A Sabbatical Prayer
Guide us, Lord, as we all journey through the months ahead together.
Help us to walk trustingly in faith with our parish family and to serve one another humbly.
May we always be aware of your presence and direction in all we do.
Be with Kristin+, Zachary, and Jasper and give them joy and contentment as they travel, and return them safely to us. Amen.
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Formation
SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS
Classes begin September 18th
9:30 – 10:15 a.m.
Ready, set, go……it’s Sunday School time! Registration for all classes will be held on September 11th following the 8:30 and 10:30 worship services, which is our Kick Off Sunday. On this date we will resume indoor worship with two services.
Please make note of the following dates:
- September 4th – Back-to-school backpack blessing and teacher blessing during 9:30 a.m. outdoor worship.
- September 11th – Fall Kick Off: return to two services indoors with Sabbatical treats following both 8:30 and 10:30 services. Sunday School registration following both services
- September 18th – Sunday School begins 9:30 a.m. with opening prayer in the sanctuary with blessing of students and Sunday School teachers:
- Following the opening, all students will be led by their teachers to classrooms in the lower level.
- Classes will run from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. when parents will pick up their children.
Classes are as follows:
- Bible Stories for Preschoolers – Dawn Neary
- Kindergarten – 2nd Grades – Betsy Davis
- 3rd – 5th Grades – Denise Warren
- Middle-High Grades – Joan Fader
We give thanks for the addition of Dawn Neary and Denise Warren to our teaching team. Continuing as substitute volunteers are Cheri McClanahan and Peter Sabonis. As always, we welcome additional adults to give a helping hand in the classroom….. please speak with your child’s teacher. If you have any questions about the program or the curriculum, please contact Betsy Davis or Joan Fader.
Please join the Sabbatical Team and parish members for the Fall Kick Off special event following both services on September 11th – delicious pastries after 8:30 a.m. and luncheon treats after 10:30 a.m. This will be a great time to enjoy fellowship and catch up with one another and register for Sunday School.
Looking forward to greeting all students!
Scouts
Troop 829B and 829G have been very busy since our last update. In March we collected 1716 Lbs of food and a $20 donation to support the Mt. Airy Net. In June we had the honor of performing color guard duties at Ellsworth Cemetery, where a number of previously unmarked graves of African-American Civil War and World War I soldiers that researchers discovered their location and the names of the officers, received their tombstones.
We’ve also had a number of campouts both local and up at our council campground (Broad Creek Scout Reservation) in Whiteford, MD. We spent our summer camp there in July as well and the troop earned over 52 merit badges and several awards (lots of pictures can be seen on our Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/ScoutsBSATroop829).
For service to the church we helped out at the Community Shred Event as well as the St. James’ Game Night. Last week we spread new mulch in the Nursery School Playground. To top off our summer we are going on a whitewater rafting and biking weekend this weekend.
For the remainder of the year we are selling camp cards to fund raise for the troop. For $5 you get a coupon card that is good for discounts to places like Ace Hardware,Jiffy Lube, Great Clips, Wendy’s, Sonic, Sky Zone, Popeyes, Medieval Times, Tractor Supply and More. You could make your money back with just one use and they make great gifts. They benefit the scouts in the troop to help them pay for summer camp and troop activities. Please consider helping us out by purchasing some. You can reach out to Scoutmaster Bill Cunnane (billcunnane@hotmail.com) and he can bring some to Sunday service or we deliver them. Here is a general picture of both sides of the card –
Basket Raffle
Our 16th Annual Basket Raffle & Silent Auction will be held in the sanctuary beginning Sunday, September 11th, for two weeks. The big event will be held during Oktoberfest on Saturday, September 24h at our Thrift Shop in downtown Mt. Airy.
Event Volunteers will be needed to
- assist with ticket sales on scheduled dates for the Basket Raffle & Silent Auction,
- assist with transporting baskets from St. James’ Church to our Thrift Shop,
- set up tents and tables downtown,
- return all items to the church after the downtown event,
- draw the winning tickets then call the winners of Baskets and Silent Auction items, and
- be available for customers to pick up their baskets.
Whew!! Please seriously consider volunteering some of your time to help make our largest fundraiser a success once again!
Thank you so much to those who have already donated items, as well as their time and talents!!
Marilyn Hancock
Chairperson
2022 Basket Raffle & Silent Auction Committee
Ladyzip2004@yahoo.com
We’re using SignUp.com to organize our upcoming volunteer needs. Here’s how it works in 3 easy steps:
1) Click this link to see our SignUp: https://signup.com/go/RzoTsLD
2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.
3) Sign up! It’s Easy – you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on SignUp.com.
Note: SignUp.com does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually. Betsy Davis jbeezd@aol.com
Sunday Worship Information
Join us on August 21st for The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost. We will celebrate Holy Eucharist at 9:30 am in the Memorial Garden, or watch the livestream on Facebook. Our Guest Celebrant will be The Rev. Mary Davisson.
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.
Please welcome our guest celebrant, The Rev. Mary Davisson, for the remainder of our sabbatical time. Mary Thomsen Davisson grew up in Baltimore. After doing undergraduate work at Brown, completing a Ph.D. in Classics at Berkeley, and teaching two years at U.Va., she returned to Baltimore with her husband. Here they raised their three children while she continued to teach at Loyola University and publish scholarly articles about Latin poetry.
Mary received her M.Div. from Virginia Theological Seminary in 2004, was ordained to the diaconate, and was appointed Assistant Director of the Baltimore International Seafarers’ Center. In 2005, she was ordained to the priesthood and became Director of BISC. During her tenure there, she was privileged to work with a dedicated group of volunteers and part-time chaplains, visiting and transporting up to 20-some cargo crews each week, as well as addressing pastoral and advocacy needs. Mary retired from BISC on June 30.
Announcements
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