Gleanings from the Wheat Field
Volume 47 Number 4
Gleanings from the Wheat Field
Sunday, April 8th
St. James
Is It Finished?
Alleulia!! He Is Risen!! Is there a better time for friends, family, and neighbors to be together? We invite you to join us on this special time of blessing. Maundy Thursday Service - Tenebrae Service with stripping of the altar - 7:00 pm Good Friday Service - 12:00 Noon and 7:00 pm Easter Service - One service at 9:00 am followed by reception in the parish hall.
St. James Episcopal Church 8235 W. 44th Avenue P.O. Box 537 Wheat Ridge, CO 80034-0537 The Rev. Scott C. Anderson Priest
Non-Profit Organization U S Postage Paid Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 Permit No. 28
(Tel) 303-424-1118 (Fax) 303-424-6791 Email: [email protected]
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
TIME VALUE MATERIAL
Our vision is to see all creation reconciled to God through Christ Jesus.
Have you ever heard that we live in the in-between times? The Kingdom of God has come and is yet to be fulfilled. The Son of God came and died for us and was raised yet he is still to return as He promised He would. On the cross Jesus said “It is finished” yet on Easter morning everything begins anew. What a wonderful and blessed Easter we will all share in just two short weeks. I hope that we will fill our church building and joyfully welcome the “Alleluias!” back into our worship. At our Easter service this year we will also welcome two new Christians into God’s church through baptism. But most of all we will celebrate the realization of God’s gift of salvation after having journeyed together with Jesus through Lent and Holy Week to, and through, the cross. Jesus brought God’s plan for redemption to completion during Holy Week and on Good Friday and, through that hard work, God opened the door to fulfilled and eternal life for each of us at the tomb Easter morning. What amazing love! But there is a problem that still seems to plague us, in the church. Even after we celebrate the wonderful gift of Easter, we often forget that we live in the in-between times. What was finished opened the door for us to begin.
What we look back on is what gives us our reason and our motivation to look ahead. That is why, as we move into the season of Easter, our focus needs to change. In light of the cross and the resurrection our message and our mission takes on renewed meaning. And what is this message and this mission? Well, it is a message and a mission that hasn’t changed in thousands of years. Here is how Peter says it when he is asked about who Jesus is; He says that He is “the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” This is what Thomas says about Jesus; He is “my Lord and my God.” The danger for us is that we would lose our focus and chase after a different mission with a different message. There is undoubtedly much work to be done in order to live out our faith in our hurting world by feeding the poor and freeing the captives. It is important and needed work. But in light of the resurrection it is important to understand that it is not our primary work. It is important to know that the only way that these tasks, this critical work, can be truly and powerfully accomplish is to embrace the life-transforming truth that Jesus died on the cross so that we could be more than we are within our own strength and understanding. We must never forget that it is not about our work but rather it is about God’s gift and what He accomplished, and continues to accomplish, through that gift. And so, again on this coming Easter, I hope you will join me in embrace again the in-between times, where, although it is finished, it has only just begun.
