson, Hannah Thomson Caleb Turner |
| The Choir with Colleen Herman on Flute |
| Pentecost |
CELEBRATIONS & PRAYERS
We Celebrate Birthdays This Week
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We Celebrate Anniversaries This Week
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Please Pray This Week For Healing
| Bruce Stahlman | Sharon Hopkins | John Brass | |
| Linda Kohn | Jean Fernandes | Jackson Beidler | |
| Robert Kohn | Michael Stoddart | Gregory Kohn | |
| Alex | Shaun Stahlman | Bill Riley | |
| Jimmy Brock | James Marion | Ralph | |
| Lynn Chemla | Jackie | Sally Byers | |
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 | Nancy Crysler | ncrysler@outlook.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 | Jim Holubka | jholubka@sbcglobal.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 | Marie Johnson | (734) 671-6502 | ||||
| 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
| June 16, 2019 | |
| Altar Guild | Dian Mammo, Lois Zook |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Margaret Horvath |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Kim Faistenhammer |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Lynn Blanks |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Andrew Johnson |
| Ushers | Sue Anderson, Carl Colwell |
| Greeters | Wendy Kiblawi, Sue Anderson |
| Prayer Team | Natalia & Anthony Baker |
| June 23, 2019 | |
| Altar Guild | Sue Hartley, Marilou Arvin |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Sarah Bates |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Tom Coleman |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Carolyn Hoey |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Jim Holubka |
| Ushers | David & Judy Christie |
| Greeters | David & Judy Christie |
| Prayer Team | Herman Rugel & Linda Shannon |
| June 30, 2019 | |
| Altar Guild | Blanche Hutchison, Meren James |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Meren James |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Sue Weston |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Herman Rugel |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Colleen Lough |
| Ushers | Paul & Lynn Blanks |
| Greeters | Paul & Lynn Blanks |
| Prayer Team | Sue Anderson & Amy Kohair |