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Viola Recital Saturday May 19 In this last recital of the year, violist Kalindi Bellach performs a recital of music by Js. S. Bac, Shulamit Ran, and Paul Hindemith. Program starts at 7:30pm.
First Communion Congratulations! Five students will be making their First Communion today at the 10am service. Congratulations go out to Evan Buhl, Josie Clayton, Reid Ferguson, Katie Glover, and Elliott Paik who are taking this important step in their spiritual journey. Please keep them in your prayers.
Welcomed in Holy Baptism! Today we welcome Nicholas Michael Gerich-Leu and Evelyn Elaine Anderzak in baptism. Congratulations!
Our Church Women’s Annual Dinner takes place tonight at 5pm at the Grosse Ile Country Club.
Islandfest Volunteers are needed to help with parking, information booth, wrist band sales and many other areas. Sign up at: www.grosseileislandfest.com If interested in assisting with parking call the Rec Dept at (734) 675- 2364.
Help Build the Float for Saint James’ 150th Anniversary entry in the Islandfest parade. The float party will be held at Beth & Paul Primeau’s home at 8750 Sunnybrook on Saturday, May 26 at 4PM. Bonfire to follow! For more information contact Beth at 734-673-3872 or Sherri Howes at 313-381-1488.
Parade Fun Walk or ride in the Grosse Ile Islandfest parade on Saturday, June 2. Meet at the High School at 9:30am. We will hand out candy and flyers and accompany the 150th Anniversary Float. Call Beth or Sherri (see above) for info.
A Sunday Morning Bible Study runs between services every week from 9:05 to 9:50 AM in the Fireplace Room. Led by Fr. Phil, with lots of space for discussion, this open study is a great for increasing knowledge and faith. Drop in!
Help Choose the Next Bishop for our diocese by participating in one of five “listening sessions” held by the Search and Nomination Committee. In these sessions you will be given several ways to articulate the needs you see in the church and the world––needs you believe our next bishop must be equipped to address. Pick one of the following sessions to attend: 1) Sat, May 12, 9-11:30am, St. Stephen’s, Troy; 2) Tue, May 15, 6-8:30pm, Christ Church Grosse Pointe; 3) Sun, May 20, 5-7:30pm, St. Paul’s Brighton; 4) Thu, May 24, 6-8:30pm, St. Paul’s Jackson; 5) Sat, June 2, 9-11:30am, St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Graduate Recognition Sunday will be June 3, 2018 at the 10:00 service. If you are graduating High School, or any other course of study, please let the office know. There will be a special breakfast in your honor after the service is over.
Our Annual Parish Boat Cruise on the Detroit River is scheduled for Saturday, June 16, beginning at 6:30pm. We leave from Bishop’s Park in Wyandotte. Children are free; adult tickets are $25/person. Tickets will be available after both services on Sunday May 27, June 3, and June 10. We will accept cash, checks & credit card. Tickets are also available in the office.
We move to the Chapel for Sunday 10am services beginning on June 10th.
A note On Gordon’s Foods With their new point system we are able to receive free groceries with our points. So anytime that you shop there please say it is for St. James Church. It doesn’t cost you anything, but we receive the points. During the Rummage Sale we received $68.00 in FREE FOOD!!!
Coffee Hour Volunteers Needed Can you take a turn volunteering in the kitchen during coffee hour? You would make the coffee and tea, bring a simple snack (cookies) and cleanup. Coffee, tea, sugar, creamer, napkins/plates are provided. It is a great way to get involved at St. James. Ask someone to help you. There is a signup sheet on the table in Galloway Hall. Joan Hemsworth is available to show you the ropes.
Great Figures of the New Testament is the topic of the Thursday afternoon discussion group. We meet in the Library at 1:30 p.m. to watch a 30 minute video and then discuss. All are welcome.
Many Thanks from the Heartbeat of Monroe for the donation of baby formula from St. James. It was such a blessing for those in need. – Margaret Horvath
Capital Campaign pledge cards are online at saintjamesgi.net/cc150 and on the resource table. Work begins this Spring!
Gluten-Free Wafers are always available at communion. Just ask!