Volume 47 Number 4 April 2012
Special points of interest: Thoughts from Fr. Scott From Your Senior Warden Pictures of the Bishop’s Visit Birthdays/Anniversaries
Staff Rector: The Rev. Scott Anderson Parish Administrator: Lois Jones
Vestry Senior Warden: Junior Warden: Treasurer: Vestry Clerk:
Stephen Anthony Bob Nyland Roberta Millard Lois Jones
Vestry Members Elizabeth Russell - 2012 Charlie Stainsby - 2012 Maggie Wilson - 2012 Jane Anderson - 2013 Fritz Carroll - 2013 Norma Jeanne Carroll - 2013 Jeremy Hauck - 2014 Chris Minich - 2014 Elizabeth Templeton - 2014 Youth Representative - 2014 Ashleigh Russell
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From your Senior Warden: Out of the Darkness We awake each morning, blessed with a new day, taking for granted the hard won freedoms and luxuries of life in post-modern America. I wonder how many of us take time to reflect and ponder on what a blessing God has bestowed upon us, here in the glorious piece of real estate known as the State of Colorado. Our dear bishop is always quite ready to remind us of the immensity of this state and diocese, the diverse landscape and cultures and the complex network of parishes and regions that make up the Episcopal Church in Colorado. It truly is a wonder of God’s own creation. His handiwork moves all around us and inside us. His Holy Spirit permeates all life. It is in truth, a wonderful, and yet, a very broken world. There is darkness all around us. One of my favorite poets, William Stafford, wrote a powerful short poem: The Darkness Around Us is Deep. Here is the first stanza: If you don't know the kind of person I am and I don't know the kind of person you are a pattern that others made may prevail in the world and following the wrong god home we may miss our star. To we Christians, being awake in the Holy Spirit of God leads us each away from that darkness and points to that shining star, Jesus. During Lent, the study and reflection upon the upcoming mystery of Christ's death is laid upon us. With Good Friday, we enter into a place of darkness, where Christ is removed, his light extinguished. In truth, until the resurrection celebration, the darkness around us in indeed, very, very deep. His triumphant victory over Satan and death and His glorious return on Easter is the shattering of that black nite without His presence. We are commissioned to live out that Easter life each morning when we wake in God's glorious presence. The victory has been won, yet there are many, many battles yet to be fought. Literally millions of people live out their lives seeking that light, only to led astray, and..."following the wrong god home..." they miss their true star and savior. We can be that one person whom the Spirit uses to point the way to Christ. All we need do is wake each day prepared to listen for that call! I leave you with a morning prayer from the Celtic tradition of the Outer Hebrides. "Thanks to Thee ever, O gentle Christ, That Thou hast raised me freely from the black And from the darkness of last night To the kindly light of this day. Praise unto Thee, O God of all creation, According to each life, Thou hast poured on me, My desire, my word, my sense, my repute, My thought, my deed, my way, my fame.” May God bless each of you this Lenten season, as we prepare for the return of our blessed morning star, Jesus, our Lord and Savior, -Stephen Anthony, Senior Warden
APRIL CALENDAR Sun 1 Palm Sunday
Mon 2
Tue 3
Wed 4
Thu 5
Holy Week
Fri 6
Sat 7
Holy Eucharist - Rite I 7:45 AM to 9 AM Denver & District Community Bible Lenten/Easter Outreach Commit- Russian CongreFamily Service - Rite II Pipe Band Study Book Study - Un- tee Meeting gation Bible Study 10 AM to 11:15 AM 6 PM to 9 PM 7 PM to 8:30 PM binding the Gospel 12 PM to 1:30 PM 6 PM to 8 PM 6 PM to 8 PM Russian Congregation Worship 12 PM to 2 PM 8 Easter Sunday
9
10
11
12
13
14
9 AM - One Service Denver & District Community Bible Lenten/Easter ABC Quilters followed by a reception Pipe Band Study Book Study - Un- 10 AM to 2:30 6 PM to 9 PM 7 PM to 8:30 PM binding the Gospel PM Russian Congregation 6 PM to 8 PM Worship 12 PM to 2 PM
CAS Men's Breakfast 6:00 PM to 9 PM 8 AM to 9:30 AM
16 17 18 19 15 Holy Eucharist - Rite I Denver & District Community Bible SCRUNCH - Sack Vestry Meeting 7:45 AM to 9 AM Pipe Band Study Lunch & Scripture 7 PM to 9 PM Christian Ed 6:00 PM to 9 PM 7 PM to 8:30 PM 12 PM to 1:00 PM 9 AM to 9:55 AM Family Service - Rite II Lenten/Easter 10 AM to 11:15 AM Book Study - Unbinding the Gospel Russian Congregation 6 PM to 8 PM Worship 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
20
