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Around the Community Today is Chapel Rock Sunday: Each year, hundreds of young people attend our camp. Nearly all report that the experience changed their lives. Many have told me how they came to find God amidst the beauty of nature and in the care of faithful counselors and staff. Please remember how important Chapel Rock is to our children and youth, and that every child deserves the opportunity to experience camp. If you can help, please make your check payable to St. James with “Chapel Rock” in the memo line, or go the Chapel Rock website at www.chapelrock.net/donate.htm and make your donation on line. Blessings, +Kirk
CFFA (Christian Formation For All): Our study of “Food in the Bible” continues today. Join us in the library between services.
Ladies Social Group: Tuesday, March 8th at 6:00 pm. Dinner will be at La Casa de Juana, 1805 E. Elliot Rd, Tempe. All ladies & guests are welcome!
Women’s Bible Study will continue this Wednesday from 4:00-
What's Happening at St. James?
Youth Group News Treasure Hunters: March 13th Junior/Senior High: March 20th
Coming Soon. . . Making the Palm Crosses: An evening of family fun, fellowship, and food - Saturday, March 19th from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm at the Hermstein’s (540 S. Aspen Drive, Chandler). All ages welcome! Come learn this ancient art and enjoy soup & salad. We will eat while we make the crosses for Sunday morning. Instructions provided.
5:00 pm, in Room 5 of the Education Building. All women welcome!
Men’s Group: Thursday, March 24th at Biscuit’s, 4623 E. Elliot Road, (SW
Wednesday Healing Service at 5:30 pm. Find an oasis of
corner of 48th & Elliot), at 11:15 am. Please see John Hermstein for more information.
God’s love and healing at our mid-week service with Holy Communion, prayers and anointing for healing.
2016 Wednesday Night Lenten Study - Romero: a Study of transformation through faith. Begins February 17th with a soup supper at 6:30 pm in the Library. The study is based on the 1989 movie "Romero". Please sign up today!
Men’s Bible Study Group – Our study continues Thursday at 6:30 pm in Room 4. All men are welcome and invited!
March 20
Palm Sunday
8:30 am & 10:30 am
March 22
Tenebrae
7:00 pm
March 23
Healing Service
5:30 pm
The Way of the Cross 6:30 pm March 24
Maundy Thursday
7:00 pm
March 25
Good Friday
Noon & 7:00 pm
March 26
The Great Vigil
8:00 pm
March 27
Easter Sunday
7:00, 8:30 & 10:30 am
St James Bookies: March’s book is “The Rosie Project” by Graeme Simsion. We will meet Sunday, March 27th, after the 10:30 service at The Paradise Bakery in the Chandler Pavilions, 940 N. 54th Street, Chandler.
4th Annual Ladies Tea!! You Are Cordially invited to the 4th Annual St. James Ladies Tea, Saturday, April 30th at 2:00 pm. We will serve delightful tea sandwiches, dainty desserts and delicious tea. Cost is $10 per person. Tickets will go on sale next Sunday! This year we are having a “Fancy Hat Contest” as well as our famously fantastic raffle baskets. For tickets, or if you are willing to help, please contact Ruth Flinn at [email protected] or Ellie Kenyon at [email protected]. Contributions for the baskets are always welcome. Please see Eileen for more details.
Ministry Opportunities St. James Monthly Outreach to our hungry neighbors: Please sign up for our next service evening at the Watkins emergency shelter, beginning at 5pm and ending about 6:30pm, Friday, March 11th. There are 10 spots available. The Watkins shelter is located at: 1120 W. Watkins St. Phoenix, AZ 85004. Thanks to all who served last Friday. You are making a difference!
Calling All Crafters! We are blessed to have many members who are gifted with their hands in making all kinds of crafts – so why not get together every week and enjoy making crafts together here at St. James? Please look for the signup sheet, add your name and note the day/time that works best for you, as well as they day/times that you would be available to meet.
“If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!” - 2 Corinthians 5:17
This. . . and That. . . Where have all the flowers gone? It’s our custom to honor the solemnity of the Lenten season by removing the flowers from the altar and draping the crosses in purple. It helps us to remember that there’s something different going on at this time of the year. It also invites us to dig a little deeper into the hidden and veiled aspects of our hearts and minds. Always remember, the Light of Christ journeys with us through our Lenten walk. We have nothing to fear. Christ’s light illumines our darkest places, heals our woundedness, and burns away the dross from our lives.
Don't forget to sign up for Easter Flowers! You can sign up on the wall in the narthex just as you enter. Please also complete a Flower envelope stating a dedication (if desired) and place in the Offertory plate. Easter Flower envelopes are available in the narthex.
Lenten Daily Meditation Booklets: This year we have two daily meditation booklets available. One is Episcopal Relief & Development’s excellent meditations, focusing on social justice and outreach. This year’s Episcopal Relief & Development (ERD) Sunday will be March 13th. The other is from Living Compass. For those who’ve already participated in one of our Living Compass programs I encourage you to continue the good work with the Living Compass meditations. A blessed Lent to all.
Lent Madness 2016! Pick up one of the FREE booklets “The Definitive Guide to Lent Madness 2016: Saintly Scorecard” by the sound booth. The bracket poster will be hung up back in the fellowship area. Put your pick on the sign-up sheet by March 20th.
Lent To Lent Bible Challenge: Join Susan on the first and third Sunday of each month to find answers to questions, and to share your experiences and insights. Discover what a difference God’s Word can make in every aspect of your life: take the Bible challenge!
