The Shell Newsletter, May 13, 2021

From the Rector

Nursery School Executive Director Search

I am pleased to share that we have officially opened the search for the next Executive Director of St. James’ Nursery School. The job is posted at the top of our Facebook page – please share it widely! Interested persons should review the position description and email me their resume (rector@stjamesmtairy.org). We are accepting applications on a rolling basis and expect to begin interviews shortly.

I am thankful to our Transition Team – Nursery School Board members Sarah Brown, Terri Demosky-Tippett, and Marc Argoud – for all their hard work to get us to this point so quickly. Please pray for our search process and for the candidates who will apply. May God continue to be our school community with faithful and fruitful leadership.

Yours in God’s peace,
Kristin+

Calling All College Graduates!

We want to offer a blessing and gift to all of this year’s college graduates! Please contact the office (office@stjamesmtairy.org) ASAP so we can add you to our list and reach out to connect with you in June. Congratulations to everyone who is marking this achievement this year!


Sunday Worship Information

 

 

 

IN PERSON WORSHIP

Reserve Your Seats

Based on Diocesan guidelines and the size of our sanctuary our max capacity for this service will be 40 people. This means that if you would like to attend the 8:30 am service you will need to sign up in advance. The link to sign up will be in the Shell Newsletter every week and on the website homepage about half way down.

To read our COVID Protocols click here.

NOTE: If you are assigned to serve as an usher, reader, or on altar guild you
DO NOT need to sign up for any date at which you are serving.

CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEATS FOR May 16 and May 23

ONLINE WORSHIP

Join us on the Fifth Sunday of Easter for Liturgy of the Word at 10:30 am followed by Zoom Coffee Hour, or watch the service livestreamed on Facebook.

A printable bulletin is available here.

We will “open the doors” beginning at 10:15 am for folks to greet each other and say good morning.  Kristin+ will give instructions at 10:25 am and we will begin recording and livestreaming the service promptly at 10:30 am.  Don’t worry if you’re late – you can still attend via Zoom if you “get to church” at 10:40!

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 820 8668 4148
Passcode: 242425
One tap mobile  +13017158592,,82086684148#

Facebook Livestream
We plan to begin streaming to Facebook at 10:30 am.  If you arrive at Facebook and you don’t see the video, please refresh your screen.  There is a delay.


Sunday School classes will be held this coming Sunday on Zoom for preschool-5th.

The middle-high Sunday School classes will be at 9:30 am this Sunday in the sanctuary following masks/distancing/sanitizing guidelines.  Once the nicer weather arrives, we will return to holding class in the outside Memorial Garden.

 


Outreach

SHRED EVENT A BIG SUCCESS!!!
Last Saturday we received many thanks from our community for having the free Shred Event.  The Shred Mill Company said we collected and shredded over 3,000 pounds of paper in two hours!!

I am very thankful to the volunteers who helped with this Outreach event and grateful to our very generous community for donations received totaling $1,430 after expenses!  Needless to say we are planning to make this a semi-annual event for our community.

Marilyn Hancock
Chairperson
Shred Event

We received a lovely thank you note from Lorien Nursing Care Center!


 

ANNOUNCEMENTS




Annual Thrift Shop Supply Drive

Please help restock the Thrift Shop’s supplies.  Please gather some items on this list and return your donations at the 8:30 worship service or during regular office hours.  Check out the list at our Amazon registry for online purchasing to be delivered directly to the Thrift Shop.

You can purchase directly off the registry or shop local.  We are not particular about brands.  No one is actually getting married……we’re just really clever at finding convenient ways for you to help!

 


Lectionary Readings for the Seventh Sunday of Easter:

Next Week’s Commemorations:

16 The Martyrs of the Sudan
17 William Hobart Hare, Bishop of Niobrara, and of South Dakota, 1909
19 Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, 988
20 Alcuin, Deacon, and Abbot of Tours, 804
21 John Eliot, Missionary among the Algonquin, 1690

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:

Matthew and Karen Kastel (Grant)
Tom and Carla Kaufman
Patrick and Jennifer Kearns (Caleb)

A member of the Daughters of the King will be contacting  you this week for special prayer requests.