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There is still time
to make your pledge for 2027.
Link here: Pledge 2027
Paper pledge cards are still available in the narthex and parish hall
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Cemetery Clean up Saturday October 24, 9 AM
+ Low Country Boil at 6PM -- not spooky but spirited!
RSVP here for Low Country Boil
Trunk or Treat. Natalie Fowler and the Youth are planning fun (without anything too scary) for our younger parishioners on Sunday, October 25, 2 - 4PM.
Many parishioners enjoy the Wonderful Days Halloween Parade when kids in costume tour the church and receive treats from staff. Please join us Thursday, Oct 29, a little before 10:30.
Also on the 29th, ECW joins women of St. Joseph's for a Harvest Stroll, beginning from our Church Street portico at 5:30PM.
Mother Mariclair says, "All Saints and All Souls
are the Hallow of the e'en!"
All Saints Day is November 1, celebrated at the morning services. All Souls Vigil in our cemetery on Polk Street begins at 4PM. Names of those who have died this past year and those names for remembrance submitted to the church office by 9AM Wednesday Oct 28 will be printed in the All Saints bulletin and read aloud at the All Souls vigil.
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The Bells toll not for thee?
Can't see photos in The Bells? Never get the peach-colored "Pulse of the Parish" at the end of this newsletter?
You can tell your email service to show blocked content. Need help? Email communications@stjamesmarietta.com
Paper printouts of The Bells are displayed on tables by the Parlor and by the Parish Hall. See photo.
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Open this link for a shopping list of good things to donate (and some to avoid). Youth and children will be handing out the fliers
with grocery bags beginning this Sunday!
| | Photo: Debbie stands with her son Daulton and her husband Henry. | | |
Debbie Wightman
Elected Assistant Treasurer
Congratulations to Debbie Wightman! Debbie has been elected by the Vestry to serve as Assistant Treasurer through the end of next year.
This position is designed to prepare Debbie to serve as the Treasurer for a regular two-year term beginning in 2028.
Debbie is a long-time St. James parishioner, known especially for her devotion to children’s formation, stepping into the breach to serve as lay leader when Nancy Eubanks retired in June 2022. She is also a member of the Finance Committee. Debbie is retired with an extensive professional background in accounting, budgeting, and financial analysis and reporting.
St. James is deeply indebted to Debbie for undertaking this role. - Peter Goodwin
| | | Benefit the Mission to Mexico with Golf & Gala Nov 13 | | |
Ciudad de Angeles is the orphanage in Mexico that welcomed a team from St. James in June. We are planning to return in June 2027!
We have two opportunities to support this worthy ministry on November 13, with a golf game in the morning and a gala dinner at night.
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Golf Tournament to Benefit Mission
There is a golf tournament on the morning of November 13 at Steel Canyon Golf Course in Sandy Springs. Hole sponsorships are available. Play 18 holes in the morning and then join us in the St. James Parish Hall for a gala.
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Gala Dinner at St. James
to Benefit Mission
We will enjoy a wonderful Mexican meal and a fun Mariachi Band. We will hear about the wonderful things going on in Mexico and plans for the coming year!
| | Acolytes for Sunday, October 25: Avalyn, Mary, Stella | | |
All Saints Procession
Our St. James Sunday School children have chosen saints to represent on All Saints Day, Nov 1, and will join in the opening procession in costume at the 10:30 service. Our older youth are helping the younger children to research the lives of their chosen saints for clues to how they would dress. During the Coffee Hour on November 1, the children will be prepared to answer your questions about their saints!
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The Very Young and the Very Grown Up:
Photos from Sunday, the nursery and the acolyte robing room.
Natalie took the picture on the right.
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EYC Lunch
Could you make or sponsor lunch for one of the Youth Group's Sunday meetings?
It doesn't have to be a lot, it doesn't have to be fancy!
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Dr. Bryan Black highlights connections between the music and liturgy for Sunday's 10:30 service.
The Handbell Choir begins worship with Song of Reflection by Dan R. Edwards. Published by Choristers Guild, this original piece for three octaves is a gentle, prayerful meditation inspired by passages in John 14. Subtle key shifts support a flowing legato melody, creating a quiet, reflective atmosphere for contemplation.
