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September 2016 The Rev. M. Carl Lunden, Rector

End of Summer Sunday, Sept. 18th 10 am Brunch, 11:45 Picnic

RENEWAL WORKS- FALL 2016

Dear Members of Saint James, By now you may know that we as a parish are enrolled to participate in a program called RenewalWorks. We invite you in September to participate in the Episcopal Spiritual Life Inventory Survey, an important first step in our parish’s commitment and participation in RenewalWorks in our Diocese. Saint James’ has been invited to join other Episcopal churches nationwide who have partici-pated in taking a comprehensive survey of spiritual life that can help provide valuable infor-mation to the Parish on our faith journey as a congregation. The inventory was created by RenewalWorks, an Episcopal organization charged with advancing spiritual growth, and is intended to be thought provoking for your own faith journey. RenewalWorks is partnering with Episcopal churches of all sizes and demographics, so while some of the questions may not resonate with you personally, or our Saint James’ community, they will form the basis for a broader study for the national church. Regardless of where you are on your faith journey- satisfied or seeking a new direction- we want to hear from all adult members of your household. Your results will be completely anonymous and confidential. You will receive the link to take the online Survey at Church in the Sunday Bulletin. We suggest that you set aside about 20-30 minutes to complete the inventory. We recognize that your time is valuable and it is important to note that once you start the inventory you must complete it - it is not possible to take part of the inventory and resume at later time. Due to the subject matter, it is intended to be completed in one sitting, to allow you to reflect on your faith in important ways. All completed online inventories will be automatically tabulated by RenewalWorks. (over)

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Web-site: www.stjamesgoshen.org

The Tower Chimes The Newsletter of

saintJames’ Episcopal Church + Goshen, New York

St. James’ Episcopal Church, Goshen, N.Y., established 1803

If you are unable to complete the inventory online, provisions have been made with the church office to use one of their computers or to complete a confidential hard copy version. Please see Jessica Sutton or Brother James Mahoney for information. All completed sur-veys are due by Sunday October 9th. In follow up to the Spiritual Life Inventory, we invite you to participate in the discussion group series to explore these issues together as a com-munity. These discussion groups will include an opportunity for us to meet in small groups, and engage one another on these topics and build community while we examine faith life at Saint James’ Parish. Thank you for your time and contribution to our Spiritual Life Initiative.

The Rev. M. Carl Lunden and The Spiritual Life Initiative Team Jessica Sutton, Facilitator Br. James Mahoney, Administrator FALL 2016 Timeline Sept 13, 2016 - Kick Off Dinner with all parishes Sept 18, 2016 - Launch the Spiritual Life Inventory in your parish October 9, 2016 at midnight - Close the Spiritual Life inventory Week of October 10, 2016 (or later) - complete Workshop 1 October 20-21, 2016 - RW will email the Rector the Data Findings Report from your Spiritual Life Inven-tory October 24-Nov 2 - Conference calls with RenewalWorks staff and each church (Rector and Facilitator) to discuss Data Findings Report Week of October 24, 2016 (or later) - complete Workshop 2 Week of November 7, 2016 (or later) - complete Workshop 3 Week of November 21, 2016 (or later) - complete Workshop 4 December 6, 2016 - Closing Dinner with all parishes

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If you need to talk with Father Carl he is available either at the Parish Office 294-6225 or the Rectory 615-1330.

Please feel free to call him any day in the week for any pastoral reason. Father Carl is in the Parish Office (please call first):

Tuesday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m.-1 p.m.



September Greeters Schedule 2016: The Tower Chimes is the official monthly

publication of St. James’ Episcopal Church.

Rector Deacon Tom Liotta

Minister of Music

VESTRY

Debby Brown, Warden Ed Connor, Warden

Dona Ash Jessica Ann Sutton

Wayne Wilson Val Bynum

LuAnn Haviland Malcolm Diaz

Scott MacMillin Nan Gill-Wilson

Mac Makuen

Jerre Coleman, Treasurer

Kathy Martin-Brown Clerk of the Vestry

Altar Flowers for September 2016

4 Heslop 11 Giudice 18 Bloem 25 Lunden

Weekly Bible Study

Tuesdays at 7pm In the Chapel

Starting September 20th

We will be reading the

Letter of James

All are Welcome!

