Welcome to Saint James!

A PARENTS’ ACOLYTE PLANNING MEETING is scheduled for today Nov 12, after the 10am service. Please come to join up!

INEXPENSIVE FRESH ROASTED COFFEE can be gotten through the Saint James Coffee Club. We pool our orders to get deep discounts on coffee of all sorts. A coffee club order will be called in THIS Monday, the 13th. Find your roast at coffeeam.com and call/text your order to David Hartwell any time before noon Monday. Coffee will be delivered next Sunday 313-318-9009

URGENT REQUEST FOR CHILDREN to sing in the Angels/Children’s Choir for Boars Head! This is a limited-time choral experience for your child to learn to sing and participate in an amazing production. The whole thing will be over done within a month. If you have a child, or know of a child, who may be interested, please reach out to Jim Johnson (our organist) asap!  They do NOT need to be from Grosse Ile!

THE ANGEL TREE IS BACK and we need all of you to help bless over 40 individuals! Please grab a tag off the tree in the main church narthex and help a child/family this Christmas season. Please wrap gifts and keep the original tag. Turn in by Dec. 10th. Any questions please see Natalia Baker/ 908-656-0915.

“CHRISTMAS COOKIES FOR INCARCERATED YOUTH”  We need more cookies this year and we have an earlier deadline. I hope you can still help. Including youth, parents, and staff there are over 900 people who we would like to bless with cookies. I need to deliver by November 29. If you can just do one or two dozen, that would be a great help. Put them in the kitchen at St. James in a disposable container or cardboard box marked “Sue Anderson.” If cookies have NUTS, please mark container. As you’re making the cookies, please pray for all the incarcerated youth, both boys and girls. These are the type of prayers they tell their chaplain— Pray for: My dad. Strength to get through next program. Mom and siblings. Court date. Son’s protection. Mom needs food. Daughter. Forgiveness. Learn more about God. Mom’s health. Deeper prayer life. Go home to Mom. Dad’s recovery from gunshot. Mom’s court date. Can you imagine the fear some of these kids are going through? Bad circumstances. Poor health, living conditions. Little food. Some are guilty. Some were set up. At least at the facility they are warm, protected, and have food. As Bob Kirby always posts, Locked up but not locked out of God’s love and protection.” I pray you have good health, a cozy Christmas dinner with family and friends, protected by God’s love and care, and peace in your heart. Thank you so much. Hugs, Sue Anderson Text 734-558-7106   sues389@yahoo.com

THOSE LITTLE BOOKLETS on the resource table, called “Forward Day by Day”, are books of daily inspiration. Each tiny page is a day, so it only takes 60 seconds to set your mind on Christ and refocus your heart. The books are free to church members. Each book covers three months. Give it a try! (We order them automatically, so if you don’t take a book we’ll have to toss them out, so please grab one.)

HOLIDAY GIFT CARDS BENEFIT ST. JAMES: The holiday season is officially under way and it is time to shop for your favorite people. If you order gift cards through the church, a portion of your order goes to support Saint James. You don’t pay extra, we get the percentage from the “Scrip” organization that sells the cards. Here’s the process:
1. Find an ORDER FORM on the resource table and a stapled packet of available retainers (there are 100’s). 2. On the Order Form, list as many cards as you want. 3. Return the Order Form and a check to “St. James SCRIP” to Lynn Blanks or the main office asap. We will purchase the gift cards on Sunday, Dec 3 and Sunday, Dec 10. 4. Orders can be picked up the following Sunday or from Colleen in the main office.
Avoid the stress and the crowds! All your favorite stores are offered: entertainment, dining, gas and auto, electronics, office, health and beauty, home improvement, clothing, sporting goods.  Thank you for supporting Saint James!

KRAVING A KRINGLE?  The Men’s Group is hosting its second Kringle fundraiser! A Kringle is a pastry of fruits and nuts that also comes in specialty flavors of chocolate, cinnamon, and cheesecake. There are 12 delicious “flavors” to choose from. Order now for delivery by the Christmas holiday. $12 each. Reach out to David Hartwell, Burdette Milkins, or Peter Jett to place your order. Their contact info is in the new directory. Proceed will benefit the Friday Fill-Up Backpack project that benefits Grosse Ile schools children in need of food on the weekends.

BOAR’S HEAD TICKETS are going fast! Find them at boarsheadgi.com for performances on December 7, 8, 9, 10. The Grosse Ile Boar’s Head Festival is a 400-person community event with full orchestra, an original score, a choir of 40-50, and many moving moments. Fun and simple roles are still available! Sign up at https://bit.ly/bhvolunteer23.

THE THANKS+GIVING FUN RUN is back for our 10th Annual event! Walk or run along East River on Thanksgiving morning for a 1-Mile Kids Dash at 8:30 a.m. or a 5K at 9:00 a.m. We put the FUN in fun run, so bring kids, pets, and strollers, and invite family and friends. There are even prizes and free snacks! Register at SaintJamesGI.net. Want to help instead? We’re in need of volunteers in the kitchen and as a safety driver. See Libby c: 734-775-8009 or Sherri c: 313-384-1488 if you would like to volunteer. It’s a great time!

CHARLES DICKENS IS COMING to Saint James on Saturday, December 23, at 7:00 p.m. in our historic chapel. Come and see our own Mark McPherson transform in character into Charles Dickens in a short two-act performance sure to get you into the Christmas Spirit. There’s no cost of admission, free-will donations will benefit the Friday Fill-Up Backpack project. Supported by the Men’s Group and ECW.

“LITTLE TREE FORMS” from last year’s Greens Market are being collected to be reused. See Chris Robertson for more info.

FRIDAY FILL-UP “BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK” is a new ministry to help alleviate childhood hunger on Grosse Ile. Every Friday a bag of healthy, pre-packaged food is sent home with needy kids who are identified by school principals and anonymous to us. The bags are returned on Mondays to be filled again. You can help by donating food in the hallway basket or by helping to fill the bags on Friday mornings at 10am. Contact Mary Ann Danville at mdanville1@comcast.net for more information.

DO YOU ENJOY CRAFTING?  Handy Crafters are enjoying prep for the holidays.  Come join us with your portable hand crating.  We meet this month on November 7 and 21, Tuesdays, 1-3 at Mary Shelton’s home. Contact her for more information at mary@mshelton.net

BOOK GROUP MEETS THURSDAYS  at 10:30 a.m. in the library across from the office. For Nov 16 we’ll read chapter 5 of “How the Irish Saved Civilization.” It’s an open drop-in study. Come any time!

RECEIVE CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS BY EMAIL by adding yourself to the mailing list at http://eepurl.com/hfL-Az. Please also add us to your contact list: stjamessunrise@gmail.com

UPDATE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION OR PHOTO by sending an email to goodnews@saintjamesgi.net or calling 734-676-1727.

MEMBER DIRECTORIES are available on demand. Reach out to us in the office if you would like one, either in print or as a digital copy.

ANNOUNCEMENTS can be added by emailing the paragraph you would like us to print to goodnews@saintjamesgi.net. We’ll make it happen!

YOUTUBE SERMONS can be found at YouTube.com/SaintJamesGi and on our website at www.saintjamesgi.net

“SAINT’S STORIES” SERVICES are held in the chapel on Wednesday mornings at 10:15am. An optional potluck lunch follows.

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 4-6 p.m.

SERMONS are posted online at 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.