HAPPY
PENTECOST!
TRINITY SUNDAY is next week. What do you want to know about the Holy Trinity? Ask Fr. Phil so he can weave it into the sermon: rector@saintjamesgi.net
A NEW CONCRETE WALKWAY around the chapel was installed this week. Look for plantings to be added soon! Again, we thank you for your generous gifts to Saint James. Without them none of this would be possible!
HOLY BAPTISM will be offered over the next several weeks. Reach out to us if you desire the sacrament of Baptism.
A NEW “CHAPEL CHOIR” will debut on Sunday, June 4, at the 8 o’clock service, and you are invited to join in! Chapel choir members can practice at home with the help of videos. You do not have to be able to read music to be in the choir. However, sheet music is available. Call or text David Hartwell for more information at 313-318-9009.
THE LAST DAY FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL is next Sunday, June 4. Thank you, kids and teachers, for a great year!
OUTSIDE SUMMER SERVICES AT 10AM begin on June 11. We will gather on the front parking lot facing the river. Folding chairs will be available but you can bring your own folding chair if you prefer. If it is ever raining or below 65 degrees, we will hold services in the main sanctuary.
HELP SETTING UP THE 10AM OUTSIDE SERVICE is needed! Beginning June 11 we will set up the outdoor altar, speakers, and piano around 9:30am. If you can be a part of this set-up team just show up, or speak to Fr. Phil or Jim Johnson our Minister of Music.
FOUND: AN OCEAN-THEMED necklace and pendant. They were in the church vacuum! If yours, please contact the office and describe it further. Office@saintjamesgi.net or 734-676-1727
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL will be July 24-28. Please save the dates, tell your friends and family, plan to attend, and look for more information about online registration to come!
COLD BREW COFFEE WILL BE “ON THE MENU” Sunday, June 4 at coffee hour after the 8 o’clock and the 10 o’clock services. Elizabeth Perk in Trenton is brewing it for us, and if you haven’t paid them a visit yet … DO! “To die for” hot coffee, cold brew coffee, espresso and espresso drinks … and also delicious Guernsey ice cream in cones, sundaes, shakes, malts, and affogatos — espresso shot(s) over ice cream! To learn more about cold brew coffee be sure to look it up on the internet. Until Sunday, June 4 at coffee hour. David Hartwell 313 318-9009 cell / text.
A KEFIR VIDEO can be found here, for those who brought some home last week: https://youtu.be/q7LlMh9Vg78
HANDY CRAFTERS UNITE Join us if you have any portable craft and want to share it with others: knitting, embroidery, calligraphy, etc. We’ll focus on our crafts and great fellowship. Monthly: first and third Wednesdays, 1-3 at 8187 Grays Dr. B 1, Grays Village condos. Contact Mary Shelton at 734.215.5113 or mary@mshelton.net to reserve a seat. Bring your own refreshments. First Meeting: June 7.
THE YEARLY AUDIT IS COMING UP and Charlotte Campeau is looking for volunteers to help. No experience needed, but we do need your help! Reach out to Charlotte or to Colleen in the office if you are interested.
THE BOTTOMS UP DIAPER BANK annual drive is on June 10th at Kroger from 10 to 4. If you would like to make a baby diaper donation, you can bring them to church and place them in the basket in the hall by the office anytime or drop them off at Kroger on June 10th. To make a monetary donation, please make the check out to Grosse Ile Presbyterian Church with a notation of “Bottoms Up Diaper Bank”, 7925 Horsemill Road, Grosse Ile 48138. Diapers are distributed to registered families through Fish and Loaves Food Pantry in Taylor. If you have any questions ask Jane Colwell (734-612-1222) or Sue Lowery (734-771-2503), St. James Interfaith Council Representatives.
PAINTED CHAIRS are being accepted by the Grosse Ile Art Alliance for their Garden and Chair-arty event. Enter a painted chair or any kind of garden art in the silent auction at Island Fest. Details are on the GI Art Alliance website (grosseileartalliance.org)
CHRISTIAN MYSTICISM is the subject of our current video/discussion series being held in the River Room on Thursday mornings at 10:30am.
CAMP CHICKAGAMI SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE. This year’s summer camp sessions include “Family Camp” (June 26-29, “Intermediate Camp” (July 16-21 rising 4th – 7th graders), and “Pioneer Trip Camp” (July 16-21 rising 9th – 12th graders). Saint James has a limited number of $100 scholarships available, and the Diocese has a limited number of $100 and $200 scholarships available. Overnight camp pricing begins at $400. Talk to Fr. Phil to learn
more. CampChickagami.org
SUNDAY SERVICES ARE RECORDED and posted in high quality on YouTube every Sunday afternoon. Check YouTube.com/saintjamesgi
ACOLYTE SIGN-UP can be found at https://bit.ly/3X5xgY8
WEEKLY “SAINT’S STORIES” SERVICES are held in the chapel on Wednesdays at 10:15am. An optional potluck lunch follows.
DEDICATE SUNDAY FLOWERS in memory of a loved one, perhaps on the date they died or on their birthday. There are several open dates available on the Flower Chart for 2023 located in the hallway near the office. The recommended donation is $50, which covers two arrangements used at the 8am and 10am services. Just sign up on the poster and Linda Kurth will contact you to coordinate. Call Linda with questions: 734-675-1506.
RECEIVE CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS BY EMAIL by following this link and adding yourself to the mailing list: https://bit.ly/3FI20ba Please add us to your contact list: stjamessunrise@gmail.com
CHECK THE OFFICE CALENDAR when scheduling events at Saint James. Contact Colleen in the office at 734-676-1727 or office@saintjamesgi.net.
NEWER MEMBERS, please fill out a new member form on the resource table so we can reach out to you with parish updates!
FR. PHIL’S OPEN OFFICE DROP-IN HOURS are Tuesdays from 4:00-6:00 p.m.
RECENT SERMONS are posted online at www.SaintJamesGi.net
GLUTEN FREE WAFERS are always available at communion. Just ask!
SECRETARY OFFICE HOURS: Tue 9-2, Weds 9-3 and Thurs 9-4.
CALL OR TEXT FR. PHIL at 734-775-7140. |
