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- This Week at St. James' March 3-9, 2010 |
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Written by Paige Bushart
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This Week at St. James'
SERVICE SCHEDULE
Wednesday Healing Service and Holy Eucharist, Chapel 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Holy Eucharist Rite II 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, 7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite I
Sunday, 8:10 a.m. Breakfast in the Parish Hall
Sunday, 9 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II
10 a.m. Coffee Hour in the Parish Hall
11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II
12:15 p.m. Coffee Hour in the Parish Hall
We will be trying to send out the reading reminders early in the week, however, if you are scheduled to read during the upcoming service and your assignment hasn't come through via email, lectors can view the readings at http://www.satucket.com/lectionary/
****New****The deadline for the upcoming edition of THE WORD (hardcopy newsletter) is March 8. If you have any news for April, May, or June, please get it to me! I need information like graduations (college & high school, limit honors, activities to 2, and PLEASE include degree, or where they are going to college or to work). Parish picnic info, Pray and Play, Adult Christian Ed, Ladies & Men's Night Outs, Reach Out events, Polk Street Player productions, Pilgrimage events, thank you's, Change bell ringers, EFM, DOK, etc. Also send me any photos you'd like included.
Wednesday evening Healing service in the Chapel at 5:30 p.m. and Wednesday Night Supper, March 3, 2010, is roast beef and mashed potatoes. Dinner begins at 6:15 p.m., the cost is $7.50 for adults, $4.00 for children (5-12), and a family meal is $16.50. Our regular Wednesday evening adult education classes will not meet during Lent, instead there will be a series of guest speakers. This Wednesday our special guest speaker will be Elyssa East will read from her book Dogtown: Death and Enchantment in a New England in a New England Ghost Town. She will also be available to sign books. Books will be available for purchase. Elyssa East received her BA in art history from Reed College, and her Master in Fine Art in creative writing from Columbia University’s School of the Arts where she was the recipient of three prestigious fellowships. Her writing has been published in New England regional magazines. From 2006 to 2009, she coordinated KGB’s Faculty Selects reading series in conjunction with Columbia’s Master of Fine Art program. Elyssa lives in New York City. She is also the daughter of our own Nancy East.
If you are interested in being confirmed, received or baptized in the Episcopal Church, please attend the Sunday morning Episcopal 101 class taught by The Rev. Kirk Lee in the Parlor at 10:10 a.m. The next confirmation is scheduled for May 23 at the Cathedral of St. Philip.
****NEW****Flowers for decorating St. James' for the Easter services are made possible by your generous donations. There is no specified amount; all donations are welcome. Please send your donations to the church office no later than March 22 to ensure proper recognition and celebration in our Easter bulletin. On a separate note please indicate; Flower Offering given by: In memory of: In thanksgiving for: Make the check out to St. James' Episcopal Church 161 Church Street Marietta, Ga 30060, in the For: Easter Flowers.
****NEW**** Tickets for the ECW Mystery Dinner Theater go on sale this weekend! Please look for those cute and perky folks right after services to buy your tickets. They do sell out fast! It's also not too late to sponsor or donate a silent auction item. Please pick up your sponsor form on the hospitality table. Or, if you would like to help by volunteering, please contact Ann Canipe at
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Saturday, March 6 - The Pilgrimage at St. James will sponsor a Lenten Quiet Day on Saturday from 9 to noon. A light lunch will be provided. The Rev. Beth Knowlton will lead the Quiet Day. The Rev. Beth Knowlton grew up as a member of the Society of Friends (Quakers). While attending college, she began worshiping in the Episcopal Church, and was received into the church in 1990. As the Canon for Liturgy & Prayer at St. Philip’s Cathedral, Beth's interests include a Bible study, spiritual direction groups, centering prayer, and EFM.
March 6 - "Master Works Concert" featuring the Cobb Festival Singers and Chamber Orchestra, 8 p.m. in the Church. Tickets are $10.00 and can be purchased on line at www.festivalsingers.org or can be purchased at the door. Highlights include Vivaldi, Haydn and Schubert.
This Sunday, March 7, Coffee Hour will be celebrating the continent of South America. If you have a treat from South America you would like to share, please bring it to Coffee Hour. Thanks, Bay Borders.
