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A HOLY MOMENT OF THE WEEK Send yours to goodnews@saintjamesgi.net
Thanksgiving place setting for the guests at Spirit of Hope. Donated turkey, pumpkin-roll desserts made by Patricia Saavedra & her mom Janet, & place decorations made by the 3rd graders at Meridian School! |
This Saturday, Nov 26th, help us set up for Greens Market! Heavy lifting starts at 8am to get the tables set up. At 10am we will start setting up the departments. Everyone is invited to help. Doughnuts will be provided. See the article in this newsletter for more information about the work week and sale.
A Pajama Drive Led By The National Honor Society At Grosse Ile High School is happening during the month of November at all the Island Churches and several organizations off-island. Ms. Molly Matthews is collecting donations of pajamas, which she will distribute to the Penrickton Center for the Blind in Taylor, St. Leo’s church in Detroit, and the Sacred Heart food pantry on the Island. Donation boxes can be found in our main hallway. The collection ends December 1st.
Holiday Scrip is Ready For Ordering Order gift cards from hundreds of retailers and a portion goes directly to Saint James. You can use the gift cards to buy your Christmas presents or give them as presents. The list of retailers and order forms are located on the information table. Orders must be prepaid and checks (preferred) made payable to “Saint James Scrip”. The last day to order is Sunday, Dec. 11. Contact Lynn Blanks, 676-3967 for more information.
ECW Advent Evening Celebration: Monday, December 5th 6 to 9 pm in the Fireplace Room. This is a fun “Thank You Evening” for everyone who helped with the Greens Market, including all those who wished they could have! A simple meal will be served and we will be entertained by the rollicking & rolling piano playing of Jerry Blahut! You DO NOT have to bring a single thing! Just come ready to relax and have a great time with all of your friends! Any Questions? Please call Amy Kohair at 734-693-0694
Check the Coat Racks and take home anything that belongs to your family!
A Superfun Children’s Choir (K-5) meets each Sunday directly following the 10am service. Talk to Jill Robinson (robinsonjill25@yahoo.com) or Bobby.
ECW Annual Retreat Will Be January 19-21 in Clarkston. Information and registration forms can be found on the table in the hallway. This year’s theme is Stirring Up the Spirit. The lead presenter is The Rev. Beth Taylor.
Nancy Clark Continues To Recover In Grand Rapids after a fall, she is in rehab after surgery for a broken knee. If you’d like to send her an encouraging note she can be reached at: Nancy Clark, c/o Susan Levine, 2860 Bonnell Ave. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49606
Please Bring in Candy, TP rolls, Wrapping Paper, Tape and Ribbons. Our Youth Groups will use these to make “candy poppers” on December 11th to be given as gifts to the people at Spirit of Hope.
The United Thank Offering (UTO), provides a way for men, women and children to give daily thanks to God. The mission of the UTO is to distribute funds (through grants) to people and communities in need of financial support here in our diocese, in our nation, and around the world. Everyone is encouraged to take home a UTO “blue box” – available both in the narthex and Galloway Hall.
Group Studies of many kinds are offered through Saint James. On Sunday mornings we gather at 9:05am in the Fireplace Room for a Bible Study. On Thursday mornings we meet at 10:30am in the library for discussion on short passages from luminaries like Ghandi and C. S. Lewis. On Wednesday mornings we celebrate a Saint’s lifestory in a 10:15am service in the chapel. On Wednesday evenings the WOW (Women on Wednesday) group meets in members’ homes. Contact the office for more information on any of these open studies!
Beginner’s Belly Dance is taking a break and will resume on January 4, 2017.
Fr. Phil’s Open Office Hours are every Tuesday from 4:30-6:30pm.
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89TH HISTORICAL GREENS MARKET – SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3RD
As we prepare for this year’s Greens Market, ECW looks forward to your support for another successful year! Everyone is welcome to come help, newcomers, men and members alike!
Greens Market Nursery
The St. James nursery will be staffed by Emilie Maierhofer from 9am to lunch time on Tuesday and Thursday of our work week. Any mom who wants to participate in Greens Market can drop off their child and join in the fun. Please share this info with any one you think may be interested!
Bring branches from your trimmed trees and bushes
We can use balsam, boxwood, evergreen, holly and more.
There are several important dates coming up:
Monday – Friday November 28th to December 2nd, 9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. Work week.
Monday – Thursday November 28th – December 1st, 6:00 P.M. – 10:00 P.M. additional work times.
Friday, December 2nd 7:00 P.M. – Blessing of the Greens and Open House
Saturday December 3rd 9:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. Greens Market Sale Day
2:00 P.M. Clean – Up – lots of additional help needed!
HOME BAKED GOODS NEEDED FOR THE SALE:
Pull out your holiday recipes and consider baking something for the goodies table. Any desserts, sweets, breads or preserves are most welcome! Please drop them off on Friday December 4th or the morning of the sale before 9:00 A.M.
LOOKING FOR A VOLUNTEER, OR SEVERAL VOLUNTEERS, TO MAKE HOOKS for the Greens Market wreaths and swags. Contact Collie if you can help!
