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Steeple Notes ~ May 2017 Steeple Notes ~ May 2017 Steeple Notes ~ May 2017 Steeple Notes ~ May 2017 Newsletter for the families and friends Newsletter for the families and friends Newsletter for the families and friends Newsletter for the families and friends of St. James’ Episcopal Church of St. James’ Episcopal Church of St. James’ Episcopal Church of St. James’ Episcopal Church The Rev. John W. Symonds, Rector The Rev. John W. Symonds, Rector The Rev. John W. Symonds, Rector The Rev. John W. Symonds, Rector The Rt. Rev. Daniel G.P. Gutierrez, Bishop The Rt. Rev. Daniel G.P. Gutierrez, Bishop The Rt. Rev. Daniel G.P. Gutierrez, Bishop The Rt. Rev. Daniel G.P. Gutierrez, Bishop Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Give praise, you servants of the Lord; * praise the Name of the Lord. Give praise, you servants of the Lord; * praise the Name of the Lord. Give praise, you servants of the Lord; * praise the Name of the Lord. Give praise, you servants of the Lord; * praise the Name of the Lord. Psalm 113:1 Psalm 113:1 Psalm 113:1 Psalm 113:1 From Fr. John God willing, The Symonds’ of Chester County, Pennsylvania, will be moving this month. That is, yours truly, my wife Kim, and the children. And, God willing, the child to be! It is almost always a big deal when someone within your family moves. (Note: the move is still very “local,” in that it is from Uwchlan Township to West Nantmeal Township.) We are scheduled to settle on a home in early May. We are, hoping to “put down roots.” Moreover, it is time to be thinking about longer-term stability, the future needs of our children, as well as some of the things that Kim and I would like to be able to do. This is an interesting notion to share because we are now in Eastertide. The grand and magnificent and totally joyous season in which we Christians recognize Our Lord and Savior as The Risen Christ! Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of Mary and Joseph, born in a stable, later taunted, betrayed and crucified, is now Jesus Christ, the Messiah. The Jesus of the various Easter Stories was constantly moving. (With our theological Anglican understanding of Christ’s presence within all of us in spite of our sinfulness, we believe that God is always with us, and Jesus’ love for us always greater than our full understanding of that same dynamic. Hence, the Holy Trinity is constantly moving within all of us.) The Season of Easter is living into Jesus’ Resurrection, and preparing for moving into the kingdom of heaven, as we have now been invited into a New Creation. Jesus has overcome death and sin; conse- quently, we who claim to be followers of his are invited into this state of being and believing as well. Before Jesus rises to the heavenly realms on Ascension Day, he tells his followers, “Don’t hang on to me. I am still moving; soon I will be rising to the Father.” So, what do all of us truly need to be ready to follow Jesus? The Great Fifty Days of Easter are filled with the Invitation to living into God’s kingdom in a new way. It is only through the Risen Christ that we are given a New Covenant with Him. What are some of the un- derstandings or habits within your own life that may need to be reconsidered? In Lent, we try to consid- er the same from within our brokenness. Now…in Eastertide…we are invited into deep consideration from the theological perspective of Abundance. Praise God we have an Abundance to celebrate this Eastertide at our parish! Baptisms, ongoing teach- ing and preparation for Confirmation, Youth Sunday on May 7 th , preparation for VBS, Mother’s Day on May 14 th , Church School Teacher Recognition Sunday and ‘Sundae Sunday’ on May 21 st , a new homi- letic experience on Ascension Day (May 25 th ) Rite II Holy Eucharist with guest preacher Pastor Kim Da- vis of Ebenezer Full Gospel Baptist Church [Downingtown, PA], and Memorial Day (celebrated May 28 th ) with its timely significance of our Troop Care Packages outreach ministry. One of the great Easter Stories of St. James’ this year is that recent “movement” of the raised vegeta- ble beds which front the rear parking lot. Through the efforts of our Parish Administrator, the Property Committee, the Outreach Committee, and a few new Invitees, there is a palpable effort underway on (Rector continued on page 2)

