New & Notable

Team Meetings

 

Church School team will meet on Sunday, March 1 during Coffee Hour.


Worship Team will meet Sunday, March 8 during coffee hour to prepare for Holy Week.

Bishop's Committee News

2026 Elections


Co-wardens of the Bishop's Committee

Sandy Riley and Jackie Shock.


Secretary of the Bishop's Committee

Wendy Arntson


The Clerk of the Vestry

Ransom Duncan


Shannon Verbal has agreed to shadow our two wardens. Thank you to those of you who agreed to be Officers of the Bishop's Committee.

Lenten Compline

Tuesdays @ 7:30pm on Zoom

 

Each Tuesday evening in Lent there will be a zoom Compline prayer time for the Lenten season. Many of us mark the season with times of prayer, quiet reflection, special readings and personal devotions. The Daily Prayer of Compline, the evening service, will allow all participants to come to a short worship time in community. A worship page for each week will be available on the Adult Formation page to use during the service and may serve as an aid during the following days. 


The link will be made available on:

2026 Lenten Alms Project

for Church at the Crossroads 

 

Outreach is sponsoring a Lenten collection of Alms to be given to The Church at the Crossroads.

 

If you can participate, we are asking families to contribute $1.00 (or more!) for each day of Lent. We are asking our children to contribute one penny (or more!) for each day of Lent.


If you prefer, please make a one-time contribution via check or on-line giving, with the memo: Lenten Alms. Contributions collected from

February 18 - April 2nd.

Help for Ypsilanti


We are doing our best to help support students and parents of Puentes Multicultural School in Ypsilanti. Items help those who have lost a parent to detention or for families refusing to leave their homes to even shop for groceries.

Coffee & Conversation

Thursday, March 19th


6:30 - Gather

7-7:45 - Speaker

7:45-8:30 - Conversation


AI: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly

Speaker: Barnaby Pung, PhD 

In the Community

Diocesan Programs


Get Connected: Our Diocese provides a lot of resources, programs, Bishop Perry's sermons, and any letters from the wider church that addresses the times we are living in. Sign up here.


It's a wealth of information!

Ongoing Ministry

Still Waters 

We will share a meal together followed by a time of contemplative worship and sharing in a variety of traditional Christian devotional practices. 


Our next gathering will be on

Saturday, March 14

11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

at the home of Roger Parker,

8522 Parkridge Drive, Dexter


We welcome new participants.

No experience necessary.

RSVP to Roger 

roger.parker07@comcast.net

Wednesday Bible Study  

in the church library

11:15 am - 12:15 pm

 

The Plan of God. The next meeting will be on March 4. Some folks will be bringing sack lunches and continue the conversation until about 1:15. We encourage all to give the topic a try. More information will be found on the usual Adult Formation page.


Remember to check for the meditation for the Psalm of the Week. This will be on line on Fridays and available for reading and study for each Sunday Eucharist.

Church School

Meets the 1st thru 3rd Sundays of each month.


Family Worship in the sanctuary - 4th and 5th Sundays. During family worship, children's sermons and/or materials that relate to the service readings will be provided.



See what we've been up to:

Outreach 

Faith in Action

Pantry needs:

  • Mayo
  • Salad dressing
  • Diced tomatoes (any kind)
  • Sugar


Just a reminder that the pantry is always in need of the following perishable items:

  • Yogurt
  • Cheese
  • Cottage cheese
  • Sour cream
  • Frozen vegetables

Perishable items can be dropped off at the pantry: https://faithinaction1.org/

M, Tu, Th 9-4

Wed 12-7

Fri 12-4

Let's get together and enjoy good food and conversation!


Women's Lunch Thur, Mar 19 @11:30

Knight's Steakhouse 

2324 Dexter Ave, Ann Arbor.



Men's Lunch Friday, Feb 27 @11:30

Aubree's Pizzeria & Grill

8031 Main St #101, Dexter, MI 48130

Ash Wednesday: Youth imposing ashes

 Stocking the "Little Food Panty" on the front lawn.

Please Pray for

Peace in the world, especially in Gaza, Ukraine, Latin America, Ethiopia, the Republic of Congo, Syria. Pray for all victims who have been disappeared without due process. Pray for all who have been affected by gun violence in America. Pray for the people of Sudan, Africa and Venezuela.


In our Diocesan & Anglican community we pray for Holy Cross, Novi; St. Stephen’s, Hamburg; and The Nippon Sei Ko Kai. 


In our St. James community, Linda Meyer; Robin; Alice; Teri & her family; the Karl Larson Family; Bob Devine; the Perkins family; Cheryl Jamison, Gary Zientak; Gia Kullgren; Tom Heider; Burgett family.

Email the church office any time or use this brief prayer request form.

Office & Staff

office@stjamesdexter.org

Call: 734-426-8247

 

Rev. Stacy Salles, Interim Vicar

Tues & Thurs - 9 am to 5 pm 

Email: revstacysalles@gmail.com


If there is a pastoral emergency, call & leave a message at 734-649-7726. Rev. Stacy will call you right back.


Teri Landreth, Office Manager

Mon & Wed – Remote

Thurs – 10 am to 2 pm - In person

Text: 248-622-0451

Janet Cook, Financial Secretary

Email: janet.cook114@gmail.com


Carol Hoggard, Treasurer

Email: carolhoggard@gmail.com


Dr. Gwangwon Park, Music Director and Organist

Email: pkw0304@gmail.com


Kathie Sandmaier, Director of Christian Education 

Email: ksandmair@aol.com

Bishop's Committee

Members

Sandy Riley (Co-warden)

Jackie Shock (Co-warden)

Wendy Arntson (Secretary)

Ransom Duncan (Clerk)

Pam Heidt

Shannon Verbal

Oliver Pung

Next BC Meeting:

Tuesday, March 10 at 9:30 am


December Financial Report

January BC Minutes


The next Bishop's Committee meeting is

Tuesday, March 10 at 9:30 am



Members are welcome to attend

This Sunday

Sunday Service Team

Reader: Pete Schaberg

Intercessor: Michael Champ

Server: Morgan Shantz

Usher: Julie Lowery

Altar Guild: Robin Meloche & Lynne Slager

Church School: Wendy Arntson & Paula Britton

Coffee Hour: Norma Amrhein and Pete Schaberg

Volunteer FYI


The Sunday Service Team is always posted in this weekly email. If you would like to look ahead at the schedule to see when it is your turn, click the button below to view the live calendar.


Email changes to the church office.