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At St. James the Less, the lovely al-tar is the focal point of our church. Dressed with gorgeous flowers, can-dles and beautiful fabrics it is the place we show our love for God. Our altar is a holy place because it is the place we remember the good-ness of God and our hungry hearts are nourished by God’s outpouring love and perfect grace in the bread and wine made holy.

So what does it mean to experience

an “Altar in the World”? The evoca-tive title of Barbara Brown Taylor’s book invites a rediscovery of the meaning and purpose of altars in our life with God.

In her book, she invites us to consid-er a larger dimension of what God is doing in our lives beyond our Sun-day worship. She helps us to consid-er that the altar on Sunday morning invites us into an altar in the world.If the world is an altar it also holds

the memory God’s goodness and outpouring grace in our lives. If there is an altar in the world, then we are nourished outside the church as much as inside.

Altars invite us to make sacrifices of thanks and praise. If the world is God’s altar we are then invited to be open and hungry for God’s nourish-ment in all places and at all times. Isn’t it true? Isn’t it true that in our daily lives is where God speaks most

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Calendar Highlights, p. 15Lenten Activities, p. 3 Madagascar News. p. 10

An Altarin the worldLiving Lent at St. James the Less

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clearly to us? When we pay atten-tion, the bird, the tree, and river teach us of God. When we are lis-tening, our daily lives are filled with wisdom. When we think about it, we can see clearly while we are go-ing about our jobs and volunteer work that we are also ministers to the people around us. God is using everything of this human journey to teach our souls of his love.

During Lent I invite you to a wid-er view of God’s activity. Don’t just look to the altar at the church, look for an altar in the world. Reflect on the places God is nourishing you and displaying his awesome grace in your life.

With you on the journey, Lisa+ Rev. Lisa Senuta, Rector

Did you know? You may find Lisa’s sermons Online at www.stjamestheless.org/sermons and

on her blog, http://lisasenuta.wordpress.com

Palm Cross Making Friday, March 27th, 5:00 – 6:30pm & Saturday,

March 28th, 9:00amJoin experienced palm cross makers for this fun and creative time of carefully folding crosses out of the palm branches gathered on Palm Sunday.

Instructions will be provided and all ages are welcome.

LENTEN ACTIVITIESRecommended Reading

in Lent

An Altar in the World, by Barbara Brown Taylor.

Copies are available in the Parish Hall for $15.

Each Sunday at Thirty Worthy Minutes

(9:15am in the Parish Hall) the discussion will cover topics from An Altar in the World, including the “Practice of Paying Attention,” and

“Practice Getting lost.”

Holy Week for Children

Saturday, March 21st, 9:30-11:30am

All children are invited to come make bread and have an Interactive experience of Jesus sacrifice and resurrection.

This popular event has been moved earlier this year in Lent to avoid Spring Break.

Also, the resource Let’s Grow into Lent is available in the Parish Hall. It includes a mobile that grows over the forty days focusing on the promises of God and offering suggestions of Bible passages to read and activities to do to grow in faith.

Creative Prayer Practices Introduction Retreat

Saturday, Feb. 21st, 9:00am - 12:00pm at St. James the Less

Join Rev. Lisa for this six-week course dedicated to learning creative forms of prayer including: pray-ing with icons, silent prayer, labyrinth as prayer and praying in nature. Sign up on the bulletin board in the Parish Hall or by emailing Lisa at

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A Note from The Senior WardenAt our winter wonderland Annual Meeting we gave a big Thank You to our wonderful Senior Warden John Stevens and outgoing Vestry mem-bers George Clay, Matthew Berry, Alixe Small and Ceci Wooster for their dedicated service to St. James the Less. For those who were not able to get through the blizzard, please take time to thank each of them as we are all very grateful for their good work and commitment to the parish. We also welcomed our new Vestry members Matt Al-corn, Nancy Morr, Jim Carini, and Hope Martin. I look forward to our work together on the Vestry in the year ahead.

Recently I returned from the Na-tional Association of Independent School conference that I attend each year. To begin and end the confer-ence there are always inspirational and motivational speakers. One of this year’s speakers presented on the theme “A Plan to Matter,” delineat-ing the following points:

Plan to matter in your daily lives and in your work.

Take an active role in sharing and giving daily support of

others.

Take time to create an envi-ronment of empowerment.

Help someone reach a goal.

