From the Rector – Appalachia Here We Come-With Your Help!
We are excited to share that so far TEN youth and adults from St. James’ will be going on the summer service trip to St. Timothy’s Outreach Center in Irvine, Kentucky!
The cost of the trip is $450 per person, and we’ve asked everyone going to contribute $200 towards that, with the hope to fundraise the balance. We’ve also had generous scholarship donations to help support people cover that cost and be able to go.
This leaves us with a fundraising goal of $1,200 thanks to money saved for service trips from previous generous support, and money the Youth Group has earned from re-setting the church space after events.
So how can you help us get to Appalachia?
We have several fun and easy ways in the coming months:
March 9th – 5:00-9:00 pm Eat at iHop in Mt. Airy
Bring our flyer and we’ll get 20% of sales
March 11th – Festive Brunch after church
It’s Replenish & Establish Kick-Off Sunday
Combined worship at 9:30 am – then stay for brunch and a presentation
A free-will offering will be collected
March 25th – 1:00-4:00 pm Bowling Party
We’ll be selling tickets for a party at Mt. Airy Bowling Lanes
Bowling, shoes, drinks, and disco lights!
March 28th – 5:00-9:00 pm Eat at California Tortilla in Mt. Airy
No flyer needed – just enjoy taco Wednesday
Thank you in advance for your generous support which will enable us to transform lives in one of the poorest parts of our country.
Yours in God’s peace,
Kristin+
Thrift Shop
Hello again from Saint James Thrift Shop!
We are off to a wonderful start for the New Year. Many changes have happened at the shop so please stop in and take a look at all the hard work the employees and volunteers have done. In January our volunteers donated 151 hours. WOW! We are so grateful!
Here at St. James Thrift Shop we are a Christian Community Outreach Program and I would like to share a list of programs and what we donate:
- Airy Net – Food, toiletry items, diapers, pads, used hair ties, bows and ribbons and adult diapers.
- Lion’s Club – prescription eyeglasses
- A is for Africa – shoes that are not in resale condition
- Tails of Hope – dog food, used crates, leashes, dog bowls and blankets that are not in re-sale condition.
- Children of Ecuador – stuffed animals
- Darby Place – Cat food, used crates, litter, Styrofoam coolers.
- Darby place – Household items.
- American Legion – Flags to be burned and bras for breast cancer awareness month (Oct).
- Community Ties- Like the Net – people needing help – fire victims.
- Junkin 4 Jesus – misc. items.
- Frederick rescue Mission – ripped, torn or stained clothing.
- Wetlands org. – alcohol related items
Please remember that every third Thursday is Thrifty Thursday and we are open until 6:00pm with 50% off the entire store (excluding new and tagged clothing and fine jewelry) Right now until March 5th our sale is 50% off all winter clothing.
The shop will be switching over from Fall/Winter to Spring/Summer on March 5th. If anyone would like to volunteer that Monday, we look forward to seeing you.
As always please call first to make sure we are accepting donations. Recently we have been able to keep up and have not had to stop donations. Volunteers have been a tremendous help J We want to say thank you to this Community for all the generous donations.
SPRING FEVER IS UPON US!
“THRIFT WITH PURPOSE”
Sandy – Saint James Thrift Shop Manager
WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
A is for Africa Presentation on Sunday, February 25
Join us on Sunday, February 25 at 9:30 am when we welcome Mary Anne and Rick Smith who will update us on this important ministry. Every year in Lent, our Sunday School children (and anyone else who wants to!) collect money in mite boxes to be donated to A is for Africa and the work they do with school children at Matim. Come see the slideshow and pick up your mite box!
Lenten Calendar and Donation Boxes
To benefit Mt. Airy Net. Spring and summer seem to be the time of most need for food and sundry items in the community. Patty Bullington is using her wonderful skills to create a calendar for us and our Sunday School children are decorating boxes.
Pick up your calendar on Sunday, February 18 along with a box. Much like an advent calendar, you will open a window during each day of lent and place the suggested food or sundry item in your box. The Outreach Committee will be collecting boxes on March 25.
Understanding Our Environmental Legacy III
Will be offered the four Wednesdays in April at 7 pm at St. James’. Topics will include Maryland’s biodiversity, food waste/composting, climate change. Please get the word out – more information to come. Contact Liz Peterson (jplp5@yahoo.com) or 240-446-1932 if you would like to help or have suggestions. We have offered light refreshments in the past, any help will be appreciated!
Prayer Rotation
Please join the Daughters of the King in praying for each parishioner in rotation during 2018 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:
Alan and Nancy Nanavaty (Kali, Connor)
Margaret Neff
Dave Oland
A member of the Daughters of the King will be contacting you this week for special prayer requests.
