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The 11th annual

Becoming the

Household of

God conference will be held on April 4th and 5th at St. John’s Royal Oak. This year’s confer-ence is subtitled “Standing in

Faith at the

Crossroads of

Life”, and the guest speaker is the Very Rev. Tracey Lind, Dean of Trinity Cathedral in Cleveland, Ohio. This flagship event in the Diocese is sponsored by the Whitaker School of Theology and focuses on various aspects of Stewardship. Dean Lind, is known as a dynamic and in-spiring speaker guaranteed to bring laughter, joy, inspiration and chal-lenges to this conference. For this conference she will draw on the work of St. Angela de

Merici who was a 15th century Italian Franciscan and founder of the Ursuli-nes, a religious community of women. St. Angela instructed her sisters to be like a piazza, to be open, gracious, hospitable, and engaged in the world—to stand in faith at the cross-roads of life. In her own ministry, Dean Lind has focused on “church growth and renewal grounded in a vision of radical hospitality, stewardship, intel-lectual vigor and real-life spirituality.” Under her leadership, the area around the Cleveland Cathedral has been

transformed and revitalized into a vibrant urban piazza of sacred space where this vision is lived out. Please plan on joining the Whitaker School of Theology for this exciting event. Continuing edu-cation credits are available. For more information and registrations please go to www.whitakerschool.org or contact Mary Margaret Block at 313-833-4419 or email household@edomi.org .

THE

CHRONICLE MARCH 2008

INSIDE THIS MONTH:

MASSEY’S MUSINGS…….2

MAKING A

DIFFERENCE……….….......3

SCOUTING

SUNDAY……...……………5

PANCAKE

DINNER………………….....6

OUT THERE WITH

OUTREACH……………......7

MEET OUR NEW SEC’Y.....8

BOOK CART/REVIEW..…..9

MEET OUR NURSERY

WORKERS…….…………...9

80TH ANNUAL GREENS’

MARKET—(see page 2)

BECOMING THE HOUSEHOLD OF GOD

REV. TRACEY LIND

SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY

IN 2008

HOLY WEEK SERVICES

Palm Sunday 3/16/08 — 8 AM and 10 AM

Monday in Holy Week 3/17/08 — Evening Prayer — 6:30 PM

3/17/08 — Stone Soup — 7 PM

Tuesday in Holy Week 3/18/08 — Evening Prayer — 6:30 PM

Wednesday in Holy Week 3/19/08 — Tenebrae: A Service of Light

and Shadow — 7 PM

Maundy Thursday 3/20/08 — Eucharist and Footwashing — 7 PM

Good Friday 3/21/08 — Good Friday Service — 1 PM

Holy Saturday 3/22/08 — Holy Saturday Service — 9:30 AM 3/22/08 — HOLY SATURDAY FOR KIDS —

10:30 AM

Easter Vigil 3/22/08 — Easter Vigil — 8 PM

Easter Sunday 3/23/08 — Festival Eucharist — 8 AM & 10 AM

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ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH 25150 E. River Road Grosse Ile 48138 (734)676-1727

Mission Statement: To worship, praise

and honor God, to know Jesus Christ and Make Him known, welcoming the Holy

Spirit to live through us.

STAFF

The Rev. Philip M. Dinwiddie, Rector

Lance Massey, Minister of Music

Marcie Treadwell, Coordinator of Christian Education

Paula McSweeney, Parish Secretary

Jill Craig, Treasurer

VESTRY

Marie Johnson—Interim Sr. Warden

TBD—Jr. Warden, Buildings

David Christie—Jr. Warden, Grounds

Gregg Barton

Larry Crabtree

Jay Craig

Jane Colwell

Sue Daniels

Jim Galleher

Andrew K. Johnson

Mandy Phllips

Linda Shannon

Malcolm Williamson

WEBSITE: www.saintjamesgi.net

THE CHRONICLE

2006 and 2007 winner of the Lois Leonard Award for Excellence in

Church Journalism, awarded by The Record Editorial Board of the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan.