These are all elements of the teach-ings of our faith and we can see wit-ness to this in our parish every year. The speaker also shared what has been most important he has learned. He thought the key to getting the most out of life is understanding three crucial things:

PARISH VISION STATEMENT

At St. James the Less we experience the presence of God through our

compassionate community and vibrant worship.

Compelled by our baptism to follow Jesus, we believe God has formed our church to be

a source of hope, love and acceptance.

United in our belief we seek to be a church that is responsive, connected and dedicated

to serve our larger communities and neighbors.

Where exactly you want to get to?

What direction you need to go to get there?

And what stops you need to hit along the way?

This resonated with me regarding St. James the Less and our next steps. This past year we have accomplished the parish vision statement and now the Vestry will work, through God’s will, to frame a mission statement to help guide us and determine mis-sion objectives. We might consider this as our Plan to Matter in service to each other, to others in the com-munity-at-large and to God. We have had a productive and reward-ing year which is important to rec-ognize, celebrate and be thankful for together. I look forward to our work together with all Vestry members and Junior Warden Katie Synek.At any time please share your thoughts, ideas and support.

Nancy G. Whiteman, Senior Warden

MEET THE VESTRYNew Members in 2015

Hope MartinHope and her family have been members of St. James the Less for over 35 years. They’ve celebrated baptisms, confirmations, funerals, and marriages over the years here. Hope has served the church in many different capacities including social ac-tivities, fundraising, rector search committee, and taught Sunday School. She con-tinues to lector, chalice, and be a Eucharistic minister. In addition to serving the church, Hope invests her time and energy into her children, grandchildren, and training for triathlons.

Nancy G. MorrNancy has been a member of St. James since approximately 1990. She has served as Altar Guild Member most of those years, chaired the committee; prepared ROTA assignments for three years and co-chaired Agape Dinner in 2014. Nancy writes that she loves playing tennis, platform tennis, bridge, Mah Jongg, doing needle-point, cooking! She is active on Evanston Women’s Board of Northwestern Settle-ment. Nancy and her husband, Allen, have two married daughters who are not local, and six beautiful grandchildren.

Jim CariniJim and wife Katherine have been members of SJTL for 14 years and both their chil-dren (Jack and Charlotte) were baptized at the church. Jim previously served on the Vestry and has been both a member and co-chair of the Outreach committee. Jim has also been a part of the Lobster Sale team from its inception and has been chair of the Lobster Sale the last two years. He also helps with the Community Garden and serves as an usher, a greeter and occasionally a lector. Outside of church Jim is Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for Intragrated Resource Holdings.

Matt AlcornBorn in Pittsburg, Matt has been an Episcopalian since birth, attending All Saints Episcopal for many years. He graduated from Kenyon College in 1991 and received an MBA from the University of Chicago in 1999. He currently works at BMO Capi-tal Markets. Outside work, Matt coaches Northbrook travel baseball, is on the Ken-yon Fund Executive Committee and is a Northbrook Hockey board member. Matt, his wife Amy, sons Jimmy, Charlie, and daughters Molly and Betsy have attended St. James the Less since 2001.

Janice HerndonThough she was not on the slate for the Annual Meeting, Janice Herndon will be fulfilling the final year of Katie Synek’s term.


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Check out the new Pastoral Care Brochures, available in the Care

Notes board located in the hallway between the Parish Hall and the

Church office.

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Rev. Jay Risk will be our special guest on March 15, focusing our

thoughts on compassion and min-istry to the needy.

A Note from the Deacon This Lent we begin a new journey of discov-ery…of giving up…of discernment.

It sounds compelling and a journeyI want to take, especially with a most remark-able and spiritually wise teacher- Barbara Brown Taylor- and her book, An Altar in the World - as our resource.

Hopefully I’ll learn a new way, using a better spiritual lens, to see God in the world, and the places God is nourishing me and displaying His awe-some grace in my life.

I’d like to think I’m off to a good start, seeing Him in a number of places:

healing…nature…prayer…

unexpected joy…mercy…

a flower…water…

a gentle breeze...forgiveness…compassion…mountains…

a baby’s cooing…love…

chance encounters of all kinds…

music…life’s struggles…

but I know that just scratches the surface of God in this world.

I’m ready for this journey of discovery. It’s time to take off ye olde glasses.

Blessings to all on the path of life, Rev. Ron Valentine,

Deacon and Chaplain

Saturday, March 14th

from 9:00AM to 3:00PM

Come when you can, stay as long as you can.