Keep these dates open:
- ****NEW**** March 10, 17, 24 -Tuesdays through Lent - Lenten Bible Study We invite you to join us for Hosanna, a 5-week spiritual journey that walks through the events of Holy Week. In Hosanna, we will explore the main texts in all four Gospels and in Paul’s writings that deal specifically with the last week of Jesus’ life and with the resurrection. There is an optional book available for $13. Scholarships are available. Please follow the link below to download a sample lesson for the first class. http://www.kerygma.com/courses/seasonal/hosanna.html Email Cheryl Brainard at
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or call 678-521-1047 for details or to order a book. Class meets in Room 127 for 5 Tuesdays at 12 Noon.
- March 10 Dr. Laura Dabundo will speak on “Early Christianity in Asia Minor/ Anatolia” In the spring of 2009, Laura Dabundo was part of a Kennesaw State faculty seminar that traveled to and across the country of Turkey, in conjunction with KSU’s Year of Turkey program. One of the most interesting features was to see the traces of early Christianity and early Judaism (Abraham, Job, John, and Paul) beneath the Islamic overlay. Two world faiths came together for a time in Greek Anatolia/Roman Asia Minor before being swept up in Muslim winds, but the legacy abides and is fascinating and instructive to us today. Laura Dabundo is a professor of English at Kennesaw State University, where she has been for more than 22 years, exactly as long as she has been a communicant at St. James. Her education was all in Pennsylvania (Bucknell, Bryn Mawr, and Temple). And she is a published scholar in English Romanticism, especially Wordsworth, Jane Austen, and Irish novelist Sydney Owenson, Lady Morgan.
- March 13, Film and Faith, will view the movie "Best Years of our Lives" in Room 205. Discussion after.
- March 14 Parishioners of all ages will gather at 12 noon here at the church and travel to Turner Field for the annual Hunger Walk which proceeds will benefit the Episcopal Charities Foundation. If you are interested in walking or sponsoring a walker, please contact Gina Duncan.
- March 15 The Help by Kathryn Stockett. St. James’ Book Club, sponsored by The Pilgrimage at St. James’ meets the third Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the Parlor. Call Nancy Payne 770-421-0465 for more information. April 19 - The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness by Simon Wiesenthal AND No Future Without Forgiveness by Desmond Tutu. May 17 – People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
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March 17 John Gentile will speak on “Celtic Spirituality: Fact, Fiction, and Living Myth” Many people have turned to Celtic Spirituality in recent years finding in the tales of the old Celtic gods and the early saints a magic sadly missing in the modern faiths. This program looks at contemporary beliefs based on Celtic traditions by considering both Celtic Reconstructionist Paganism and Celtic Christianity and asks: Can we separate historic fact from present yearning? John S. Gentile is Professor and Chair of the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies at Kennesaw State University. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. in Performance Studies from Northwestern University and His M.A. in Mythological Studies from Pacifica Graduate Institute. He has traveled extensively in Ireland, where he has led study/tours in Irish mythology and coordinates a study abroad program in partnership with the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin.
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March 27 & 28 Palm Sunday Services - Palm Sunday is the beginning of Holy Week. It focuses our attention on the forthcoming "Passion" of our Lord; that is, on the spiritual, emotional and physical sufferings he endured during the last week of his earthly life - with particular emphasis on the events from the Last Supper to the Crucifixion. The Liturgy of the Palms will be read from the front porch at the Saturday 5:30 p.m. service and Sunday, 7:45 a.m. service; it will be read in the Church Street courtyard at the 9 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. services on Sunday.
7 p.m. Stations of the Cross - Parish Hall - Stations of the Cross is a service of prayers and pictures depicting the final hours of Jesus' life.
It is a special way to reflect upon the passion and death of Christ.
This is a time when we remember Jesus' Last Supper and the institution of the Eucharist.
Maundy Thursday 9 p.m. Vigil "Will you not watch with me one hour?" This is the question our Lord asked of his disciples on the night
before he was crucified. We will observe a silent prayer vigil beginning at the end of the Maundy Thursday service, all through the night
ending at noon on Good Friday. Please sign up for one hour - sign up sheet is in the Narthex.
Good Friday Children's Service 4:30 p.m.- Church
Good Friday Liturgy 7 p.m. - Church
9 a.m. Festival Eucharist, Rite II
11:15 a.m. Festival Eucharist, Rite II
Easter Day services are among the most festive of the year, with special music and ceremony. One of the things the kids love to do is to
bring flowers from their gardens at home to decorate the big cross on the porch of the church before the service.
