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THE CHRONICLE—APRIL 2009 1 SAINT JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Cleaning out those closets, drawers, and garage? If you haven't, it's time to start thinking about the rummage sale in May. This year the sale will be more important than ever with economic woes worse than the last sale. We all have heard the stories about lost jobs, and we are expecting more people this year to be shopping for the bargains we will have. If you have something to donate, please
bring it to the church after April 15.
We accept just about anything with the exception of mattresses, under-wear, refrigerators, and freezers. Also, please remember that any com-puter hard drive donated may have personal information on it, so please erase all sensitive data as necessary. Set-up will be Saturday, April 25 at 9 a.m. -- any help on that day will be greatly appreciated, and there will be donuts and coffee to sustain all of us. All of the rummage (and it will be a huge pile) must be brought to the sort-ing areas and rooms, so that the work-ers will be able to start sorting on
Monday, April 27 through
Thursday, April 30. If you can come and help during the week you will be assured a good lunch and a wonderful fellowship with all of the workers who are not only St. James members but others from the island and the faithful who come from other cities. By working a total of six hours you will be able to bid on any items that
you can't live without, so your time is also profitable for you. If you would like to work in the evenings you can get that information from Madeleine Jones. The sale will be on Friday, May 1 from 9 to 4, and on Saturday, May 2, from 9 - 12 with everything for half-price. The profits from these twice-yearly sales go to many charities, and this one will be especially important for those who need some help during these hard economic times. This is a wonderful way to move our ministry forward; won't you please come and help?
Carole Vandenberg 671-6492
Joan Hemsworth 675-8191
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SPRING IS HERE WHICH MEANS THE RUMMAGE SALE IS NEAR!
INSIDE THIS MONTH:
MASSEY’S MUSINGS…….2
CARNIVAL
PICTURES……… ………...4
NEW KROGER SCRIP
PLAN……………………….4
LENTEN
REFLECTION.………..........5
HOLY SATURDAY FOR
KIDS REMINDER………….5
ECW UPDATE…….….........6
OUTREACH ………...……..6
MAKING A
DIFFERENCE……….……..7
APRIL BIRTHDAYS….…...7
CRAFT NIGHT…………….8
RUMMAGE SALE DATES
• RUMMAGE DROP OFF: APRIL 15—APRIL 29, noon.
• SET-UP: SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 9 AM
• WORK WEEK: APRIL 27-30
• SALE DAYS: MAY 1, 9 AM TO 4 PM, MAY 2, 9 AM—NOON
• CLEAN-UP: MAY 2, NOON
THE CHRONICLE—APRIL 2009 2 SAINT JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH
ST. JAMES
EPISCOPAL CHURCH 25150 E. River Road Grosse Ile 48138
(734)676-1727
Mission Statement: Rich in tradition, yet forward-looking, the mission of Saint James’ Episcopal Church is to celebrate and carry forth the good news of Jesus Christ as a family, bound together in his
name.
STAFF
The Rev. Philip M. Dinwiddie, Rector
Lance A. Massey, Minister of Music
Paula McSweeney, Parish Secretary
Jill Craig, Treasurer
Harold Schwochow, Sexton
Yvette Johnson, Coordinator of Christian Elementary Education
VESTRY
Andrew Johnson—Sr. Warden
Tina Wirtel—Jr. Warden
Joan Hemsworth —Secretary of the Vestry
Gregg Barton
Larry Crabtree
Sue Daniel
Dave Dowhan
Diane Larkin
Diane Mammo
Mandy Phllips
Linda Shannon
Malcolm Williamson
WEBSITE: www.saintjamesgi.net
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2006 and 2007 Blue Ribbon winner and 2008 Red Ribbon winner of the Lois Leonard Award for Excellence in
Church Journalism, awarded by The Record Editorial Board of the Episcopal
Diocese of Michigan.
