OUR MISSION

Saint James United Methodist Church February 2019

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

What’s Happening

Saint James UMC 2049 N. Honore Ave. Sarasota, Fl. 34235

Phone 941 377 6180 Fax 941 378 8911 E-mail faith.saintjames@gmail.com

MARK YOUR

CALENDAR

Feb 3 – Shepherd’s Luncheon

Feb 10,17 & 24 - New/Affilate Member & Confirmation Classes

March 6 Ash Wednesday

March 10 – Scout

Sunday

March 17 – New

Member Sunday and Haven Dinner and Auction

April 14 – Compassion Sunday

April 18 – Seder Dinner

What’s Happening

Pastor’s Grace Notes

Kudos to…

Did you Know…?

Calendar

Volunteer List

OUR FINANCIAL PROGRESS

We want to keep you up to date on the financial

status of the church.

As of 01/31/19

Annual Apportionments $22,023.00

Paid thru January - 4,854.00

BALANCE DUE $ 17,169.00

Starting Balance 440.00 Income January + 19,894.00 Expense January - 18,838.00 Ending balance $ 1,496.00 Thank you for being such faithful givers. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. Your Finance Team

Remain in me, and I will remain in you.

For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine,

and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me. John 15:4

On January 19th, I led the best Leadership Team Meeting I

think I have ever had the privilege of leading. Your Leaders

are faithful followers of Jesus and look to our future with

complete reliance upon God to provide all we need. I wish

more of you could have been there to experience the

tangible presence of the Holy Spirit.

As we have in the past, the Leadership sets out two goals for the church to accomplish. They are similar to

last year’s in that they address how all of us will be intentionally faithful to God so that God can make us

fruitful. Fruitfulness is something we are all called to be for Christ. And so to that end, here are the two goals

for Saint James this year.

1. Everyone bearing fruit, sharing the Good News, everywhere out loud.

This means that we will begin being more vocal about our lives in Christ. Things

like praising God for everything from finding your car keys to finding a sale at the

store by saying “Thank you Lord!” or “Praise the Lord” out loud so people can

hear you. It is being invitational to our friends and those who are suffering. And it

means getting out of our comfort zones having faith that God has gone before us

and is waiting for us to show up and speak!

Evaluation of success will be validated by actual stories of witnessing.

2. Make loving followers if Jesus Christ of those who come to Saint James

Connect - to God and to us (Sit with new folks and engage in fellowship with them.) Care - involved in study, fellowship, spiritual growth (Invite to women’s group, men’s

group, Life Group, or other activity) Commit – service (invite to serve in outreach)

Evaluation of achieving goal will be an uptick in worship, small groups & service.

These are good goals that each of us should strive to live into. It is the difference of being Christian in name

or a Christian in life. So, let us be faithful to God and do as we are called to do so that God can make us

fruitful now.

Walking Loudly in Faith With You,

Pastor Shirley

WEDNESDAY NIGHTS WINTER SCHEDULE

First Wednesday of the each month will be a covered dish dinner at 5:45 in the fellowship hall.

Worship at 6:30 followed by Doing Life Together groups at 7:15 pm

Come on out and center on Jesus.

New member/affiliate member classes will be held February 10th, 17th & 24th immediately following worship. Lunch will be provided. Please contact the office to register for the classes. Office hours Monday – Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. 941-377-6180

We Are A Praying People!

Bishop & Mrs. Carter, Rev. & Mrs. Rini

Hernandez, President Trump and Gov.

Scott, all of our elected officials, Pastor

Shirley & Rod, our staff, our church leaders,

our Cub Scouts, Judy Snodgrass, Marlene

& Gary Sontchi, Dave Strait, Richard Sulik,

Traci Thompson, Debbie & Jamie White,

Jim & Nancy Winding, Cyndi Andrasi,

Dwight & Aija Ball, Mike & Kathy Barbour

Connect – To be a family of believers who connect to God and each other Care – To shine the light of Christ and welcome all we encounter encouraging worship, life groups, and spiritual growth. Commit – To grow in faith through service to others both locally and globally. CORE VALUES: Loving Relationships: Honest & loving relationships: With God through a worshipful attitude and prayer With others through acceptance and grace to all Spiritual Growth Grow with the help and guidance of the Holy Spirit in a biblically

centered, nurturing environment Compassionate Service Offering help to others with humility and mutual respect Teamwork Accomplish ministry in the context of relationships.