25 26 23 24 22 Holy Eucharist - Rite I Denver & District Community Bible SCRUNCH - Sack ABC Quilters 7:45 AM to 9:00 AM Pipe Band Lunch & Scripture 10 AM to 2:30 Study Christian Ed 6 PM to 9 PM 7 PM to 8:30 PM 12 PM to 1:00 PM PM 9 AM to 9:55 AM Family Service - Rite II 10:00 AM to 11:15 AM Russian Congregation Worship 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
27
30 29 Holy Eucharist - Rite I Denver & District 7:45 AM to 9:00 AM Pipe Band Christian Ed 6 PM to 9 PM 9 AM to 9:55 AM Family Service - Rite II 10:00 AM to 11:15 AM Russian Congregation Worship 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Russian Congregation Bible Study 6 PM to 8 PM 21
Russian Congregation Bible Study 6 PM to 8 PM
28
Russian Congre- Men's Breakfast gation Bible Study 8 AM to 9:30 AM 6 PM to 8 PM
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Altar Flowers
St. James
If you would like to have flowers placed on the altar in memory of a loved one, for birthdays, or an anniversary, please sign up on the flower chart in the Narthex. It would be helpful if you could write the occasion next to your name. Also, if you have a special type of flower you would like to request, please let us know a couple of weeks prior to the date you want the flowers on the altar. Donations may be placed in the offertory the week before you want the flowers on the altar. If paying by check, please mark the Memo Section: Altar Guild
Men’s
Our primary objective is to meet for fellowship and support as we learn more about what God has in store for and through the men at St. James. The St. James Men’s Group will be meeting at 8:00 am in the Parish Hall on the following dates: April 14th April 28th We hope all men will join us. We also hope that all of St. James will keep these faithful men in their prayers as they seek God in and for their lives.
Food Coupons The first Sunday of every month, Phyllis Sharla will be in the Narthex offering for purchase, gift cards from King Soopers and Safeway. Once a King Soopers card is purchased you can then take them to King Soopers and recharge them at the customer service desk and St. James will receive a percentage. Safeway cards must be repurchased each month from Phyllis. For every $2,000 the stores receive, they will reimburse the church 4%.
See you next month!!!
Breakfast
Fellowship*Support* Seeking God’s Will Easter Lilies: As Easter approaches, we have an opportunity to offer Easter Lilies in memory of or thanksgiving for loved ones. If you wish to participate, please add your name to the sign-up sheet in the Narthex. Please place your check in the offering plate or give it to Lois Jones. In the Memo section of your check add “Easter Lilies”. Suggested donation is $25.
NO Monthly Parish Breakfast We will not be having the monthly parish breakfast as it falls on Palm Sunday. The next parish breakfast will be held in May.
Gleanings from the Wheat Field
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April Lectionary
Adult Forum
April 1 - Palm Sunday Liturgy of the Palms Mark 11:1-11 Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 Liturgy of the Word Isaiah 50:4-9a Psalm 31:9-16 Philippians 2:5-11 Mark 14:1-15:47 Apr 5 - Maundy Thursday Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14 Psalm 116:1, 10-17 1Corinthians 11:23-26 John 13:1-17, 31b-35
This is an ongoing deeper look at the Gospel passages found in our weekly lectionary. Please join in at 9:00 AM in the Parish Hall as we hear God’s Word and apply it to our lives.
Seeking God in Our Lives
Apr 6 - Good Friday Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12 Psalm 22 Hebrews 10:16-25 or Heb. 4:14-16, 5:7-9 John 18:1 - 19:42 Apr 8 - Easter Acts 10:34-43 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 John 20:1-18
Prayer List
Paul Valdez; Rusty Valdez; Fred Wright; Jean Davis; Chris Jones; Richard & Elaine Harrison; Charles Russell; Elizabeth Russell; Fritz Carroll; Norma Jeanne Carroll; Melissa; Bernadette Templeton; Jane Anderson; Jean Harder; Jesse Darrow; Ed Lowenstein; Terry Lowenstein; Cindy Givens; Barbara Jackson; Elizabeth Hale; Ed Gutierrez; Ray Walker; Bryan Chance; Sandy Chance; Bernice Taylor; Pam Mitchell: Norm Toso; Kevin Bumstead
Apr 15 - The Second Sunday of Easter Acts 4:32-35 Psalm 133 1 John 1:1 - 2:2 John 20:19-31 Apr 22 - The Third Sunday of Easter Acts 3:12-19 Psalm 4 1 John 3:1-7 Luke 24:36b-48 Apr 29 - The Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 45-12 Psalm 23 1 John 3:16-24 John 10:11-18
Please pray for those who are in need of strength and/or healing:
Also pray for those who are home bound: Jean Davis, Dorothy Denger, Janice Dorsey, Barbara Jackson, Ben Loye, Doris McManus, Pat Mosely, and Hannah Stanich.