MASSEY’S MUSINGS

So, How Was Your Lent? Lent is quickly drawing to a close—only two Sundays left—and Holy Week and Easter are fast approaching. It is time to evaluate our Lenten journeys and see how well we have prepared ourselves to celebrate the Queen of Feasts. Did you give up something for Lent? And did you stick with it? Or did you take on a Lenten discipline and have you stayed true to it? In this busy and hectic world in which we live it is often difficult to find the time to add to our already fast-paced schedules. Lent is supposed to be a time for slowing down and taking stock of our lives. We are asked to re-evaluate our priorities and focus on things spiritual. How well have you done? Only you and God can answer that. Even if you feel your Lenten discipline has not been what you hoped, there are still opportunities for spiritual growth. Welcome to Holy Week! Holy Week is a chance for each of us to “walk the walk and talk the talk” with Jesus. Strive to attend as many of the services during this most sacred week of the year. Be there with Jesus at the last supper, on Calvary and in the tomb. Only when we experience Jesus’ sufferings can we fully appreciate the Easter message: He is not here. He is risen as he said! May your Holy Week and Easter be truly life-changing events for you. Happy Easter! Soli Deo Gloria!

Soli Deo Gloria!

Lance A. Massey

The ECW shakers and movers have already met at Marie Johnson's home (a little Greens Market trivia; the former residence of Helen Mayers, one of the original founders of the Greens Market). The plans for the 80th celebration of Greens Market are in motion.....and winter's ice is still in the eaves! If you have some ideas to make this a special year or want to join us, be sure to contact one of the team: Marie

Johnson, Carolyn Hoey, Marilou

Arvin, Audrey Lyden, Carole Van-

denberg, Jeannine Hooper-Yan (yes, from Toronto!), Yvette Johnson,

Melanie Dinwiddie, Joan

Hemsworth, and Madeleine Jones.

80TH GREENS MARKET PLANNING UNDERWAY

Greens' Market: If you are traveling and come across any pine cones, especially large ones, please bring them back so we can use them at the

market.

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Many thanks to all of you who do the little things at Saint James which really "make a difference." Bob Beaubien for building and contributing the materials for new storage in "Betty's Garage" All of you who regularly participate in the Kroger Gift Card reloading program. Last month you reloaded your cards for $6385 which means a check in the amount of $319 for Saint James’. February Newsletter assemblers: Millie Miles, Eleanor

George, Marie Johnson and Lynn Blanks. Father Phil’s Lenten programs on Wednesdays following the potluck and Sundays following the 8:00 a.m. service (starting at 9:05 a.m.) Our own Linda Shannon and Herman Rugel were the guest presenters for ECW's day program, "It's More Than Tea" this February. And if you were there, you realized the extent of their servant leadership to outreach, support-ing fair trade, organic living and God's love. Ask Linda or Herman about their Loaves and Fishes. You may want to join the vision of these extrordinary people! A special thanks to Amy Kohair for chairing the ECW Annual Tea Party and making it such a fun time for eve-ryone! Also, thanks to our creative table hostesses, our DJs, and all the bakers and sandwich makers...(See page 7 for more details .) Those who volunteered to make the Communion Bread during Lent: Courtney McNeil, Carol Tyler, Jean

Beaubien, Heather Miles and, Jennifer Miklos. The dishwasher is working again just in time for the Lenten potlucks, thanks to Madeleine Jones and her team of supportive helpers by default, Jill Craig and Paula. We appreciate Kenny Gape for donating his time and sharing his knowledge and recommendation (which we followed) with us and the determination of Alert Plumb-ing's Mike for mediating with the dishwasher repairman and making sure our on-going problem was really fixed before leaving. ECW lauds our Helping Hands chairwomen, Michael

Glover and Carolyn Hoey. Together, they quietly organ-ize and run the lovely memorial reception tributes given for our congregation members and their loved ones. We also recognize the women who generously donate baked goods, help in the kitchen, serve tea with dignity, and

gather round to offer emotional support in this time of family sorrow. ECW is much, much more than Rum-mage Sales and Tea Parties. Thank you, ladies. Pot Luck Wonders! If you attend the Lenten Pot Lucks, you might wonder who is behind the carefully set tables, freshly made coffee, or the transformed fellowship hall and kitchen. It is the many hands of St. James' program groups. Thank you Bell and Adult Choirs, Altar Guild, and Vestry for taking your turn early in the series and getting our age old tradition off to a good start. St. James has always been well represented with leader-ship and participation in Island Interfaith outreach, envi-ronmental, educational, and religious activities. Thank you, Carolyn Hoey and Madeleine Jones, for uniting with the GIPC Witness members and presenting a fine, well attended, joint Lenten education series open to both con-gregations. Both Carolyn and Madeleine appreciate the support they received from attending Episcopalians and Presbyterians. Also, a special thanks to St. James mem-ber, Loren Hoffman, for willingly expressing his first hand Israeli perspective during Q & A following the 'Iron Wall' movie. Who has been wiping the dust from the kitchen cupboard shelves? Who is planning to defrost the kitchen freezer? Who has sorted through lost plates, forks, and pans? Ahhhh, silent workers, seeing a job that needs to be done and doing it!!! Yes to Joan Hemsworth, Sue Hartley, the Beaubiens and all the other busy hands that only leave good deeds and no fingerprints behind!! Enjoying the Lenten music? Thanks to Lance Massey's

