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Sharon Metz and Joan Hemsworth begin the sorting of supplies for Greens Market |
Our Annual Parish Bonfire is scheduled for this Friday November 6 from 7pm to 9pm. A roaring fire and music will be provided. Bring a snack to pass and the beverage of your choice and we’ll all have a fantastic time. (This event is hosted by the Men’s Ministry Group)
Set your alarm clock to go off this Friday morning, November 6 at 6:00 or shortly thereafter and go outside to view the the heavens to the southeast. First light on Grosse Ile is at 6:42 and sunrise is at 7:12. The view you will be treated to will be worth the early morning wake up call!!! Just think, you will have something in common to talk about with others who attend the annual parish bonfire that evening from 7pm to 9pm. “Here’s looking at you, kid”, and to the heavens as well. Moon pairs up with Jupiter on morning of November 6 | EarthSky.org
UTO Box Collection November 8th Our fall ingathering will take place this Sunday. The monies collected will provide grants to people in need from our diocese, our nation and throughout the world. The mission of the United Thank Offering is to expand the circle of thankful people. Envelopes are also be available for cash or checks made out to “St. James ECW.”.
An ECW General Meeting will be held this Sunday, Nov 8, in the fireplace room after the 10am service.
An Online Pledge Card can be filled out at www.saintjamesgi.net/pledge to help us budget for the coming year. Please fill out your Giving-Goal card on or before November 15 so your pledge can be gathered and blessed in the service.
Place an Order For Scrip Gift Cards and avoid the stress of holiday shopping! Or use the cards to do your shopping at your favorite stores. A percentage of the gift card comes back to Saint James. Order forms and the list of over 400 participating retailers are located on the information table. Orders must be pre-paid. Make checks payable to St. James Scrip. Contact Lynn Blanks (734-676-3967 or lblanks@wideopenwest.com) for help.
Christnet Warming Center will be sponsored by the Interfaith Council November 15-21. Each year around 30 guests are provided with breakfast, a bag lunch, dinner, shower, and a warm place to sleep. The guests stay each day (7pm – 7am) at the Presbyterian Church. St. James is hosting Monday, November 16th. We will need volunteers to prepare dinner and to host throughout the night. Food for breakfasts and bag lunches is purchased by Interfaith Council. Sign up sheets are in the hallway on the Interfaith Board. Please check and see where you can volunteer: cook, host, laundry, setup, breakdown or make a donation. Thank you in advance for your help, Jane Colwell (734-671-9446) and Sue Lowery (734-675-0417).
Our Next Opporutunity To Serve At The Spirit Of Hope Soup Kitchen will be Saturday, November 21st. We will prepare the meal and Sacred Heart will serve. Saint James volunteers are needed to purchase, roast, slice and bag turkeys for this “Thanksgiving meal”. There are sign-ups on the Outreach Bulletin Board in the long hallway. We will meet in our Chapel parking lot at 8:20 a.m. and return home before noon. Please have your donations of roasted, sliced, and bagged turkeys in the kitchen refrigerator or in the Soup Kitchen Magic Freezer by 8:20 am on Sat. Nov. 21st. Please feel to call if you have any questions. With all our love, Amy (734-693-0694) & Frank Kohair (734-693-5904)
The Interfaith Thanksgiving Eve Service will be held Wednesday, November 25 at 7:30 at St. Thomas Lutheran Church (9393 Meridian). Afterwards, we will meet for conversation and refreshments.
Our Thanks+Giving Fun Run is right around the corner. Join us for a 1 mile Kid’s Dash and/or a 5K “there-and-back” along East River. Last year was so perfect. Learn more & register: www.saintjamesgi.net Bring family, friends, & neighbors!
Greens Market Pre-Orders are being taken now. Download the form or pick one up at church: Greens Market Order Sheet 2015
The Planning For the Historic Greens Market Has Begun Pine cones can be brought to church now to be wired. If you need to trim your evergreen bushes or trees could you please wait until Thanksgiving week and then bring your branches to the church. This will give us local, fresh greens. We need boxwood, juniper, cedar, white and red pine, balsam, Douglas fir, holly and branches of evergreens. If you have any questions please call Collie at 734-671-1831.
A Volunteer is Needed to Make the Little Tree Frames for the Green’s Market. The supplies are cut and ready to be assembled. Contact Collie at 734-671-1831
If You Have a Little Tree Frame at home please bring to the church with your name and you’ll be credited $1.50 off your next Green’s Market purchase!
Sister Betty’s Piano needs a good home! (Free) email: betty@sacredheartgi.com
If Feet Could Talk Sock Ministry is still collecting socks. Two barrels, one by the chapel and one by the main church entrance, are open for your donations for new and gently used socks. As winter winds approach we will also need help delivering the socks to Detroit homeless shelters and individuals.
Tickets For The Grosse Ile Boar’s Head Festival (Dec 10-13) are going fast. This non-profit community event involves over 600 people in cast, crew, and choirs, and includes a full orchestra, bagpiper, and more. Most importantly, it has a moving Christmas Pageant at its heart, celebrating the birth of our Savior. Learn more and get tickets at www.boarsheadgi.com.