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April 2012
Bishop O’Neill’s Visit to St. James
Ray Lehr
1st
Kathy Lehr
2nd
Jason Thomas
9th
Well Done Good &
Vicki Keener
10th
Luke Breckinridge
15th
Faithful Servants!
Charlie Stainsby
17th
Elizabeth Templeton
19th
Barbara Lamar
22nd
Kaila Mills
22nd
Elizabeth Russell
23rd
Jim Boone
27th
Jay & Mary Anne Kahng Fritz & Norma Jeanne Carroll Steve & Jean Driftmier
8th 16th 17th
To everyone who attended the service on March 11th to welcome Bishop O’Neill. To Joe’s Café for preparing all the food for our breakfast for the Bishop’s visit. To Dean and Lois for picking up the food at Joe’s. To Shirley Mosher, Norma Jeanne Carroll, Fritz Carroll, and their grandson, Tyler, for setting up the parish hall for the breakfast. It looked beautiful! To all who helped with the clean-up after the breakfast. To everyone who is attending the Lenten study and for preparing food for the meal. To all who donated to the Sidewalk Fund and especially to our matching donor.
These are great examples of how God is blessing us by raising up faithful workers in the midst of a faithful community. Is God asking for your help, too?
God is blessing us … so we can bless others!
Gleanings from the Wheat Field
Sunday, April 8th
St. James
Is It Finished?
Alleulia!! He Is Risen!! Is there a better time for friends, family, and neighbors to be together? We invite you to join us on this special time of blessing. Maundy Thursday Service - Tenebrae Service with stripping of the altar - 7:00 pm Good Friday Service - 12:00 Noon and 7:00 pm Easter Service - One service at 9:00 am followed by reception in the parish hall.
St. James Episcopal Church 8235 W. 44th Avenue P.O. Box 537 Wheat Ridge, CO 80034-0537 The Rev. Scott C. Anderson Priest
Non-Profit Organization U S Postage Paid Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 Permit No. 28
(Tel) 303-424-1118 (Fax) 303-424-6791 Email: [email protected]
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
TIME VALUE MATERIAL
Our vision is to see all creation reconciled to God through Christ Jesus.
Have you ever heard that we live in the in-between times? The Kingdom of God has come and is yet to be fulfilled. The Son of God came and died for us and was raised yet he is still to return as He promised He would. On the cross Jesus said “It is finished” yet on Easter morning everything begins anew. What a wonderful and blessed Easter we will all share in just two short weeks. I hope that we will fill our church building and joyfully welcome the “Alleluias!” back into our worship. At our Easter service this year we will also welcome two new Christians into God’s church through baptism. But most of all we will celebrate the realization of God’s gift of salvation after having journeyed together with Jesus through Lent and Holy Week to, and through, the cross. Jesus brought God’s plan for redemption to completion during Holy Week and on Good Friday and, through that hard work, God opened the door to fulfilled and eternal life for each of us at the tomb Easter morning. What amazing love! But there is a problem that still seems to plague us, in the church. Even after we celebrate the wonderful gift of Easter, we often forget that we live in the in-between times. What was finished opened the door for us to begin.