10:30 A.M. September 11 - Jackie Bloem September 18 - Debbie Brown September 25 - Val Bynum October 2 - Ed Fritsche

- Jackie Kessler

9 A.M. September 11 - Jan Ptak September 18 - Meg Strobl September 25 - Malcolm Diaz October 2 – Jackie Kessler

The greeters look forward to welcoming you to services on Sunday. This September you will be welcomed by the following greeters:


SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS

Dear Parents,

Welcome to the 2016-2017 Sunday School year!

September 11th marks the beginning of a new Sunday School year. We are looking forward to an exciting year with your children. There are many fun lessons and activities planned which our teachers are anxious to share. Sunday School starts promptly at 10:15am and ends in time for the children to share in the Holy Eucharist during the 10:30am service. Please try to bring your children weekly as the community experience is enhanced with regular attendance. A bunch of great teachers and volunteers are waiting to share the love of Christ with your children! Please feel free to let us know how your child is responding to Sunday School. We value your suggestions and ideas about making this a good experience for your child. For questions, please speak to Fr. Carl, Bryan Giudice or Jill Croucher Thank you, Fr. Carl+ Bryan Giudice Jill Croucher Sunday School Directors

SUNDAY SCHOOL MUM

SALE OCTOBER 2nd The Sunday School is sponsoring the annual Mum Sale from 9 to noon on October 2nd. All proceeds go to the Sunday School for Outreach to the community. A SNEAK PREVIEW will be held on September 18th during the Brunch and Picnic. Paid pre-orders will be taken that morning for those who would like to reserve particular colors or quantities. All the mums will be at the church for sale or pickup on October 2nd Jill Croucher is the chair of this event. Thank you!


SUNDAY SCHOOL REGISTRATION FORM SAINT JAMES’ EPISCOPAL CHURCH

2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR

Name of Student DOB Grade Name of Student DOB Grade Name of Student DOB Grade

Address of Student(s) Phone #s of Parents/Guardians

Emergency Contacts & Phone #s

Allergies or Health Issues that we should know about Additional Information: Do you have any children to be baptized? ________________________________ Do you have any children under the age of three for the Nursery? ______________ Do you have any children in 7th or 8th grade to be confirmed? _________________ Is your child interested in being an acolyte? (6th grade and older) ______________ In What Ways Are You Able To Support Our Sunday School? _____ Teaching _____Music ____ Coffee Hour ____Substitute Teaching _____ Themed Projects (Halloween, Advent, Christmas, Lent, Holy Week) __________________________________________________________________ Email Address of Parents Signature of Parent Pre-K Students must be 4 years old to participate

Please Return to the Parish Office, or Jill Croucher, or Bryan Giudice



One Sided

It’s just not fair! How many times have we said that in our lives?? We all want to see things done fairly and equally, especially when it’s about us!! When things are “one sided”, we don’t like it. We know that there are at least two sides to every story, and when we only hear one, it’s just not enough to satisfy our human nature. Even when we’re at sporting events, we like to see competition. Sure, if our team is winning with a lopsided score, we might feel good about our team, but even in those situations, a one-sided victory can be less rewarding than a well fought battle for the win. And so it goes in life, we have an innate ability to sense the one sidedness of situations, and even in our early years, we see it, sense it and don’t like it. It just isn’t fair! It wasn’t then and it’s not now. So where can we get the fair and unbiased viewpoint? One that we can always trust and not have to second guess? How do we judge and who is to judge? It’s difficult to declare some-thing unfair or stacked to one side if we don’t understand each and every aspect of the circum-stances. But how can we do that? Are we expected to know the thoughts and feelings of every-one involved to make a solid judgment or decision?? Well, no, but,..there is Someone that can, and that Someone is very One sided. Someone who judges fairly one hundred percent of the time, completely from a One-sided view. When we face struggles that have such twisted stories and emotions, how do we unravel them, and also be able to look at them objectively? As in any situation in life, we turn to Jesus. Jesus in the only One-sided source that we can rely on for direction and the right path. It’s so difficult for us at times to find the right answer and right advice when we look to each other. As much as our hearts may be willing to provide the best response possible to help a friend through a diffi-cult time, sometimes it’s just too difficult to separate feelings and not have our thoughts come from a one-sided view. Jesus, on the other hand, knows all our thoughts and knows exactly what is on our hearts. When we call on Him to help us through all the difficulties we face in life. We can also rest as-sured that His answer will be One sided, but that is exactly what we need. We need to simply turn to Him, pour out our thoughts and feelings, and let Him answer as only He can do. His an-swers will always be One sided, because He and only He can answer us in a Holy and just way, consistently, for any situation we face. In our day to day lives, we’ll continually run into issues that we feel are one sided and need to be worked out for fairness and consistency. And in each case, we need to turn to Jesus, and let Him give us his One-sided view. It’s the only one we will ever need.