SO, HOW’S YOUR ROOM? Last month in this space we talked about our preparation for our Lenten journey and all the many opportunities for spiritual growth offered at Saint James. There was a quotation from he English poet Robert Herrick from his 1647 poem, Christ’s Part: Christ, He requires still, wheresoe’er He comes To feed or lodge, to have the best of rooms: Give him the choice; grant him the nobler part Of all the house: the best of all’s the heart. Have you offered Christ your best room, your heart? Or have you not found the time to pray, study and develop your faith pilgrimage? Fear not! There is still time. The Church provides us with an entire week of spiritual growth. It is called Holy Week. Decide now to make it your goal to attend the liturgies of Holy Week and follow Jesus during his last days on earth. Join the crowds who shout “Hosanna!” on Palm Sunday. Be present at Tenebrae (darkness) on Wednesday to hear the lamentation of Jeremiah, the meditations on Psalm 55 and the passages from Hebrews on the priesthood of Jesus. On Maundy Thursday hear Christ’s injunction to his disciples to become servants and follow his example--an injunction that is also directed to us. Sign up to watch with Christ for one hour during the all-night vigil. On Good Friday be in attendance as we walk the dusty road to Calvary and wit-ness the salvation of the whole world. Wait in joyful anticipation on Holy Saturday evening for the announcement of Jesus’ resurrection with shouts of “Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen in-deed! Alleluia!” Yes, there is still time to make ready your best of rooms. Accept Christ’s invitation and be willing to respond.
Soli Deo Gloria!
Lance A. Massey
MASSEY’S MUSINGS
Diane Mammo is planning a bowling afternoon with Saint James kids, their friends and parents who want to chaperone on Sunday, April 26 at Trenton bowling lanes at 1 pm. Watch your Bulletin for more information and how you
can participate!
LET’S GO BOWLING!
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JESUS’ SEVEN LAST WORDS — GOOD FRIDAY
Good Friday is the day Jesus hung on
the cross and died. The Gospels tell us
that Jesus saw this day coming from
afar off. Multiple times does Saint
Luke tell us that Jesus was “making his
way to Jerusalem” where, he told them,
“the Son of man would be crucified and
killed, and on the third day rise again.”
The institution of the Lord’s Supper —
what we call “the last supper” — came
from his realization that he was about
to be killed for the people, just like the
Passover lamb.
His coming into Jerusalem on Palm
Sunday as a conquering king was a pre-
figuring of conquering he would do
over sin and death on the cross.
On the cross of Christ everything
comes together: His life, teachings,
ministry, relationships, and purpose.
On the cross God does for us what we
could not do on our own.
On the cross the terrible weight of hu-
man sin is borne, so that a terrible trag-
edy can become an awesome sign of
Grace.
This year on Good Friday we will
hear homilies and reflections on the
Seven Last Words of Christ from the
cross:
1. Father forgive them, for they know
not what they do (Luke 23:34).
2. Truly, I say to you, today you will
be with me in paradise (Luke 23:43).
3. Woman, behold your son: behold
your mother (John 19:26-27).
4. Eli Eli lama sabachthani? ("My
God, My God, why have you for-
saken me?", Matthew 27:46 and Mark
15:34).
5. I thirst (John 19:28).
6. It is finished (John 19:30).
7. Father, into your hands I commit
my spirit (Luke 23:46).
These “last words” are gathered from
across the Gospels. Together they
give striking portrait of the man, God,
the tragedy and our redemption.
For example, when Jesus says, “I
thirst”, he says and shows many
things. In those words we hear the
tragedy of a dying man. We see hu-
manity. We hear a physical cry, but
notice also spiritual resonances. He
not only physically thirsts, but in his
spirit he has been thirsting for a long
time.
And what are all the things for which
Jesus thirsts? What does it signify
that the thirst is initially sated only
with sour wine? What does it mean
that the one who said that through
him people would have access to
“springs of living water” himself ex-
periences thirst on the cross? And
how can all of this help and inform us
and more importantly increase our
knowledge and trust in God through
Christ?
Holy Week is an extraordinary series
of holy moments in which you can
encounter the living God. Come to
Tenebrae, Maundy Thursday, Good
Friday, Holy Saturday, the Easter
Vigil. I guarantee you will be glad
you did.
In Christ,
Fr. Phil+
Members of the Saint James’ Senior Choir
at Christ Church Cranbrook for Evensong on Sunday, March 22.
This beautiful George Steck Piano is Given to the Glory of God and in Loving
Memory of Meg Jones and Vivian Lewis.
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SAINT JAMES SUPPORTS CARNIVAL 2009!