Please remember the following in your prayers this month.

This year we will have a prayer focus each month.

Please pray for these things daily.

February’s prayer focus will be:

The Fellowship Hall will be finished

Continued growth of music program

No broken equipment for another year

Anniversaries in February February 10 Bill & Rose Johnson

If you, or someone you know has a birthday or an anniversary that is not on our bulletin board or in the newsletter PLEASE let us know. You can email the information to: faith.saintjames@gmail.com, fred.saintjames@gmail.com or call or stop by the office

Birthdays in February

February 7 Cecil Mulvaney

Sandy Russell

February 10 Traci Thompson

February 18 Nancy Cozy

February 19 Lucy Gabriel

February 25 Meg Normandin

Lay Servant, Lay Speaker, Lay

Minister?

If you are interested in becoming one of these, you will always need to have

the support of your pastor and church, and the district director for lay

servant ministries. In addition, a Certified Lay Servant must complete the

Basic Course and an Advanced Course. A Certified Lay Speaker must be

a Certified Lay Servant, complete additional coursework, and be approved

by the conference committee on lay servant ministries. To begin becoming

a Certified Lay Minister, you must be a Certified Lay Servant and receive

approval to proceed with training by the District Superintendent. Then

contact the district director for training options.

Upcoming Classes in the South West District:

Basic Course in Lay Ministries at Trinity UMC, Sarasota, Florida, led

by the Rev. Lisa Ann Degrenia on February 15, 16, and 18, 2019. This is

a daytime class only.

Three Advanced Courses in Lay Servant Ministries at St. John UMC, Sarasota,

Florida, on March 22 and 23, 2019:

Leading in Prayer, led by Carolyn Boyle.

Living Our Beliefs, led by Sam Carter.

Lay Servants As Christian Transformational Leaders, led by Rod Groom.

For more information or to register, see the flyer at: http://flumclsm.org/classes.html. If you have questions, email Rod Groom at rod.groom@gmail.com.

Kudos this month go to

…The Shepherds, Nancy & Jim Winding, Aija Ball, Rose & Bill Johnson, Judy Snodgrass, Cyndi Andrasi, Beatriz Lowery, Marcia & Cecil Mulvaney, Sennie Lansdowne, Kathy & Mike Barbour and Bonnie Kitzmiller for taking care of their sheep throughout the year and hosting the Shepherd’s Luncheon …Ron and Jenny Carrico for the plants by the sign at the entrance of the parking lot and for planting the poinsettias. It all looks so cheerful! …Judy Snodgrass for setting up each month for the Covered Dish Dinners ...Judy Snodgrass and Sennie Lansdowne for preparing our giving statements.

2019 Leadership Team Trustees Sara Fleming, Mike Barbour, Jean Flugel and Bill Highberger Finance Judy Shannon, Fred Fowler. Bill Johnson and

Bill Schroff SPRT Chip Newberger, Cyndi Andrasi, Karen Kehrli and Cecil Mulvaney

Lay Leader Dave Strait Nurture Team Leader Pat Dixon Outreach Team Leader Judy Snodgrass Lay Delegate Dave Strait

2019 Shepherds

Nancy & Jim Winding – Head Shepherds

Aija Ball (A - Bn)

Rose & Bill Johnson (Bo – D)

Judy Snodgrass (E – Ha)

Cyndi Andrasi (He – J)

Beatriz Lowery (K – Mc)

Marcia & Cecil Mulvaney (Mi – N)

Sennie Lansdowne (O – So)

Kathy & Mike Barbour (Sp – Z)

Bonnie Kitzmiller (Snowbirds)

Did you know…?

We have three to four groups meeting in our portion of the Fellowship Hall building, some weekly and some monthly

Because of your generosity we have almost half of the funds needed for the Fellowship Hall Facelift Project already.

Because of your generosity we are able to have a worship director and an accompanist

Because of your generosity we have paid 17% of our 2019 apportionments already Because of your faithfulness, we are making a difference in the community that

surrounds us. God is moving in wonderful ways. We just wanted to make sure you knew!