OUT THERE WITH OUTREACH NOV,/DEC. 2016
Many Thanks to each and everyone of you who volunteered, roasted, sliced. and bagged such succulent turkeys for the Sat. Nov. 19, 2016 “Thanksgiving” meal at the Spirit of Hope Soup Kitchen!!! Special Thanks to Patricia Saavedra and her mom, Janet for making enough pumpkin rolls for 225 desserts! Extreme Thanks to all of our wonderful families and friends who prepared and served the meal with the sweetest, kindness, love and care! Thoughtful Thanks to All of the Third Graders from Meridian Elementary School who made nifty colorful turkey decorations with up-lifting hand written thoughts for each place setting! Gracious Thanks to Blanche Hutchison and Grand Daughter Daijah, for making lots of much appreciated care packages filled with toiletries for personal care, and for passing them out with a smile! You cannot imagine how touched our guest were by each act of kindness and for a substantial, all-you-can-eat FEAST!!! It was a VERY Good Day, Thanks to ALL OF YOU for Being God’s Hands!
Sacred Heart will prepare & serve the “Christmas” meal on the Third Saturday in December. Saint James will have that day off! Frank & I will deliver the Christmas candy poppers, made by the Saint James Youth Groups, to the Soup Kitchen. Wrapped individual candy and cardboard T.P. tubes & wrapping paper are still welcomed for the project!
Thank You,One & All! Without YOU this ministry would not be possible!! Enjoy a Blessed Thanksgiving!! With Love, Amy & Frank Kohair
SERVING THIS WEEK
THESE ROLES ARE ALWAYS OPEN to new participants.
To join a team contact the office at goodnews@saintjamesgi.net
| November 27 | |
| Altar Guild | Marie Johnson, Madeleine Jones, Meren James |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Meren James |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | David Hartwell |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Natalia Morris |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Carolyn Hoey |
| 10am prayers & chalice | Jim Holubka |
| Ushers | Lynn & Paul Blanks, Dave & Judy Christie |
| Greeters | Sue Anderson, Natalia Morris |
| 10 am Crucifer | Danny Bohl |
| 10am Acolytes | Joy Boswell |
| Prayer Team | Linda Shannon, Sylvia Booth |
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.
- Piano Cover for the Fireplace Room piano: $350
Thank you, thank you, and thank you!
🎵 🎶 🎶🎵 MUSIC NOTES 🎵🎶🎶 🎵
Choir season is up and running, and it’s never too late to join! We are doing some very exciting music this year, including some great standards by composers Ralph Vaughan Williams and John Rutter, exciting new pieces by composers Libby Larsen and Benjamin Wegner, and even a Bach Cantata in December, “Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland” BWV 61, complete with soloists and orchestra! This is not a year you want to miss! Bell choir will also be doing some exciting work this year as well! Please let me know if you plan to attend! The St. James Bell Choir rehearses Thursdays at 6:30PM, and the St. James Adult Choir rehearses Thursdays at 7:30PM. The children’s choir meets after the 10AM service. All are welcome! Please consider joining in the music at St. James, we have lots of excellent programming this year. If you have reservations about joining that I can smooth over, or even just want to chat and learn some more about music, I’m always happy to talk! I’m easily reached at music@saintjamesgi.net.
This morning’s musical point of interest: This morning we are truly having a service of early music. With the exception of Hymn 66, Come thou long-expected Jesus, whose tune was composed in 1715, the rest of the music today predates the year 1700. Although several pieces this morning are settings done by composers and arrangers after 1700, all of the original tunes heard today are centuries old pieces from England and Germany. I particularly encourage Googling the text for the 3 Tallis pieces, which are simply hymns settings that were common in 16th century England, but which are rarely heard today.
Stay tuned for upcoming music events in the area:
Dec. 18: Bach Cantata Sunday, right here at St. James during the 10AM service, complete with choir, soloists, and orchestra performing “Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland” BWV 61. It’s a morning you don’t want to miss! Bring a friend!
CELEBRATIONS & PRAYERS
We Celebrate Birthdays This Week
| Steven Glover (11/28) | Gavon Mahon (11/28) | Charles Kurth (11/30) | |
| Judy Christie (12/1) | Thomas Benson (12/3) | Katherine Lashley (12/4) |
We Celebrate Anniversaries This Week
| Jean and Pete Fernandes (11/28) | Cathy and Dan Karl (12/3) |
Please Pray This Week For Healing
| Lee | Jerry Zavadil | Maureen Kohn | |
| Jerry | John Kurth | Nancy Clark | |
| Pete Fernandes | Jean Fernandes | Andrew Brunell | |
| Philip Metz, Sr. | Linda Zara | Brandon Heaberlin | |
| Allison Bell | Charles | Alice Graziani | |
| Joan Klose | Marge Stahlman | Jackson Bruce Beidler | |
| Deborah Stoddart | Tamara Howes | Annie Krueger | |
| Michael Stoddart | Jennifer Lill | Mary | |
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, J.B. Faistenhammer, Buckley Neal, Brett Ready, Dr. Bettina Sauter, and Alexander Turin.
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.