Invite your friends to come sew too!

Everyone who can sew in a straight line is welcome to join us in the

Parish Hall on Saturday, 14th March as we stitch quilt tops for

orphans. The pieced quilt tops are then sent to a group of long-arm quilters, who undertake the quilt-ing and binding. We are a mix of

church members and friends.

We have now made over 170 quilts, most of which have been sent to or-phans in Ethiopia, which is at high altitude and therefore cold at night.

Please bring with you: sewing machine, pins, threads, scissors, extension cord and power strip.

Let Sue Babbs know if you want a kit to sew, so that she has enough

cut ready for sewing.

Driver needed: We will be buying lunch from Panera or Three Tarts. We need a volunteer to collect the

food for us (and stay to eat with us, if you like). This allows all of us to

sew for longer.

Full details from Sue (847 446 5251) or

suebabbs385@gmail

Both photos are of our quilts in Ethiopia. The yellow quilt back in the photo of 3 girls shows our label – made by Angel, Anita & Jill.com

Contact Us If you would like to learn more or

receive any of the services listed, or perhaps need assistance in a way not

listed here, please contact us.

Write. [email protected]

Call. (847) 446-‐8430 (Parish Office)

Visit. www.stjamestheless.org

550 Sunset Ridge Rd.

Northfield, IL 60093

Jesus said, “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy

burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn

from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is

easy, and my burden is light.”

Matthew 11:28-‐29

Pastoral Care The Episcopal Church of St. James the Less

The Episcopal Church of St. James the Less

Northfield, Illinois

Pastoral Care Committee Members

Maureen Burke Bev Herndon

Gail Kotin Marilee McGowan

Denny Scully Rev. Lisa Senuta

Rev. Ron Valentine

World Day of PrayerFriday, March 6, 2015 at 10:00am

World Day of Prayer is a global, ecumenical movement of Christians, joined together to observe a common day of prayer each year on the first Friday of March. This year’s service will be held at Northfield Community Church at 10:00am. Come on the day to worship and pray with members of all the

churches of Northfield. Contact Sue Babbs for more information.Friday, March 6 - 10:00 a.m. Northfield Community Church

400 Wagner Road, Northfield (Corner of Willow & Wagner, across from Middle Fork School)

Participating Churches: Episcopal Church of St. James the Less, Lutheran Church of the Ascension, Northfield Community Church, St. Philip the Apostle Roman Catholic Church and Willow Creek North Shore.

Further information: Church - 847-446-3070; www.northfielducc.org; World Day of Prayer www.wdp-usa.org

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“Into the woods, and who can tell what’s waiting on the

journey?

As we enter into another season of Lent, I am drawn to the imagery that nature provides us, specifically the woods. And it may come as no sur-prise that Stephen Sondheim’s ‘Into the Woods’, (most recently made into a fantastic movie), has sparked a lot of thought about the woods for this lover of musical theatre.

In this musical, various fairy tale characters must go into the woods to accomplish a task; some have hopes and wishes for themselves, others have been set about the jour-ney, but all must pass through the physical and proverbial woods in order to achieve their goals. Whilst in the woods, the characters

encounter a wide range of experi-ences, including meetings with oth-ers who help them along the way, and with those who delay their jour-ney; decisions and turning points that cause them to ponder their life before and after being in the woods; losses of loved ones, and situations that require them to work together with unlikely friends for survival.

‘Into the Woods’ is so richly packed with many many layers of under-standing, far too many for me to un-fold here. However, a journey ‘into the woods’ is what I am seeking this Lent: a chance to be in a place other than my comfort zone, a chance to allow the Spirit to bring an aware-ness to me, a chance to be alone and to be spiritually brave, to rediscover what makes the journeying worth the effort.

A Note from the Director of MusicThere are many opportunities for in-trospective and meaningful worship throughout Lent and Holy Week at St. James the Less. These worship services are specially created and designed to bring us to a place of openness as well as to provide a set-aside time for praise, repentance, and gratitude through the liturgy.

This year, I would invite you to try one new service during Holy Week. If you’ve never been to Taizé, try it out. If you’ve never attended Maun-dy Thursday, put it on the calendar.

Throughout the season, we will be using acoustic instruments for wor-ship, stripping down the texture of the accompaniments in the services. The organ will return in it’s joyful fullness on Palm Sunday and Easter.

