A HOLY MOMENT OF THE WEEK
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Wendy, Sylvia, Norma, and Collie make sandwiches to pass out with socks to those standing at the expressway exits.
Our Lent Potluck and Program CONCLUDES this week with: Tenets of the Christian Faith – Can They Change? Come this Wednesday Night: 6:15 Evening Prayer; 6:30 Potluck; 7:00 Program by Fr. Phil. Come to all 3 parts, or as many as you can.
ECW General Meeting today following the 10am service.
A Day Trip To Du Mouchelles is planned for Tuesday, March 15th. Please join us as we have a fun outing to Du Mouchelles in downtown Detroit. We will leave Saint James at 9am and car pool. Each person is invited to bring an item to be appraised. We will have lunch somewhere in Midtown or Corktown. There is a signup sheet on the Fellowship board in the hallway.
Our Holy Week Services follow Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, his last supper, his descent to the dead, and his resurrection on Easter. These holiest days of the year are extraordinary:
PALM SUNDAY – 8 AM & 10 AM – MARCH 20
MAUNDY THURSDAY – 7 PM – ONE HOUR – CHAPEL – MARCH 24
GOOD FRIDAY LITURGY – 1 PM – MEDITATION: 7 WITNESSES OF THE CROSS
HOLY SATURDAY SOLEMN PRAYERS – 9 AM – CHAPEL – MARCH 26
HOLY SATURDAY FOR KIDZ! – 10-12 AM – CRAFT, STORY, EGG HUNT, SNACK
EASTER SUNRISE VIGIL – 7:45 AM – MARCH 27
EASTER DAY FESTIVAL EUCHARIST – 10 AM – MARCH 27
Honor your Loved Ones on Easter Morning with fresh potted lilies and exultant music. Easter Flower and Music Memorials and Thanksgivings are being accepted now. Names of loved ones will be printed in each Easter Bulletin. Fill out the golden bulletin inserts and return to the office.
Not Your Conventional Bottle Drive! St. Frances Cabrini Free Clinic located in Corktown can use your old prescription bottles. The Cabrini Free Clinic is the oldest free clinic not only in Detroit, but in the nation. Andy June will be volunteering at the clinic and will happily take the donated prescription bottles to be used in their pharmacy. Please remember to remove all labels prior to donating them. There is a donation basket set up in the hallway across from the office. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Andy!
Kurt Vonnegut Short Stories are brought to life for Open Book Theatre’s production of Who Am I This Time? running through March 19th in Southgate. The stories display the best of Vonnegut’s craft as he explores themes of identity, loss and love with a sensitivity and dark humor. www.openbooktc.com
Coffee & Kids is a new group is being created for parents/caregivers of young children. This weekly come-if-you-can group is designed as a space for parents/caregivers to come together in fellowship and will meet at St. Stephens Episcopal Church, Wyandotte during a weekday morning or afternoon. The structure will be an informal gathering where we will discuss parenting, spiritual life, and more. If there is interest we could transform into a book/bible study as well. If you are interested in joining the group, or volunteering to watch our children, please email emilie.maierhofer@gmail.com. Please indicate how many children you care for, and their ages as well as any ideas you have for the group.
The Ten-Week Preparation For Confirmation is under way for 7 students: Andrew Ador Johnson, Warren Johnson, William Johnson, Abbey McNeill, Emma Rankine, Tommy Shumate, and Hannah Thomas. Please pray for these special young people confirming their faith on April 24th.
The Bishop is Coming! Make sure to be in attendance on Sunday, April 24, for the bishop’s triennial visitation.
Games to Share? We are looking for some fun games to be used as learning tools in Sunday School. If anyone has a corn hole game, foosball, air hockey, etc. they would like to donate contact Nancy Crysler, ncrsyler@outlook.com
New Bible Studies are being offered through Saint James this Winter. Join us Sunday mornings at 9:05 in the Fireplace Room. A second weekly Bible Study runs on Thursday mornings at 10:30am in the Library. Sign up on the Bulletin Boards by the front doors or email goodnews@saintjamesgi.net.
An Open Bible Study is held every Sunday Morning in the Fireplace Room at 9:05 am. We are currently reading & discussing the Gospel of Luke a chapter at a time.
A Weekday Eucharist focused on the life of a saint is held every Wed. at 10:15am.
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Fr. Phil’s Open Office Hours are every Tuesday from 4:30-6:30pm.
Coffee and Fellowship follow the 10am Service every Sunday in Galloway Hall. Volunteers are always needed to host, contact Joan Hemsworth (734-675-8191).