Prayer at Communion is available every Sunday at the 10AM service. Prayer Team members stand at either side of the altar rail. After you receive the bread and wine, engage a prayer team member and ask for prayer of any kind, which they will offer on your behalf. Prayer requests are confidential.
Secretary Office Hours: Colleen is in the office Tues-Thurs 9-2, & Fri 9-noon.
Open Office Hours Fr. Phil is available for appointments throughout the week for meetings of any length, but on Tuesday evenings you never need an appointment. Drop in any Tuesday between 4:30-6:30 pm and say hello
FEATURES AND ARTICLES
Bottoms Up Diaper Drive
The Interfaith Council would like to thank everyone that contributed to the Bottoms Up Diaper Drive. The Drive was a huge success! Because of your contributions many little ones will have dry, rash-free bottoms. All the diaper donations were taken to Grosse Ile Presbyterian Church, where volunteers bundled them into sets of thirty diapers. The bundles are then reboxed and taken to Fish and Loaves in Taylor. Fish and Loaves is a community Pantry, that allows eligible people to shop in a store-like environment at no cost. The Taylor Fish and Loaves is one of the few facilities that provide diapers. Due to the high cost of diapers, children are often left in a soiled diaper all day. The Interfaith Council is very proud to say that this project has provided diapers so many parents can now take their children to day care. Without diapers, children may not attend a day care facility.
Please remember that this is an on-going project. There is a basket in the hallway across from the office where donations may be deposited. We also collect coupons and take monetary donations.
Again, a Big THANK YOU for all the donations.
Jane Colwell and Sue Lowery, Interfaith Council Reps
🎵 🎶 🎶 MUSIC NOTES 🎵🎶🎶 🎵
Choir and bell choir is up and running! Please consider joining, all are welcome and it is a fun and exciting environment to sing, ring, and explore the rich history of church music. Bell Choir rehearses Thursdays at 6:30, and Vocal Choir rehearses at 7:30 on Thursdays.
This morning’s musical point of interest: This morning we hear a prelude by the composer Frank Bridge, who was a superstar during his time in England. Although largely forgotten now, his music is still powerful and moving. His most enduring legacy of course was being Benjamin Britten’s teacher, who went on to be one of the most important composers of the 20th century. The postlude by Vierne is meant to imitate the effect of the carillon, an instrument consisting of a set of bells, usually in a bell tower, that tend to repeat a pattern of notes; a joyful noise!
Upcoming Music Events:
May 19, 7:30PM: Our last music event of the year is going to be a blast, as violist Kalindi Bellach performs a recital of music by J.S. Bach, Shulamit Ran, and Paul Hindemith.
Summer Music Listening Classes begin in June. These classes last about an hour, during which we will talk about a significant composer of church music and listen to one or more major works. In June, classes will be held on the 7th and 14th at 7:30pm. All are welcome!
150TH ANNIVERSARY EVENTS!
Float-Making Party
May 26th at 4pm
Help build our 150th Anniversary Islandfest float.
Islandfest Parade
June 2nd at 10AM
March and cheer for St. James!
Celebrate History
June 24th at 10AM
Parish Historian Kate Hartwell speaks at the 10AM service about the awe-inspiring history of our founding.
An Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social
June 24th at 11:15AM
on the front lawn!
150TH Celebration Picnic
July 14th at 6PM
Marking 150 years since the consecration of our chapel on July 9, 1868, we gather for a BBQ.
150TH Celebration Worship Service
July 15th at 10AM
On this very week 150 years ago St. James was consecrated by the Bishop of the Diocese. On this morning we host a great celebration with a period 1868 service, a guest preacher, guest dignitaries, and a 19th Century period potluck.
The Blessing of the Time Capsule
August 12th at 10AM
An outdoor Sunday Service featuring the blessing and burying of a time capsule to be opened at our 200th Anniversary celebration in the year 2068.
A ChurchFest blowout kick-off
September 9th at 10AM
A Lisette Play
October 2018 tba
This new production features our founder, Elizabeth Denison Forth, written by parishioner/historian/author Mark McPherson.