- Anastasia Cameron Balmer Director of Music

“A journey ‘into the woods’ is what I am seeking this Lent:

a chance to be in a place other than my comfort zone,

a chance to allow the Spirit to bring an awareness to me,

a chance to be alone and to be spiritually brave, to rediscover what makes the journeying worth the effort.”

Worship During Lent & Holy WeekAsh Wednesday, February 18th

+ Ashes To Go — 7:00am and 3:30pm in the Church Parking Lot Join Revs. Lisa and Ron as they distribute ashes in the church.

+ Service with Communion and Imposition of Ashes — 10:00am

+ Service with Choral Music and Imposition of Ashes — 7:00pm

Holy Week - March 29th - April 5th

+ Palm Sunday - Sunday, March 29th, One Service at 10:00am This liturgy enacts the story of Jesus’ triumphal entry to Jerusalem just prior to the crucifixion.

+ Maundy Thursday - Thursday, April 2nd, 6:00pm Meal, 7:00pm Eucharist. This liturgy enacts the Last Supper in which Jesus washed the disciples feet and shared the bread and wine with them as his body and blood given for all. The liturgy ends in the Sanctuary and the altar is ceremo- nially stripped of its adornments to symbolize the betrayal and aban- donment of Jesus.

+ Good Friday - Friday, April 3rd, 9:30am, Noon and 7:00pm. On this day the church is adorned in black commemorating Jesus’ death. Services are focused on prayers for the world and for all in need. Join us at noon for communion using the reserved sacrament and at 7:00pm for a beautiful Taizé prayer service with music.

+ Easter Sunday - Sunday, April 5th, 8:00am and 10:00am. Join us after Lent in the church to celebrate the Risen Savior!


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The crew!

Eric and local family

Baptism

The red bird!

Prayer Garden

Bishop Todd at work

Glen & ToddLocal family Men at work

SNAPSHOTS OF THE TRIP

January 2015

Glen Tracy Visits MadagascarWhen Glen Tracy set off on a min-istry trip to the Diocese of Toliara in Madagascar last month, he had hopes of glimpsing a rare red bird in the Baobab forest. And to his amazement, he got his wish.

Glen describes riding through the arid landscape, past 3,000 year-old trees on an ox-drawn cart, accom-panied by a capable guide who knew the botanic names and medicinal uses of each plant. Sitting beside him was Eric Robison, his companion for the trip and a parishioner and Master Gardener from St. David’s in Glenview. While Glen was sure he would likely not see the bird, at one point he looked up and could hardly believe his eyes when, sure enough, there it was.

Later, as they sat at dinner with Bish-op Todd and Rev. Patsy McGregor, their hosts at the Diocese of Toliara, everyone was invited to share their “Christlike moments” from the day. Glen told the group how thrilling it was to see this rare bird, and how it felt like a “Christlike moment” for him and perhaps the highlight of his two-week trip.

“Christlike moments” are not for-eign to Glen. I had the privilege of interviewing him this past week and he freely shared how he came to know Christ in a deep and powerful way in 1995 during the breakup of his first marriage. Addicted to drugs and alcohol, and reaching rock bot-tom in every way he could imagine, a friend shared the love of Christ with Glen and mentored him.

He remembers the moment his life was changed forever as he encoun-tered the love and mercy of Christ while he sat at his desk, filled with a light he has never known before. As a result of this encounter, Glen’s

life was forever changed and he has been sober ever since.

Glen was invited by Patsy McGregor to come to Toliara three years ago and even before that time he was encouraged by the folks at St. Da-vid’s and the McGregors to visit the ministry that St. James the Less and St. David’s have long supported in Madagascar. But as he said, the tim-ing never felt right.

Last year Todd asked him again and Glen admits that he didn’t know if he could afford the time away from his business. But after a chance meeting with Eric Robison, the master gardener, following one of the Babbs’ presentations at St. Da-vid’s, everything fell into place.

Glen expresses a look of wonder as he describes all the ways the trip came together: generous donations came unbidden, Eric offered com-panionship and expertise, and Glen was able to find a window to leave his business for two weeks.

Just as God’s provision surprised and blessed him in 1995, Glen was amazed to experience God’s hand again, this time leading him to Mad-agascar.

While in Madagscar, Glen and Eric led a team of workers, along with their translator, Zafi, who worked from 7am to 6pm everyday while they were there.