With Jesus, life is just fine when it’s One sided. Enjoy the rest of your summer, Dom Perfetti



LADIES NIGHT AT THE RECTORY join the fellowship and bring a friend. Friday, September 16, 6:30 pm 118 South Church Street, Goshen Please bring your favorite snack or beverage to share. Questions? Contact Sharon Lunden 615-1330 or [email protected]

The Christmas Fair is Coming! It is time to start thinking about the 2016 Christmas Fair! It is scheduled to be held on November 19 from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. A sign-up sheet will be placed on the Parish Bul-letin Board to sign up to volunteer for your favorite areas. Ed Connor and Claire Leonard have agreed to be the Coordina-tors for the Fair. There will be a planning meeting on Sunday, September 25th at 12 noon. You can contact Ed and Claire for more information at 294-2474 or 294-0523.

THANK YOU!

We completed another successful School Supplies Drive to benefit Safe Homes. 29 Backpacks were donated, along with lots and lots of notebooks, pencils, pens, crayons and everything else a child needs to start school. Todd at Safe Homes expressed their gratitude for our church's generosity. He said they can never have enough notebooks and we gave them a lot! Once again, thank you so much for your generosity! Jill Croucher & Marci Hanners


STEWARDSHIP 2017

G.I.F.T. Growing In Faith Together It is September and all activities of St. James will begin again. The Stewardship Committee is planning for the Stewardship Commitment Sundays for the 2017 budget. We are planning to hold the Commitment Sundays during October on the 2, 9, 16 and 16th. I ask everyone to prayerfully consider making a commitment to support the financial budget for 2017. It is an op-portunity to take an inventory of what we’ve been given and what ways we are called to give. Stewardship starts with the basic recognition of our dependence on God. It begins in the indi-vidual heart of the believer, choosing prayerfully and deliberately to give. We are called to re-new our recognition of God’s blessings and our commitment to supporting our church home during this season of thanksgiving. We need 100% support of the St. James membership if we are going to meet the financial needs of the parish. It is also important that all members become involved in the activities and organizations of St. James. We all must give of our Time and Tal-ent to St. James. Bring a friend to church to enjoy the fellowship of St. James. All members who attended the Great Easter Vigil or a service when there was a baptism had the opportunity to renew their Baptismal Covenant. To continue on the theme of stewardship and our Baptismal Covenant we are asked finally: “Will you proclaim by word and example the Good News of God in Christ? Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neigh-bor as yourself ? “ and “ Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being ? “ These promises refer to our presence and ministry in the world. What is required for the spread of the Gospel? What is required to insure that all human needs are met: for food, shelter, equali-ty, human dignity, justice and love ? As stewards of God’s bounty in the world, we are to give of our presence, participation, and the resources at our disposal until these needs are met. Do we see to it that the education and outreach ministries of St. James are adequately financed, and our time and talent adequately volunteered so that we can claim to be fulfilling these promises? As we prayerfully examine the promise of our Baptismal Covenant, we are given the opportuni-ty to ask ourselves whether we are faithfully keeping the promises we have made. Are we faith-ful and dependable stewards of those resources entrusted to us? Are we regularly present and engaged in the worship of God, the study of scriptures and tradition, and the fellowship of com-munity? Do we generously give of our money at a level that represents genuine commitment? The persons who are able to look within their hearts and honestly answer “ yes “ to these ques-tions are people who have discovered the connection between what they give and their ability to receive: between grace and gratitude. Pledging is the simple process whereby members of the parish make a financial commitment towards the support of St. James Church for the coming year. Your pledge is a commitment to give consistently which allows us to plan carefully and make responsible decisions about the operating budget and funding critical ministries. Ed Fritsche, Stewardship Chairperson


The CommuniTy Dinner aT ST. JameS’

Saturday September, 24 at 5:30pm

Saint James’ Boy Scout Troop #63 will once again host the September Community Dinner from

5:30p.m.-6:30 p.m. in the St. James’ Parish Hall. Call John Strobl at 294-9004 to find out how to help. We open at 4:00 p.m. to get ready for the 5:30 p.m. meal.