Sunday School We welcome all children and grandchildren to our “Kingdom Kids” class at 10:00 a.m. during the worship service. We are studying about King David. The children have been enjoying participating in skits recently.

We also have an Adult Class that meets before Worship please join them at 8:45 in the west wing.

Trustees Wish List

We are working towards sprucing up the Fellowship Hall over the next

few months as we are now making use of the space for dinners and yoga

class. We also have other groups (HOAs, an NA group and Cub Scouts)

using that area for meetings.

Below is a wish list we have for items needed to make the area more

presentable/usable. This may lead to more groups wanting to use the

area. Monetary donations are always welcome also.

Paint and roller covers (we have enough

brushes) for painting the class rooms so

they may be used for meetings

Microwave for heating food for Wednesday

night covered dish dinners or special event

dinners we may have.

Plumbing repairs in the kitchen sinks to

make dishwashing/cleaning up easier after

dinners.

Ceiling tiles to replace those that have

been damaged or stained.

Kneedle Knots If you would like to learn to knit

or crochet or already know how

we have a group for you. The

Kneedle Knots will be meeting

February 4th and 18th at 6:30 p.m.

in the library.

Shepherd’s Luncheon

The annual Shepherd’s Luncheon will be

February 3, 2019. Please bring a dish to

share and join us immediately after worship.

This is a great time to visit with or to get to

know your shepherd and their other sheep.

Your shepherd will provide dessert for your

table. See you there! Visitors are welcome as

there will be plenty of food and seating.

Yoga Classes

We have engaged a yoga instructor, Marjorie

Crawford, there is a $5 fee for each session.

The classes are held in the Fellowship Hall

building. Everyone who will be taking the yoga

classes will need to purchase and bring a yoga

mat (available at Target or Walmart).

Yoga Class Schedule

Tuesdays: Thursdays:

3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m.

Please remember to bring items

for the Mayor’s Feed the Hungry

Program the first Sunday of each

month and place those items in

the grocery cart in the narthex.

Come join us for the covered dish dinner on the first

Wednesday of the month. February’s dinner will be

the 6th. Please bring a dish to share and join us in the

Fellowship Hall before worship. Looking forward to

seeing you!

Confirmation classes will be held February 10th, 17th & 24th immediately following worship and lunch will be provided. Please contact the office to register for the classes if you have not already done so.

GALA EVENT

Dinner and Live Auction

To benefit The Haven

Sunday, March 17, 2018

5:30 – 9:00

The Meadows Country Club

$40.00 per person

Tickets available Sunday Mornings

beginning February 10, 2019 or see Judy

Snodgrass

We are in need of baskets for the auction. Please get with your small group (or you may do one as an individual), decide on a theme and go shopping! It’s fun! Some ideas for a basket theme might be: different crafting supplies, scrapbooking supplies, knitting/crocheting supplies, items for the golfer, candles, items for the coffee/tea lover, tools for the handy man, spending the night at grandma’s and/or grandpa’s, game night, snacks/chocolates basket, lotion/bath gel/hand soap items etc. or gardening tools. Include a gift card if you run out of ideas. There are some empty baskets available in the office if you should need one.

On February 20, 2019 we as a church will observe a day

of prayer and fasting for the Special Session of the General

Conference of the United Methodist Church which will be held

February 23-26, 2019 in St. Louis Missouri.

Ash Wednesday Worship

March 6, 2019 at 6:30 p.m.

No DLT’s that night

SUNDAY

SUNDAY

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 Office closed 7:00 AA

2

3 8:45 Kingdom Seekers 10:00 Worship Service

Shepherd’s Luncheon

4 8:00 MGM Academy 6:30 GCCC 6:30 Kneedle Knots 7:00 NA 7:00 AA

5 3:30 Yoga 5:30 Praise Band 7:00 Handbells

6:45 Cub Scouts

68:00 MGM Academy

10:00 Haven Ringers

12:00 Prayer 5:45 Covered Dish in F/H 6:00 GA 6:30 NA F/H 6:30 Worship 7:00 DLTs

7 3:30 Yoga 4:30 DLT 7:00 Meadows Chorus

8 Office closed

7:00 AA

9

10 8:45 Kingdom Seekers 10:00 Worship Service 11:00 New Member/Affiliate Member Classes 11:00 Confirmation Class

