Vestry
It may have been quiet in Lake Wobegon, but the vestry has been busy lately.
Earlier this year, a sub-group of the vestry met with representatives from the Christian Lighthouse Church to discuss sharing our space on Sunday afternoons. Then, the entire vestry discussed advantages and disadvantages of establishing a space-sharing agreement during our May meeting. The discussion was extensive. We agreed not to proceed with sharing space on a regular basis but to continue to offer our space for individual events.
We are thankful for the work of our Nursery School Transition Team and Nursery School Board that resulted in selecting Amanda Norman as our new Executive Director.
The vestry is preparing for our upcoming sabbatical – Kristin will be away from July 1st through October 8th. This is definitely an opportunity for our rector and her family to grow. We should also use this chance for us to grow as a congregation. Several congregational activities are planned to “help us walk trustingly in faith with our parish family and to serve one another humbly”.
Our treasurer, Natalie DelRegno, updated the vestry on the financial training session provided by our diocese to parishes.
The scheduling of diocesan Covid meetings dropped from twice to once each month. We are monitoring rising case counts but for now our mitigation policies remain the same. Moving our Sunday services outdoors for the summer should help. Bring a lawn chair, we hope to see you out back at 9:30 starting this Sunday, May 29th. If the weather doesn’t cooperate we’ll move indoors, still at 9:30. Stay safe everyone.
Dave Rak, Senior Warden
Sunday Worship Information
Join us on May 29nd for The Seventh Sunday of Easter. We will celebrate Holy Eucharist at 9:30 am in the Memorial Garden, or watch the livestream on Facebook.
A printable bulletin can be found here.
Lectionary Readings
Facebook Livestream
We plan to begin streaming to Facebook at 9:30 am. If you arrive at Facebook and you don’t see the video, please refresh your screen. There is a delay.
Announcements
Kristin+ Away
Kristin+ will be out of the office from June 3 through June 11 for The College for Congregational Development. If you have a pastoral emergency please call her cell phone.
The Rev. Joanna White, Canon for Pastoral Services, Diocese of Maryland, will be our guest celebrant on June 5. Joanna serves as the chaplain for clergy, diocesan staff, and their families
2022 BRICK CAMPAIGN IS HERE
To help continue the ongoing maintenance and beautification of our Memorial Garden, St. James’ is happy to announce our 2022 Brick Campaign has begun! Please pick up your order forms in the narthex or contact the office and we will be happy to send one in the mail.
LINK TO PURCHASE ON AMAZON
Next Week’s Commemorations:
Prayer Rotation
Please join the Daughters of the King in praying for each parishioner in rotation during 2022 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:
Gail Wolfe
Matthew and Heather Albertson (Emily, Elizabeth)
Stanley and Yvette Allen
A member of the Daughters of the King will be contacting you this week for special prayer requests
