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David Hartwell cleans off our founder Lisette’s gravestone at Elmwood Cemetery |
Youth Sunday is Next Week! On June 14th our children and youth will be in the service with us all morning, serving in all the roles of the church. Please be sure your children are here! We will also recognize our graduating seniors on this day.
The Life and Spiritual Times of C.S. Lewis will be presented today, June 7th at 3pm at Sacred Heart. Mark F. McPherson will portray Professor Lewis with a special musical performance by Daniel Susan.
Men’s Breakfast is Saturday, June 13th at 8:30 am at Mom’s on Fort Street in Trenton. Join us!
Thanks to the Men’s Ministry for hosting a great boat cruise!
A Diocesan Picnic is being held Saturday, July 25th, 11am-4pm, in Brighton. Flyers with more information and reservation forms are on the table in the hallway outside of the office. RSVP by July 17th.
A Journey to the Holy Land is being planned by the Diocese for November 13-25, 2016. Visit holy sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem, the Jordan River and the Dead Sea. Learn from knowledgeable speakers and our expert local guide. Final cost to be determined (appx. $3000 after airfare). If you are interested in this trip please contact Father Phil for more information.
Join us for Coffee and Fellowship After the 10am Service in Galloway Hall.
Fr. Phil’s Open Office Hours are every Tuesday from 4:30-6:30pm. These are open drop-in hours, so you do not need an appointment. These meetings are usually 30 minutes or less. For a longer meeting call or email ahead to schedule a time.
An On-going Bible Study is held each Sunday at 9 AM in the Fireplace Room.
Join us for a Weekday Eucharist every Wednesday at 10:15 am in the chapel. Wednesdays at 11 am join us for a spontaneous potluck in Galloway Hall.
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SUMMER CHOIR
Open to All
This summer we will experiment with a “pick-up” choir for the 10am Eucharist. All ages, all voices, all skills: WELCOME!
No rehearsals but there will be a quick warm-up and meeting at 9:15 am in the choir room before the liturgy. When possible we’ll try out some “instant” music and explore some “world” music. Come once, come always, but certainly feel welcome! No vestments or high pressure singing, but an opportunity to sing with the Spirit and assist the people in their joyous song.
We will sing on June 21, 28, skip ALL OF JULY, then begin again on August 2 (OUTDOORS!), ending sometime in the following weeks.
If you can chant “Let’s go Red Wings” or something along those lines, you are fit for service! Come check it out; you know you want to. We need folks to be curious and see what’s up in the sacred music world. There’s a lot more cool stuff out there than you know. As St. Augustine said “If you want to know what we believe, listen to our songs.” I would say “if you want to know what we believe, SING our songs.
~Daniel Susan
Blessing Of The Bicycles+
This Saturday, June 13 at 3pm Enjoy an Island-wide blessing of cyclists and their bicycles in celebration of the peaceful sharing of roads. Unicycles, tricycles, motorcycles, skateboards and more are also welcome. A short bike ride and lots of fun will follow the Blessing Ceremony.
The Blessing of the Bikes or Bicycles, is an annual tradition in which riders of motorcycles or bicycles are blessed by a priest in the hope that it will bring safety for the coming season. The first mass blessing of bicycles, The Blessing of the Bikes , was held in 1999 at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City. The service included prayers and readings of biblical passages, and the bicycles were sprinkled with holy water. A brief memorial service was held to acknowledge riders who had died in the previous year. In 2015 hundreds of cyclists gathered inside the Cathedral to have their bicycles blessed, the 17th year The Blessing of the Bikes has been celebrated theblessingofthebikes.com.
CELEBRATIONS & PRAYERS
Birthdays this week:
| Audrey Lyden (6/7) | Susan Lowery (6/8) | Christine Bohl (6/10) | |
| Warren J. Johnson (6/10) | Cole Gall (6/11) | Angela Barton (6/12) | |
| Jamie Stamper (6/12) | Marliou Arvin (6/14) |
Wedding Anniversaries:
| Lynn & Larry James (6/12) | Kathryn & Karl Schroeder (6/12) |
Healing prayers for:
| Lee | Jerry Zavadil | David Crysler | |
| Jerry Cleaver | Mary Phillips | Marsha Childress | |
| Pete Fernandez | Jean Fernandez | Andrew Brunell | |
| Jerry | Robert Bohl, Jr. | Charles | |
| Stephen Conner | Dylan Neal | Carol Tyler Gacioch | |
| Leonard Weber | Don Hartwell | Carl Colwell | |
| Judy Williams | Benjamin Wrobel | Robert | |
| John Kurth | John Haggard | Lola Boyd | |
| Celena | Philp Metz, Sr. |
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.