HOLY MOMENTS OF THE WEEK
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Gwyn Dugliss’s one eyed cat. What a sweetie “p-eye!”
Water falling from a frozen gutter creates a natural ice sculpture.
Holy Communion is prepared for Ash Wednesday. Drop by the church’s front entrance to pick up a box with communion in it for Wednesday’s Holy Day!
EXPLORING GOD’S WORD
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ASH WEDNESDAY is this week! A prepared worship service will be available on YouTube on Wednesday morning. A live worship service will be held at 10:15am by Zoom. Ashes-to-Go will be available from 4:00-6:30pm for touchless ashes, prayers, and pre-packaged Holy Communion.
ASHES TO GO will be available this Wednesday from 4:00-6:30 in the church’s front driveway. Ashes will be given in a touchless manner. Pre-packaged communion will be optional. All are welcome — tell your family and friends! (Fr. Phil would really love to see you.)
HOLY COMMUNION PICK-UP is available at the church’s main entrance for any time between Sunday and Ash Wednesday. These sealed boxes of Holy Communion have already been consecrated. Fr. Phil prepared them three days ago while wearing a tight-fitting KN95 mask and nitrile gloves. Pick up as many 1-communion boxes or 2-communion boxes that you need for your household for Ash Wednesday (they are labeled “1” and “2”). This way you can receive Communion while watching the YouTube service or Zoom service on this holy day!
SIGN-UPS ARE NOW AVAILABLE for Prayer Partners, PenPals, Sanity Groups, Talent Show Acts, and the Checkers Tournament! Click on the prominent “signup” link on the Saint James webpage: www.saintjamesgi.net
PRAYER PARTNERS reach out to each other once a week to pray a short form of Evening Prayer and read the scriptures for the up-coming Sunday. The prayer and readings are provided. Prayer Partners will be connected to each other as names are received. Sign-up here: www.saintjamesgi.net/Saint_James_Episcopal/SIGN-UPS.html
PENPALS write each other once a week and pray for each other. We are especially looking for people to write a child in the congregation once a week, but you can also request an adult if you’d like. Reach out to our Children’s Ministries Director, Erica Benson, <ericabenson101@gmail.com> or sign-up here: www.saintjamesgi.net/Saint_James_Episcopal/SIGN-UPS.html
SANITY GROUPS of 3-5 people meet once a week for half an hour to 1) Catch up (What’s been on your mind?), 2) Check-in (How are you doing?), and 3) Share your closest moment to Christ (When have you felt closest to God this week?). When you sign up you can mention 2 or 3 other individuals or couples who you would like in your group. We’ll do our best to honor all requests! Sign-up here: www.saintjamesgi.net/Saint_James_Episcopal/SIGN-UPS.html
NIGHTLY PRAYER ON FACEBOOK LIVE begins in Lent. Every night at 8pm you can join a short service of meditative prayer. The service of Compline is ancient and beautiful. Look for it on the Saint James Facebook page every night in Lent at 8pm. People say it helps them sleep better when they read Compline before bed.
AUDI-BIBLE: CHAPTER-A-DAY SCRIPTURE READINGS will be posted every morning in Lent on Facebook and YouTube. During the Lenten season, Fr. Phil will be reading several whole books of the Bible at a “chapter-a-day” pace, beginning with the Letter of St. Paul to the Galatians. Get your daily dose of scripture in Lent, plus the pleasure of having someone read aloud to you. You are encouraged to listen daily, comment, and share!
YOUTUBE SUNDAY SERVICES will be offered as long as this infernal virus endures. Services are posted every Sunday morning. Find them through the Saint James website at SaintJamesGI.net through the prominent “YouTube Services” link, or find them directly on YouTube here https://www.youtube.com/user/saintjamesgi/videos
SHROVE TUESDAY CHARADES will be held on Tuesday, February 16th, at 7pm on Zoom. Participants will be divided into groups for three rounds of Bible Charades, with teams mixing up before each round. The goal is fun and conversation, but you may also want to win!
THE GREAT ST. JAMES TALENT SHOW will be held at 5pm on Saturday, March 14th, right in the middle of Lent. We hope for 8-10 acts, but we need you to make it happen! Magic tricks, comedy, music, and more are all welcome. Children are especially welcome, even for short and simple acts. Don’t miss this well-needed break in the Lenten season. Sign-up here: www.saintjamesgi.net/Saint_James_Episcopal/SIGN-UPS.html
A CHECKERS TOURNAMENT will be held during the week of April 19th. Everyone who signs up will play a best-of-three Checkers game through the week with your assigned challenger. The final games will be shown LIVE on Zoom on Saturday, April 24, at 5pm. The goal is to be social during the games, but you’ll also want to advance to the next round. Who will be “Kinged” as the Checkers Champion of 2021? Sign-up here: www.saintjamesgi.net/Saint_James_Episcopal/SIGN-UPS.html
SUNDAY CONNECTION meets every Sunday at 10am for a shared viewing of our worship service. To join the Sunday Connection click on the prominent Zoom link on the Saint James webpage SAINTJAMESGI.NET or click this link TINYURL.COM/SJGI-ZOOM on Sunday morning.
PEN PALS NEEDED! This Lent the Children’s Ministry would like to pair adult parishioners with one of children. We are asking two things from our adult penpals 1.) that they pray daily for their assigned child and 2.) that they send a card in the mail once a week for every week in Lent. If you are an adult that is interested in supporting one of our kids in this way, email Erica Benson at ericabenson101@gmail.com
LIVE WORSHIP WEDNESDAYS continue every Wednesday morning at 10:15am on Zoom. In the services we catch-up with each other, hear the story of a Saint from history, pray, and then break to go on about our days. Join on Zoom by clicking here: TINYURL.COM/SJGI-ZOOM
REACH OUT TO FR. PHIL ANY TIME at 734-775-7140. That’s his mobile number, so you can text if you prefer.
KID’S “ADVENTURES IN THE BIBLE” meets live every Sunday morning at 9:15am by Zoom for just 30 minutes of Holy Fun. Use this link: TINYURL.COM/SJGI-ZOOM
OUR ZOOM LINK can be found on our church website or by clicking on this short-link: tinyurl.com/sjgi-zoom — You can also use your telephone to join a Zoom meeting by dialing 312-626-6799 and entering this meeting ID: 734–676–1727##
BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK
Feb. 16 Brian Weston
Feb. 17 Daniel Bohl
Kaitlin Brock
Rachel Garza
Feb. 18 Ray McNeill
Norma Smereka
Erica Chappuis
Feb. 19 Anthony Baker
Feb. 20 Austin Saavedra
ANNIVERSARIES THIS WEEK
If you have an Anniversary this week, please let us know!
THE PRAYER LIST
Martha & Steve Burke
Scott Fornwalt
Michael Glover
Beatrice & Mary Partridge
Lonnie & Cindy Senter
Carleen Lyden Walker
Sarah Bates
Joe Brough
Deborah Stoddard
Edward Brown
To add your birthday, anniversary, or prayer,
email us at goodnews@saintjamesgi.net
(Please check with people before adding them to the prayer list.)
MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU,
AND SURROUND YOU WITH HIS LOVE.