| A HOLY MOMENT OF THE WEEK
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Bernie Vandenberg helps carry a 600-lb gorilla to Rummage Sale. A very lucky 8 year old child paid $1 for the toy.
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The Widow’s Mite Mark McPherson is presenting his play on the life and legacy of Lisette on Saturday, October 13th at 4p.m. The play will feature our own Blanche Hutchison as Lisette. It should be an amazing evening reliving the events that led to the building of our own St. James Chapel. Mark is asking if the ladies of St. James could be in charge of the refreshments for this event. There are sign up sheets outside the Chapel and the main Church. Please help to make this a memorable evening for our parishioners and the many guests that will be attending. Thanks for your help.
A Blessing of the Pets will be held NEXT SUNDAY on the front lawn of the church at 11:20 AM on Sunday, October 21 (after the 10AM service). Fr. Phil will wander from group to group to offer a personal blessing with you and your furry daughter or son. Birds, reptiles and other creatures of God are all welcome, but please keep your littlest family members in a cage, bowl, or leash.
A Kids Petting Zoo will be at the church NEXT SUNDAY during the Pet Blessing (Oct 14), from 11:15 to 12:45 on the front lawn, We will have Ducks, Rabbits, Chickens, and Goats available for petting. Invite friends!
A Musical Road Trip “Festival of Psalms” will take place at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Bowling Green on Sunday, October 21 at 4 p.m. Combined choirs from Bowling Green churches will open the program with “Psalm 150” by Cesar Franck, and then the audience will join in congregational singing of several hymns based on Psalms. The program will conclude with a performance of Leonard Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms” by the University Choral Society. The entire program should last approximately one hour. There is no charge to attend. A carpool will leave the Saint James parking lot at 2:20 p.m. for the one hour and ten minute drive to St. Mark’s. By arriving a half hour of so early we will have a chance to stretch our legs, use the bathrooms, look around the church, and find “the best seats in the house”! Light refreshments to follow. If there is interest, we may grab a bite to eat in Bowling Green before heading home. Questions? Call or text David Hartwell at 313 318-9009. FYI — since coffee is over 98% water you may also want to read this: http://blog.oxo.com/need-know-water-coffee/.
Rummage Sale News: WE did it! Another successful rummage sale completed! I cannot express the gratitude I hold in my heart for each and every one of you that donated rummage, made rummage pickups, helped with setup, workweek, sale days, clean up, and preparing and serving delicious lunches. Thank you to those who kept us in their prayers while we were working all week. Our rummage sale is one that has many facets of outreach. Not only do the shoppers appreciate our hard work, but the fellowship and friendships (both old and new) are second to none. So many people depend on us and we all came together and did a bang up job! Thank you everyone from the bottom of our hearts! Sharon Metz & Carole Vandenberg
An All-Parish BONFIRE is being hosted by the men’s ministry group on Friday, November 2. You’re welcome to bring a snack to pass and a beverage of your choice and maybe an extra log to throw on the flyer! Festivities begin at 7 PM. There will be entertainment. Also…BYOS (bring your own smores)
All Parish Clean Up Day will be on Oct. 28, after the 10am service. Wear jeans to church, bring garden implements. For information on tasks for the day speak to members of the Grounds Beautification Team – Lois Zook, Libby Dinwiddie, Kim Faistenhammer, Sue Lowery, and Brian Weston.
The Thursday Book Group meets at 1:30pm in the library. Our book is “The Screwtape Letters” by C. S. Lewis, a classic with over 3,000 five-star ratings on Amazon. THE WEEK’S READINGS ARE POSTED on an orange sign in the library by the door.
Capital Campaign gifts can be given online at saintjamesgi.net/cc150 Thank you!
Open Bible Study A drop-in Bible Study runs every Sunday morning from 9:05-9:50AM in the Fireplace Room. The study requires no preparation, and you can come on whatever Sundays are convenient for you. Drop in any time!
Gluten-Free Wafers are always available at communion. Just ask.
Secretary Office Hours: Colleen is in the office Tues-Thurs 9-2, & Fri 9-noon.
Open Office Hours Fr. Phil is available for appointments throughout the week for meetings of any length, but on Tuesday evenings you never need an appointment. Drop in any Tuesday between 4:30-6:30 pm and say hello.
FEATURES AND ARTICLES
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“AN ARTFUL LIFE” PRESENTED OCT. 20, 21
On Saturday October 20 and Sunday October 21 St. James Episcopal Church (25150 East River, Grosse Ile) will host “JEAN TEAGUE: AN ARTFUL LIFE” as a retrospective exhibition, sale and auction of the works and private collection of the late island artist Jean Teague Hascall, who passed away in 2005. The two-day show will feature a cross-section of paintings, drawings and prints created by Jean Teague, as she was professionally known, which reflect her travels and studies throughout America, Italy, Spain, Mexico and China. Her award-winning works have been the focus of numerous private collections and presently are displayed in many public installations and museums. Locally Teague remains the only contemporary female artist represented in the prestigious Ann Arbor Art Museum and she was listed in WHO’S WH0 OF AMERICAN WOMEN.
“Jean Teague Hascall was a long-time friend and member of Grosse Ile Episcopal Church which occasionally became an informal ‘gallery’ for her showings” says Julieanne Kohn, who is curating the October exhibition. “We believe that she would be thrilled to see this retrospective collection of her life’s works and to know that the public would currently have the opportunity of not only viewing, but also of acquiring them. On that basis we have assembled a fine representation of the artist’s early as well as later accomplishments, including a number of items from Jean’s own private collection. Included here are icons, drawings, sculpture and an assortment of other objets d’art. A concluding and exciting dimension of our two-day special event will be a special auction at 3:30 p.m. October 21 which will serve as the culmination of our event.”
