From the Rector – Summer 2018 Service Trip!
I am thrilled to announce our Summer 2018 service trip! Mark your calendars for the week of July 22-28, 2018. We will be joining folks from St. Andrew’s, Glenwood for a week of service in Kentucky at St. Timothy’s Outreach Center, which is a part of Episcopal Appalachian Ministries.
While this trip is a special opportunity for our Youth, the great thing is that it is open to anyone in the parish who is high school age and older. Younger youth can also participate if a parent comes with them.
Everyone interested is invited to attend an information session and slide show
on Sunday, November 5th after the 10:30 am service
when team leaders from St. Andrew’s will come and present.
Information about cost will be handed out at the November 5th meeting. You can learn more about St. Timothy’s Outreach Center by visiting their website. http://sttimsky.org/
I am excited by this amazing outreach and service opportunity, and especially working with St. Andrew’s which has several years of experience with this ministry. I hope you will support this important work in whatever way you can!
Yours in God’s peace,
Kristin+
Worship Ministries
Chalice Bearers
Our chalice servers assist our Rector at the altar during communion by offering the cup (the blood of Christ). This is a very honorable ministry made available to the laity by our Episcopal Church. This ministry provides an opportunity to serve our church in a rewarding, and humbling manner.
We currently have 20 chalice servers. Five are youth servers that provide on 4th Sundays at the youth led service. All serve on a rotating basis according to a monthly schedule. One server supplies at the 8:30 service, and two supply at the 10:30 service. Our servers are: Jane Barger, Jim Bullington, Cory DelRegno, Lynda Ellis, Carolyn Etzler, Jon Fader, Paula Morrow, Jeannie Pellicier, Liz Peterson, Aline Sautter, Deb Schaeffer, Steve Stowell, Richard Straus, Maureen Suckling, and Blix Winston. Our youth servers are Emily Albertson, Kaley Henyon, Kali Nanavaty, Caroline Pellicier, and Lindsay Smith. Our list has been growing slowly.
Those that are interested in this ministry or have questions should contact Jon Fader 301-703-8787 faderj1@juno.com. Jon Fader provides training for this ministry.
Lectors
Calling all youth! We are in need of youth lectors to participate during 4th Sunday services by reading the lessons and prayers. You could also pair up with an existing adult lector or your parent/guardian. We only have two youth signed up. The more who sign up, the less times you have to do it. It could be only once per year!
Regular lector rotation: If anyone is interested in joining in the regular lector rotation, please let me know. Thank you!
Mara Snyder, mara.r.snyder@gmail.com
Crib Nursery
The Crib nursery is so happy to have Katelynn Marshall joining us each week to watch over our little ones. She is truly an asset!
There is a great need for more volunteers to help Katelynn at each worship service. Sometimes when there are five Sundays in a month there are only three volunteers; that leaves two weeks unattended. Won’t you please consider volunteering for this worthwhile ministry?
Thank you to all who volunteer on a regular basis!
Nursery School
We thank everyone for their Charleston Wrap fundraiser orders. The money that we make will go directly to this year’s program, purchasing material and equipment for the children’s use. We expect your products to arrive in November. Thank you for helping with our annual fund raiser!
November is a busy month at the Saint James’ Nursery. Mount Airy Police Officer Ginerva will visit our school, talk with the children, and the students will get to see his police car.
Some classes will take trips to Piney Run Nature Center; some will go to the Pine Valley Tree Farm.
The library bookmobile comes to visit, and special Thanksgiving activities are planned before classes close for the holiday. School will be closed November 22 through 24.
Children will continue with the Cuddle Up and Read reading program, thanks to a gift from a family two years ago and a grant through the state of Maryland. Children at the Saint James’ Nursery School that read for at least 15 minutes for 20 days per month will be able to select a new book, compliments of Target. They have to remember to return the calendar showing their progress to the school at the beginning of November, December, January, and February.
Dave Rak, Chair, St. James’ Nursery School Board
WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Come Join the Fun at the Thrift Shop!
No training required! Work outside in the sun and fresh air! ??
Come by the Thrift Shop this Saturday, October 21st, and help match lids to tubs so we can store donations from our generous community. Deb Schaeffer will be at the shop from 10:30 til 2:30. Thanks in advance for serving!
Fall Parish Workday
Saturday , November 4, 2017 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Join us to clean up the grounds around the church in preparation for winter. Contact Jim Bullington if you have questions.
CROP Hunger Walk 2017
Thank you so much to our St. James’ parishioners who so kindly donated and/or walked in the sweltering heat on September 24th to help end hunger in the U.S. and around the world. Through our efforts St. James’ was able to donate $443 to the CROP Hunger Walks sponsored by the Church World Service organization. GO TEAM ST. JAMES’!!!
A total of $3,073 was donated by the Mt. Airy CROP Walk Team with the Mt. Airy NET receiving 25% or $768.25!
~Marilyn Hancock, St. James’ Chairperson, CROP Walk 2017
Parents Book Group Gathering
Join other St. James’ parents for an informal book group this fall! We’ll be reading I Wonder: Engaging a Child’s Curiosity about the Bible by Elizabeth Caldwell. If you are interested in reading this book over the next 4-6 weeks and then meeting up with others to reflect and share insights and wisdom please email Kristin+ (rector@stjamesmtairy) ASAP. Once we know who’s on board we’ll pick a date and time to meet up – whether that’s over coffee or tea at Starbucks, at a local restaurant for a weekend lunch, or dessert some evening.
Click the book cover to order your copy through Amazon Smile.
Contact Bryant Dulany at 410.596.4227 or wbdulany@hotmail.com to schedule an appointment.
Fall Parish Pot Luck – Sign Up Now!
The sign-up sheet is in the narthex for our Fall Parish Potluck on Sunday, October 29th after the 10:30 service. Put your name next to what you can bring, and indicate if you can help set up or clean up afterward. Plan on feasting and celebrating together the many ways we give back and give forward to our St. James’ family!
Upcoming Events at the Claggett Center
November 17-19, 2017
Couples Retreat
Spend a weekend with you partner and an exploration of enneagram types.
Learn more and register online
January 12-4, 2018
Women’s Retreat
From Strength to Strength: Spiritual Resilience
Information is available here
Prayer Rotation
Please join the Daughters of the King in praying for each parishioner in rotation during 2017 by taking this notice home and by posting it where it will remind you to pray on a daily basis for the needs and blessings of:
| Patricia Chalk Joan Collins Ty and Ashley Conlon JT, Penny, Daphne, Marshall |
A member of the Daughters of the King will be contacting you this week for special prayer requests.