leadership and talent, the dedication of both the adult choir and bell choir, and the authorship of beautiful mu-sic, St. James is graced with the opportunity to feel the Lord's words through song. If you see someone "making a difference" around Saint James, leave a note with Paula McSweeney (see her

welcome on page 8) in the office via email to Andrew

Johnson at sjnewsletter@comcast.net.

SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY

IN 2008:

140TH ANNIVERSARY

OF THE CHAPEL

MAKING A DIFFERENCE—MARCH

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Are you interested in learning about the offical Episcopalian commitment to a peaceful resolution to the Palestinian/Israeli conflict? Wondering about the international peace movement called Sabeel? Check out these websites: • www.sabeel.org • www.fosna.org • www.episcopalpeacefellowship.org (Stay tuned for further information about the Sept. 2008 Detroit National Sabeel Conference which is still in the planning stages at this time.)

1—Janet Lowrie

5—Todd Judd

5—Wendi Lowler

6—Gwynn Dugliss

11—Chris Nelson

12—Evette Washington

15—Warren K. Johnson

15—Joe Miklos

16—Sharon Thomas

17—Bill Lowery

17—Nate Treadwell

19—Gregg Shamus

21—Larry Bohl, Jr.

22—Jessica Colwell

22—Paul Hura

22—Mark Tissot

24—Carl Colwell

24—David Dowhan

26—Katie Goyert

26—Collie Hooper-Yan

26—Wilda Pettinga

27—Bill Foley

27—Don Treadwell

28—Jack Hayward

28—Frank Kohair

29—Warren W. Johnson

(the elder)

31—David Blanks

31—Jeremy Gatt

31—Greg Jones

BIRTHDAYS—MARCH

March 4th, 11th, and 25th are coffee

and conversation.

Monday, March 17th will be Stone Soup at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

Bring a vegetable for the pot.

On Monday, April 7 at 7 p.m., the guest speaker will be Cosmetic Sur-geon, Dr. Raj Gupta. He is associ-ated with the Artisan Cosmetic and Reconstruction Surgery Center. This

is open to everyone.

Ladies if you are working on Linus blankets, they will be blessed at the Sunday service on April 13th at both

services.

Greens' Market: If you are traveling and come across any pine cones, espe-cially large ones, please bring them

back so we can use them at the market.

ECW CORNER

HOLY SATURDAY BRUNCH FOR KIDS (EVERYONE WELCOME!)

Saturday, March 22, 10:30 am Galloway Hall

SIGN-UP SHEET IN HALLWAY or call church office to RSVP 676-1727

• Brunch (Everyone welcome!) • Lesson by Father Phil

• Crafts project • Flowering of the Cross

• Easter Egg Hunt on the front lawn • Volunteers needed! Call Yvette Johnson at

676-1750

LEARN MORE ABOUT PALESTINIAN/ISRAELI PEACE RESOLUTION

SPECIAL

ANNIVERSARY IN 2008:

50TH ANNIVERSARY

OF MAIN CHURCH

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SCOUTING SUNDAY AT SAINT JAMES

Saint James recently took part in Scouting Sunday, on February 3, a nationwide annual event. Cub Scouts and Brownies, all members of Saint James, assisted Father Phil during the 10 am service. Each Scout re-

ceived a certificate and special patch.

Sunday, April 13th, will be the blessing and presentation of the Project Linus Blankets. On Christmas Eve, 1995, an article titled “Joy to the World” appeared in Parade Magazine. The piece was written by Pulitzer Prize winning photo-journalist, Eddie Adams. The article featured a small child going through chemotherapy. She said that her security blanket helped her get through the treatments. After reading the article, Karen Locks decided to provide homemade security blankets to Denver's Children Cancer Center, and Project Linus was born. Today there are chapters in 50 states. These blankets are distributed to children in hospitals, shelters or social service agencies. We at Saint James' have about 6 weeks to complete any size blankets, whether they are knitted, crocheted, or quilted. If there are any

questions, see Lillian Everlove or phone at 671-4957.