Starting May 1, a new Kroger program called “Kroger Community Rewards” will take effect. It will replace the specially designated giftcard (NO MORE RELOADING!) which many of you so diligently did for the church. You can earn funds for Saint James’ just by
using your Kroger Plus Card (and all of you have one of those!)
As soon as I receive the group number for Saint James’, I will send out an email (and make hard copies to pick up at church) with step-by-step directions on how to enroll. YOU WILL HAVE TO REGISTER YOUR KROGER PLUS CARD ON LINE. They are working on a
way to enroll if you do not have an email address.
After May 1, whenever a registered member of Saint James’ makes a purchase at Kroger and uses his or her Kroger Plus Card, that purchase will contribute to our reward. Once a household member registers, ALL linked Kroger Plus cards used by
family members also begin earning funds for Saint James’.
You will know your card is registered when you see at the bottom of your Kroger receipt, “At your request, Kroger is donating
to Saint James’.” (It takes 7-10 business days for that to take effect after you enroll on line.)
Last year you earned Saint James’ over $3000. Please take the few minutes to enroll your Kroger Plus Card and continue to
support Saint James’.
Thanks so much. Look for my future email with our group number and directions for enrolling your card.
-Lynn and Paul Blanks, Scrip Chairs
NEW, EASIER KROGER PROGRAM TO BEGIN SOON
CARNIVAL FUN: Saint James parishoners helped support Carnival 2009 at the High School on March 20. Clockwise from top left: Joan Hemsworth did facepainting; Father Phil and Avery Lewis ran a booth, while Nick Thomas tried his best for a strike; Lori Will ran the Hulk crossbow booth, while Landon Johnson and Caleb Johnson try the duck pond as Marina Carroll and Yvette Johnson look on. A great community event for all! Special thanks to our own Courtney
McNeill for organizing the event from A to Z!
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As we seek meaning during this preparation time for Easter, I am sharing my chapel experience, The Watch, in hopes that you will step out of your daily routine this Holy Week to join us in a journey of spiritual awareness. To understand the telling of this watch story, you need to know of my being. I am one who keeps my thoughts and feelings close to my heart. But God has listened to the prayers of my heart and has found me in my silence and fear. May she find you, also.
Peace, Madeleine Jones
The Watch I was used to being in the church alone; I had done it hundreds of times. I have found calm in the dewy darkness of the Memorial Garden and peace in the nicked wooden pews in the chapel. I have watched the angel transform at dusk and called to the women of the greens. So I was not afraid to add my name to the night watch list and had al-most forgotten until Denny Bracey, who himself had scheduled an ear-lier time after choir practice, offered to come back and keep me company. I thanked him, but assured him I would be fine. And I was that early spring morning in 2007 when the alarm woke me at 1:30 am. I, still dressed, struggled into my heavy coat and cautiously drove over the glazed cement bridge and through a primal path of trees, houses dark along the way. The air stung my nostrils and there was a fuzziness in the center of my chest. I circled in the church drive and smiled as I saw a fa-miliar sight at the Galloway door.....the green bug. I pulled in next to it and gathered my bag of colored pencils and paper, a quilt for warmth, my black choir music folder, and my new mu-sical instrument, a recorder.....enough to keep my head from dropping to my shoulder during my assigned hour.
LENTEN REFLECTION
I climbed out of the car, walked up the ramp and tested the door latch. With a loud scrape of swollen wood and metal flashing, warm air rushed to touch my face and comforting yellow light beckoned me in through the fireplace room. I rounded the corner to the chapel and there in a back pew was my friend, Amy. She closed the blue hymnal in her lap and the space of distance, which had come between us through circumstance, closed in a hug. She gathered her things, and in her tired Amy way, told of the unfolding of her hour....not as she had planned at all....but comforting and peaceful. Amy touched my hand in leaving, and
wished me well in my hour's journey. As of my habit of making things my own by touch, I walked slowly down the aisle, feeling the wooden grooves of each pew end....thinking of all the people who have touched them for support. I touched the roundness of the knobs on the organ, the worn spot on the floor, the slick-ness of the altar rail. I stood in silence at the stripped altar and looked up at the angel. My hand absently moved to the altar and I ran my fingers along its edge. It was then that I felt it... the tug, the pull of gravity....and I simply genu-flected, a movement not of my own. I remember turning but not the returning to my pew of belongings. I see my hand reach for my recorder. I close my eyes, place my tongue be-hind my teeth and blow. My fingers feel the rounded dents and move. I hear the notes, seek-
ing the spiritual power that Tess Hoffman possesses during the Service of Light. I play, and play and play..... Then the interrupting noise of wood and metal scraping on the threshold....a kind voice in welcome, a warm handshake. I fold the quilt and tuck in my wet recorder. I turn to wish him well on his hour of journey as I leave. Gregg Barton, his face in light, is looking up in silence at the apostles....shadows outline his body. The watch, the journey, is now his.