Reconciliation of a Penitent & Individual Confession: The season of Lent is a particularly appropriate time to consider the Rite of Reconciliation of a Penitent (see pages 446-452 in the Book of Common Prayer). Confession is an ancient practice of the Church and is not confined to any season of the year. However, many choose to make a formal confession during Lent. If you would like an appointment to make your confession, please let Susan+ know.
CFFA (Christian Formation For All): Our study of “Food in the Bible” continues today. Join us in the library between services.
Ladies Social Group: Tuesday, March 8th at 6:00 pm. Dinner will be at La Casa de Juana, 1805 E. Elliot Rd, Tempe. All ladies & guests are welcome!
Women’s Bible Study will continue this Wednesday from 4:00-
What's Happening at St. James?
Youth Group News Treasure Hunters: March 13th Junior/Senior High: March 20th
Coming Soon. . . Making the Palm Crosses: An evening of family fun, fellowship, and food - Saturday, March 19th from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm at the Hermstein’s (540 S. Aspen Drive, Chandler). All ages welcome! Come learn this ancient art and enjoy soup & salad. We will eat while we make the crosses for Sunday morning. Instructions provided.
5:00 pm, in Room 5 of the Education Building. All women welcome!
Men’s Group: Thursday, March 24th at Biscuit’s, 4623 E. Elliot Road, (SW
Wednesday Healing Service at 5:30 pm. Find an oasis of
corner of 48th & Elliot), at 11:15 am. Please see John Hermstein for more information.
God’s love and healing at our mid-week service with Holy Communion, prayers and anointing for healing.
2016 Wednesday Night Lenten Study - Romero: a Study of transformation through faith. Begins February 17th with a soup supper at 6:30 pm in the Library. The study is based on the 1989 movie "Romero". Please sign up today!
Men’s Bible Study Group – Our study continues Thursday at 6:30 pm in Room 4. All men are welcome and invited!
March 20
Palm Sunday
8:30 am & 10:30 am
March 22
Tenebrae
7:00 pm
March 23
Healing Service
5:30 pm
The Way of the Cross 6:30 pm March 24
Maundy Thursday
7:00 pm
March 25
Good Friday
Noon & 7:00 pm
March 26
The Great Vigil
8:00 pm
March 27
Easter Sunday
7:00, 8:30 & 10:30 am
St James Bookies: March’s book is “The Rosie Project” by Graeme Simsion. We will meet Sunday, March 27th, after the 10:30 service at The Paradise Bakery in the Chandler Pavilions, 940 N. 54th Street, Chandler.
4th Annual Ladies Tea!! You Are Cordially invited to the 4th Annual St. James Ladies Tea, Saturday, April 30th at 2:00 pm. We will serve delightful tea sandwiches, dainty desserts and delicious tea. Cost is $10 per person. Tickets will go on sale next Sunday! This year we are having a “Fancy Hat Contest” as well as our famously fantastic raffle baskets. For tickets, or if you are willing to help, please contact Ruth Flinn at [email protected] or Ellie Kenyon at [email protected]. Contributions for the baskets are always welcome. Please see Eileen for more details.
Ministry Opportunities St. James Monthly Outreach to our hungry neighbors: Please sign up for our next service evening at the Watkins emergency shelter, beginning at 5pm and ending about 6:30pm, Friday, March 11th. There are 10 spots available. The Watkins shelter is located at: 1120 W. Watkins St. Phoenix, AZ 85004. Thanks to all who served last Friday. You are making a difference!
Calling All Crafters! We are blessed to have many members who are gifted with their hands in making all kinds of crafts – so why not get together every week and enjoy making crafts together here at St. James? Please look for the signup sheet, add your name and note the day/time that works best for you, as well as they day/times that you would be available to meet.
“If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!” - 2 Corinthians 5:17
This. . . and That. . . Where have all the flowers gone? It’s our custom to honor the solemnity of the Lenten season by removing the flowers from the altar and draping the crosses in purple. It helps us to remember that there’s something different going on at this time of the year. It also invites us to dig a little deeper into the hidden and veiled aspects of our hearts and minds. Always remember, the Light of Christ journeys with us through our Lenten walk. We have nothing to fear. Christ’s light illumines our darkest places, heals our woundedness, and burns away the dross from our lives.
Don't forget to sign up for Easter Flowers! You can sign up on the wall in the narthex just as you enter. Please also complete a Flower envelope stating a dedication (if desired) and place in the Offertory plate. Easter Flower envelopes are available in the narthex.
Lenten Daily Meditation Booklets: This year we have two daily meditation booklets available. One is Episcopal Relief & Development’s excellent meditations, focusing on social justice and outreach. This year’s Episcopal Relief & Development (ERD) Sunday will be March 13th. The other is from Living Compass. For those who’ve already participated in one of our Living Compass programs I encourage you to continue the good work with the Living Compass meditations. A blessed Lent to all.
Lent Madness 2016! Pick up one of the FREE booklets “The Definitive Guide to Lent Madness 2016: Saintly Scorecard” by the sound booth. The bracket poster will be hung up back in the fellowship area. Put your pick on the sign-up sheet by March 20th.
Lent To Lent Bible Challenge: Join Susan on the first and third Sunday of each month to find answers to questions, and to share your experiences and insights. Discover what a difference God’s Word can make in every aspect of your life: take the Bible challenge!
Reconciliation of a Penitent & Individual Confession: The season of Lent is a particularly appropriate time to consider the Rite of Reconciliation of a Penitent (see pages 446-452 in the Book of Common Prayer). Confession is an ancient practice of the Church and is not confined to any season of the year. However, many choose to make a formal confession during Lent. If you would like an appointment to make your confession, please let Susan+ know.