The offertory anthem is John Rutter’s Look at the World (1996). Rutter wrote both the music and the text for this widely usable harvest anthem, commissioned by the Council for the Protection of Rural England to celebrate the beauty of creation and our responsibility as stewards of it. The words invite us to “look at the world” and marvel at its joys and wonders—earth bringing forth fruit and flower, sunshine and rain, hills and valleys, and the cycle of seasons before offering praise: “Praise to thee, O Lord, for all creation… All things come of thee.” The text’s catalogue of nature’s gifts and its spirit of thankful wonder bear a clear resemblance to the well-loved hymn “All Things Bright and Beautiful,” whose refrain celebrates the Creator who made “all things wise and wonderful.”
The closing voluntary is Processional by Martin Shaw (1875–1958). An English composer, conductor, organist, and champion of the English musical revival, Shaw studied at the Royal College of Music under Stanford alongside Holst, Vaughan Williams, and John Ireland. He later became a key figure in the reform of English church music, co-editing Songs of Praise and The Oxford Book of Carols with Vaughan Williams and Percy Dearmer. Among his many contributions are the Anglican Folk Mass, numerous hymns and anthems, and the popular setting of “Morning Has Broken” (with words by Eleanor Farjeon to the tune Bunessan). His Processional, published in 1940, is a dignified organ work founded on the great German chorale Lobe den Herren (“Praise to the Lord, the Almighty”).
Finally, a note on the Sequence hymn tune Brother James’ Air, often paired with the words “How lovely is thy dwelling place…” (a metrical paraphrase of Psalm 84 from the Scottish Psalter of 1650). The tune was written around 1915 by James Leith Macbeth Bain (c. 1840–1925), a Scottish healer, mystic, and poet known simply as Brother James. First published in his volume The Great Peace, the air is best known with the 23rd Psalm (“The Lord’s my shepherd”), but its graceful, ascending character also suits the longing of Psalm 84 for God’s dwelling place. Arrangements by Gordon Jacob and others have made it a cherished part of the hymn repertoire.
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Flowers on the altar this Sunday are given to the glory of God by Dorris Tucker and family in loving memory of Harold Tucker.
With a donation for flowers, you can publish a dedication in The Bells and the Sunday bulletin. An usher in the Narthex can help you to register.
Photo: Flowers from Oct 18.
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Names due Wednesday the 28th for All Saints Bulletin and All Souls Services
The service bulletin for the morning service on All Saints Day (Nov.1) will list the names of parishioners whose funerals we held in the past year, and names submitted by loved ones for remembrance on this special day.
If you would like to add a name to our list, please give a note to an usher or send the loved one's name in an email with the subject line All Saints by 9AM Wednesday Oct 28. communications@stjamesmarietta.com
These names will be read aloud during the All Souls Vigil in the St. James Cemetery at 4:00 PM that same day.
| | Low Country Boil October 24 | | |
Start time: 6:00 pm, in the Parish Hall
Guests may bring their own beer or wine.
Iced tea, lemonade, and water will be provided.
Guests are also asked to bring a side dish or dessert to share.
Costs
- $20 per person
- $5 for ages 5–10
- Free for children under 5
- $50 family plan (two adults and children under 18)
You can pay at the door with cash or with a credit card through REALM.
Link to RSVP
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Nominations for Vestry. Nominations are open for four members of our 2027-2030 Vestry class. Be thinking now about members of the church who might serve well- and please be sure to ask them before you nominate them! Also consider whether you yourself might be called to this kind of service.
Vestry members at St. James serve three year terms, and are eligible for re-election after a minimum of one year off between terms. Potential members must be available to attend vestry meetings, which usually occur on the third Monday of every month at 7PM (* with adjustments for school breaks and other parish conflicts), and an opening meeting and retreat.
2027 Vestry Meeting Dates
| | | Jan 29* Vestry meeting
and Jan 30 Saturday Retreat | July 19 | | Feb 8* | Aug 23* | | Mar 15 | Sept 27* | | Apr 19 | Oct 18 | | May 17 | Nov 15 | | June 21 | Dec 20 | | | |
In order to stand for election, a prospective Vestry member needs to:
- be at least 18 years old
- be on the membership rolls of St. James either through baptism in the parish, confirmation or reception into the church, or a recorded transfer of membership from another Episcopal Church.
