| ANNOUNCEMENTS
TODAY IS TRINITY SUNDAY!
Join us at 8am in the chapel or 10am outside. Today’s pre-recorded service can be found here: http://youtube.com/c/saintjamesgi
WE’RE BACK TOGETHER AGAIN! Starting this week:
- Masks indoors continue to be required in all circumstances, but
- Masks outdoors are not required!
- Social distancing in & out remains in effect.
- For Holy Communion, we are inviting everyone forward to receive the consecrated bread. We’re not yet allowed to share the consecrated wine. Fr. Phil will bring communion to you at your seat, if you prefer. Also, touchless blessings are always an option.
- Singing is allowed at all services! When indoors we will sing through our masks. When outdoors we will sing mask-free.
- Greetings at “The Peace” continue to be touchless.
- Coffee Hour and receptions can resume.
- Coffee and other beverages may be served, but only from closed carafes.
- No potlucks or openly shared foods are allowed at this time,
- Individually pre-wrapped food may be shared.
- People may also choose to bring their own food to meetings or other gatherings.
In addition to the above, our office is now open for normal hours on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays (9a-3p). Fr. Phil is available for appointments and pastoral care visits any time. 10am services are being held outdoors through September. Church committees, groups, and ministries have begun meeting in-person outside and even inside if small or *especially* careful. Look for more steps in the weeks and months to come!
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE HYMNS? We’d like to make sure to play them in the coming weeks. Let us know your favorites by sending an email to goodnews@saintjamesgi.net
OUR “UNITED THANK OFFERING” IN-GATHERING continues today, May 30th. Please turn in your blue boxes or use the available UTO envelopes for donations of cash or checks made out to ‘St. James ECW’ with UTO in the memo line. 100% of the funds collected are used to provide grants both domestically and abroad to help alleviate profound human suffering. UTO is an outreach of the Episcopal Church that encourages us to deposit change in our ‘blue box’ year round as we give thanks for all of our blessings. For more information check out www.episcopalchurch.org/uto Thanks! Wendy Kiblawi wendykiblawi@yahoo.com
BOOK GROUP IS STARTING UP AGAIN – Our book is “Learning to Walk in the Dark” by Barbara Brown Taylor, an Episocopal priest named one of the ten best preachers in the English language. Led by Erica Benson, we’ll be meeting in the Saint James library, or better yet OUTSIDE as weather permits, beginning Tuesday, June 1st, at 10:00am. We’ll be glad to have you “Zoom in” if you prefer. Contact Erica with any questions, or if you want to be part of a group order for the book: ericabenson101@gmail.com & (231) 690-9655. “In Learning to Walk in the Dark, Taylor asks us to put aside our fears and anxieties and to explore all that God has to teach us “in the dark.” Through darkness we find courage, we understand the world in new ways, and we feel God’s presence around us, guiding us through things seen and unseen. Often, it is while we are in the dark that we grow the most.”
A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR JOE BROUGH is planned for Saturday, June 12 at, in the front lawn of Saint James. Please bring your own lawn chairs, if possible. Folding chairs will be available. Masks and social distancing will be observed.
A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR JAY TISSOT is planned for Saturday, June 19 at, in the front lawn of Saint James. Please bring your own lawn chairs, if possible. Folding chairs will be available. Masks and social distancing will be observed.
WEDNESDAY MORNING EUCHARIST SERVICES are at 10:15am in the chapel every week, and on Zoom. Find the Zoom service at http://tinyurl.com/sjgi-zoom
10AM SUNDAY SERVICES HAVE MOVED OUTSIDE – Please bring your own lawn chairs, if possible. The main sanctuary will be our rain/cold backup.
CALL FOR HELP: CAN YOU HELP US SET UP FOR SUNDAY 10AM SERVICES? Having services outside takes extra work. Please reach out to our Minister of Music Jim Johnson if you can help: music@saintjamesgi.net
PAINT A PEACE POLE – Grosse Ile Alliance for the Arts invites you to come and paint a peace pole. It will take place on June 26, 2021 from 10:00AM – 2:00PM at St. James Church. $35 – GIAA members. $40 Non-members. Primed pole, paint, and brushes are provided. Social distance, and Makes are required. Limited Space. Bring your own lunch! For more info: Sandy (675-9768) or Joan (734-675-8191). Please mail check to GIAA, PO Box 63, Grosse Ile, MI 48138
LIVE SUNDAY SCHOOL meets every Sunday morning at 9:15am on ZOOM. Use this link TINYURL.COM/SJGI-ZOOM or the prominent link on our webpage at www.saintjamesgi.net
PREPARED YOUTUBE SUNDAY SERVICES will be offered as long as any restrictions on gathering for worship remain. Services are posted every Sunday morning at https://www.youtube.com/c/saintjamesgi
REACH OUT TO FR. PHIL ANY TIME at 734-775-7140. That’s his mobile number, so you can text if you prefer.
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## |