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BOTTOMS UP DIAPER BANK
Recently the Interfaith Council was asked to join the Grosse Ile Presbyterian in implementing the “Bottoms Up” diaper program. This is an ongoing diaper bank that provides diapers to families in need. We would partner with Fish & Loaves, a local food pantry in Taylor, MI. We learned many surprising facts:
- Diapers can’t be purchased with WIC or Bridge cards.
- Parents may miss work if they can’t supply diapers at free or subsidized daycares.
- Cloth diapers can’t be washed at laundromats, for health reasons.
- Diapers for one baby can average between $60-$80 per month.
- Due to cost and lack of diapers a baby may remain in one diaper all day.
Fish & Loaves will distribute diapers to qualified, low-income families with babies and toddlers.The goal is to provides enough diapers so parents can take their babies to daycare. This would enable them to work and provide for their family.
How can you help??
- Donate diapers in the container in our hallway.
- Write a check to GIPC–notation “Bottoms Up”. (Give to Jane or Susan)
- Donate diaper coupons.
- Ask if your company is interested in being a corporate sponsor.
- Parents of young children can register for rewards at places like Huggies, Pampers, and Babies R Us.
If you have any questions please contact: Jane Colwell (734-671-9446) or Susan Lowery (734-675-0417)
What is Dartball? If you go to the internet and search “dartball” you will learn more about the game, its rich history, and the fun you can have playing the game. Kate and I went to the last league game of the year on Monday, February 29 of a ten team church dartball league that plays about an hour away. Both teams were very friendly and the host team graciously gifted Saint James a used dartball board and some dartball darts. We will first need to prepare a place to set it up and then you will all be invited to come try your hand at dartball. On Sunday evening, March 13, the church dartball league championship is being played and we have been extended an invitation to watch the games. There will be multiple boards with multiple teams playing at the same time. Please let David Hartwell know if you are interested in being a team player or if you would like to watch the league championship by emailing or calling him at dhartwell4@yahoo.com or 313 318-9009.
SERVING THIS WEEK
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| March 13 | |
| Altar Guild | Carole V., Madeleine J., Marilou A. |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Margaret Horvath |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | David Hartwell |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Marcie Treadwell |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Todd Rankine |
| Ken Bearden | Andrew Johnson |
| Ushers | Dave & Judy Christie, Zach & Merri Lewis |
| Greeters | Lil Everlove & Marie Johnson |
| 10 am Crucifer | Landon Johnson |
| 10am Acolytes
Prayer Team |
Jessica Roekle & Charlotte Glover
Maria Turner & Amy Kohair |
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.
- Area rug for Sunday School classrooms $150
- New plexiglass on the Evangelists window $6,000
- Island-wide Evangelism mailing $3,000
- 4 Long tablecloths for the 8ft. tables $120
- Landscape and decorate area outside breezeway
- New windows for Galloway Hall
Thank you, thank you, and thank you!
🎵 🎶 🎶🎵 MUSIC NOTES 🎵🎶🎶 🎵
A Weekly Series by Daniel Susan, our Minister of Music
Without the efforts of Felix Mendelssohn, J.S. Bach might be unknown to us. After Bach’s death his music was considered out-of-style and much was thrown away or used to wrap fish. A century later Mendelssohn helped set in motion a renewed interest in composers of the past which continues today. This week the hymn “A mighty fortress”, composed by Martin Luther, is sung as arranged by J.S. Bach. Two small introductions to that hymn, written by contemporaries of Bach, also preach the Word. The anthem “Grant peace, we pray” by Mendelssohn carries a text that Marin Luther formed from an ancient liturgy. Mendelssohn is said to have composed this beautiful anthem after hearing the style of church music from centuries before. He did not set out to copy it, but to infuse his 19th century style with the discipline of earlier forms. We blend various styles and sources of sacred music to offer prayer and praise to God with some variety. This week Luther arranges a Psalm, Bach, Kittel, and Hanff arrange Luther, and modern-Mendelssohn sets a text from the early Church while thinking about the Renaissance: Historic diversity of a sacred music sort!
CELEBRATIONS & PRAYERS
We Celebrate Birthdays This Week
| Mitch Lewis (3/13) | Jeff Czajka (3/14) | Warren K. Johnson (3/15) | |
| Joe Miklos (3/15) | Sharon Thomas (3/16) | Nathan Treadwell (3/17) | |
| Greg Shamus (3/19) |
We Celebrate Anniversaries This Week
| Donna & Walt Denson (3/16) | Deborah & Michael Stoddart (3/16) |
Please Pray This Week For Healing:
| 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 | |
| Greg Larkin | Lola Boyd | Jackson Bruce Beidler | |
| Joan Klose | Joan Haggard | John Haggard | |
| Terri Thurlow |
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.