March 10th, 2024

We'd love for you to join us!

We would be pleased if you joined us in person or online from the comfort of your home for church services via Facebook Live at 9:30am.

https://www.facebook.com/StJamesEpiscopalChurchMillCreek/

Jesus’s conversation with Nicodemus in the middle of the night contains one of the most well-known passages from Scripture. It’s so well-known that we often equate it with one of Jesus’s grander proclamations, like “Blessed are the poor in spirit” or “Come to me, all who labor.” However, knowing that this phrase is said in secret, in the dark of night, to a man who’s looking for some kind of hope in a world that doesn’t make sense to him any longer, makes it even more poignant.

That phrase, of course, is this one: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.”

The hope and intent of these words, as given to Nicodemus in that dark house in the middle of the night, is that he in turn could see the world around him in the same way that God sees it: not as a world in need of condemnation, but as one in need of redemption and reconciliation.

Garden Committee

Please join the Garden Committee on Tuesday, March 12^th at the Crossroads Restaurant, 12:00 noon. We will be having our initial start-up meeting to go over an agenda for this year's gardening around the church and parish house. We are always looking for new members to volunteer. New ideas or suggestions can be provided to any of the garden members or attend the lunch meeting and have your voice heard.



Thank you, Carol Bruno 

Emmanuel Dining Room

Special Date for March!

St. James' will be serving lunch at Emmanuel Dining Room on Friday, March 15^th.  



And, we hope you will join us in the parish hall kitchen Thursday, March 14^th 9am-11am making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. 

Dear St. James family:

We would like to thank everyone for supporting our Girl Scout Troops (#418 and #1277) with cookie sales. Both of us were able to meet our sales goals with your help. We look forward to spending time with our Girl Scout sisters, learning new skills, and helping to serve the surrounding community.



Blessings, 

Charlotte and Elise Snyder

Benevolent Community

Summit of Delaware

• Wednesday, March 20
• 9:00 a.m. — 6:30 p.m.
• Rollins Conference Center;

1131 N. Dupont Hwy, Dover

• Keynote speaker: Dr. Eddie Glude, Jr., distinguished scholar of African American Studies at Princeton University

This summit is a unique opportunity to connect with fellow community members, share ideas, and inspire positive change in Delaware.

St. James' Mission and Outreach updates

Sharing God’s gifts with others

Reaching out to those in need

And serving them with dignity and respect…

New Castle County HOPE Center-for Individuals and Families in need of temporary housing and support services.

What started as temporary housing during the cold weather of 2020-2021 has grown into a permanent center that provides housing and support services for individuals and families who are without adequate housing in New Castle County. New Castle County (NCC) purchased the former Sheraton Hotel on Airport Rd (now named the New Castle County HOPE Center) and kept the hotel management staff to keep the facility running.  Working together, many non-profit organizations including Family Promise provide various services and support for individuals and families to obtain emergency and more significant housing and medical, psychological, and job skills opportunities as well. The hotel can accommodate 400 and suites and adjoining rooms are given to families and enable households to stay together. Housing is coordinated through the Delaware Housing Alliance. 

If you know of anyone who needs this housing, please ask them to call 1-833-FIND-BED (1-833-3463-233) and leave a message.

How can you help?

Review the list below and see where you might be able to help.

 Current items needed:

• Hygiene items such as deodorant, shampoo, and soap (regular and travel size)
• Individual sized peanut butter crackers, tuna, microwavable meals (pastas, soups, etc.)
• Non-alcohol hand sanitizer
• Tide pods or other laundry pods
• NEW Underwear, and socks - all sizes, children through adult
• New or gently used t-shirts and light jacket
• New books for adults and children

Please drop the items off:

     ·        Monday-Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the parish hall porch 

Please place your donations in the bin labeled Donations for HOPE Center on the porch of the parish hall. Liz will bring in the bin and any donated items at 12:30 p.m.

    ·        On Sunday, there is a container in the foyer of the church.

 We take the donations to the distribution center about every two weeks.

Thank you,

St. James' Mission/Outreach Ministry

Prayer Team Updates

The prayer team continues to lift up prayer requests shared by parishioners through emails or calls to the church office at 302-994-1584, to individual members of the prayer team, or requests left in the prayer basket in the church foyer. We collect the prayer requests and other concerns of the parish, community, and world. They are compiled weekly and then these requests are lifted up in the daily prayers of the team members. All are welcome and encouraged to share their prayers.

For those who have an immediate prayer need, we invite you to email your prayer needs and request to Carolyn Mack at cdmack37@gmail.com or call 302-565-8675

St. James' Pastoral Care Team

St. James' Pastoral Care Team continues to support our parish family and our community.

If you or someone you know is in need, we: 

·        send cards, make phone calls, and pray with you and/or for you.

·        Make home, hospital, and Eucharistic visits.

Please call the office (302-994-1584) and leave a message. Someone will get back to you. Messages are retrieved daily, seven days a week.

Please let us know if you need us or someone you know needs us. We will not know if you do not tell us.

“Blessful” Meditations

We all know that life can be a little stressful and hectic sometimes. We hope that by reading this short bible passage and watching a relaxing video will help you take a moment and reflect on God’s gifts.  

1 Peter 5:7

"Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you."

A Prayer for the Fourth Sunday in Lent

Gracious Father, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ came down from heaven to be the true bread which gives life to the world: Evermore give us this bread, that he may live in us, and we in him; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.