What we look back on is what gives us our reason and our motivation to look ahead. That is why, as we move into the season of Easter, our focus needs to change. In light of the cross and the resurrection our message and our mission takes on renewed meaning. And what is this message and this mission? Well, it is a message and a mission that hasn’t changed in thousands of years. Here is how Peter says it when he is asked about who Jesus is; He says that He is “the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” This is what Thomas says about Jesus; He is “my Lord and my God.” The danger for us is that we would lose our focus and chase after a different mission with a different message. There is undoubtedly much work to be done in order to live out our faith in our hurting world by feeding the poor and freeing the captives. It is important and needed work. But in light of the resurrection it is important to understand that it is not our primary work. It is important to know that the only way that these tasks, this critical work, can be truly and powerfully accomplish is to embrace the life-transforming truth that Jesus died on the cross so that we could be more than we are within our own strength and understanding. We must never forget that it is not about our work but rather it is about God’s gift and what He accomplished, and continues to accomplish, through that gift. And so, again on this coming Easter, I hope you will join me in embrace again the in-between times, where, although it is finished, it has only just begun.
Volume 47 Number 4 April 2012
Special points of interest: Thoughts from Fr. Scott From Your Senior Warden Pictures of the Bishop’s Visit Birthdays/Anniversaries
Staff Rector: The Rev. Scott Anderson Parish Administrator: Lois Jones
Vestry Senior Warden: Junior Warden: Treasurer: Vestry Clerk:
Stephen Anthony Bob Nyland Roberta Millard Lois Jones
Vestry Members Elizabeth Russell - 2012 Charlie Stainsby - 2012 Maggie Wilson - 2012 Jane Anderson - 2013 Fritz Carroll - 2013 Norma Jeanne Carroll - 2013 Jeremy Hauck - 2014 Chris Minich - 2014 Elizabeth Templeton - 2014 Youth Representative - 2014 Ashleigh Russell
Gleanings from the Wheat Field
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From your Senior Warden: Out of the Darkness We awake each morning, blessed with a new day, taking for granted the hard won freedoms and luxuries of life in post-modern America. I wonder how many of us take time to reflect and ponder on what a blessing God has bestowed upon us, here in the glorious piece of real estate known as the State of Colorado. Our dear bishop is always quite ready to remind us of the immensity of this state and diocese, the diverse landscape and cultures and the complex network of parishes and regions that make up the Episcopal Church in Colorado. It truly is a wonder of God’s own creation. His handiwork moves all around us and inside us. His Holy Spirit permeates all life. It is in truth, a wonderful, and yet, a very broken world. There is darkness all around us. One of my favorite poets, William Stafford, wrote a powerful short poem: The Darkness Around Us is Deep. Here is the first stanza: If you don't know the kind of person I am and I don't know the kind of person you are a pattern that others made may prevail in the world and following the wrong god home we may miss our star. To we Christians, being awake in the Holy Spirit of God leads us each away from that darkness and points to that shining star, Jesus. During Lent, the study and reflection upon the upcoming mystery of Christ's death is laid upon us. With Good Friday, we enter into a place of darkness, where Christ is removed, his light extinguished. In truth, until the resurrection celebration, the darkness around us in indeed, very, very deep. His triumphant victory over Satan and death and His glorious return on Easter is the shattering of that black nite without His presence. We are commissioned to live out that Easter life each morning when we wake in God's glorious presence. The victory has been won, yet there are many, many battles yet to be fought. Literally millions of people live out their lives seeking that light, only to led astray, and..."following the wrong god home..." they miss their true star and