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of St. James’ Episcopal Churchof St. James’ Episcopal Churchof St. James’ Episcopal Churchof St. James’ Episcopal Church The Rev. John W. Symonds, RectorThe Rev. John W. Symonds, RectorThe Rev. John W. Symonds, RectorThe Rev. John W. Symonds, Rector

The Rt. Rev. Daniel G.P. Gutierrez, Bishop The Rt. Rev. Daniel G.P. Gutierrez, Bishop The Rt. Rev. Daniel G.P. Gutierrez, Bishop The Rt. Rev. Daniel G.P. Gutierrez, Bishop

Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Give praise, you servants of the Lord; * praise the Name of the Lord. Give praise, you servants of the Lord; * praise the Name of the Lord. Give praise, you servants of the Lord; * praise the Name of the Lord. Give praise, you servants of the Lord; * praise the Name of the Lord.

Psalm 113:1Psalm 113:1Psalm 113:1Psalm 113:1

From Fr. John God willing, The Symonds’ of Chester County, Pennsylvania, will be moving this month. That is, yours truly, my wife Kim, and the children. And, God willing, the child to be! It is almost always a big deal when someone within your family moves. (Note: the move is still very “local,” in that it is from Uwchlan Township to West Nantmeal Township.) We are scheduled to settle on a home in early May. We are, hoping to “put down roots.” Moreover, it is time to be thinking about longer-term stability, the future needs of our children, as well as some of the things that Kim and I would like to be able to do.

This is an interesting notion to share because we are now in Eastertide. The grand and magnificent and totally joyous season in which we Christians recognize Our Lord and Savior as The Risen Christ! Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of Mary and Joseph, born in a stable, later taunted, betrayed and crucified, is now Jesus Christ, the Messiah. The Jesus of the various Easter Stories was constantly moving. (With our theological Anglican understanding of Christ’s presence within all of us in spite of our sinfulness, we believe that God is always with us, and Jesus’ love for us always greater than our full understanding of that same dynamic. Hence, the Holy Trinity is constantly moving within all of us.)

The Season of Easter is living into Jesus’ Resurrection, and preparing for moving into the kingdom of heaven, as we have now been invited into a New Creation. Jesus has overcome death and sin; conse-quently, we who claim to be followers of his are invited into this state of being and believing as well. Before Jesus rises to the heavenly realms on Ascension Day, he tells his followers, “Don’t hang on to me. I am still moving; soon I will be rising to the Father.”

So, what do all of us truly need to be ready to follow Jesus?

The Great Fifty Days of Easter are filled with the Invitation to living into God’s kingdom in a new way. It is only through the Risen Christ that we are given a New Covenant with Him. What are some of the un-derstandings or habits within your own life that may need to be reconsidered? In Lent, we try to consid-er the same from within our brokenness. Now…in Eastertide…we are invited into deep consideration from the theological perspective of Abundance.

Praise God we have an Abundance to celebrate this Eastertide at our parish! Baptisms, ongoing teach-ing and preparation for Confirmation, Youth Sunday on May 7th, preparation for VBS, Mother’s Day on May 14th, Church School Teacher Recognition Sunday and ‘Sundae Sunday’ on May 21st, a new homi-letic experience on Ascension Day (May 25th) Rite II Holy Eucharist with guest preacher Pastor Kim Da-vis of Ebenezer Full Gospel Baptist Church [Downingtown, PA], and Memorial Day (celebrated May 28th) with its timely significance of our Troop Care Packages outreach ministry.

One of the great Easter Stories of St. James’ this year is that recent “movement” of the raised vegeta-ble beds which front the rear parking lot. Through the efforts of our Parish Administrator, the Property Committee, the Outreach Committee, and a few new Invitees, there is a palpable effort underway on

(Rector continued on page 2)

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STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE

“MANAGING GOD’S BLESSINGS FOR GOD’S GLORY”

The Stewardship Committee 2017 is up and running!

