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• This Week at St. James'  July 23-29 2008    Sunday, July 27 - Summer Church Schedule - now EXTENDED until August 17!   7:45 a.m. Rite I 8:10 a.m. breakfast (as usual) 9:00 a.m. No Sunday School this weekend  10 a.m. Rite II   & Baptism 11 a.m. St. James' Day weekend reception in the Parish Hall Saturday night service and Wednesday Healing Service will continue at 5:30 p.m.

  This Week at St. James'.  Our Pray and Play Parish Pool party was great fun, biggest turn out of our off-site Sunday events - 25 people came to enjoy the beautiful pool at Walker's Ridge. There was a rough and tumble game of catching the football in the pool with children of all ages participating! The food was wonderful, with a large selection of side salads, good burgers and desserts. I want to thank everyone who came to our 3 activities and provided the fun!  You are what makes the fun, with all your enthusiasm and adventurous spirits! July 26, 27 - St. James' Weekend will honor our patron saint, Saint James the Greater- the brother of John (the Evangelist). On Saturday night, there will be a  potluck (finger food) after the 5:30 p.m. serviceOn Sunday morning there will be a reception in the Parish Hall after 10 a.m. service, with plenty of activities for the children. There will be sandwiches and cake, a tray of vegetables and fruit and  we would love to have your contribution of finger-food appetizers to accompany the rest of the food.. Monday, July 28, 7:30 p.m. in Room 127, Table of Chairs - this is a meeting of all the chairpersons of groups at St. James'.   Food Drive continues through the summer. The following is a prayer written by one of our missionaries in Tanzania and used there in conjunction with the Anglican Bishops' march on July 24 in London, in support of the Millennial Development Goals.  If you have not signed up to be part of the virtual march, would you please include this in your prayers. We ask that we may witness with joy to God’s loving purpose for the whole human family The Good News is proclaimed to everyone by the Good Shepherd.     Let us know Christ, who is always with us and loves us. Let us help our brothers and sisters and all children. May we show the love of Christ with (through) our actions, words and how we treat each other.     Jesus fed the hungry crowds fish and bread because they had nothing to eat. He gave thanks, broke bread, and fed everyone. He feeds us at Communion. Jesus gave thanks to God. Let us give thanks, too, as we share the body and blood of Christ in Communion                                                     Jesus said, “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses to the ends of the earth." Let us give thank for the Holy Spirit that God gives us and works through us.     We pray that we may do all that we can to help in the fulfilling of the Millennium Development Goals. Jesus taught us how to live and work. Let us live as Christians in love, forgiveness and truth.     Amen.   Coverage of the Lambeth conference by visiting the bishop's blog page at  www.lambethjournal.blogspot.com. Keep these dates open: Gina Duncan is taking reservations for Funscape Braves game Aug. 3. Give her a call. August 17 - Start up Sunday - we will go back to our normal schedule (3 Sunday services) on this date.  August 28 - Lifeline Screenings in the Parish Hall 9a.m-5 p.m..  There are 4 tests you can take to save your life. Stroke Screening, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening, Peripheral Arterial Disease Screening, Osteoporosis Screening - all screenings cost $45.00 apiece, if you do all 4, only $129.00.  You have to register in advance (800) 324-1851.  These appointments fill up fast. EfM... It's all you want to know about God, the Bible, church history, philosophy and more but are afraid to ask.  Join us on Tuesday mornings at 9:15 a.m. beginning August 19th.  You'll have an enlightening experience while examining the above ideas with some really interesting folks. Call Sue Hannan 678-464-0788 or Lillian Kirkpatrick at 770-856-7010.  If evenings work better, there is a Monday night class - call Jean Ann Wright at 770-421-9811. We had such an interest in the Pray and Play tennis round-robin, that we are planning another one for Sunday, August 31st at 8:30 a.m., please give me a head count for the event. The Pray and Play events were a lot of fun and we had a diverse group at each event.  We would like to do another series of Pray and Play next summer and would like to get some different ideas together.  October 4th, Low Country Boil - tickets will go on sale in September. Because the bulletins do not have room for birthdays & anniversaries, we are listing them here. Birthdays:  July 23 - July 29 Fletcher Williams, Barbara Allred, Nancy Roberts, Kelsey Taleho, Maddy Boyle, Jack Griffin, Annice Matechak, Edward Williams, Grace & Mary Radhuber, Aaron Daniels, Kaitlyn Reid, Judy Mascho, Ross Trombetti, Nadine Read, George Dozier, Mary Platt, Kay Trendell, Elizabeth Royeton, Lori Cole, Dorothy Marshall, James Ray, Paul Robblee, Shelley Nweke, Jeremy Payne, Garry Lehman, Leigh Wilson, Lauren Lewis, Mackenzie Lane. Anniversaries: July 22 - July 29 Nan & Carl Olsen, Cynthia & George Arnett-Hutto, Judy & Don Evans, Pamela & Lars Finderup, Barrie & Steve Savage, Betty Anne & Jeffrey Smith, Jane & John McCollum, Nancy & David Sumner We are keeping track of our attendance this summer, particularly watching how many attend the 10 a.m. service and comparing it to the past two years 9 & 11:15 a.m. services combined.  We thought everyone would like to see the numbers.  This past Sunday, July 20 we had 180 people in attendance (plus 25 at pool party), the same Sunday in 2006, combined 9 & 11:15 there were 278, and in 2007, 226. Running club continues, Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5 p.m. - meet in the small parking lot. Tai Chi will resume on July 26th! What's on your summer reading list?  Katey Evans is reading  The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, by Oliver Sacks and have read Family Evaluation by Murray Bowen and Michael Kerr. Thank you, Paige Bushart Parish Secretary St. James' Episcopal Church