PROJECT LINUS PROVIDING SECURITY THROUGH BLANKETS

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SHROVE TUES-

DAY

FEBRU-

ARY 5,

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The 2008 Shrove Tuesday Mardi Gras’ Pancake

Supper…

was held on Tuesday, February 5th, at 6:30 pm, in Gallo-

way Hall. The hall was decorated in the traditional Mardi

Gras’ colors of gold, purple, and green with lots of sparkly

glitz and New Orleans excess for this special evening! Sis-

ters Joni Bohl & Dianne Mammo, of Island Dollar, sup-

plied balloon bouquets, in the traditional colors, which

really added to the festivities!

Fluffy pancakes, maple syrup, succulent sausage, tasty cin-

namon sprinkled applesauce, cool slippery peaches, fresh

strawberry/raspberry shortcake topping, fresh blueberries,

whipped cream, a chocolate fountain with an

array of things to dip, and desserts worthy of

a Mardi Gras’ extravaganza were enjoyed by

all! The event was chaired by Lynda Van

Engelen and Amy Kohair. Their great

committee of cooks, decorators, set-up, and

clean-up people consisted of Frank Kohair,

Barry Van Engelen, Herman Rugel,

Sherri & Ben Howes, Joan Hemsworth,

Judy & Dave Christie, their daughter

Heather, and daughter-in-law Ryan. We

had amazing extra help from Nina Gallaher,

her daughter Jennifer Miklos, and their

family, with “knock-down” so that all would be ready for

Ash Wednesday the next day, as we began the somber,

prayerful Lenten season. Every seat was filled to count for

our best turnout ever for this event! Free-will donations

were so generous that the next fellowship event will be paid

for, going in! Thank you all!

The 2008 E.C.W. Tea Party was a great

success…

Monday night, February 11th was an exceptionally cold,

snowy and icy evening but that didn’t stop attendance from

reaching 70 women and girls! The theme for the tables this

year was “Favorite Motown Music”. Each table hostess

went all out, to make the tables extraordinary and to give

clues to the song theme for their table. Beautiful linens,

dishes, silver, and candlelight mingled with amazing full

table centerpiece visuals of the Detroit Sound. The finger

food, tea sandwiches, and the desserts were the things

dreams and magazine shoots are made of.

Barry Van Engelen and Frank Kohair were the D.J.s, roll-

ing out the tunes of our past. Barry’s complete collection of

WKNR and CKLW “top hit sheets” were color copied and

spread around the room! What a flash from the past! Many

of us could remember making sure we had the latest sheets

so we would know which song and which group were on top

that week. We listened to them all on our transistor radios

and while cruising in the car with friends, singing along.

Motown was such a point of pride for those of us who grew

up in the Detroit area. The whole world was listening to

“our sound”. This was just a great evening! Table hostesses

and their theme songs were: Kira & Neely Carroll, who

did a table for the young girls who at-

tended, with the Jackson Five hit:

“ABC, Easy as 1-2-3”. Jennifer &

Sara Dermody with the Supremes hit:

“You Can’t Hurry Love” (this one

stumped everyone until they heard the

title when it was revealed!). Madeleine

Jones & Pat Zavadil did the Gladys

Knight & The Pips hit: “Heard it

Through the Grapevine”. Amy Kohair

used Aretha Franklin’s hit “Chain of

Fools”. Linda Shannon used another

Gladys Knight & The Pips hit:

“Midnight Train to Georgia”. Lynda Van Engelen was

able to use lots of clues to depict the Temptations hit: “The

Way You Do the Things You Do”. Jillian Wirtell had the

Marvelettes hit tell us: “Don’t Mess With Bill” and her

mother Tina Wirtell reminded us with the Contours hit that:

“First You Look At the Purse”! It was so much fun!

Lea Ellwood-Filkins won the first prize gift basket for

guessing all but one song and Jayne Lesner won second

prize, an entertaining and recipe book, for guessing all but

two! We raised enough money to buy 20 stoves for the

women refugees of Darfur in West Africa. Woman to

woman, this was a very special evening for all, and for a life

changing outreach. Ladies: save the date for the second

Sunday (or Monday) in February of 2009, for the next

E.C.W. Tea Party. It will be our Tenth Annual E.C.W. Tea

Party and you won’t want to miss it!

With love to all...

-Amy and Frank Kohair

OUT THERE WITH OUTREACH—MARCH 2008

We raised enough

money to buy 20 stoves

for the women refugees of Darfur in

West Africa. Woman to

woman, this was a very

special evening for all, and all for a life

changing outreach.