The laborers teamed up and ac-complished an incredible amount, especially given the fact they only had three wheelbarrows, a couple rakes and had to do everything by hand. They built a garden, leveling the ground and worked with a local nursery to plant local, sustainable vegetation.

Glen shares how he and the McGre-gors were proud to offer $5 a day to the workers, who are extremely poor and would usually receive $5 a month for their labor.

These workers, who usually had a hard time working together because of various tensions, came together as a team and some even worked with-out pay for several days to finish the garden after Glen and Eric left.

Glen was personally impacted in many ways. Perhaps most startling for him was the extreme poverty the people in Madagascar experi-ence. The majority of people have no doors on their simple homes, have no electricity, and no shoes. He describes how his perspective on what we truly need in life is forever altered.

Glen speaks highly of the incredible work Todd and Patsy are doing and all that they have accomplished and how they daily experience the pow-er of prayer. He hopes everyone will take the opportunity to go and see what they are doing. He will also be sharing his experience at the Men’s Discussion group Monday, March 23 at 7:30pm and hopes to go back to Madagascar sometime in the next few years.

As I reflected on my time hearing Glen’s stories, I am struck by the in-credible, surprising mercy of God present in Glen’s life (and for that matter, in all our lives). In the gifts of red bird sightings, in overwhelm-ing love and deliverance from ad-diction, in providing ways to serve outside our comfort zones, God opens doors to freedom and new life when we are willing to surrender and say, “Yes.”

- Kate Rickard,Communications

Coordinator


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Levi’s Table: Serving the Grove in NorthbrookOur Levi’s Table ministry started in the spring of 2000. The Vestry want-ed to establish a new ministry that truly reached out and helped people in real need. We provide a whole range of activities and services, including a monthly birthday party, worship services, taking them on trips such as to The Botanic Gardens as well as individual involvement, sharing their joys while providing moral support on their sad days.

The Grove of Northbrook is located at 263 Skokie Blvd. (just north of Gar-den Fresh Market). Any interested volunteers should contact Sue Babbs, Bill Fox, or Ron Valentine.

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Opportunities to Serve

Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2:30pm Ash Wednesday ServiceWednesday, Feb. 25, 2:30pm Monthly Birthday Party Sunday, March 1, 9:30am We will be bringing any residents who wish to attend our 10:00am serviceWednesday, March 11, 2:30pm Eucharist ServiceWednesday, March 18, 2:30pm Monthly Birthday PartyWednesday, March 25, 2:30pm Afternoon Prayer Service Friday, April 3, 2:30pm Good Friday ServiceSunday, April 5 9:30am We will be bringing any residents who wish to attend our 10:00am serviceWednesday, April 8, 2:30pm Easter Eucharist ServiceWednesday, April 15, 2:30pm Monthly Birthday PartyWednesday, April 22, 2:30pm Afternoon Prayer Service Sunday, May 3, 9:30am We will be bringing any residents who wish to attend our 10:00am service Wednesday, May 13, 2:30pm Eucharist ServiceWednesday, May 20, 2:30pm Monthly Birthday PartyWednesday, May 27, 2:30pm Afternoon Pentecost Prayer Service

Cyclones Chedza & Fundi Hit MadagascarOn January 16th, as Glen Tracy and Eric Robison arrived in Anta-nanarivo a cyclone hit Madagascar. Then, on February 7th a second one passed through the town of Toliara itself. Todd and Patsy are fine, and the newly landscaped land is un-der water but otherwise looks un-harmed. Glen reckons that as the soil is so sandy the water will drain away quickly. We are still waiting to discover the full extent of the dam-age caused by Cyclone Fundi.

Bishop Todd McGregor writes: Cyclone Chedza hit our Diocese in the Morondava area (on the west-ern side of Madagascar), about 300 miles north of Toliara where Patsy and I live. The heavy rains, flooding and wind caused considerable dam-age throughout the whole island.

At least 68 people were killed, around 135,000 people were affect-ed by floods, 46,000 were displaced and 2,322 homes were destroyed.

There is damage to schools, colleges and churches.

The Diocese of Toliara is operating cyclone relief and needs support for the following emergency assistance: 1. FOOD: distributions over two months for 3,000 people - $12,000. 2. TEMPORARY SHELTERS: for 300 families - $12,0003. PURCHASE AND DISTRI-BUTION OF SEEDS: for the up-coming planting season - $5,000 4. REPAIR OF 8 DAMAGED CHURCHES AND PROPERTIES - $54,500

Thankfully, the current relief funds committed by our partners total ap-proximately $30,000. This is great news and we praise the Lord for raising up generous donors. A fur-ther $53,500 is needed to help alle-viate this devastation.

