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Lola Boyd’s nametag from past rummage sales. |
HAPPY EASTER May the Great Fifty Days be joyous for you!
Our Final Music Recital for this year’s series will be May 20th at 7:30. Enjoy Noise-To-Signal Ensemble’s rousing performance of 20th and 21st century music for woodwinds and piano!
Blessing of the Bicycles is Sat,, May 20 at 10am. Join us for the blessing, a police escorted ride, and lunch! The location is new: Grosse Ile Commons. Let’s Ride!
First Communion is Sunday, May 21 at the 10 am service. Join us after the service for a celebration in Galloway Hall. Keep the following communicants in your prayers: Anna, Paiten, Jackson, Evelyn, Gavin, & Brady.
Ladies, the ECW Annual Dinner is today, May 21st at 5:30pm at the Grosse Ile Golf and Country Club.
Baptisms Pentecost Sunday, June 4th, is a wonderful festival day for baptisms. To inquire about a baptism, speak to Fr. Phil or call the church office.
Graduate Recognition Sunday has been moved to June 11th. Please let the office know if you are graduating (from high school or anything!) so we can include you.
Please Join Us For The CROP Walk On Sunday June 4th at St. Thomas Lutheran Church. The walk begins at 1pm. All proceeds go to Church World Service (CWS) to help end hunger. If you would like to walk or sponsor a walker, please see Jane Colwell or Sue Lowery in Galloway Hall after our service. You also can call Jane at 734-612-1222 or Sue at 675-0417. Pre-registration is not required.
Please Join Us on Saturday June 10 for the 4th Annual Detroit River Cruise hosted by the Men’s Ministry Group. The cost for an adult ticket is $20 and children under 18 can ride free when accompanied by an adult. There will be a service of Holy Communion in Bishop Park (Wyandotte) at 5:30 pm and our Diamond Jack boat will depart at 7 pm for a two hour cruise on the lower Detroit River. Dinner is complimentary and adult beverages and soft drinks can be purchased on the boat. Tickets will be available Sundays after both services.
Sunday, June 11 Will Be The Last Day Of Sunday School. On that day, the Sunday School children will be hosting a bake sale with proceeds to help the children at El Hogar in Honduras. El Hogar is a home and school for homeless street children and children of extremely poor families. Founded by our own late Connie deBeausset, El Hogar has raised and educated thousands of children over the years. Please bring your appetite and dollars to Galloway Hall on June 11.
Update From The Treasurer If you have ever donated special items like memorials, or to the Fun Run or The Wish List we want to say Thank You! Your gifts make a great difference, as they allow us to extend our reach and mission. These special gifts are being categorized separately on your church statement so you can keep track of them. Since pledged funds are relied upon to support our day-to-day ministries, please let special gifts be separate from your pledge of support. Please contact us at any time with questions or comments: 734-676-1727 and treasurer@saintjamesgi.net. And thank you!
150th Anniversary LOGO Contest – We’re coming up on a hugely important birthday for our church — our 150th (1868-2018)! This September we will kick off 12 months of dedications, celebrations and commemorative events, and you can help. We’re looking for a beautiful logo that can be used throughout the year to tie everything together. The logo should look good when printed small (a little larger than a quarter) and be simple enough to be added anywhere. It will appear on church stationery and other printed documents. It will be printed on memorabilia and maybe even stamped onto a coin. Submit your idea by May 25 to goodnews@saintjamesgi.net and you could win a free logo-emblazoned item!
Today is The Last Day to Order SCRIP Gift Cards For Fathers Day, graduation (gas cards), summer attire (Kohls, Target), and yard projects (Lowes, Home Depot). Then relax with a card for your favorite restaurant and a movie, Give orders to Lynn Blanks (676-3967). Make checks payable to Saint James Scrip.
Islandfest Is Looking For Volunteers to help with exhibitor check-in, the information booth, ID check and wristband sales, the parade, and clean up. To sign up visit www.islandfestgrosseile.com.
We Move To The Chapel for our 10am service beginning Sunday, June 18.
Belly Dance classes are meeting every Wednesday in Galloway Hall at 7pm.
Do You Enjoy The Time Of Fellowship After The 10am Service? Sign up to host a week. Hosts do simple set up and clean up, and provide a simple snack.
Vestry Minutes are always available on the bulletin board outside the main office. Vestry members wear blue name tags if you have comments or questions.
Open Office Hours Fr. Phil is available for appointments throughout the week for meetings of any length. Tuesday evenings are open office hours, meaning you can drop in without an appointment between 4:00-6:30 pm. Contact Fr. Phil any time: rector@saintjamesgi.net, cell: 734-775-7140 or at the office: 734-676-1727.
Group Studies On Sunday mornings gather at 9:05am in the Fireplace Room for a drop-in Bible Study. On Thursday mornings meet at 10:30am in the library to participate in a chapter-a-week book group. On Wednesday mornings we have a 10:15am service of Holy Communion in the chapel.
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Rummage Sale Lunches Spring 2017
Thank you so much to our helpers, especially Liz Hartley.
Monday: Nancy Crysler made our Favorite Rummage Sale Cranberry Chicken with carrots, mashed potatoes and Judy Christie’s famous red strawberry jello. We served 60.
