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Wednesday morning kitchen crew: Jennifer Engle, Kim Faistenhammer and Millie Miles
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Reception into the Episcopal Church, Reaffirmation of Baptismal Vows, and Confirmation are happening on Sept 22 as part of the bishop’s visit. Speak to Fr. Phil if you would like any of these for yourself. A short but important preparation for these things is necessary.
Seersucker Sunday? Monday is Labor Day! This is the last weekend that you can fashionably wear seersucker . Seize the day(s), and the night(s), and put on seersucker, you’ll be glad you did!
Ladies of St. James The “ Downton Abbey” Movie will be playing at MJR. We will be going September 24th at 10 a.m. The price is $5 for a ticket. Please order your tickets soon so we can be seated near each other. Ten of us are in row I, like eye. Auditorium 3. There are seats available in rows F, G, H and J (the top row). There are also seats available in the handicap row on the bottom floor if you need them. There will be a sign up sheet at Church Sunday! After the Movie for Lunch we will go to Sibley Gardens Dining Room. We will need to know how many are coming. ECW Ladies, everyone come, and bring a friend if you like. Hope to see you there!
Preparing for Greens Market As the fall approaches our plans for Greens market begin. Can you please save your peach pits and bring them to the backroom so they can be used on our wreath trimming? We always use greens – boxwood, holly, juniper, balsam & cedar – so delay your fall trimming until Thanksgiving and then bring in the branches for us to use at the Greens Market! Many Thanks!!
On ChurchFest Sunday, September 8th, we will have a rousing 10am service followed by a potluck picnic on the front lawn. We’ll have a bouncy house for the kids and literature about the upcoming year’s programs. It will be wonderful day of celebration. Mark your calendars!!
ECW Welcome Back Luncheon – Please join us on Sunday, September 15th at 12:00 at the Grosse Ile Golf and Country Club. This event is a thank you for all your hard work. We know that a lot of the younger ladies of the church are working hard also and we would love to have you at the luncheon. This is a good time to relax and get to know each other better. There are signup sheets outside the main church and also outside the chapel. Looking forward to seeing you all.
The next Safe Church Training is scheduled for September 21 at St. Stephen’s, Wyandotte. Register here: tinyurl.com/sc-wyandotte . This training is required for all parishioners who work with children or vulnerable adults, including Sunday School teachers, Sunday School helpers, and home-visitors. Thanks to the 25 people who took this training already! The cost of this training can be reimbursed by the church, just bring your registration form into the office and Fr. Phil will help with the process.
One Worship Service will be held on the morning of the bishop’s visit, September 22, at 10am in accordance with the bishop’s wishes. He visits only every 3 years. Mark your calendars, it should be fun.
Baptisms are scheduled for the day of the bishop’s visit, September 22. The next date for baptism after that will be November 3rd, then Jan 12. Please contact the office if you are interested.
A Reception is Planned for the Bishop for the morning of his visit. Please bring a snack to be set out as part of a spread for that morning, if possible. (Keep in mind, with the bishop’s impending retirement this will be his last visit among us.)
Rummage Sale Is Coming Again Soon! The sale is October 4-5, but we cannot accept items yet. Please do not bring any rummage until Sept 16. We need to have access to our storage cabinets, tables and chairs in the garage to set up the sale. Thank you for your understanding and help.
Share the Joy of Coffee Hour A “Coffee and Conversation” signup sheet is always on the main food table at coffee hour. Please sign up for a Sunday to prep the coffee and provide a simple snack. This would be a great help, as coffee hour is an entirely volunteer effort.
The Yellow Envelopes in the pews are for gifts to the Capital Campaign. Fifty households pledged to our 150th Anniversary Capital campaign, but our goal is 100% participation. If you did not make a pledge, your support is still critically important. Use the yellow envelopes to join the effort that is making our church safer and more sound for generations to come. Thank you for helping us get to 100% support.
Service Recordings from our 8am service are found at saintjamesgi.net located in the “Media” tab, and at youtube.com/user/saintjamesgi
First Aid Kits are located throughout the church: 1) On the shelf under the main altar; 2) On the coat rack in the main hall by the office; 3) In the kitchen by the sink; and 4) In the chapel sacristy.
Sunday Bible Study An open, drop-in Bible study is held every Sunday in the Fireplace Room at 9:05am through 9:50. The study requires no prep. Try it out this Sunday!
Gluten-Free Wafers are always available at communion. Just ask.
Secretary Office Hours: Colleen is in the office Tue-Thur 9-2, & Fri 9-12.
Open Office Hours Fr. Phil is available on Tuesday evenings from 4:30 to 6:30 pm for anyone to drop in without an appointment. For a meeting of 40 minutes or more, please call ahead.
🎵 🎶 🎶 MUSIC NOTES 🎵🎶🎶 🎵
Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee 376 is a poem written by Henry in 1907 with the intention of musically setting it to the famous “Ode to Joy” melody of the final movement of Ludwig van Beethoven. Van Dyke wrote of this hymn:
These verses are simple expressions of common Christian feelings and desires in this present time—hymns of today that may be sung together by people who know the thought of the age, and are not afraid that any truth of science will destroy religion, or any revolution on earth overthrow the kingdom of heaven. Therefore this is a hymn of trust and joy and hope.
All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name! 450 is often called the “National Anthem of Christendom. The lyrics, written by Edward Perronet while he served as a missionary in India, first appeared in the November, 1779 issue of the Gospel Magazine, which was edited by the author of “Rock of Ages“, Augustus Toplady.
The best-known tunes used for the hymn are “Coronation” (Oliver Holden, 1793) and “Miles Lane” (William Shrubsole, 1779), with “Diadem” (James Ellor, 1838) the favoured one in Australia, but there are a number of others. Do you know how to read the information printed underneath the hymn to see which tune we sing?