-Madeleine Jones
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
HOLY SATURDAY FOR KIDS (Everyone welcome!)
WHEN: Saturday, April 11, 10:30 am—12:30 pm
WHERE: Galloway Hall
Our tradition continues with a light brunch, hands-on crafts, Easter egg hunt, flowering of the cross, and a special sermon from Father Phil on the meaning of Easter. Everyone
welcome!
NEEDED: Donations of small individually wrapped candies (that can fit in smaller plas-
tic eggs for the egg hunt.)
Sign up sheet by the church office by April 5. Everyone is welcome! Call Yvette
Johnson at 676-1750 with questions.
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EPISCOPAL CHURCH WOMEN UPDATE
April 6, Monday at 7 p.m. Stone Soup. Father Phil will be giving us an introduction to Holy Week. Everyone is welcome, men, women, and teenagers. Please bring a vegetable to put into the soup pot. April 8, Wednesday 11 a.m. General Meeting, please bring a sandwich. April 22, Wednesday around 11 a.m. Coffee and conver-sation. We will be talking about Spring planting ideas. Lunch by Florence Magda. April 25, Saturday at 9:00 a.m. Setup for the rummage sale. Work days for the rummage sale: April 27-30 9 a.m. until 4 pm. We need all the help we can get. Maybe you can only spare an hour, anything would be a help.
Rummage Sale days are: May 1, Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and May 2nd Saturday 9 a.m. until noon with cleanup fol-lowing. We also need help for cleanup. Mark your calendar for the 19th of May (Tuesday), 7 p.m. for the annual meeting at the G. I. Golf and Country Club. More information to follow.
Saturday, March 21 was the most resent meal served at Spirit of Hope Soup Kitchen. Saint James had the day off as Derek Fowler, (friend of Zack Lewis) and his hockey team, prepared and served the meal. They had a larger than usual turn out of 300 clients! Nancy Crysler also went down to help Derek and friends by bringing her Service Club from the Flat Rock Middle School. She reports that the kids had a great time and are anxious to do it again! It is possible that they might make desserts for our May meal. Thanks Nancy.
Saturday, April 18th, will be our next turn to prepare the meal and set up for Spirit of Hope Soup Kitchen. We will leave our Chapel Parking Lot at 8:20 a.m. and return before noon. The sign up sheet is in the hallway on the Outreach bulletin board. If you have questions or you signed up but cannot attend, please call me on my cell anytime: Amy 734-693-0694.
Thanks for your personal Outreach to us! Frank and I have so much to be grateful for! We are truly blessed. God has been so busy in our lives, through the miracles of modern medicine and excellent health care, through quick diagnosis and treatment for both of us, through things being found in the process which were previously unknown, AND through the kindness, prayers and sup-port of you, our dear friends and family. Throughout these days, weeks and months, we have truly felt lifted up by your prayers. We have a huge box full of your cards,
OUT THERE WITH OUTREACH—MARCH
letters, prayers, and kind thoughts, tucked under our bed. I believe this box full of love is a physical source of good spiritual medicine which is helping Frank heal so miracu-lously and is helping me to get through treatments as well as I have. Your acts of kindness and care have been so greatly appreciated. We feel loved and cared for, far be-yond anything we could possibly deserve. Dear God our father, Sweet Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, are alive and well at Saint James Church. Our greatest prayer is that when your time of need comes, we may offer you the same blessings you have you have showered upon us. I’m afraid we could never measure up…We’ll try our best. We do not want to be in the business of being sick, we are putting all our energy into rebuilding good health and moving on. This should be well on it’s way as the Spring flowers say “hello” to Summer veggies.
With more love and thanks than you could ever imagine,
Amy & Frank Kohair
FAST FRIENDS: Marie Johnson, Carol Larson and Judy Kohler attend the 10th Annual All-American Tea
Party in February in Galloway Hall.