- have received communion at least three times in the previous year, and
- have made and maintained a financial commitment (a pledge) in support of St. James in the year preceding.
Interested in learning more about being a candidate for Vestry?
Reach out to Mother Mariclair at rector@stjamesmarietta.com
or Senior Warden Harry Hargrove at harry.l.hargrove@gmail.com
with any questions or for a nomination form.
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Mission Trip to Mexico in 2027, June 19-26: Interested in going?
All are invited to a general interest meeting Sunday Nov 8th 12:30PM in the Conference Room (# 127) to learn about the June 19-26, 2027 Mission Trip.
| | Sunday, participants in the Mission Trip in 2026 presented video clips and personal memories of their work. Your chance to join them is coming up in June. Come to the general interest meeting Nov 8th in the conference room. | | |
Family Promise Coming Soon!
From November 1-8, St. James will host three families who are working towards financial stability. Multiple roles are available including dinner prep, overnight hosting, setup, etc.
For more information, please contact Chris O’Connor at 770-856-9012 AND check out the FP Cobb website. To volunteer, use our Signup Genius link.
| | Window Replacements begin the third week of November. Workmen will be moving from room to room, working indoors and out. If you lead a group that meets during the work week, you may have to move to another location. Just a heads up! | |
Servers on Sunday, October 25
Altar Guild Team 4
Vestry Person of the Day
Daniel White (pictured)
8:00
Lector & Intercessor Melinda Allen
LEM Carl Wimmer
10:30
Lector 1 Leigh Cook
Lector 2 Tom Cook
Intercessor Tiffany Fannin
LEMs Laura Dabundo, Joanne Fowler
Verger Wendy Malsby
Ushers Team 3
Acolytes Avalyn Mary, Stella
| | | Dishwashers needed for Wonderful Days preschool, about one hour for one day per week. Contact John Schafer 770-843-4224 jandmschafer@bellsouth.net | Parish Prayer List. To be emailed the prayer list every week, contact Cari Edwards elvine@hotmail.com Leave prayer requests in the offering plate or at the desk by the parish office. You can phone in prayer requests 770-428-5841 Mondays through Thursdays, 9-12:30. | |
Parking Perks
Parking in our Polk Street lot is free of charge during scheduled church events. At other times, however, we do need either a parking hang tag or a new window sticker.
For the window sticker, send your name, your vehicle's make, model, COLOR and license plate number to Lucia Bird luciabird@gmail.com or 770.402.0024.
If your vehicle has changed since you got your hang tag or window sticker, you will need a replacement, so give Lucia the information on the old hang tag, too.
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Pulse of the Parish
from Scott Smoot, Communications Director
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Glenda Hogg made history this week.
First, she answered a raft of questions from a history professor in California who suspected that her Jewish ancestor Mordecai Myers had been baptized at St. James. Glenda's response was exhaustive: "Because of my interest in local and church history, I have a great deal of information about those souls buried in St. James Cemetery."
Mordecai's son Henry was a leader in early Marietta, and he had ties to St. James. Glenda wrote,
Henry was an engineer and in the U. S. Army before war broke out. He resigned his commission and joined the Confederate army. He married Jane Eliza Green in 1867. Her family had long been members of St. James. (Perhaps the reason he converted?)
| Glenda located an article that describes Henry as a partner to another St. James family, ancestors of verger Bill Brumby. According to the article from early last century, the Brumby Chair Factory was "a great blessing to Marietta in furnishing many families with work" and charity for needy families in Cobb County. | |
On Wednesday of this week, Glenda also guided visitors in a tour of our Cemetery. Thanks to Mother Mariclair for the photo.
By the way: Join us at the cemetery Saturday at 9AM to spruce it up in advance of the All Soul's Vigil.
Our Hall of Rectors is a visible sign of Glenda's tenacity in research. With her friends in St. Anne's Chapter, Glenda filled gaps in the display. She would remind everyone that St. Anne's Chapter meets at 10AM on the first Tuesday of every month in the school year.
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