Instead of waiting until fall, the Committee decided to start talking about stewardship now, in fellow-ship with everyone. We see stewardship as part of daily Christian life-we experience God’s abun-dance every day. We want to focus on communication, education and increased awareness about our Lord’s call to us as a parish and as individuals.

Understanding that everyone’s situation is different, and realizing that there are different perspec-tives on stewardship, we would like your feedback on the following two questions:

• What does stewardship mean to you?

• What should be the 2017 committee’s theme?

Please respond to our stewardship page on the website or submit your answers in the stewardship mailbox next to the bulletin board.

http://stjameschurch.ws/managing-gods-blessings-gods-glory/ Thank you. Stewardship Committee

Mary Anne Feeley, Jack N. Edmonds, Matt Ryan and Tim Gemmell

Ascension Day Service Mark your calendar for this special service

with Holy Communion to celebrate

the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ

Thursday, May 25 at 7:30 pm

We welcome special guest preacher Pastor Kim A Davis,

Ebenezer Full Gospel Baptist Church

our campus! A new faucet has been installed for watering and nourishment. The weeds have begun to disappear in the beds. And the St. James’ Preschool is preparing to help adopt this under-utilized real estate. Sounds like: a new, long-term stability; an awareness of the future generations; something that will “feed” a few motivated adults. An Easter Blessing is unfolding before us; we are called to help move this effort along.

Let us be thankful for all that God gives to us; and Lord, grant us the courage to jettison those things no longer essential, and the wisdom to know when to act mercifully with compassionately with those offer-ings that have life beyond our own short-sightedness. Amen and Alleluia!

God Bless

Fr. John

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HOSPITALIZATION REMINDER It is important to notify the rector or parish administrator when you or a family member is in the

hospital. Due to privacy laws, hospitals are no longer able to give the church information. Please let us know when you are in the hospital. After hours pastoral emergencies,

our rector can be reached at 610-314-5482.

Do you need help with meals? Our Ministry of Meals can help. Contact the parish

administrator or Mandy Watson at [email protected]

ST. JAMES’ NEWEST OUTREACH MINISTRY – ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY

Saturday, April 8th witnessed the parish’s newest outreach ministry, the roadside clean-up of Lancaster Avenue from Wallace Avenue (PA Route 282) heading East to Quarry Road. The church has formally adopted the aforementioned two-mile stretch of roadside as part of the national Adopt-A-Highway (AAH) program.

Throughout the Commonwealth, AAH programs are overseen by Penn-sylvania’s Department of Transporta-tion. The State supplied two roadside safety signs, the safety vests, trash bags, and work gloves as the ten volun-teers met inside Bartholomew Hall for last-minute instructions and coffee be-fore heading out into the borough. The ten volunteers split into two factions, each thereby taking one particular side of the road and thus enabling both sides to be beatified concurrently.

The next scheduled AAH Clean Up will be on Saturday, May 20th from 9:00 am. – 11:00 a.m.

All adults within the parish all welcome to volunteer; however, a train-ing video created by Penn DOT must be viewed by prospective volun-teers before participating. For more information about viewing the training video, or the future clean-up, please contact Kim Symonds at [email protected].

Laura Harting and Kim Symonds

Jack H. Edmonds, Jane Dalziel,

John Sweeney

Confirm Not Conform Class of Spring 2017

Alex Hauser Julianna Smyth

Jameson Smyth

Leaders: Laura Harting

Jack Edmonds

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CALENDAR FOR MAY 2017

Calendar subject to changes/additions/corrections - Contact the parish office to schedule use of the building