4 p.m. Easter Egg Hunt at AL Burruss Elementary School (please bring 1 dozen filled plastic eggs to Nancy Eubanks by 3/29)
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May 15 St. James' Garage Sale hosted by the Music Program. It’s time for spring cleaning, and this year it can be easier than ever! The Music Program at St. James’ is sponsoring an all-parish Garage Sale on Saturday, May 15, and we’ll happily accept your donations of household items, books, clothing, small appliances, office supplies, artwork, sports equipment, and more! Your donations will also benefit St. James’ Thrift Store; any items remaining after the sale will be donated to the Thrift Store, so they’ll benefit, too. Any donations can be brought to the Church, and we’ll store them until the sale. For more information, or to arrange for pick-up of your donations, please call Steven in the Music Office at the Church, 770-428-5841, ext. 223, or e-mail him at
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. Start your spring cleaning now, and we’ll be glad to help by accepting your donations for the Garage Sale!
Needed:
St. James' ECW Mystery Dinner Silent Auction: Like in the past years our fabulous silent auction is back. We need your help with donations for the auction. Do you have a vacation home you would like to donate for a few nights or have a business that could donate a service? Do you have a friend who is an artist who could give a special piece of artwork for the auction? Or next time you are at the salon think about asking about donated services. A variety of items are wanted. We would love to have gift certificates, vacation stays, home services, event tickets, art work, themed gift baskets, jewelry and many other unique items. All funds go to support many outreach organizations at St. James'. If you would like to contribute to or help with the silent auction in anyway please contact Rebecca Wood at 678-895-4324 or
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Bay Borders needs treats for Coffee Hour. Sign up in the book or just bring whatever you can on Sundays!
Ongoing events at St. James'
Lines form early each morning, even during last week's sub-freezing temperatures, at social service programs like the Center for Family Resources and MUST Ministries where we take our donations. CFR's Carolyn Bridges said the program used to have peak months when people came for help. Now, the demand lasts all year long. Help us continue this vital ministry by picking up a few extra cans or a case at the grocery store. Here are some items that will help feed hungry families: peanut butter, canned meat, rice, beans, pasta, pasta sauce, canned vegetables and fruit, dried milk, cereal and chunky soups. Please consider buying cans with the peel off top (homeless folks don't have can openers). Thanks for your help. Tucker McQueen
Thrift Shop needs volunteers! Specifically we need a volunteer for the first Wednesday morning of each month. Anyone interested should contact Doug Payne at 770-421-0465.
- See the bulletin board outside our church office or the power point for photos of the delivery of uniforms, supplies and shoes at our companion Parish of Majeleko. For more information contact Steve Windham
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- Altar Guild always needs new members- Jane Sanders, 678-355-6753.
- Parents Day Out 770-428-9961. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Drop in childcare.
- There are still parishioners who are unemployed, we encourage them to join the Job Search Group, which meets Thursdays in Room 143 at 7:00 a.m. The group has put up a "Help Wanted/Jobs Wanted" area on the bulletin board outside the Administrative Offices.
- St. James' Charity account - 770-428-5841.
- Keep recycling paper
- Coupon corner in the Library
- Knitting into the Mystery every Friday at 10 a.m. in the Parlor
Events Outside of St. James':
****NEW**** Ministry Fair is Saturday, March 6 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Philip. There are over 50 workshops to choose from this year. You may register at www.episcopalatlanta.org
RRISA (Refugee Resettlement and Immigration Services of Atlanta) is responding to the Haitan earthquake by relocating injured Haitians and putting them in 16 metro Atlanta area hospitals. They are looking for individuals to help the patients and their families during this trying time. To volunteer to help please call For more information e-mail
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or call 404.622.2235 ext 234.
Birthdays & Anniversaries:
Birthdays March 3-9, 2010 Dave McDowell, Pat Stephenson, Karen Heffron, Jeffrey Nweke, Margaret Gelly, Page Sanger, Logan Mills, Amelia Payne, Nancy East, Kathleen Roycroft, Eleanor Johnson, Samantha Ponder, David Howell, Tyler Comai, Courtney Ragan, Cathy Brown, Dani Soban, Jill Knight, John Brooker, Charlie Clay, Cayla Stewart, Ryan Dater
Anniversaries March 1-March 9, 2010 Susan & Bob Schuman, Carol & Joseph Fenley, Diane & Freddy Lange, Deborah & Ronald Stiles
****New****Barbara Buxton is going out of town and Kay Chester will be in charge of the Prayer Chain from March 11- March 16th. If you have prayer requests, please contact Kay.
Thank you,
Paige Bushart
Parish Secretary
St. James' Episcopal Church
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Last Updated ( Friday, 05 March 2010 )
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