Vestry
It’s been relatively quiet recently for our Vestry members. We’ve met to review the diocesan COVID policies and decide how to implement them at our Church, Thrift Shop, and Nursery School. The underlying goal is to keep everyone safe while returning operations as close to normal as possible. Challenges arise when we try to balance those two objectives – they’re sometimes in tension with each other. It helps that we have a thoughtful group.
When you get a chance, take a look at the many offerings for this year’s basket raffle and encourage friends to drop by too. It’s open until this Sunday, September 26. We appreciate all the work that went into this – thank you all for your gifts and talents.
We’ll continue to celebrate both services outdoors in the Memorial Garden for a while. Thank you for your flexibility in these changing times.
If you’d like a nice mid-week break, I’d recommend the 11:30 Thursday bible study. It’s a quick hour on Zoom and it can help recenter your day.
Dave Rak, Senior Warden
Outreach
CARE PACKAGES FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
The Outreach Committee would love to have the names and addresses of all our young men and women that are attending college whether they are away from home, commuting or studying virtually; please send their contact information to office@stjamesmtairy.org.
We plan to send them “CARE Packages” in mid-October; so please donate NOW.
Please donate items such as hot chocolate, razors, shower scrubbies, fruit snacks, pencils, cookies, pop tarts, instant coffees, tea, chips, goldfish, Pringle’s, microwave mac ‘n cheese, microwave popcorn, tissues, lotion and small bottles of hand sanitizer.
Collection containers will be in the in the Narthex.
Thank you so much, in advance, from your Outreach Committee for your kind donations.
Basket Raffle
15th ANNUAL
ST. JAMES’ BASKET RAFFLE & SILENT AUCTION
Downtown Mt. Airy
| IT’S ALMOST HERE!!!
The big day for our 15th Annual Basket Raffle & Silent Auction is almost here!! Thank you so much to those who have volunteered online to help with this, our biggest fundraiser of the year. There are still a few opportunities to help, therefore, if you have an hour or so on Friday at 5:30 p.m., on Saturday or Monday, please sign up using the link below. Also, if you haven’t had a chance to participate in our Basket or American Girl Dolls Raffles or Silent Auction, or shop our Cash ‘n Carry items, you will have one last opportunity this Sunday in the sanctuary after church services. Raffle winners will be drawn and called on Monday morning—YOU could be a WINNER!!! |
SIGN UP AT THE FOLLOWING LINK
https://signup.com/go/WjMxKZX
Sunday Worship Information
Join us for worship on Sundays at 8:30 am and 10:30 am in the Memorial Garden or watch on Facebook at 8:30 am.
- Masks are optional at outdoor services, but social distancing is still encouraged
- Bring a chair or a blanket
- If services move indoors due to inclement weather, masks will be required
Inclement Weather Announcements
In the event of inclement weather an announcement about moving worship inside
will be posted to our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/stjamesmtairy/) by 7:00 am Sunday morning.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
SHRED SUCCESS!
The Fall Shred Event held this past Saturday was another successful venture for the Outreach Committee. Our community showed their appreciation by donating a total of $1,133.75 to us, which gives us $883.75, after expenses, toward our future Outreach projects.
Many thanks to Don Windsor, Peg Pelch, Gabby Markham, Karen Larrimore and our scouts from Troops 829G and 829B. Your help was greatly appreciated!
Sunday School GuidelinesSunday School classes for all ages are held from 9:30-10:15 am in the lower level of the church. Indoor guidelines include wearing masks, classroom distancing and sanitizing. Preschool through 5th grade students go directly to assigned rooms. Middle/high school students meet outdoors in the Memorial Garden (in inclement weather, teens will meet in the sanctuary following all guidelines)
Lectionary Readings for this Sunday:
Next Week’s Commemorations:
Prayer Rotation
Please join the Daughters of the King in praying for each parishioner in rotation during 2021 by taking this notice home and by posting it where it will remind you pray to on a daily basis for the needs and blessings of:
Christina Young
Justin Acacio (Zayden, Maui, Asher)
Matthew and Heather Albertson (Emily, Elizabeth)
A member of the Daughters of the King will be contacting you this week for special prayer requests.