Monday, May 1

7pm AA meeting - BH

Tuesday, May 2

9am Preschool PTO meeting - BH

2pm - 6pm Thrift Shop open for sales and donations

7pm District AA meeting - BH

8pm NA meeting - BH

Wednesday, May 3

9am - 11:30am Toddler Talk/My Time classes - BH

Thursday, May 4

Preschool Family Fun Day - off site

2pm - 6pm Thrift Shop open for sales and donations

7pm Forever Endeavor rehearsal - Sanctuary

7:30pm Choir rehearsal - BH

Friday, May 5

Preschool Family Fun Day - off site - rain date

8pm AA and Al-Anon meetings - BH

Saturday, May 6

9am - 5pm Thrift Shop open for sales and donations

6:30pm AA meeting - BH

Sunday, May 7, The Fourth Sunday of Easter Youth Sunday

7:45am Holy Eucharist Rite I 9am Holy Eucharist Rite II - Contemporary

Nursery care 9am to noon 10am Sunday School Classes and Rite 13

11am Holy Eucharist Rite II - Traditional - Baptism

5pm YAC meeting - BH

Monday, May 8

7pm AA meeting - BH

Tuesday, May 9

9:30am Children’s Chapel with Fr. John

10am Worship Service at St. James Place

2pm - 6pm Thrift Shop open for sales and donations

8pm NA meeting - BH

Wednesday, May 10

10:30am/2pm Children's Chapel with Fr. John

Thursday, May 11

Preschool Field Trip to the Downingtown Library

2pm - 6pm Thrift Shop open for sales and donations

Friday, May 12

8pm AA and Al-Anon meetings - BH

Saturday, May 13

9am - 5pm Thrift Shop open for sales and donations

6:30pm AA meeting - BH

7:30pm Easter Vigil Service, Holy Eucharist, Rite II

Sunday, May 14 The Fifth Sunday of Easter Mother’s Day

7:45am Holy Eucharist Rite I 9am Holy Eucharist Rite II - Contemporary

Nursery care 9am to noon

10am Coffee hour and fellowship in Bartholomew Hall 11am Holy Eucharist Rite II

Monday, May 15 7pm AA meeting - BH

Tuesday, May 16 - Primary Election Day

2pm - 6pm Thrift Shop open for sales and donations

8pm NA meeting - BH

Wednesday, May 17

9am - 11:30am Toddler Talk/My Time classes - BH

Thursday, May 18

2pm - 6pm Thrift Shop open for sales and donations

7pm Forever Endeavor rehearsal - Sanctuary

7:30pm Choir rehearsal - BH

Friday, May 19

11am Book Club

8pm AA and Al-Anon meetings - BH

Saturday, May 20

9am - 5pm Thrift Shop open for sales and donations

6:30pm AA meeting - BH

Sunday, May 21, The Sixth Sunday of Easter 7:45am Holy Eucharist Rite I 9am Holy Eucharist Rite II - Contemporary

Nursery care 9am to noon

10am Sundae Sunday and Coffee hour in Bartholomew Hall 11am Holy Eucharist Rite II Traditional - Baptism

Monday, May 22

7pm AA meeting - BH

Tuesday, May 23 Preschool In-service day - set up year end programs - BH

2pm - 6pm Thrift Shop open for sales and donations

8pm NA meeting - BH

Wednesday, May 24

9am - 1pm Preschool Year End Programs - BH

Thursday, May 25

9am - 11am Preschool Year End Programs - BH

2pm - 6pm Thrift Shop open for sales and donations

7pm Forever Endeavor rehearsal - Sanctuary

7:30pm Choir rehearsal - BH

Friday, May 26 8pm AA and Al-Anon meetings - BH

Saturday, May 27

9am - 5pm Thrift Shop open for sales and donations

6:30pm AA meeting - BH

Sunday, May 28, The Seventh Sunday of Easter 7:45am Holy Eucharist Rite I 9am Holy Eucharist Rite II - Contemporary

Nursery care 9am to noon

10am Sunday School Classes and Rite 13

10am Coffee hour and fellowship in Bartholomew Hall 11am Holy Eucharist Rite II Traditional

