THE WEEKLY NEWS OF ST. JAMES'S
October 16, 2019
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Youth: Plan for Senior High Retreat! 
November 1-3

Our youth leaders are excited to take any 9-12th graders to Shrine Mont for the PYM Senior High weekend next month. This awesome retreat is organized by a group of high school students from around our diocese on the Parish Youth Ministries committee (PYM). 
Enjoy a weekend in the mountains, games, music, even a dance! Register here by October 21. Contact Mary Beth Abplanalp to learn more. 

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This Sunday, Oct. 20, at 5 p.m.: 
Evensong in support of the choir's August 2020 trip to Gloucester Cathedral. Join us!  

Sunday: Biblical Storyteller Denise Bennett 

Denise's program for all ages will share some well-known and perhaps not so well known stories from both the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament. She tells stories in a variety of ways that will engage young and not-so-young listeners alike, and includes music with harp and voice. Denise will also share how she got started telling Bible stories and consider why we "tell" Bible stories when we can just read them. 




This Symbol Defines Our Church
   
This Celtic symbol represents the head, hands, and feet of Christ. Depicted on a communion wafer, this becomes an ideal representation of One Bread, One Body as we work together to build Christ's Kingdom on earth at St. James's.

As you pray about your 2020 annual gift: Consider your life's blessings. Your pledge should reflect the gratitude and joy for all we have received in our lives. Your gift is simply a heart-felt, documented financial commitment to support our remarkable ministries in the year ahead. Collectively, our financial support provides about 90% of our annual budget. Without our pledges, St. James's would not be the vital church that we love.
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Volunteers Still Needed for Taste of St. James's
Prepare tempting soups, breakfast casseroles, and baked goods for the ninth annual Taste of St. James's, or sign up to help wrap the baked goods, set up the room on the day of the event, and sell all of our tasty donations. Please sign up here for both food donations and other volunteer opportunities. If you have any questions, please contact Sally Prillaman .

Interfaith Dialogue: Honoring and Remembering the Dead 
Tuesdays, October 29 & November 5, at Beth Ahabah

We are excited to join Congregation Beth Ahabah once again for interfaith dialogues. This fall we explore how we honor and remember our dead through both traditional customs and superstitions. We'll discuss Yizkor, Mourner's Kaddish, Halloween /All Saints Day / All Souls Day, mourning practices, honor and memory. 

Meet for pizza and fellowship at 6 p.m. in the Main Lobby; the program follows at 6:45-7:45 p.m. Please register by Sunday, Oct. 27, here.
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Nature Walk along a Restored Stream October 26 

Join parishioner Bob Siegfried at 10 a.m. for a walk along a stream his company recently restored. Bob will talk about the history of the stream, the degraded state it was in, and how it was restored. Wear muck boots or other waterproof shoes, or hiking boots or shoes that can get muddy/wet. Register here by Oct. 21.

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