What's Happening at St. James?€¦ · 2014-2015 Fry’s Community Rewards program. Instructions...
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Ministry Opportunities Ministry Opportunities Ministry Opportunities Ministry Opportunities VBS Water Drive: We’re still collecting water for the area’s homeless shelters as the mission project for VBS. If you would like to participate, please bring a case of water (any size) to church on Sunday. Thanks!! First Fruits TODAY! Your gifts make a difference in the lives of our hungry neighbors. Back-to-School Backpacks for CASA: Marcia Wright delivered our 31 backpacks and 4 large sacks of school supplies to CASA this past week and stayed to help to fill the backpacks. They were thrilled with our contribution! They can always use more, so keep on bringing them in!! Outreach Fundraiser - Our partner church, St. Anthony’s on the Desert, will be holding their 4 th Annual Charity Golf Tournament & Auction on Saturday, September 20, 2014. The tournament is held at the FireRock Country Club in Fountain Hills, and is followed by a dinner and silent auction. Individual golf entry is $175, foursome entry is $700. Dinner is $50. 100% of the proceeds go to support outreach efforts, and St. James will be applying for one of their generous outreach grants. Brochures with details are available on the table in the narthex. Around the Community Around the Community Around the Community Around the Community The United Thank Offering "mite boxes" are here! This outreach of the Episcopal Church fosters daily thanksgiving for the blessings of our lives. Look up the story of the widow's mite in the Bible. The In- gathering will be in November. Write a check then and reuse your mite box year after year. CFFA (Christian Formation For All): Adult Book Study – Tuesday’s With Morrie. Please join Deacon Robin Hollis continuing TODAY from 9:45-10:25am in the library for a lively discussion. Women’s Bible Study: continues this Wednesday from 4:00-5:00 pm, meeting in Room 4 of the Education Building. See you Wednesday!! All women welcome! Wednesday Healing Service at 5:30 pm. Find an oasis of God’s love and healing at our mid-week service with Holy Communion, prayers and anointing for healing. Fry’s Community Rewards Program: Beginning August 1st, all who have linked their VIP cards to St James will need to re-enroll in the 2014-2015 Fry’s Community Rewards program. Instructions are available on the flyer in the Narthex. Our NPO number is 80513. If you have any quesons or problems, Diana will be happy to help. JustbringyourVIPcardtotheofficeandshecansetyouupright away.Rememberweget5%backfromallpurchasesmadewitha VIPcardlinkedtoSt.James! Church Flowers - Each Sunday the beautiful flowers in our church are provided by our parishioners. Flowers are offered in memory of departed loved ones, to celebrate blessings, or simply to rejoice in the Glory of God! This beautiful offering is available to all. If you would like to participate simply sign up on the Flower Chart in the narthex and place your flower offering envelope in the offering basket. Coming Soon. . . Coming Soon. . . Coming Soon. . . Coming Soon. . . Candidate Accountability Forum: Districts 18 & 28 hosted by Valley Interfaith Project, Sunday, August 10th from 3:30 to 5 pm at Dayspring United Methodist Church in Tempe (1365 E Elliot Rd, Tempe, - west of McClintock on the south side). Just like the very successful candidate forum held here at St. James in Oct. of 2012, this is a non-partisan conversation with Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian candidates for the AZ Senate and House of Representatives. The forum is not a debate but an opportunity to learn more about these candidates prior to the Primary voting and their response to our issues. Specifically, VIP will be asking questions regarding our VIP Human Development Agenda on 1) Public Education funding, 2) Workforce Development, 3) Healthcare and support of the Medicaid expansion, 4) Neighborhood Safety and Immigration, 5) halting the sex-trafficking of minors. Your participation is important to the continued relationship building VIP and your St. James Core team has done with these candidates. Please feel free to include your friends and family. There is no cost for this forum but in order to ensure enough materials on hand, please sign the Sign Up Sheet found on the Sign-up Table or RSVP to Bob Klassen ([email protected]), McKee Lundberg ([email protected]) or Deacon Robin (480) 242- 7178 or [email protected]). Susan’s installation as the new vicar of St. James is set for Saturday, August 16th at 11am. No gifts please – your presence and support are all the gifts I need! Blessings to all. We’ll have a mid-year community meeting after the 10:30 worship service on Sunday, August 17th with lunch. Your newly installed vicar, Bishop’s Committee and ministry team leaders want to bring everyone up-to-date on all the good things going on at St. James. We’ll have a mid-year financial report and the opportunity to ask questions! Please plan to join us for this short (less than an hour) meeting. Sacred Illuminations: An Iconography Workshop with Brenda J. Fox, Iconographer. Comelearnanancientwayofprayerandcontemplaonthrough the art of “wring” an icon. No former art experience necessary. Brenda will walk you through a step by step processoflearningtocreateaniconfromstarttofinish. This is a me of contemplaon in prayer and painng. Iconsarepaintedinacrylics.Thecost:$325andincludes all art supplies. A deposit of $125 holds your spot. Balance due at workshop. November 6th through 8th from 9:00 am to -5:30 pm. Bring a journal or notebook, cheater glasses if needed, a sack lunch, comfortable clothes and a snack to share. Registraon quesons: Brenda Fox @ (602) 574-4016 or email: [email protected]. What's Happening at St. James? “And all ate and were filled.” -- Matthew 14:20 Youth Group News Next Meeting: August 10th at 12 Noon
Transcript of What's Happening at St. James?€¦ · 2014-2015 Fry’s Community Rewards program. Instructions...