Goshen Ecumenical Pantry Inc. Distribution Dates September,10&29

The next Saturday distribution date at the Goshen Ecumenical Food Pantry is September, 10 (the 2nd Satur-day of each month) from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall at 33 Park Place, Goshen. Please arrive by 9:00 a.m. Call John Strobl if you have any questions at 294-9004. The Goshen Food Pantry’s Thursday night distribution date is September, 29 (the last Thursday of each month) from 6:30 to 7:15pm. Help is needed; all groups (Adults, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Youth Groups, Football Teams etc.) are welcome to give us a hand. Please arrive at the pantry around 6:00pm.

Goshen Ecumenical Pantry Inc. Bagging & unloading of food dates

Bagging is done at the Goshen Food Pantry, @ 33 Park Place, Goshen, every Tuesday morning at 9:30a.m. To around 10:45am. Call Mary Sumter at 469-2434 for info. Unloading of Food purchased from the Food Bank is done on the 3rd Thursday of each month of the month at 5:00pm at the Pantry @ 33 Park Place, Goshen. The next date for Food unloading is September, 15 at 5:00pm to around 6:00pm. Be part of this excellent opportunity for community service.

Foods to donate each week to the food pantry are

Peanut Butter, Spaghetti Sauce, Hamburger , Chicken or Tuna Helper, Jam/Jelly, Tuna Fish, Canned Meals, Macaroni & Cheese, Detergents, Hand Soap, Toilet Paper, Pancake Mix & Syrup, Rice, Canned Vegetables & Fruits, Soup, Canned Beans (all types), Pasta, Cake & Brownie Mix, Instant Potatoes, Cof-fee/Tea/Cocoa, Oatmeal, Puddings, Toothpaste, Toothbrushes, etc. Please place donations on the table inside the back door of the church each week when you come to church.

We are collecting Hamburger & Tuna Helper this month.

Visit and like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/goshenfoodpantry

St. James’ Church THE TOWER CHIMES September, 2016

Donate Hamburger & Tuna Helper to the Pantry this month.

http://www.facebook.com/goshenfoodpantry


Anniversaries September: Birthdays September:

The Newsletter Deadline is the 15th of September. Please send articles to

[email protected]

If you would like your Birthday or Wedding An-niversary added to the Newsletter email them to

Jessica Sutton at: [email protected]

September Nursery Schedule 9:00 a.m.

Proverbs 22:6 "Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it."

September 4 Kim Pelfrey 11 Kathy Martin-Brown 18 Karen Fogerty 25 LaWahna Search ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEER HELP IS NEEDED IN THE NURSERY.

CONTACT: LaWahna Search 294-3035


THE FEAST OF SAINT FRANCIS Of ASSISI AND THE

BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS

On SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2th At 2:00 p.m.

Children and adults are invited to bring

their pets for a blessing.

COME JOIN US!

Dede DeAngelis 9 /4

Lindsey Somlai 9 /6

Andrea Ely 9 /10

John Mayo 9 /10

Jan Golding 9 /13

Stan Collymore 9 /16

Brian Brown 9 /20

Bryan Giudice 9 /25

Kathy Martin-Brown 9 /26

Tanisha Bynum Frazier 9 2/9

Fr. Carl & Sharon Lunden 9 /24

James & Barbara Cassel 9 /26

Ed & Anne Camp 9 /28

Ron & Ricki Leal 9 /30

Tom & Sarah Schaumburg 9 /30

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St. James’ Church 1 St. James Place Goshen, New York 10924

Parish Office Hours

Monday CLOSED Tuesday–Thursday 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

End of Summer Sunday September 18th

After 9am Service

Brunch

After 10:30 am Service Picnic on Lawn (inside if rain)

See Sign-up Sheets

on Parish Bulletin Board

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