Here I Am Lord 812 also known by its first line, “I, the Lord of sea and sky”, is a Christian hymn written by the American composer of Catholic Litrugicalmusic Dan Schutte in 1981. Its words are based on Isaiah 6:8 and 1 Samue 3. This hymn is sung also in many worship services and is found in more than 55 hymnals.
Upcoming Music Events:
Vocal Choir and bell choir is starting up again very soon! ! Please consider joining, all are welcome and it is a fun and exciting environment to sing, ring, and explore the rich history of church music. Bell Choir rehearses Thursdays at 6:30, and Vocal Choir rehearses at 7:30 on Thursdays. Our first rehearsal is Thursday, September 5!
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!
- Christmas Brass for the early Children’s Service–$1200
NEWS & UPDATES
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| On Sunday, August 25, 2019 at 3:00 pm, the Saint James Chapel bell was rung by Kate Sullivan Hartwell for one minute as a part of a National Day of Action to remember and honor the first enslaved Africans who landed in North America 400 years ago in 1619 |
Not only is Monday, September 2, Labor Day, but it is also the Monday after the first Sunday of the month, and you know what that means — Saint James Coffee Club members order their month’s supply of fresh roasted coffee from CoffeeAM!!!
One example of the cost savings the members receive can be seen if you go to coffeeam.com, click on the menu button, click on organic coffee, and scroll down the page until you see Organic Sumatra ‘Black Satin Roast’ Fair Trade Coffee, a favorite of a good number of the club members. $14.95 is the retail price for a one pound bag of this dark roast coffee, and that is a great price, but members only pay $10.49!
CoffeeAM will be closed this Monday but on Tuesday at noon our club order will be called in. What coffee(s) would you like to order?!
David Hartwell 313 318-9009 cell and text
CELEBRATIONS & PRAYERS
We Celebrate Birthdays This Week
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We Celebrate Anniversaries This Week
| David & Judy Christie ( 9/5) | Todd & Natalie Rankine (9/6) |
Please Pray This Week For Healing
| Bruce Stahlman | Sally Byers | John Brass | |
| Linda Kohn | Jean Fernandes | Jackson Beidler | |
| Robert Kohn | Michael Stoddart | Gregory Kohn | |
| James Marion | Shaun Stahlman | Kathy Toth | |
| Ralph | Toni Mann | Elena Coleman | |
| Sharon Rodelet | Michelle Mills | Philip Metz Sr | |
| Maureen | Craig | Jennifer A. | |
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 Madagascar, El Hogar in Honduras, and the Spirit of Hope Soup Kitchen in Detroit.
Pray for those serving in the military AJ Allen, Cole Kohair, 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 734-676-1727
| STAFF | CHURCH OFFICE | office@saintjamesgi.net | 734-676-1727 | |||
| Rector | The Rev. Phil Dinwiddie | rector@saintjamesgi.net | ||||
| Minister of Music | Jim Johnson | jjcricket1958@yahoo.com | ||||
| Secretary
Sexton |
Colleen Herman
Harold Schwochow |
office@saintjamesgi.net
office@saintjamesgi.net |
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| VESTRY | Member-at-large | Mark Ferguson ‘22 | Thefergusons1108@me.com | |||
| Member-at-Large | Warren Johnson ‘22 | warnie@comcast.net | ||||
| Youth Member-At-Large | William Johnson ‘22 | warnie@comcast.net | ||||
| Member -At Large | Sue Weston ‘22 | Suelovessnow@yahoo.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 | Jim Johnson | Jjcricket1958@yahoo.com | ||||
| Chapel Tours | Kate Hartwell | (313) 318-3275 | ||||
| Children’s Ministries | Erica Benson | Ericabenson101@gmail.com | ||||
| Choir | Jim Johnson | Jjcricket1958@yahoo.com | ||||
| 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 | Sharon Metz | midwestfrost@hotmail.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 | David Dowhan | daviddowhan@comcast.net | ||||
| Memorial Garden | Carole Vandenberg | (734) 671-6492 | ||||
| Office | Colleen Herman | office@saintjamesgi.net | ||||
| Pastoral Care Team | Jim Holubka | (313) 389-1833 | ||||
| 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 | Blanche Hutchison | (313)657-1726 | ||||
| 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
| September 1, 2019 | |
| Altar Guild | Carolyn Hoey, Chris Robertson, Marilou Arvin |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Mike Callahan |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Kim Faistenhammer |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Jack Hartley |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Nancy Crysler |
| Ushers | Jack Hartley, Robin Knudson |
| Greeters | Marie Johnson, Robin Knudson |
| Prayer Team |
| September 8, 2019 | |
| Altar Guild | Michael Glover, Joan Hemsworth, Lois Zook |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Sue Callahan |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Sue Weston |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Larry Crabtree |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Jane Colwell |
| 10 am prayers & chalice | Colleen Lough |
| Ushers | Sue Anderson, S. Cartwright, J. Dermody, C. Kurth |
| Greeters | Chuck & Linda Kurth |
| Prayer Team | Natalia & Anthony Baker |
| September 15, 2019 | |
| Altar Guild | Blanche Hutchison, Gwyn Dugliss, Madeleine Jones |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Sarah Bates (2nd reading) |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Kim Faistenhammer ( 1st reading) |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Lynn Blanks (2nd reading) |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Andrew Johnson (1st reading) |
| 10 am prayers & chalice | Jim Holubka |
| Ushers | Lynn & Paul Blanks, Merri & Zack Lewis |
| Greeters | Natalia & Anthony Baker |
| Prayer Team | Herman Rugel & Linda Shannon |