| A HOLY MOMENT OF THE WEEK
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David Hartwell and Jim Johnson sharing a beer of sorts.
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Today is a Children’s Service! Please warmly welcome our youngest members. Kids, we’re glad you’re here!
Welcomed in Baptism Today we welcome Evan (parents Christina & Matt), Jeremiah (parents Natalia & Anthony), Braelyn (parents Briana & Ryan), Hudson (parents Sara & Scott), and Ava (parents Natalie & Travis) into our timeless and universal fellowship in Christ. Congratulations one and all!
A Service of Remembrance is a 10-minute service planned for today at 11:15 a.m. We gather in the memorial garden to remember and give thanks for the saints who have gone before us to God.
All Saints Candy Guessing Jars are in Galloway hall. Have some festive fun and guess how many candies or food items are in each jar. While you’re at it, you’ll learn a bit about the saints too! The closest guess without going over wins the contents of the jar.
An All-Island Thanksgiving service will be held at St. Thomas Lutheran Church this year, located on Meridian Road, at 7pm, on Wednesday November 27. Fr. Phil will be the preacher.
In the Newly Renovated Women’s Bathroom, please do not tape flyers to the mirrors, walls, or paper towel dispensers.
Red Doors – Meal and a Movie 🎥 If you are interested in seeing the movie ”HARRIET” being released this week-Text Kate at 313-318-3275. Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist and political activist. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad.
In-Gathering Sunday is November 24. Please bring your pledge card on this morning, If you have not already mailed it in, or placed it in the offering plate. On this morning we will bless our pledges of support in an act of worship and offering to God.
The Thanks+Giving Fun Run is set for Thanksgiving morning at Saint James. Join us for a 1 Mile Kid’s Dash at 8:30 a.m. and a 5K Run-Walk at 9:00 a.m. There are prizes! Register online at SaintJamesGi.net. Entry fees are free-will donations that support local families through local feeding ministries– the Sacred Heart Food Pantry, the Spirit of Hope Soup Kitchen, and Saint James ministries. All donations are tax deductible.
Gift Cards Donate Money To The Church. It is November and the Holiday Season is officially under way. That means it is time to shop for your favorite people. Avoid the stress. Order gift cards through the church and a portion of your order goes to support Saint James. All your favorite stores are offered: dining, entertainment, gas and auto, electronics and office, health and beauty, home improvement, clothing and accessories, sporting goods, etc. An information/order form can be found on the resource table outside of the main office. Complete the order form and give your check (payable to St. James Scrip) to Colleen in the office or to Lynn Blanks. Thank you for supporting Saint James -Lynn
November’s Coffee Club Orders must be received no later than noon Monday, November 4. Questions about the coffee club at Saint James, CoffeeAM.com, or the reduced prices that members pay can be directed to David Hartwell at dhartwell4@yahoo.com or 313 318-9009. PS Our church coffee is CoffeeAM coffee. Enjoy!
Christmas Carolers Wanted! Last year we had a blast singing around town. So why not do it again? If you are interested let Natalia Baker know at nataliamorris130@gmail.com or 908-656-0915. Dates are 12/7 and 12/14. Stay tuned for more details!
The ChristNET Warming Shelter is coming to Grosse Ile. From Sunday, November 17th through November 24th at the Grosse Ile Presbyterian Church (GIPC), approximately 30 homeless people will be served dinner, given a warm place to sleep, and served breakfast. Every island church hosts one night. We are responsible for Monday night, November 18th.
Volunteers are needed at GIPC on:
♥ Sunday, November 17th at noon to help set up.
♥ Monday Night, November 18-19 from 2:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.
♥ Sunday, November 24th at 6:30 a.m. to help tear down & pack up. Please sign up at the Inter-Faith Council Bulletin Board in the main hallway or call Sue Lowery (675-0417)/Jane Colwell (612-1222). We are so grateful for all the past volunteers, who have agreed to help again this year. Also we ask for your prayers for our guests and those of us who volunteer in this ministry.
Our Thursday Book Group is reading “What the Gospels Meant” by Garry Wills. The drop-in group meets on Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. in the library.
Nursery Care is available every Sunday from 9:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Service Recordings from our 8am service are found at saintjamesgi.net under the “Media” tab, and at youtube.com/user/saintjamesgi
First Aid Kits are located throughout the church: 1) On the shelf under the main altar; 2) On the coat rack in the main hall by the office; 3) In the kitchen by the sink; and 4) In the chapel sacristy.