Tuesday: Donna & Larry Crabtree made great ham and cheese sandwiches and colwelaw along with our pasta primavera. We served70.
Wednesday: Frank & Amy made Frank’s Taco Soup along with Spinach Salad and jello. We served 80 (yes 80! The line ever ended!)
Thursday: Sharon Metz made Mac & cheese with peas and carrots and we added a large salad. We served 50.
Friday: Sue Lowrey made sloppy joes with chips and Linda Kurth’s famous potato salad. We also had Judy Christie’s orange jello and chips. We served 53.
Saturday: We made hot dogs with sauerkraut, coleslaw, salad, jello and chips.
It was a great week. Thank you for all your help and thank you for the great desserts!!
Linda Kurth and Norma Smereka
BY REQUEST: Amy Kohair’s recipe for Betty Salad Dressing.
Made for the Wed. Lunch for Rummage Sale:
(This is especially good on a spinach salad. Recipe for that follows)
Shake together in a glass jar with a tight fitting lid, until blended:
1/2 Cup Vegetable oil
1/4 Cup Ketchup
1/4 Cup White Vinegar
2 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
1/2 Cup Sugar
1 tsp. Garlic Powder
Salt & Coarse Ground Pepper to taste.
Refrigerate overnight before serving and shake well. I multiplied the recipe x4 for the Wednesday lunch, I should have multiplied it x6 for such a big group!
(For a Vegetarian salad dressing: Use Soy Sauce instead of Worcestershire Sauce)
Betty Salad
Toss together:
1/2 Head Iceberg Lettuce (For crunch)
1/2 bag Baby Spinach (rinsed & dried)
1 can or 1/2 bag fresh Bean Sprouts (wash either well & dry)
1 small Onion finely diced
Bacon: cooked til crispy & crumbled (or Soy Bacon Bits for Vegetarians)
2 Hard Boiled & Diced Eggs (Leave out for Vegetarians)
Sliced Buttton Mushrooms
1 Can Water Chestnuts sliced into thin strips
Croutons
SERVING THIS WEEK
THESE ROLES ARE ALWAYS OPEN to new participants.
To join a team contact the office at goodnews@saintjamesgi.net
| May 21 | |
| Altar Guild | Marie J, Carole V, Madeleine J |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Margaret Horvath |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Tom Coleman |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Ken Bearden |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Todd Rankine |
| 10am prayers & chalice | Pat Zavadil |
| Ushers | Paul & Lynn Blanks, Dave & Judy Christie |
| Greeters | Dave & Judy Christie |
| 10 am Crucifer | Max Bearden |
| 10am Acolytes | Sam Rankine, Thomas Shumate |
| Prayer Team | Sue Anderson, Madeleine Jones |
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.
- MEMORIAL GARDEN ELECTRIC MOWER — $225.00
- REPAINT AND REFRESH FADED SIGN IN FRONT OF CHURCH — $950.00
Thank you, thank you, and thank you!
Thank You to the Hartwells for the donation of a new Bunn Coffee thermos and three wonderful new coffee stands!
Thank You to the Bonis’s for the donation of Mardi Gras decorations for next year’s Shrove Tuesday celebration!
In-kind and Wish-List donations help us go above and beyond. If you are aware of any such gifts please let us know at goodnews@saintjamesgi.net.
🎵 🎶 🎶🎵 MUSIC NOTES 🎵🎶🎶 🎵
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: We have a tale of two continents in our music this morning. On the organ, you will her music from 19th century France, as the limits of functional harmony were slowly and surely being pushed to the breaking point, and Paris was the thriving center of musical innovation throughout much of the 2nd half of the 1800s. At the same time, many of the “Southern Harmony” types of spirituals were being developed in the U.S. at the exact same time, and this morning you will hear a setting of “Peace Like a River” sung by the choir, originating from the 19th century deep south.
CELEBRATIONS & PRAYERS
We Celebrate Birthdays This Week
| Betty Burns (5/22) | Marina Carroll (5/22) | Joseph Brough (5/24) | |
| Sarah Hemsworth (5/24) | August Corpe (5/25) | Valentina Bisaro (5/26) | |
| Walt Carroll (5/26) | Nathan Howes (5/26) | Julia Stein (5/27) |
We Celebrate Anniversaries This Week
| Lynda & Barry VanEngelen (5/21) | Nina & Jim Galleher (5/23) |
Pray for the Departed
| Edward Larsen
Service Sat. June 3, 10:30am |
Please Pray This Week For Healing
| Lee | Jerry Zavadil | Maureen Kohn | |
| Jerry | John Kurth | Andrew Brunell | |
| Pete Fernandes | Jean Fernandes | Laura Crawford | |
| Rebecca Grossklaus | Tamara Howes | Michael Stoddart | |
| Joan Klose | Charles | Annie Krueger | |
| Irene John | Jackson Bruce Beidler | Rhonda Boitkus | |
| Paul Showalter | Art John | Teddy Cleaver | |
| Lynn Ryder Cain | Mary Jo Brough | Amy Brockmiller | |
| Meredith Beidler | Julieanne Kohn | Brian Thompson | |
| Gordan Scueder | Greg Kohn | Justin Beidler | |
| Margie Coleman | Joe Radelett | Gabby | |
| Josie Smereka |
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, 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.