2008 ECW Tea Party

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CONSIDER THE GIFT OF HOPE FOR A STUDENT AT EL HOGAR

In Tegucigalpa, Honduras, little boys struggle to get beyond their life of poverty and look to one with hope. Only made possible through donations by compas-sionate others, the boys of El Hogar, get a chance to move beyond their dirt floored huts or boxes in the city streets. Founded by Connie and Val deBeausset over forty years ago, El Hogar continues to seek help from you and me for support. Do you belong to a card club or group that would be willing to collectively sponsor a child from El Hogar? $50 a month will pay for educational expenses, $75 a month will provide housing and $125 per month, a full scholarship for a boy. Make a difference, one that will count for all eternity and consider giving to El Hogar. You can send a check to El Hogar Minis-tries, 70 Church Street, Winchester, MA 01890, web site is: www.elhogar.org, email address: elhogar@3crowns.org, and the U.S. phone number is:

781-729-7600.

Following is a vignette written by Connie

deBeausset on El Hogar's early days:

The early days of El Hogar de Amor y

Esperanza were always a scramble to make ends meet and to raise funds. We worried constantly about this. One day Margi saw an employee of the super mar-ket "La Colonia" sorting through the vegetables and throwing out the ones that were not quite as fresh as they should be but were still edible. She asked me to ask the manager if we could come each day and pick up the vegetables that were dis-carded for our boys. Armed with pam-phlets describing El Hogar, I went to the manager and begged for those vegetables. I was given a note which gave me permis-sion to go to the back door loading plat-form where the garbage was thrown and collect what we wanted. The next morn-ing Margi and I took the pickup truck and three boys and showed up at the super-market's back door just as baskets of passé vegetables were being dumped onto

the pavement.

We started sorting thought the mess, toss-ing into our baskets, every potato, onion, tomato, cucumber, carrot and cabbage that

just needed a bit cut out here and a bit cut off there to be edible. But we were not alone. A heavy-set man with very black hair and a thick handle bar mus-tache and fierce, angry eyes, was also collecting vegetables and tossing them into his truck to take to very poor dis-tricts (barrios) where he sold them to the inhabitants of the shacks. Of course he could not understand why two "gringos" and three little boys were taking his livelihood away from him. The competition for the best looking produce was hot and heavy. The veggie vendor scared us. The next day it was worse. He seemed even more threaten-ing so we approached him and ex-plained that we were collecting the food for forty little street boys who were now

Paula McSweeney, recently started as our new executive secretary at Saint James. A life-long downriver resident, she earned her degree in Business Administration and Management Information Systems from the University of Michigan. She worked for several years at the City of Woodhaven in various capacities. Prior to coming to work at Saint James, Paula worked part-time at Saint Philip Lu-theran Church in the preschool program. Paula is married to Gary, a Sergeant for the Woodhaven Police Department. They have two young boys, Eric (4 years old) and Sean (7 years old). In her free time, Paula enjoys running, play-ing golf, and camping with her family and friends. She is very happy to be a member of the Saint James family!

MEET OUR NEW EXECUTIVE SECRETARY!

in our "Home of Love and Hope". This mollified him somewhat, and his threatening attitude turned to sullen acceptance. Still we felt the situation was very touchy. Soon after this, Margi and Bob left for a well deserved vacation in the U.S. When they re-turned, Margi solved the problem. She had bought an inexpensive watch at K-Mart. She presented this to the vegeta-ble vendor. When he opened the box, his thunder-cloud face was trans-formed by an ear to ear smile. From that day on, he was our friend, not our enemy. He would call to us, "Here are some good potatoes the boys would like" or "Look here, these onions are still good"! I thought Margi was a

genius to have thought of that watch.

A new book cart ministry is now available during coffee hours, pot lucks, etc., providing an opportunity for you to purchase Christian resources. There are a variety of books includ-ing devotionals, novels, help in relationships including parenting, bibles, children's books, etc. Consider taking advantage of this conven-ience and challenge yourself to purchase a book to help you grow in your spiritual jour-ney. Lent is a particularly good time in which

to seek growing in knowledge and relationship with our Creator. Children's books can be tucked into an Easter basket or a First Communion gift. Books will be sold at cost; this is not a fund raiser. Requests will be taken for a resource that you may be seeking or recommending. Nancy Crysler and/or Sue Anderson will be avail-able at the cart. If anyone is so inclined, we are encouraging you to write a com-mentary for the Chronicle on one of the books you have read. Who knows, it could

make the "Chronicle Best Seller" list!