Monday, May 29

7pm AA meeting - BH

Tuesday, May 30 2pm - 6pm Thrift Shop open for sales and donations

8pm NA meeting - BH

Wednesday, May 31

9:30am Volunteers to assemble the May Steeple Notes - BH 7pm Vestry Meeting - BH

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Yippee—warm weather at last! Boy we are enjoying spring here at the preschool. We enjoyed celebrating Easter with a visit from the bunny, egg hunts, and parties! April was also filled with fun outdoor activities to make the most of this great weath-er. The Pre-K kids had their first bus ride to Milky Way Farm, where they were able to visit with the animals and enjoy an ice cream cone made with Milky Way’s fresh and fabulous ice cream. We also had a trike-a-thon to benefit St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. Our students learned all about trike safety and then finished off with a race around our parking lot. In May we look forward to our walk-

ing trip to the Downingtown Library for a special story time and to meet the new children’s librarian.

As the school year is winding down, the kids are preparing for their end of the year programs, and our Pre-K children are preparing for graduation. We have a class of 43 this year graduating and moving on to kinder-garten—they grow up so fast and we are so proud of them. This year our end of the year programs are cele-brating “Under the Sea”. We’ll all be decked out in our finest attire and looking forward to singing our special songs celebrating all of the creatures you might find in the ocean!

We have had a wonderful school year and would like to thank Father John, Luann McIlvaine, Jack Mea, Tim Gemmell, Tom Hudecheck, Dick McConnell, Judy Benne, Kristine Sigle, Karen Samuelson, Jennifer Wag-ner, and Linda Coleman for all of their support—they are always there when we need them and we so appre-ciate all they do for the church and the preschool.

Summer camp is just around the corner and the preschool will be running camps for current St. James stu-dents for 3 weeks. Our teachers have tons of great activities planned for them. Limited spaces are still available in our September preschool and Mom and Me Classes—please call the office to inquire about spe-cific openings.

We hope you all have a safe and fun summer! Happy Spring and Summer! Suzanne Diodato and Johanna Uggla

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED TO HOST COFFEE HOUR

Contact our Coffee Hour Coordinator, Diane Brown at [email protected] with questions and for more information

As host of coffee hour, you need to bring half & half and any of these suggested goodies: crackers, pretzels, cheese, fruit, cookies, baked goods, mini bagels, donuts. You also need to set up, make the coffee and clean up. Pair up with a co-host and split the duties! Signup sheet is on the bulletin board in the hallway

BOOK CLUB NEWS

The Book Club meets on the third Friday of each month at the Downingtown County Club. Below is a list of upcoming meeting dates and books the group will be reading. Contact Peggy Leister for more information about the book club at [email protected].

May 19 - Vanished Smile: The Mysterious Theft of the Mona Lisa by R. A. Scotti On August 21, 1911, Leonardo da Vinci’s most celebrated painting vanished from the Louvre. The prime suspects were as shocking as the crime: Pablo Picasso and Guillaume Apollinaire, young provo-cateurs of a new art. The sensational disappearing act captured the world’s imagination. Crowds stood in line to view the empty space on the museum wall. Thousands more waited, as concerned as if Mona Lisa were a miss-ing person, for news of the lost painting. Almost a century later, questions still linger: Who really pinched Mona Lisa, and why? Part love story, part mystery, Vanished Smile reopens the puzzling case that transformed a Renaissance portrait into the most enduring icon of all time.

