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Stuart Cartwright helping to get out Greens Market supplies.
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The Blessing of the Animals will be held on the front lawn THIS SUNDAY, October 23, at 11:30am. Fr. Phil will gather with each family to lay hands on your pet and bless them. The ceremony will last as long as pets are present. Please keep animals on leashes for safety.
Sunday, October 30, is Youth Sunday. All children and youth are welcome to participate in the service in some way. There will be no Sunday School. Also, all children and youth are welcome to dress up in their favorite Halloween costume that day. After the service, there will be a party in Galloway Hall with goodies and games. If anybody is interested in bringing Halloween candy to pass out to the kids, that would be very welcome.
Lisette, our Church’s Founder, had an extraordinary life and vision. Her bequest founded this church in 1868. Yet for nearly 150 years she was buried in nearly anonymous circumstances at Elmwood Cemetery in Detroit. On Saturday afternoon, November 5th, please join fellow Saint James members and friends as we gather in Detroit’s Historic Elmwood Cemetery for a dedication service and hymns at the gravesite of our chapel’s benefactress, Elizabeth Denison Forth. Don’t miss the chance to see the new grave marker and tricolor beech that will be dedicated. We are working on plans for bus transportation and dinner at an amazing venue. Details will follow. Can you join us for all or part of the day? Please RSVP Kate Hartwell 313 318-3275 or sign up at St. James to be included.
A NEW Children’s Choir meets each Sunday directly following the 10am service for appx. 30 minutes. Students in Kindergarten through 5th grade are welcome. Talk to Jill Robinson (robinsonjill25@yahoo.com) or Bobby for more information.
Giving between 3% and 10% of household income fuels the ministries of Saint James’ by providing for the cost of our building and grounds, staff, services and materials. The Biblical gold standard is 10% given to God’s work (some do give that much). Everyone’s circumstances are different – giving as little as 3% is the most some can afford. Whatever your situation, every gift given in love is acceptable to God. Thank you for doing your part!
An Online Pledge Card can be found at saintjamesgi.net/pledge with FAQ’s.
Healing After Heartbreak is a workshop series that will give you tools to process grief. The introductory session (open to all!) begins at 7pm on Tuesday, October 25. It will include an educational component and discussion. Questions? Please contact Gwyn Dugliss at griefhealing@saintjamesgi.net or 734-379-0907. This free program is open to the entire community. Spread the word.
New Mugs have been delivered to Saint James’ as a gift from CMAC Transportation and the extended Christie Family, who noticed our beige mugs were getting coffee stained and wanted to make a difference. Approved by vestry and the ECW, we love these new mugs! If you’d like one of your own ECW is selling them as a fundraiser for $5 each. Look for a sign-up sheet in Galloway Hall or across from the main office.
Can You Hear well in the 10am service? Is our sound system performing adequately? We’re conducting an informal poll. Please let us know yes or no.
Help Sort Green’s Market supplies this Wednesday, Oct 19, after lunch.
A Parish Bonfire is being held on Friday, November 4 from 7 to 9 pm. Bring a beverage of choice and a snack to share and enjoy a roaring fire and the music of Barry VanEngelen. Sponsored by the Men’s Ministry Group.
Volunteer at Diocesan Convention Help is needed for Friday, Oct. 21, and Saturday, Oct. 22. Convention is being held in Lansing. Volunteers receive special treats and perks including lower room rates. For more information, please contact Julie Travis at pcjuli@yahoo.com or (734)233-7334.
Boar’s Head DVDs are available for purchase at Grosse Ile Hardware for $15. These professionally filmed memories of the entire production are sure to be a big Christmas hit.
The United Thank Offering (UTO) has been an important ministry of the Episcopal Church since 1889, providing 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”. Kept in a prominent place, it is a daily reminder to say a prayer of thanks and drop in coins in gratitude for God’s blessings. Please take note that due to a variety of circumstances the “ingathering” or collection of boxes will take place in January, not November as previously indicated. UTO blue boxes are available both in the narthex and Galloway Hall. Thank you, Wendy Kiblawi 248-476-0265
A Weekly Eucharist focusing on a saint is held on Wed’s at 10:15am in the chapel
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!
Sunday School Meets during our 10am service for children in P-5th grade.
