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HOLY MOMENTs OF THE WEEK Send yours to goodnews@saintjamesgi.net
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First Communion Classes are held for children in 2nd Grade or above throughout the season of Lent. To register your child contact office@saintjamesgi.net. Classes will be held weekly on Sunday mornings from 11:15am-11:45am .
Lenten Communion Bread Would you like to bake Communion Bread during Lent? Please contact Krista in the office if you can help.
Diaper Drive for Matrix Human Services Collection ends Today. ECW is working in conjunction with a benevolence in Detroit called Matrix Human Services that works to fight poverty. At a Prenatal and Postnatal Conference on March 5 they will be providing bags of things needed for new babies. Needed are new, unopened bags of diapers sizes 2 and 3. Diaper donations can be placed in the ECW office (room #3). Thank you for joining the ECW in supporting this important ministry!
Sign Up Today for the “God is With Us” Parish Retreat The retreat will be held at Saint James on Friday, March 13th and Saturday, March 14th. It will be facilitated by the wonderful Rev. Sally Boelter and is open to all members of Saint James, including the men. Sign up sheets can be found on the bulletin board outside the main sanctuary, on the information table outside the main office, and on the table outside the kitchen.
Save the Date for a Lenten Movie Night March 21 Come help us coax the light and warmth back with this month´s movie night…all about the light of love and friendship in our lives! Come and see for yourself! Join us at 7pm for Unconditional and Rio. Watch for more details soon!
Spring Rummage Sale It may seem a long way off, but it will be here before you know it! Please save your rummage and bring after April 13th. The sale will be May 1 and 2.
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.
Join us for a Weekday Eucharist every Wednesday at 10:15am. Wednesdays at 11am join us for “Coffee and Conversation” in Galloway Hall.
An On-going Bible Study is held each Sunday at 9 AM in the Fireplace Room.
FEATURES & ARTICLES
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JOIN US EVERY WEDNESDAY IN LENT FOR A
CHURCH POTLUCK & SPECIAL LENT PROGRAM
There are no special hosts this year. Just a classic potluck open to all each week.
6:00pm Evening Prayer, for those able to attend
6:15pm Potluck Dinner through 7pm
7:00pm Lenten Program (more below)
PROGRAM SYNOPSIS:
Why did God change the rules with Jesus? How was Judaism a revolution and what can we learn from it in our day? Why has the church so often strayed from the example of Jesus? Who and what is the Holy Spirit, and why do we not know? How can we strengthen our spiritual lives by A) Avoiding the past mistakes of Christianity/Judaism and B) learning from Jesus Christ’s death, resurrection, and example?
FIND OUT IN OUR 2015 LENTEN PROGRAM!
FROM LAW TO SPIRIT
Mar 4: SESSION 2 We consider what changed with the coming of Jesus, and how a radical new set of outsiders were brought into God’s fold through him.
Mar 11: SESSION 3 We look at our attempts over the past 2,000 to live the Jesus revolution, focusing on how we have met a major crisis in our understanding every 500 years.
Mar 18: SESSION 4 We seek out what God is revealing to us today about True Christianity, asking why church and society seem to be in such flux in our time, and considering what the answer might be.
Mar 25: SESSION 5 We look at a potential new revolution God may have in mind, and consider how God might intend for the next 3,000 years of Christianity to unfold, especially including the final coming of Christ.
Recipes Needed!
Greetings from the Cookbook Committee. We are actively working to provide a new parish cookbook. We would like to get recipes from everyone. We have about 100 recipes now but would love to have more! If you have a recipe that is one of your favorites, please send it to us.
This recipe could be something from your Mother or Grandmother. We are also looking for recipes from the Men’s Group, Sunday School Children, Busy Day Recipes from Young Mothers, Cooking for One, Cooking for Two, Cooking for a Crowd, etc. The committee will put them into the format that is needed for the cookbook.
Please send your recipes to
Julie Kohn at fsuitcase@gmail.com or
Linda Shannon lkshannon1@comcast.net
click the image to go to the Open Book website for tickets and more info
February 27 – March 7
In the small town of Independence, Iowa, Evelyn Briggs might be losing her mind. As her three daughters attempt to come together to make a family decision, each must find their own independence. (our secretary, Krista, is playing the oldest daughter)
Presented by Open Book Theatre Company
performing at Penelope’s Venue, 12219 Dix Toledo, Southgate
openbooktc.com or 723 288-7753 for tickets and more information
click the image to go to the EDOMI website for more info
Diocesan Ministry Fair
May 2nd
The 2015 EDOMI (Episcopal Diocese of Michigan) Ministry Fair — Re-imagining The Household of God — has been scheduled for May 2. This runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Detroit.
The new events brings together the best elements of two previous events — Becoming the Household of God and Ministry Fair
The keynote speaker is Tom Brackett, missioner for church planting and ministry development for the Episcopal Church. Also, guests will be able to learn concrete ways of reaching out into their neighborhoods.
For more information talk to Jim Holubka, 313-389-1833
CELEBRATIONS & PRAYERS
Birthdays this week:
| Jill Robinson (3/5) | Gwyn Dugliss (3/6) | Shelly Davenport (3/7) | |
| Alexis Czajka (3/7) |
Pray for the infirm & homebound:
| Elaine Ameluxen | Bernice Collins | Sally Frisch |
Healing prayers for:
| Lee | Jerry Zavadil | David Crysler | |
| Charles | John Santori | Marsha Childress | |
| Pete Fernandez | Jean Fernandez | Andrew Brunell | |
| Jerry | Sally Southerland | Mary Phillips | |
| Judy Williams |
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, Beatriz & 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.