We value our diverse community. At St James Episcopal Church we welcome and celebrate diversity in age, race, nation of origin, citizenship status, gender identity, sexual orientation, social status, political view, background, ability level, marital status, and anything else that makes us unique. We strive to be an inviting safe community for all.

QUICK LINKS:

Sundays 8:30AM Discover & Grow Discussion/Bible Study go.mysjec.com/biblestudy

Sundays 10AM Worship go.mysjec.com/youtube

Fridays 7AM Morning Prayer go.mysjec.com/friday

4th Wednesday (usually) 7PM Book Group go.mysjec.com/bookgroup


St James Weekly for week of 3/3

In addition to items in this email, the attached St James Weekly PDF includes a variety of other announcements not included in the body of this email, including our weekly prayer list.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD ST JAMES WEEKLY

Discover & Grow Bible Study - Sundays 8:30-9:30AM

In the church and online!

Sundays at 8:30 are one of our chances to discover & grow together. Join us any weeks you are able! See St James Weekly for more info.


Click the link to participate using a computer, laptop, tablet, or other device:

go.mysjec.com/biblestudy

Or participate from any phone: Dial 1-312-626-6799

When prompted for Meeting ID, enter 580 876 932 then press #

When prompted for Participant ID, press #

When prompted for Password, enter 0 then press # [number zero]

Sunday Worship - Sundays at 10AM

In the church and online!

March 3 - The Third Sunday in Lent

March 10 - The Fourth Sunday in Lent - Bishop Matt's visit

March 17 - The Fifth Sunday in Lent March 24 - Palm Sunday / Sunday of the Passion

View and participate during our Sunday Worship services on YouTube (also shared to Facebook) on Sundays at 10AM Central:

go.mysjec.com/youtube OR go.mysjec.com/facebook


Song lyrics, special prayers, etc for the service appear in the videos. You can also download the complete bulletin:

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THIS WEEK'S BULLETIN & ST JAMES WEEKLY

You may need to refresh the page if you arrive before the live stream begins. If you 'Subscribe' to our YouTube channel and then click the bell icon you'll receive a notification any time we post a new video.

If you can't watch live, you can watch at the same links at a later time/day on YouTube.


Fellowship - Sundays at 11:15AM 

Please join us downstairs after worship each week for refreshments, snacks, and conversation. Coffee, tea, and water will be provided. We invite anybody who is interested to bring snacks/treats to share any week.

Morning Prayer - Fridays at 7AM (Zoom)

Click the link to participate using a computer, laptop, tablet, or other device:

go.mysjec.com/friday

Or participate from any phone: Dial 1-312-626-6799

When prompted for Meeting ID, enter 831 5230 0483 then press #

When prompted for Participant ID, press #

When prompted for Password, enter 0 then press # [number zero]

Everybody is encouraged to read/pray/sing at the appropriate times during Morning Prayer. If you need to mute your phone for any reason, use your phone's mute button or press *6 to mute/unmute.

CLICK HERE FOR FRIDAY MORNING PRAYER READINGS

Holy Week & Easter Schedule

Palm Sunday 3/24 at 10AM

outdoor blessing of palms/procession with our MCM friends


Maundy Thursday 3/28 at 6:30PM

includes our ritual washing (hands or feet)


Good Friday Community Worship 3/29 at 12:30PM

ecumenical worship, hosted this year at St James


The Great Vigil of Easter Saturday 3/30 at 8PM

we light the paschal fire as we remember that first Easter


Easter Sunday 3/31 at 10AM

festive worship for the Day of Resurrection, followed by a party

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD OUR 2024 ANNUAL REPORT

Thanks for your support!

We appreciate your continued financial support. Checks can still be mailed to the church and are regularly counted and deposited. You can also set up payments through your bank (most offer this for free). Online options are available with the link below. We know that these are difficult times for some, and we understand if you are unable to support the church financially. Please contact Pastor Brian if you need help connecting to assistance or resources.

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS SECURE ONLINE GIVING THROUGH OUR WEB SITE


Our special offering in odd-numbered months (January, March, May, July, September, November) goes to the Manitowoc Warming Shelter, a new local ministry. Our special offering in even-numbered months (February, April, June, August, October, December) goes to the pastor's discretionary fund, helping those in need. Please label your gifts accordingly.

We appreciate your feedback

Thank you to everybody who has taken the time to participate in our various opportunities to engage for worship, sharing, learning, and connection. We appreciate your feedback about any of these new technologies we are implementing. If you had any technical issues or technical questions, please let us know. Please email your feedback and questions to [email protected]

Do you ever have trouble clicking our links?

For a variety of technical reasons, links in the emails we send may sometimes malfunction. These are often due to incompatible updates or security settings on various device, software, and web sites. If you click a link in our emails (or attached PDFs) and it doesn't work properly, type in the link manually. Open your web browser and type in the exact link (don't add www or anything else). Manually typing the link should always work properly. We use customized shorter URLs in the format "go.mysjec.com/_______" that make manually typing links easier than the longer URLs for most events. If you encounter a link that doesn't work when you type it in manually, please contact Tony (text, call, or email [email protected]). Thanks!

St James Episcopal Church | 434 N 8th Street, Manitowoc, WI 54220

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