savior. We can be that one person whom the Spirit uses to point the way to Christ. All we need do is wake each day prepared to listen for that call! I leave you with a morning prayer from the Celtic tradition of the Outer Hebrides. "Thanks to Thee ever, O gentle Christ, That Thou hast raised me freely from the black And from the darkness of last night To the kindly light of this day. Praise unto Thee, O God of all creation, According to each life, Thou hast poured on me, My desire, my word, my sense, my repute, My thought, my deed, my way, my fame.” May God bless each of you this Lenten season, as we prepare for the return of our blessed morning star, Jesus, our Lord and Savior, -Stephen Anthony, Senior Warden
APRIL CALENDAR Sun 1 Palm Sunday
Mon 2
Tue 3
Wed 4
Thu 5
Holy Week
Fri 6
Sat 7
Holy Eucharist - Rite I 7:45 AM to 9 AM Denver & District Community Bible Lenten/Easter Outreach Commit- Russian CongreFamily Service - Rite II Pipe Band Study Book Study - Un- tee Meeting gation Bible Study 10 AM to 11:15 AM 6 PM to 9 PM 7 PM to 8:30 PM binding the Gospel 12 PM to 1:30 PM 6 PM to 8 PM 6 PM to 8 PM Russian Congregation Worship 12 PM to 2 PM 8 Easter Sunday
9
10
11
12
13
14
9 AM - One Service Denver & District Community Bible Lenten/Easter ABC Quilters followed by a reception Pipe Band Study Book Study - Un- 10 AM to 2:30 6 PM to 9 PM 7 PM to 8:30 PM binding the Gospel PM Russian Congregation 6 PM to 8 PM Worship 12 PM to 2 PM
CAS Men's Breakfast 6:00 PM to 9 PM 8 AM to 9:30 AM
16 17 18 19 15 Holy Eucharist - Rite I Denver & District Community Bible SCRUNCH - Sack Vestry Meeting 7:45 AM to 9 AM Pipe Band Study Lunch & Scripture 7 PM to 9 PM Christian Ed 6:00 PM to 9 PM 7 PM to 8:30 PM 12 PM to 1:00 PM 9 AM to 9:55 AM Family Service - Rite II Lenten/Easter 10 AM to 11:15 AM Book Study - Unbinding the Gospel Russian Congregation 6 PM to 8 PM Worship 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
20
25 26 23 24 22 Holy Eucharist - Rite I Denver & District Community Bible SCRUNCH - Sack ABC Quilters 7:45 AM to 9:00 AM Pipe Band Lunch & Scripture 10 AM to 2:30 Study Christian Ed 6 PM to 9 PM 7 PM to 8:30 PM 12 PM to 1:00 PM PM 9 AM to 9:55 AM Family Service - Rite II 10:00 AM to 11:15 AM Russian Congregation Worship 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
27
30 29 Holy Eucharist - Rite I Denver & District 7:45 AM to 9:00 AM Pipe Band Christian Ed 6 PM to 9 PM 9 AM to 9:55 AM Family Service - Rite II 10:00 AM to 11:15 AM Russian Congregation Worship 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Russian Congregation Bible Study 6 PM to 8 PM 21
Russian Congregation Bible Study 6 PM to 8 PM
28
Russian Congre- Men's Breakfast gation Bible Study 8 AM to 9:30 AM 6 PM to 8 PM
Gleanings from the Wheat Field
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Altar Flowers
St. James
If you would like to have flowers placed on the altar in memory of a loved one, for birthdays, or an anniversary, please sign up on the flower chart in the Narthex. It would be helpful if you could write the occasion next to your name. Also, if you have a special type of flower you would like to request, please let us know a couple of weeks prior to the date you want the flowers on the altar. Donations may be placed in the offertory the week before you want the flowers on the altar. If paying by check, please mark the Memo Section: Altar Guild
Men’s
Our primary objective is to meet for fellowship and support as we learn more about what God has in store for and through the men at St. James. The St. James Men’s Group will be meeting at 8:00 am in the Parish Hall on the following dates: April 14th April 28th We hope all men will join us. We also hope that all of St. James will keep these faithful men in their prayers as they seek God in and for their lives.
Food Coupons The first Sunday of every month, Phyllis Sharla will be in the Narthex offering for purchase, gift cards from King Soopers and Safeway. Once a King Soopers card is purchased you can then take them to King Soopers and recharge them at the customer service desk and St. James will receive a percentage. Safeway cards must be repurchased each month from Phyllis. For every $2,000 the stores receive, they will reimburse the church 4%.
See you next month!!!