Ministry OpportunitiesMinistry OpportunitiesMinistry OpportunitiesMinistry Opportunities VBS Water Drive: We’re still collecting water for the area’s homeless shelters as the mission project for VBS. If you would like to participate, please bring a case of water (any size) to church on Sunday. Thanks!!
First Fruits TODAY! Your gifts make a difference in the lives of our hungry neighbors.
Back-to-School Backpacks for CASA: Marcia Wright delivered our 31 backpacks and 4 large sacks of school supplies to CASA this past week and stayed to help to fill the backpacks. They were thrilled with our contribution! They can always use more, so keep on bringing them in!!
Outreach Fundraiser - Our partner church, St. Anthony’s on the Desert, will be holding their 4th Annual Charity Golf Tournament & Auction on Saturday, September 20, 2014. The tournament is held at the FireRock Country Club in Fountain Hills, and is followed by a dinner and silent auction. Individual golf entry is $175, foursome entry is $700. Dinner is $50. 100% of the proceeds go to support outreach efforts, and St. James will be applying for one of their generous outreach grants. Brochures with details are available on the table in the narthex.
Around the CommunityAround the CommunityAround the CommunityAround the Community The United Thank Offering "mite boxes" are here! This outreach of the Episcopal Church fosters daily thanksgiving for the blessings of our lives. Look up the story of the widow's mite in the Bible. The In-gathering will be in November. Write a check then and reuse your mite box year after year.
CFFA (Christian Formation For All): Adult Book Study – Tuesday’s With Morrie. Please join Deacon Robin Hollis continuing TODAY from 9:45-10:25am in the library for a lively discussion.
Women’s Bible Study: continues this Wednesday from 4:00-5:00 pm, meeting in Room 4 of the Education Building. See you Wednesday!! All women welcome!
Wednesday Healing Service at 5:30 pm. Find an oasis of God’s love and healing at our mid-week service with Holy Communion, prayers and anointing for healing.
Fry’s Community Rewards Program: Beginning August 1st, all who have linked their VIP cards to St James will need to re-enroll in the
2014-2015 Fry’s Community Rewards program. Instructions are available on the flyer in the Narthex. Our NPO number is 80513. If you have any ques�ons or problems, Diana will be happy to help.
Just bring your VIP card to the office and she can set you up right
away. Remember we get 5% back from all purchases made with a
VIP card linked to St. James!
Church Flowers - Each Sunday the beautiful flowers in our church are provided by our parishioners. Flowers are offered in memory of departed loved ones, to celebrate blessings, or simply to rejoice in the Glory of God! This beautiful offering is available to all. If you would like to participate simply sign up on the Flower Chart in the narthex and place your flower offering envelope in the offering basket.
Coming Soon. . .Coming Soon. . .Coming Soon. . .Coming Soon. . .
Candidate Accountability Forum: Districts 18 & 28 hosted by Valley Interfaith Project, Sunday, August 10th from 3:30 to 5 pm at Dayspring United Methodist Church in Tempe (1365 E Elliot Rd, Tempe, - west of McClintock on the south side). Just like the very successful candidate forum held here at St. James in Oct. of 2012, this is a non-partisan conversation with Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian candidates for the AZ Senate and House of Representatives. The forum is not a debate but an opportunity to learn more about these candidates prior to the Primary voting and their response to our issues. Specifically, VIP will be asking questions regarding our VIP Human Development Agenda on 1) Public Education funding, 2) Workforce Development, 3) Healthcare and support of the Medicaid expansion, 4) Neighborhood Safety and Immigration, 5) halting the sex-trafficking of minors. Your participation is important to the continued relationship building VIP and your St. James Core team has done with these candidates. Please feel free to include your friends and family. There is no cost for this forum but in order to ensure enough materials on hand, please sign the Sign Up Sheet found on the Sign-up Table or RSVP to Bob Klassen ([email protected]), McKee Lundberg ([email protected]) or Deacon Robin (480) 242-7178 or [email protected]).
Susan’s installation as the new vicar of St. James is set for Saturday, August 16th at 11am. No gifts please – your presence and support are all the gifts I need! Blessings to all.
We’ll have a mid-year community meeting after the 10:30 worship service on Sunday, August 17th with lunch. Your newly installed vicar, Bishop’s Committee and ministry team leaders want to bring everyone up-to-date on all the good things going on at St. James. We’ll have a mid-year financial report and the opportunity to ask questions! Please plan to join us for this short (less than an hour) meeting.
Sacred Illuminations: An Iconography Workshop with Brenda J. Fox, Iconographer. Come learn an ancient way of prayer and contempla�on through
the art of “wri�ng” an icon. No former art experience
necessary. Brenda will walk you through a step by step
process of learning to create an icon from start to finish.
This is a �me of contempla�on in prayer and pain�ng.
Icons are painted in acrylics. The cost: $325 and includes
all art supplies. A deposit of $125 holds your spot.
Balance due at workshop. November 6th through 8th
from 9:00 am to -5:30 pm. Bring a journal or notebook,
cheater glasses if needed, a sack lunch, comfortable
clothes and a snack to share. Registra�on ques�ons:
Brenda Fox @ (602) 574-4016 or email:
What's Happening at St. James?
“And all ate and were filled.” -- Matthew 14:20
Youth Group News
Next Meeting: August 10th at 12 Noon