Detroit Tigers Game
The planning is underway for an outing to watch the Tigers play on Father’s Day, June 21st.
Watch for details in the Sunday bulletin and upcoming issues of the Chronicle!
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Check out the Books for Sale cart. Thanks to Sue Anderson, we have a wonderful choice of timely books for sale. Take a look! Thanks to Lynn Blanks or organiz-ing and restocking the pews in both the chapel and main church. Have you driven by the church on an early Saturday morning and won-dered why there were three cars parked there? It is Altar Guild mem-bers working away behind the scenes to prepare the Lord's table for us and to get the church ready for a flowing Sunday service. Thank you, Altar Guild, for washing and ironing the beautiful white linens, polishing the brass, changing the colors, fixing the candles, putting out the wine and the bread, marking the pages of the books with red ribbons, putting up the hymn numbers, and making sure we celebrate with flowers of thanks-giving and remembrance. If you see someone "making a differ-ence" around Saint James, leave a note with Paula in the office or An-drew (newsletter box in office.) Or email to [email protected].
Hola! A church stands not alone, but is an integral part of the community. St. James was there on Friday, March 20th for the Carnival 2009, benefiting foreign languages in the elementary schools. Thank you, Courtney McNeill, for heading up the well organized and attended event. Thanks to all of those in-volved from Saint James, who painted faces, worked games, sold tickets, donated raffle items, won tokens, danced and sang on the stage, ate hot dogs and did the behind the scenes things that make coming to-gether happen. (See photo story on page 4.) Thanks to those who made Lenten bread for our services: Jim Holubka, Heather Haggard, Jean
Beaubien, Courtney McNeill and; Diane Mammo. Manna from heaven! Bell ringers.... Your simple gifts was just what the 10 am congregation needed to start their 4th Sunday in Lent off with contemplation. A beautiful piece! Thank you Linda, Madeleine, Joan, Lance, Pat,
Carole, Norma, Pam, Amanda,
Barbara, and Sue.
Many thanks to all of you who do the little things at Saint James which really "make a difference." Thanks to Curt Crysler for helping Carolyn Hoey hook up her com-puter for the Israel/Palestine Power-point presentation on March 16. Thanks to Nina Gallaher for updating the vestry board pictures near the front doors! Thanks to Paula McSweeney for providing new light blue name tags for vestry members. If anyone has a question, feel free to seek out the blue name badge after the services! Thanks goes to Pat Zavadil, ECW Program, for the varied Monday night activities. Craft Night was packed with participants and visitors (see photos on back page). Carolyn Hoey's Palestinian program was wonderful. Marcie Treadwell Goyert's talk about women's health was very interesting. The St. James singing choir's prac-tice has paid off. Everyone has been enjoying the Lenten Sunday anthems and the Eve3nsong service at Cran-brook on the March 22 was wonder-ful. Thank you, Lance Massey and choir!
MAKING A DIFFERENCE—MARCH
4—Zachary Lewis
5—Jack Hartley, Jay Tissot, Dana
Uhse
6—Mitch Craig
7—Jayne Lesner
8—Jill Craig
9—Pat Bracey
11—Bill Lorenz, Chelsea Dingus
13—Camron Barton
14—Muriel MacKenzie
15—Thomas Coleman III, Julie
Kohn, Robert Sauter
16—Cassandra Lazorka
17—Alex Dermody
19—Larry Crabtree, Emily Goyert,
Leslie Hanuscak,
Crystal Dingus, Jerry Zavadil
20—Maxine Collins
22—Carole Hayward, Landon Johnson
23—Marjorie Coleman
25—Carolyn Hoey, Amy Kohair
26—Noah Miklos
27—Jarrett Atkinson-Warren, John
Glover, Connor Singelyn
28—Donna Denson
29—Edward Phillips, Joyce Turin
30—Larry Southerland, Lynda Vanengelen
APRIL BIRTHDAYS
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SAINT JAMES
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
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SAINT JAMES CRAFT NIGHT A HUGE SUCCESS!
CRAFTY CREW: More than 25 women participated in the Saint James Craft Night recently in Galloway Hall. From candlemaking to quilting and so much in between, participants and attendees enjoyed learning more about
different arts and crafts specialties.