Breakfast
Fellowship*Support* Seeking God’s Will Easter Lilies: As Easter approaches, we have an opportunity to offer Easter Lilies in memory of or thanksgiving for loved ones. If you wish to participate, please add your name to the sign-up sheet in the Narthex. Please place your check in the offering plate or give it to Lois Jones. In the Memo section of your check add “Easter Lilies”. Suggested donation is $25.
NO Monthly Parish Breakfast We will not be having the monthly parish breakfast as it falls on Palm Sunday. The next parish breakfast will be held in May.
Gleanings from the Wheat Field
Page 3
April Lectionary
Adult Forum
April 1 - Palm Sunday Liturgy of the Palms Mark 11:1-11 Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 Liturgy of the Word Isaiah 50:4-9a Psalm 31:9-16 Philippians 2:5-11 Mark 14:1-15:47 Apr 5 - Maundy Thursday Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14 Psalm 116:1, 10-17 1Corinthians 11:23-26 John 13:1-17, 31b-35
This is an ongoing deeper look at the Gospel passages found in our weekly lectionary. Please join in at 9:00 AM in the Parish Hall as we hear God’s Word and apply it to our lives.
Seeking God in Our Lives
Apr 6 - Good Friday Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12 Psalm 22 Hebrews 10:16-25 or Heb. 4:14-16, 5:7-9 John 18:1 - 19:42 Apr 8 - Easter Acts 10:34-43 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 John 20:1-18
Prayer List
Paul Valdez; Rusty Valdez; Fred Wright; Jean Davis; Chris Jones; Richard & Elaine Harrison; Charles Russell; Elizabeth Russell; Fritz Carroll; Norma Jeanne Carroll; Melissa; Bernadette Templeton; Jane Anderson; Jean Harder; Jesse Darrow; Ed Lowenstein; Terry Lowenstein; Cindy Givens; Barbara Jackson; Elizabeth Hale; Ed Gutierrez; Ray Walker; Bryan Chance; Sandy Chance; Bernice Taylor; Pam Mitchell: Norm Toso; Kevin Bumstead
Apr 15 - The Second Sunday of Easter Acts 4:32-35 Psalm 133 1 John 1:1 - 2:2 John 20:19-31 Apr 22 - The Third Sunday of Easter Acts 3:12-19 Psalm 4 1 John 3:1-7 Luke 24:36b-48 Apr 29 - The Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 45-12 Psalm 23 1 John 3:16-24 John 10:11-18
Please pray for those who are in need of strength and/or healing:
Also pray for those who are home bound: Jean Davis, Dorothy Denger, Janice Dorsey, Barbara Jackson, Ben Loye, Doris McManus, Pat Mosely, and Hannah Stanich.
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April 2012
Bishop O’Neill’s Visit to St. James
Ray Lehr
1st
Kathy Lehr
2nd
Jason Thomas
9th
Well Done Good &
Vicki Keener
10th
Luke Breckinridge
15th
Faithful Servants!
Charlie Stainsby
17th
Elizabeth Templeton
19th
Barbara Lamar
22nd
Kaila Mills
22nd
Elizabeth Russell
23rd
Jim Boone
27th
Jay & Mary Anne Kahng Fritz & Norma Jeanne Carroll Steve & Jean Driftmier
8th 16th 17th
To everyone who attended the service on March 11th to welcome Bishop O’Neill. To Joe’s Café for preparing all the food for our breakfast for the Bishop’s visit. To Dean and Lois for picking up the food at Joe’s. To Shirley Mosher, Norma Jeanne Carroll, Fritz Carroll, and their grandson, Tyler, for setting up the parish hall for the breakfast. It looked beautiful! To all who helped with the clean-up after the breakfast. To everyone who is attending the Lenten study and for preparing food for the meal. To all who donated to the Sidewalk Fund and especially to our matching donor.
These are great examples of how God is blessing us by raising up faithful workers in the midst of a faithful community. Is God asking for your help, too?
God is blessing us … so we can bless others!