A PORTABLE BOOK STORE DEBUTS

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SOMETHING I LEARNED FROM ONE OF MY STUDENTS

Sixth grader, Andrew Southerland, son of Sally & Larry

Southerland, disclosed something in Sunday School class that I felt was worth sharing. Andrew, a student at Seitz

Middle School in Riverview, along with another student, Aaron, started a "Christian Club" in their school. The boys organized this single handedly without any teacher support and meet weekly after school for the club. Andrew and Aaron plan activities and challenge the students to memorize scripture. One of the students in the group was encouraged to start attending church after participating in the Christian Club. Being a middle school counselor (in Flat Rock), I know middle school is all about being "cool" and not taking risks that may hurt you socially. Andrew and Aaron's choice to represent their Christian faith at Seitz Middle School is an amazing act of courage. These boys are not afraid to identify themselves as Christ followers and use the talents God has given them to share their faith. How many of us adults could stand up to that challenge

without fear of social repercussions?

-Nancy Crysler

CHRISTIAN BOOK SALES NOW AVAILABLE AT ST. JAMES--WATCH FOR THE CART

If you're looking for something inspiring to read, check out the "BOOK CART". Circulating at coffee hours, pot lucks, etc, the "portable book store" will provide a variety or Christian resources. Devotionals, books with guidance in parenting, marriage, growth in faith, children's books, bi-bles, commentaries and concordances are just some of the resources for sale. Consider taking advantage of this con-venience and challenge yourself to purchase a book to help you grow in your spiritual journey. Children's books can be tucked into Easter baskets. Teen resources can be sent to college. And grandparents, there will be things for you to help your grandkids grow in faith. Books will be sold at cost. If you don't see what you want, requests will be taken for a particular topic. Suggestions are also welcomed. If you are so inclined to share what you've read, the St. James Chronicle would be happy to publish a review. Nancy

Crysler and/or Sue Anderson will be available at the cart.

BOOK REVIEW--"THE SERVANT" BY JAMES C. HUNTER

Available on the St. James "Book Cart" is the book enti-tled, "The Servant" (A Simple Story About the True Es-sence of LEADERSHIP). Recently the Grosse Ile Book Club (under the leadership of our own Audrey Lyden and Joyce Turin) welcomed the nationally recognized author, James C. Hunter, to speak at an evening dinner meeting at the GIYC. Raised on Grosse Ile and now living in Gibral-tar, James Hunter owns a leadership consulting firm that consults for Fortune 500 companies throughout the world. He is the author of two leadership books (translated into six different languages) and shared his basic premises on lead-ership. James Hunter's definition of a leader is one who

has influence.

Since we ALL have influence on the people with whom we interact, we ALL ARE LEADERS, whether we realize it or not. James Hunter's model of the perfect leader is Jesus Christ, whom he said has had the greatest influence on the world with no one else as even a close second. If we con-sider Mohammed as an influential leader, even he regarded

Jesus as an profound prophet.

The book is written in the first person about a disgruntled and exhausted manufacturing manager, John Daily, whose life is falling apart around him. With coercion from his wife, John decides to go on a retreat at a monastery where he hopes to sort out his busy life. It is here at the monas-tery where John discovers that true leadership is about the quality of one's character; it is built upon service and sacri-fice. James Hunter uses the model Jesus Christ himself taught: patience, kindness, humility, respectfulness, hon-esty and commitment to demonstrate the true essence of

leadership.

For anyone in a leadership position in the work world, this book is a must read. For those of us who are leaders by our influence on others, it's a cleverly written story reminding

us how to show superior influence.

-Nancy Crysler

AROUND SAINT JAMES

MEET OUR NURSERY WORKERS: Jessica Hazzard (left) and Megan Hazzard (center) greet our under 5 kids in our nursery during 10 am service each and every Sunday. Jessica is a sophomore at GIHS, does competitive and football cheer and works at Hungry Howie’s on Macomb part-time. Her sister, Megan, is a senior at GIHS, also does competitive cheer and is involved in Student Council and National Honor Society. She also is a hostess at the Sibley Hotel Grill in Trenton. Stop by and say hello to the Hazzard sisters (who certainly aren’t a hazard in the nursery!)

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SHROVE TUESDAY:

A great turnout at the annual Shrove

Tuesday pancake dinner kicked off

Lent.

Galloway Hall was filled with fun and frivolity the day

before Ash

Wednesday.

Open this month’s Chronicle to page 6 to

see a photo story.