Sunday Bible Study An open, drop-in Bible study is held every Sunday in the Fireplace Room at 9 a.m. It requires no prep. Try it out this Sunday!
Gluten-Free Wafers are always available at communion. Just ask.
Secretary Office Hours: Colleen is in the office Tue-Thur 9-2, & Fri 9-12.
Open Office Hours Fr. Phil is available on Tuesday evenings from 4:30 to 6:30 pm for anyone to drop in without an appointment. For a meeting of 40 minutes or more, please call or email to schedule an appointment.
SAINT JAMES WISH LIST
Listed 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 at goodnews@saintjamesgi.net!
If you have any items for the Wish List, please contact the office.
🎵 🎶 🎶 MUSIC NOTES 🎵🎶🎶 🎵
About the Anthem. This hymn was written by Robert Lowry in the summer of 1864 in Brooklyn, New York. The text came out of Lowry’s thoughts on the metaphor of the river in Christian thoughts about death. He wrote, “I began to wonder why the hymn-writers has said so much about the ‘river of death’ and so little about ‘the pure water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb’” (William J. Reynolds, Companion to Baptist Hymnal, p. 191). It was first published as “Mutual Recognition in the Hereafter” in Happy Voices in 1865.The first stanza asks a question about meeting the saints who have gone on before at the river of life, and the refrain is an affirmative answer. The remaining stanzas expand on the theme of Christian death and eternal life. The tune is also by Robert Lowry and was written for the words in 1864. It was named HANSON PLACE after Hanson Place Baptist Church in Brooklyn, New York, where Lowry was serving as pastor at that time.
Special Thanks We give thanks and praise to God for the gifts of musical talent given to Colleen Herman as she shares her skills and gifts of music in our 10:00 A.M. worship today. Thanks, also, to Wendy Kiblawi and Collie Hooper Yan for their wonderful assistance and leadership with the reception after last night’s concert.
An Invitation for all pianists and instrumentalists… If you would like to play one or more selections during the 10:00 A.M. worship service, please speak with our Minister of Music Jim Johnson. As an inviting and inclusive community of worshipers, we want to give those with musical gifts the opportunity to participate in worship in such a way.
NEWS & UPDATES
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Out There With Outreach: The Baked Potato Bar & Salad Fundraiser
Thank you all so very much for your loving generosity and for showing up to support the fundraiser for hurricane relief in the Bahamas! $675.oo was raised through your free will donations; 100% of which went to the cause! Monica & Dave Dowan started a fund to give aid to those in need after disasters, beginning with the recent Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas. This fund is by way of creating a memorial to honor Monica’s mother Marianne. We thought that a Baked Potato & Salad Dinner would be a good way to kick-start “Marianne’s Bags of Hope” memorial. Thanks to you, it was a good idea! Thanks to those who donated desserts and helped us clean up afterward as well. What a great help!
Thanks also to Fr. Phil for providing the ECW program, for the evening, about his Sabbatical to Ireland. He really made his trip come to life for us! He also provided a wonderful Irish bread he made to round out the meal! Yummy! Love to All!!!
Spirit of Hope “Thanksgiving” Meal coming up on Sat, Nov 16, 2019
On Nov, 16th Saint James will provide and serve a “Thanksgiving” meal for our guests at Spirit of Hope Soup Kitchen.
There are three sign-up sheets on the Outreach/Soup Kitchen bulletin board in the hallway between the Sunday School room and the Choir Practice room.
The first sheet is to sign-up to prepare the meal. We will meet in our Chapel parking lot at 8:20 a.m. to load up the supplies in the cars and to carpool. We will arrive at Spirit of Hope at approx. 9:15. You should be on your way home by 11:00.
The second sheet is to sign up for the Serving and clean-up. You should be at the Spirit of Hope by 11:30.
The third sheet is to volunteer to buy, roast, slice, and bag a turkey. Please deliver the roasted, sliced, and zip-lock bagged turkey to our Soup Kitchen freezer (in the back room through Galloway Hall) before Sat. Nov. 16. If you are also volunteering to help prep. and or serve the meal, you may bring the slice turkey with you. It would be nice if you included the juice from the turkey in a separate bag for gravy. No gizzards please. Patricia Saavedra & her mom Janet are making pumpkin rolls for dessert!
If you sign up but can’t come, please let us know so that we can fill your spot.
Thanks so much, we really need your help!