“JEAN TEAGUE: AN ARTFUL LIFE” will take place at St. James Episcopal Church, 25150 East River, Grosse Ile on October 20 from 12:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m. and on October 21 from 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. within the church’s Galloway Hall. For further information, please call (734) 675-1701.
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!
*Do you have an item for the Wish List? Please speak to a Vestry member
or to Fr. Phil to have your wish listed here!
🎵 🎶 🎶 MUSIC NOTES 🎵🎶🎶 🎵
Upcoming Music Events:
Nov. 10, 7:30pm: The Organ in the Sanctuary. A recital by Robert Ragoonanan featuring works by Willocks, Bach, Clérambault, and Franck.
Jan. 19, 7:30: The Organ in the Chapel, featuring students from the U of M: An Arbor.
March 23, 7:30pm: Music from Bowling Green, featuring DMA students performing music from the 20th and 21st centuries’
April 21, 10am: Easter Sunday will feature a brass quintet, bell choir and the St. James Choir performing music for Easter.
CELEBRATIONS & PRAYERS
We Celebrate Birthdays This Week
| Ryan Kiblawi (10/14) | Mark Ferguson (10/15) | MaryJo Brough (10/16) | |
| Merlin Chappuis (10/16) | Jennifer Matragrano (10/16) | Robin Jones (10/18) | |
| Katherina Taschler (10/19) | Susan Burns (10/20) | ||
We Celebrate Anniversaries This Week
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Please Pray This Week For Healing
| Elke | Gabby | ||
| Bruce Stahlman | Jerry Zavadil | John Brass | |
| Linda Kohn | Jean Fernandes | Jackson Beidler | |
| Robert Kohn | Michael Stoddart | Gregory Kohn | |
| Ron Kohn | Sally Byers | Lindsay Labaddie | |
| Joe Rodelett | Shaun Stahlman | Michelle Mills | |
| John Marion | James Marion | Wendy Waltz | |
| Sharon Hopkins | Kate Kohn Parrott | ||
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, 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 734-676-17
| STAFF | CHURCH OFFICE | office@saintjamesgi.net | 734-676-1727 | |||
| Rector | The Rev. Phil Dinwiddie | rector@saintjamesgi.net | ||||
| Minister of Music | Bobby Ragoonanan | music@saintjamesgi.net | ||||
| Secretary
Sexton |
Colleen Herman
Harold Schwochow |
office@saintjamesgi.net
office@saintjamesgi.net |
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| VESTRY | Treasurer | Curt Crysler ‘19 | treasurer@saintjamesgi.net | |||
| Member-at-Large | Carl Colwell ‘19 | carl@carlcolwell.com | ||||
| Member-at-Large | Margaret Horvath ‘19 | mhorvath@comcast.net | ||||
| Recording Secretary | Lynda VanEngelen ‘19 | barrylyndahtg@wowway.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 | Bobby Ragoonanan | office@saintjamesgi.net | ||||
| Chapel Tours | Kate Hartwell | (313) 318-3275 | ||||
| Children’s Ministries | Nancy Crysler | ncrysler@outlook.com | ||||
| Choir | Bobby Ragoonanan | music@saintjamesgi.net | ||||
| 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 | Colleen Lough | colleenlough@gmail.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 | Jim Holubka | jholubka@sbcglobal.net | ||||
| Memorial Garden | Carole Vandenberg | (734) 671-6492 | ||||
| Office | Colleen Herman | office@saintjamesgi.net | ||||
| Pastoral Care Team | Marie Johnson | (734) 671-6502 | ||||
| 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 | Marie Johnson | (734) 671-6502 | ||||
| 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
| October 14 | |
| Altar Guild | Carol Nankervis, Blanche Hutchison, Meren James |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Sue Callahan |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Sue Weston |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Natalia Baker |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Jim Holubka |
| 10am prayers & chalice | Andrew Johnson |
| Ushers | Stuart Cartwright, J. Dermody, J. Drake, Chuck Kurth |
| Greeters | Jenifer Drake, Natalia Baker |
| 10 am Acolytes | Austin Saavedra, Caleb Johnson |
| 10 am Crucifer | Landon Johnson |
| Prayer Team | Anthony & Natalia Baker |
| October 21 | |
| Altar Guild | Michael Glover, Laura Fornwalt, Lois Zook |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Sarah Bates |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Tom Coleman |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Larry Crabtree |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Jane Colwell |
| 10am prayers & chalice | Colleen Lough |
| Ushers | Sue Anderson, Carl Colwell, Robin Knudson, Chi Paik |
| Greeters | Sue Anderson, Robin Knudson |
| 10 am Acolytes | Zoie Christie, Paiten Christie |
| 10 am Crucifer | Sam Rankine |
| Prayer Team | Herman Rugel & Linda Shannon |
| October 28 | |
| Altar Guild | Jennifer Dermody, Diane Mammo, Gwyn Dugliss |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Mike Callahan |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Kim Faistenhammer |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Pat Zavadil |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Blanche Hutchison |
| 10am prayers & chalice | Warren Johnson |
| Ushers | David & Judy Christie, Jack Hartley, Chuck Kurth |
| Greeters | David & Judy Christie |
| 10 am Acolytes | Joi Boswell, Crystal Turner |
| 10 am Crucifer | Anna Shumate |
| Prayer Team | Sue Anderson & Amy Kohair |