The Gospel of Thomas is being considered at our weekly Sunday morning Bible Study held in the Fireplace Room at 9 am. The text was discovered in 1945, and supposedly contains over 100 sayings of Jesus not otherwise recorded in the New Testament. Are they genuine? Come join this drop-in Bible Study.
Coffee and Fellowship follow the 10am Service every Sunday in Galloway Hall.
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Fr. Phil’s Open Office Hours are every Tuesday from 4:30-6:30pm.
A Weekday Eucharist focused on the life of a saint is held every Wed. at 10:15 am.
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THE NEXT “HEART’S JOURNEY THROUGH THE SEASONS GATHERING” will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Parke Lane in room B in the education wing (U-shaped drive & small north parking lot). Sister Betty Leon will again lead us in a lovely inter-faith contemplative program, offering two opportunities to attend: Tuesday, Nov. 17th, 9:30 – 11am, or Thursday, November 19th, 7 – 8:30 pm. The October programs were phenomenal! Sister Betty worked really hard to create a meaningful program and she succeeded! We all went home with hearts full of peace and grace! Those from Saint James who attended an October gathering were Kate Hartwell, Audrey Lydon, Wendy Kiblawi, Frank & Amy Kohair and Bonnie & Shannon Smith. Talk to any of them to learn more! There will not be gatherings in December as there is already enough on all plates with Christmas and Boar’s Head commitments! We will resume the gatherings in January. We hope to see you there -we promise you will not regret this time well spent! For more information contact the Sacred Heart Parish Office or Sr. Betty at 676-1378 With Love, Amy K. & Kate H.
JUNIOR CHOIR TO BEGIN FOR CHRISTMAS, AND BEYOND!
We will begin a Junior Choir at St. James as soon as six young people agree to join. Grades 3 through 8 are welcome, and younger if they can demonstrate good reading skills and the willingness to work together as a group. We will rehearse in the choir room at 11.15 am until noon each Sunday and plan to sing at the 10 am Eucharist as soon as we are ready, with a goal to be prepared to sing more extensively at the Christmas Eve early service, and potentially every Sunday in the new year. But for now our goal is to find at least six singers although 12 or 15 would be a much friendlier size. Remember the admonition from the book of Proverbs, “Train up a child in the way they should go and when they are old they will not depart from it.”
Sign up on the bulletin board by the music office, and speak to Daniel Susan at any time for details. There will be at least two adults present at all times during rehearsals. Volunteers will be signed up to assist.
Daniel Susan has extensive training and experience in training children in choirs, as well as in classroom instruction. His church choirs have always been integrated into the liturgy. The experience gained from singing in such a group is available almost nowhere else and helps to shape a strong foundation for a life of faith and service. The goal is not so much to make our young singers into professional musicians, but to deepen their personal devotion to Christ for a lifetime of joyful praise. And SINGING IS FUN!
“Whoever sings, prays twice” ~Ancient proverb
CELEBRATIONS & PRAYERS
Birthdays This Week
| Tony Saavedra (11/8) | Jillian Wirtel (11/8) | Brian Mahon (11/8) | |
| Elise Buhl (11/9) | Kira Carroll (11/11) | Donna Crabtree (11/11) | |
| Karl Schroeder (11/11) | Mackinzie Davenport (11/12) | Michael Stoddart (11/14) | |
| Griffin Barton (11/14) | Mary Phillips (11/15) |
Wedding Anniversaries
| Donna & Larry Crabtree (11/9) | Nancy & Curt Crysler (11/14) |
Pray for the Departed:
| Linda Pearson |
Healing prayers for:
| Lee | Jerry Zavadil | Dorothy Galloway Crooks | |
| Jerry | John Kurth | Marsha Childress | |
| Pete Fernandes | Jean Fernandes | Andrew Brunell | |
| Philip Metz, Sr | Van Johns | Nancy Volk | |
| Bob | Charles | Carol Tyler Gacioch | |
| Kirk | Terrie Thurlow | Michael Gratz |
Pray for the infirm & homebound
| Joe Rogers | Sally Frisch |
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 Drew, Jimmy Adams, AJ Allen, Billie Ray Brewer, John Chambers, J.B. Faistenhammer, Cristopher Gernand, Devon Goyert, Steven Grzywa Jr., Matt Hertl, Keith Johnson, Laura Levillier, Blake Liddle, Ken Matthews, Buckley Neal, PJ Ramsey, Brett Ready, Ronald Riling, Christopher Rodgers, Kristina Rodgers, Bettina Sauter, Jonathan Southerland, Jeff Speer, and Travis Tam.
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.
MUSIC NOTES
A thread running through the Old Testament lesson, the Psalm, and the Holy Gospel is God’s care for those in need – the widow, the orphan, the poor. The economy of God does not take account of our riches either as individuals or as a society; we can buy no favor with God as it is already free. The hymns today try to pick up on this awareness. We may sing our confession that we are “rich in treasure, poor in soul” but we also sing our prayer to “let the gift of thy salvation be our glory evermore.” The ground is level at the foot of the cross.