May God bless you All. Any questions, please call or text: Amy Kohair 734-693-0694 or Frank Kohair 734-693-5904
Upcoming ECW Events:
Nov. 6 Wire cones & berries
Nov. 10 ECW General Meeting
Nov. 13 12:00 Outreach : Penrickton School for the Blind
Nov. 20 Wire cones & berries
Nov. 30 Greens Market Set Up
CELEBRATIONS & PRAYERS
We Celebrate Birthdays This Week
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We Celebrate Anniversaries This Week
| Randy & Sharon Thomas (11/3) | Phil & Mandy Phillips (11/5) |
| Mark & Lori Ferguson (11/8) | Larry & Donna Crabtree (11/9) |
Please Pray This Week For Healing
| Bruce Stahlman | Sally Byers | John Brass | |
| Linda Kohn | Jean Fernandes | Jackson Beidler | |
| Robert Kohn | Michael Stoddart | Gregory Kohn | |
| James Marion | Shaun Stahlman | Hank P. | |
| Ralph | Toni Mann | Alex | |
| John Santori | Jennifer A. | Sophia Pratt | |
| Jennifer Engle | Michelle Mills | Reno Santori | |
| Elena Coleman | Philip Metz Sr. | Sharon Rodelett | |
| Carole Vandenberg | Julia | Sara K | |
| Baby Cerulean | Claude Johnson | Tracy Ortlieb |
Pray for those serving in The Church For the 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, Todd and Patsy McGregor & family in Madagascar, El Hogar in Honduras, and the Spirit of Hope Soup Kitchen in Detroit.
Pray for those serving in the military AJ Allen, Cole Kohair, 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 | Jim Johnson | music@saintjamesgi.net | ||||
| Secretary
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Colleen Herman
Harold Schwochow |
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| VESTRY | Member-at-large | Mark Ferguson ‘22 | Thefergusons1108@me.com | |||
| Member-at-Large | Warren Johnson ‘22 | warnie@comcast.net | ||||
| Youth Member-At-Large | William Johnson ‘22 | warnie@comcast.net | ||||
| Member -At Large | Sue Weston ‘22 | Suelovessnow@yahoo.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 | Jim Johnson | Jjcricket1958@yahoo.com | ||||
| Chapel Tours | Kate Hartwell | (313) 318-3275 | ||||
| Children’s Ministries | Erica Benson | Ericabenson101@gmail.com | ||||
| Choir | Jim Johnson | Jjcricket1958@yahoo.com | ||||
| 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 | Sharon Metz | midwestfrost@hotmail.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 | David Dowhan | daviddowhan@comcast.net | ||||
| Memorial Garden | Carole Vandenberg | (734) 671-6492 | ||||
| Office | Colleen Herman | office@saintjamesgi.net | ||||
| Pastoral Care Team | Jim Holubka | (313) 389-1833 | ||||
| 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 | Blanche Hutchison | (313)657-1726 | ||||
| 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
| November 3, 2019 | |
| Altar Guild | Carol Nankervis, Chris Robertson, Lois Zook |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Margaret Horvath |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Tom Coleman |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Linda Shannon |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Blanche Hutchison |
| 10 am prayers & chalice | Colleen Lough |
| Ushers | Paul & Lynn Blanks, Zach & Merri Lewis |
| Greeters | Lil Everlove, Lynn Blanks |
| Acolytes | Joi Boswell, Crystal Turner |
| Crucifer | Anna Shumate |
| Prayer Team | Tom & Erica Benson |
| November 10, 2019 | |
| Altar Guild | Linda Kurth, Sarah Bates, Carolyn Hoey |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Sarah Bates (2nd reading) |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Sue Weston (1st reading) |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Anthony Baker (2nd reading) |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Jim Holubka (1st reading) |
| 10 am prayers & chalice | Jane Colwell |
| Ushers | S. Anderson, S. Cartwright, J. Dermody, R. Knudson |
| Greeters | Natalie & Anthony Baker |
| Acolytes | Austin Saavedra, Noah Saavedra |
| Crucifer | |
| Prayer Team | Colleen Lough & Madeleine Jones |
| November 17, 2019 | |
| Altar Guild | Jennifer Dermody, Sue Callahan, Madeleine Jones |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Meren James |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Tom Coleman |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Larry Crabtree |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Jane Colwell |
| 10 am prayers & chalice | Blanche Hutchison |
| Ushers | Paul & Lynn Blanks, Pete Jett, Chi Paik |
| Greeters | Robin Knudson, Marie Johnson |
| Acolytes | Jackson DePaul, Paiten Christie |
| Crucifer | Anna Shumate |
| Prayer Team | Natalia & Anthony Baker |