Anniversary Recital
November 2018 tba
Blessing of the Renewal Projects
December 2018 tba
CELEBRATIONS & PRAYERS
We Celebrate Birthdays This Week
| Joni Bohl (5/20) | Neely Carroll (5/20) | Ben Lazorka (5/20) | |||
| Betty Burns (5/22) | Marina Carroll (5/22) | Joseph Brough (5/24) | |||
| Colleen Lough (5/24) | Sarah Hemsworth (5/24) | August Corpe (5/25) | |||
| Valentina Bisaro (5/26) | Walt Carroll (5/26) | Nathan Howes (526) | |||
We Celebrate Anniversaries This Week
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Please Pray This Week For Healing
| Elke | Brian Weston | Stacy Rodopoulos | |
| Hannah Thomas | Jerry Zavadil | John Brass | |
| Cath | Amy Kohair | Robert Kohn | |
| Rebecca Grassklaus | Michael Stoddart | Irene John | |
| Jean Fernandes | Jackson Bruce Beidler | Gregory Kohn | |
| Ron Kohn | Shaun Stahlman | Bradley Stahlman | |
| Gabby | Joe Rodolet | Andrew Brunell | |
| Barbara Massey | Joe Hopkins | Philip Metz Sr. | |
| Joseph Engle | Larry Kelenski |
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 AJ Allen, 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 | Bobby Ragoonanan | music@saintjamesgi.net | |||||
| Secretary
Sexton |
Colleen Herman
Harold Schwochow |
office@saintjamesgi.net
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| VESTRY | Treasurer | Curt Crysler ‘19 | treasurer@saintjamesgi.net | ||||
| Member-at-Large | Carl Colwell ‘19 | carl@carlcolwell.com | |||||
| Member-at-Large | Margaret Horvath ‘19 | mhorvath@comcast.net | |||||
| Recording Secretary | Lynda VanEngelen ‘19 | barrylyndahtg@wowway.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 | Bobby Ragoonanan | office@saintjamesgi.net | |||||
| Chapel Tours | Kate Hartwell | (313) 318-3275 | |||||
| Children’s Ministries | Nancy Crysler | ncrysler@outlook.com | |||||
| Choir | Bobby Ragoonanan | music@saintjamesgi.net | |||||
| 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 | MaryLou Cartwright | maryloucartwright@gmail.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 | Marie Johnson | (734) 671-6502 | |||||
| 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
| May 20 | |
| Altar Guild | Sue Hartley, Jennifer Dermody, Gwyn Dugliss |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Mark McPherson |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Sue Weston |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Mike Bisaro |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Jim Holubka |
| 10am prayers & chalice | Warren Johnson |
| Ushers | Ron Bonis, Stuart Cartwright, Merri & Zach Lewis |
| Greeters | Wendy Kiblawi, Marie Johnson |
| 10 am Crucifer | Mitch Lewis |
| 10am Acolytes | Sam Rankine, Austin Saavedra |
| Prayer Team | Colleen Lough , Madeleine Jones |
| May 27 | |
| Altar Guild | Carol Nankervis, Carole Vandenberg, Meren James |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Meren James |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Tom Coleman |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Larry Crabtree |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Andrew Johnson |
| 10am prayers & chalice | Pat Zavadil |
| Ushers | Dave & Judy Christie, Carl Colwell, Jack Hartley |
| Greeters | Dave & Judy Christie |
| 10 am Crucifer | Andrew Johnson |
| 10am Acolytes | Caleb Johnson, Landon Johnson |
| Prayer Team | Natalia Morris & Anthony Baker |
| June 3 | |
| Altar Guild | Joan Hemsworth, Jennifer Dermody, Marilou Arvin |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Mike Callahan |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Sue Weston |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Mary Lou Cartwright |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Andrew Johnson |
| 10am prayers & chalice | Jim Holubka |
| Ushers | Paul & Lynn Blanks, Ron Bonis, Stuart Cartwright |
| Greeters | Natalia Morris, Anthony Baker |
| 10 am Crucifer | Andrew Johnson |
| 10am Acolytes | Caleb Johnson, Landon Johnson |
| Prayer Team | Herman Rugel, Linda Shannon |