11 8:00 MGM Academy 6:30 GCCC 7:00 NA 7:00 AA

12 3:30 Yoga 5:30 Praise Band 7:00 Handbells 6:45 Cub Scouts

13 8:00 MGM Academy 10:00 Haven Ringers 12:00 Prayer 6:00 GA 6:30 NA F/H 6:30 Worship 7:00 DLTs

14Valentine’s Day 3:30 Yoga 4:30 DLT 5:30 Village Oaks HOA 7:00 Meadows Chorus

15 Office closed

7:00 AA

16

17 8:45 Kingdom Seekers 10:00 Worship Service 11:00 New Member/Affiliate Member Classes 11:00 Confirmation Class

18 President’s Day 8:00 MGM Academy 6:30 Kneedle Knots 7:00 NA 7:00 AA

19 3:30 Yoga 5:30 Praise Band 7:00 Handbells 6:45 Cub Scouts

20

8:00 MGM Academy 10:00 Haven Ringers 12:00 Prayer 6:00 GA 6:30 NA F/H 6:30 Worship 6:30 Cub Scout Committee Mtg 7:00 DLTs

21 3:30 Yoga 4:30 DLT 7:00 Meadows Chorus

22 Office closed

7:00 AA

23

24 8:45 Kingdom

Seekers 10:00 Worship Service 11:00 New Member /Affiliate Member Classes 11:00 Confirmation Class

25 8:00 MGM Academy 6:30 GCCC 7:00 NA 7:00 AA

26 3:30 Yoga 5:30 Praise Band 7:00 Handbells 6:45 Cub Scouts Pack Meeting F/H

27 8:00 MGM Academy 10:00 Haven Ringers 12:00 Prayer 6:00 GA 6:30 NA F/H 6:30 Worship 7:00 DLTs

28 3:30 Yoga 4:30 DLT 7:00 Meadows Chorus

VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE FOR FEBRUARY 2019

Date Reader Prayer

Warriors Audio Visual

Worship Welcome

Team

Children's Sunday School

Communion Servers

Discovery Devotion Leader

Counters

Building Closers

LAWN TEAM

February 3rd 4th Epiphany

Sunday Blue

Kathy Barbour

Corporate Marcia

Mulvaney

Richard Sulik

Karen Kehrli

Kathy Barbour – TL

Mike Barbour Cyndi Andrasi Beatriz Lowery

N/A

Rose & Bill Johnson

Cyndi Andrasi Bonnie Kitzmiller

2/6 DEVOTION LEADER

Pastor Shirley

Food & Fellowship Covered Dish Dinner

Sennie

Lansdowne Katie

Michalski

Cecil & Marcia

Mulvaney

February 10th 5th Sunday of

Epiphany Green

Beatriz Lowery

Judy Snodgrass

Dave Strait

Pat Dixon

Bill Johnson – TL

Rose Johnson The Catalane

Family

Fred Fowler Vera Bellanca

N/A 2/13

DEVOTION LEADER Chapel DLT Group

Judy

Snodgrass Marlene Sontchi

Rose & Bill Johnson

2/11

Dave Strait, Rod Groom,

Pastor Shirley

February 17th 6th Sunday of

Epiphany Green

Melissa Sandberg

Dave Strait Noah

Catalane Karen Kehrli

Cecil Mulvaney, Jamie White

Bill Highberger Bernice

Highberger

Judy Snodgrass

Cecil Mulvaney N/A

2/20 DEVOTION LEADER Chapel DLT Group

Cyndi

Andrasi Tina

Catalane

Bill

Highberger

February 24th 7th Sunday of

Epiphany Green

Rod Groom

Rose Johnson

Jamie White

Cyndi Andrasi

Sennie Lansdowne – TL

Jean Flugel Vera Bellanca Katie Michalski

Bernice Highberger

Richard Sulik N/A

1/30 DEVOTION LEADER

Chapel DLT Group

Judy

Snodgrass Karen Kehrli

Jean Flugel Sennie

Lansdowne