Offering Envelopes are available on the resource table across from the main office. Additional Crowley Envelopes can be found there, as well as general offering envelopes. *These are preferred over the pew envelopes.
Beginner’s Belly Dance runs on Wednesdays at 7pm in Galloway Hall. Open to all.
Fr. Phil’s Open Office Hours are every Tuesday from 4:30-6:30pm.
The Cabrini Clinic Prescription Bottle Drive A Huge Success! The clinic is very grateful for St. James’ support in the bottle drive. The clinic is fully stocked due to everyone’s diligent efforts and is not accepting bottle donations for the time being. I will continue to volunteer at the free clinic so watch the Good News Weekly for future updates. The clinic always accepts unexpired medication in the original package (no narcotics please). If you have any questions feel free to e-mail me at andrewjune23@gmail.com or feel free to text or call me at (734) 626-9868. Thank you again for your wonderful donations. – Andy June
We Continue to Collect diapers and coupons for “Bottoms Up,” food and supplies for the Sacred Heart Food Pantry, and toiletries for the homeless. Collection baskets are in the hallway outside of the office.
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.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY – THE ITEMS ON OUR LIST HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF! IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA FOR THE WISH LIST PLEASE SUBMIT IT TO THE VESTRY BEFORE THEIR NEXT MEETING ON NOVEMBER 9TH.
Thank you, thank you, and thank you!
SERVING THIS WEEK
THESE ROLES ARE ALWAYS OPEN to new participants. To serve in one of these capacities send an email to that effect to office@saintjamesgi.net .
| October 23 | |
| Altar Guild | Joan H., Blanche H., Gwyn D. |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Margaret Horvath |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Tom Coleman |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Sue Johnson |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Andrew Johnson |
| 10am prayers & chalice | Warren Johnson |
| Ushers | Stuart Cartwright, Carl Colwell, Dave & Judy |
| Greeters | Wendy Kiblawi, Sue Anderson |
| 10 am Crucifer | Landon Johnson |
| 10am Acolytes
Prayer Team |
Zoie Christie and Charlotte Glover
Herman Rugel & Linda Shannon |
🎵 🎶 🎶🎵 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. 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: The choir is singing two beloved Bach Chorales. The text in English is below.
Ach was soll ich Sünder Machen:
Oh what should I, a sinner, do?
Oh, where should I begin?
My conscience accuses me,
it begins to awake.
This is my confidence:
I do not forsake my Jesus.
Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr’
To God alone on high be glory, and thanks for his mercy.
Since now and forevermore no harm can touch us.
God is pleased with us, now there is great peace without cease,
All feuds have now an end.
Stay tuned for upcoming music events in the area:
- Sunday Nov. 6, 3PM: “Dueling Pianists” from the Toledo Symphony Orchestra at St. Timothy’s Episcopal in Perrysburg, OH
- Friday Nov. 11, 2PM: Barbershop Music through the Grosse Ile Musicale at the Grosse Ile Golf and Country Club
- Saturday, Nov. 12, 6:45PM: Harvest Dinner and Folk Music Concert, Galloway Hall
CELEBRATIONS & PRAYERS
We Celebrate Birthdays This Week
| Deborah Stoddart (10/23) | Natalie Rankine (10/23) | Pete Fernandes (10/24) | |
| Robert Lange (10/25) | Jacob Hastings (10/25) | Thomas Bidari (10/27) | |
| Larry James (10/27) | Anna Davis (10/29) | John Haggard (10/30) |
We Celebrate Anniversaries This Week
| Patricia & Malcolm Williamson (10/27) |
Please Pray This Week For Healing
| Lee | Jerry Zavadil | Maureen Kohn | |
| Jerry | John Kurth | Marsha Childress | |
| Pete Fernandes | Jean Fernandes | Andrew Brunell | |
| Philip Metz, Sr. | Denise deBeausset | Brandon Heaberlin | |
| Allison Bell | Charles | Carol Tyler Gacioch | |
| Joan Klose | Marge Stahlman | Jackson Bruce Beidler | |
| Jim | Tamara Howes | Annie Krueger | |
| Bill Horn | Jennifer Lill | Alice Graziani | |
| Linda Zara | Nancy Clark | Donna Crabtree |
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.