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Support Group Meetings In Bartholomew Hall

Monday 7:00pm Monday Message Open AA Tuesday: 8:00pm NA 1st Tuesday of month 8:00pm District AA Friday: 8:00pm AA and Al Anon Saturday: 6:30pm AA

All church or preschool committees/groups need to

contact the parish office to schedule use of the building

Free is Good

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HUDSON L. VOLTZ, ESQUIRE JOY L. VALANIA, ESQUIRE JANET J. SATTERTHWAITE, ESQUIRE HEIDI T. NOVINO, PARALEGAL

HUDSON L. VOLTZ, P.C. ATTORNEYS AT LAW

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Mr. Voltz is a member; serving the St. James’ Community for Real Estate, Family, Business and Estate matters for the past 20 years

Altar Flowers are offered in loving memory of

and thanksgiving for

May 14 Joanne & Stanley W. Blazejewski

Henry and Marian Benson

May 21 Mavis Maropis

May 28 The Rev. Scott H. Glidden

Ellen Ann Roberts

Altar Flowers can be given each Sunday (except during Lent) in memory of or in thanksgiving of a loved one.

Please fill in the date you would like in the Altar Guild Flower Book located on the table outside the Chapel.

Envelopes for payment ($50) are next to the book.

Happy Birthday!Happy Birthday!Happy Birthday!Happy Birthday!

Rebecca Pauley May 1

Daniel Soler May 1

Alex Renzulli May 2

Gulia Andrews May 3

Jeanine Florio May 3

Ellette Sweeney May 3

Vicki Umhofer May 3

Cody Colaw May 4

Karen Mea May 4

Ron Meacham May 5

Leslie Smith May 5

Alayna Sharamatew May 7

Lisa Halpin May 8

John Kolb May 8

Maura McCann May 10

Dan Soler May 10

Paddy Panzetta May 11

Bruce Smoyer May 11

Cathy Zeiner May 11

Tony Carroll May 12

Marisa D'Andrea May 13

Adam Giffi May 13

Sandy Hodson May 18

Miriam Whiting May 18

Zach Lindner May 22

Patrice Smoyer May 23

Nancy Cianfrani May 24

Bill Mason May 25

Alison Pierce May 25

Michelle Clegg May 28

Peggy Bicknese May 29

Alex Johnson May 30

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Sunday Service Schedule 7:45am - Holy Eucharist, Rite I

9:00am - Holy Eucharist, Rite II, Contemporary

Nursery care during the 9am and 11am services

10:00am - Fellowship and Coffee Hour in Bartholomew Hall

10:00am - Sunday School Classes

11:00am - Holy Eucharist, Rite II, Traditional

STAFF

Rector The Rev. John W. Symonds

[email protected]

Parish Administrator/Bookkeeper Luann McIlvaine

[email protected]

Organist Sexton Jill Lewis Jack Mea

Sunday Nursery: Lauren Kety and Megan McIlvaine

Parish Office ~ 610-269-1774

409 E. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown, PA 19335

Open Monday - Thursday: 9am to 1pm, Closed Fridays

St. James’ Thrift Shop ~ 610-873-7812 Co-Managers: Shirley Tompkin and Anna Filoromo

Tuesday and Thursday ~ 2pm - 6pm

Saturday ~ 9am to 5pm

St. James Preschool ~ 610-269-0525 Co-Directors: Suzanne Diodato and Johanna Uggla

www.stjamespreschool.com

Vestry Members - Term 2018

Judy Benne

Rob Deitcher Jack Edmonds

JoAnn Mattia

Vestry Members - Term 2019

Rebecca Barger Mary Anne Feeley

Tom Hudecheck

Carol Ryan

Vestry Members - Term 2020

Judy Craig

Susan Edmonds

Tim Gemmell Cathy Weisser

VBS provides the church with a creative way of instilling Christ-like values and develops a firm biblical foundation for faith development. VBS is an excellent outreach tool into the community and to invite those who don’t normally attend church to come into the church, get involved, and

build a relationship with Jesus and with others.

The entire congregation can get involved in this outreach program! Adult and teen church members can serve by

� Decorating

� Teaching

� Helping with Bible stories

� Preparing snack

� Leading children in games

� Crafts

� Music. � Group Counselor

Won’t you take an evening or two out of your summer to help with this important St. James’ outreach? We welcome helpers age 12 and up.

Any questions, please contact the parish office: [email protected] or Father John: [email protected]

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