If you wish to make a donation,

checks can be made out to St James the Less, please put “Madagascar cy-clone relief ” in the comment line, or you can donate Online at https://secure-q.net/Donations/SAMS/3388

More information can be found on the outreach bulletin board & at www.peoplereaching.org/

Kneeler for the Cathedral at the Ca-thedral!

A kneeler has been designed for the Bishop’s Chair at the currently be-ing-built Cathedral for the Diocese of Toliara. Bishop Todd’s chair will be moved from St Lioka’s, Ankili-faly, to St Patrick’s Cathedral. If any-one would like to stitch the kneeler (or donate towards its cost), please contact Sue Babbs. It is hoped that it will be completed in time for the dedication of the Cathedral on St Patrick’s Day 2016.

Donate Today!


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Easter Offerings and Flower DonationsPlease use the envelope inserted into this newsletter to make a special Easter Offering or Flower donation. To be included in the Easter Sunday bulletin, all donations must be received by March 31. Please mail your donation in, drop it in the offering plate, or leave it in the church office.

Men’s Discussion GroupMonday, March 23, 7:30pm

The Men’s Discussion Group at St. James the Less, which meets monthly, has invited Glen Tracy to come and share first hand his experience in Madagascar this January. Mark your calendars and plan to attend! Please con-nect with Phil Montross if you have questions or want to be a part of hosting this event.

“ Are you still waiting for God to answer you, or is your life the answer you have been seeking, hiding in plain view?”

- From An Altar in the World,, p. 182.

Calendar HighlightsRemaining inFebruary

21 9:00am-12:00pm - Creative Prayer Practices Intro. Retreat (p. 3)

23 1:00-2:30pm - Meditative Prayer Group

March2 1:00-2:30pm - Meditative Prayer Group

3 4:00pm - Prepare and Serve Dinner at A Just Harvest Community Kitchen

6 10:00am - World Day of Prayer at Northfield Community Church



21 9:30-11:30am - Holy Week for Children Experience


23 7:30pm - Men’s Discussion Group

27 5:00pm - Palm Cross Making - Session One

28 9:00am - Palm Cross Making - Session Two

29 10:00am - Palm Sunday - ONE SER-VICE

30 1:00-2:30pm- Meditative Prayer Group

Ongoing events:

Tues., 9:30am | Knitters Group

Tues., 1:00pm | Staff Meeting

Thurs., 7:30pm | Adult Choir Rehearsal

Fri., 9:30am | Prayer Group

Levi’s Table Events (see page 12)

April2 Maundy Thursday - 6:00pm Meal and

7:00pm Eucharist

3 Good Friday - 9:30am prayer service, noon Eucharist and 7:00pm Taizé ser-vice

5 8:00am and 10:00am - Easter Sunday Services

7 4:00pm - Prepare and Serve Dinner at A Just Harvest Community Kitchen


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St. James the Less Staff Contacts and Address 550 Sunset Ridge Rd., Northfield, IL60093 | (847) 446-8430 | www.stjamestheless.org

Rev. Lisa Senuta, Rector | [email protected] | (847) 446-8430 x 201Rev. Ron Valentine, Deacon | [email protected] | x 208

Virginia Hunt, Administrative Assistant | [email protected] | x 200 Kate Rickard, Communications Coordinator | [email protected] | x 202

Anastasia C. Balmer, Director of Music | [email protected] | x 204Joanne Straughn, Bookkeeper | [email protected] | x 202

Nancy Whiteman, Senior Warden | [email protected]

Regular Sunday Schedule 8:00 am - Holy Eucharist - Rite I

10:00 am - Holy Eucharist - Rite II with Music*

9:15 am - 9:50 amThirty Worthy Minutes for Adults* | An engaging time of learning and discussion

10:00 am - Godly Play* An interactive and creative lesson for Preschool through 2nd Grade

*Nursery for Children ages 0-3 Provided

“... let the whole world see and know that things which were cast down

are being RAISED UP, and things which had grown old

are being MADE NEW, and that all things are being brought to their perfection

by him through whom all things were made...”

- Solemn Collect on Good Friday, BCP 280

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