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After an extended hiatus we will again have an evening of Jazz at James this Saturday, June 25, from 7 - 10 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Our headliner will be Liz Mikel, actress and vocalist. Everyone is welcome and there is no charge. If you need childcare, please RSVP in order that we may know how many childcare helpers we will need.
Bring your own refreshments to share.
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Hi Little Lambs Families!
 Just a reminder that we have a Field Day planned for the Little Lambs this Sunday, June 26 from 4 - 7 PM. If you'd like to come, please be sure to visit the Sign Up Genius link below to RSVP, and to indicate if you can bring something:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f45aaa62aa75-little
Starting at 4:30 PM, we'll have field day games for the bigger kids (suggest Kinder and older) and some little tyke play as well. It will be a blast from our school past - three-legged race, sack race, egg toss, croquet contest, diving for eggs, Frisbee flip, ping pong blow, a jump rope competition and a rubber chicken throw. For the little ones, we'll have a treasure hunt in the sandbox behind the Parish Hall and a bowling contest.
We'll have medals for the first, second and third place winners in several of the big kid games, as well as special ribbons for everyone who participates. We will also have small prizes for the midway-style games. And the little tykes will get game treats as well.
The finale of the games will be a pinata whacking and candy scramble. Then, we'll head to the Hall for dinner (pizza and contributed sides). We'll have lemonade but please BYOB for adult beverages.
After dinner, we'll run some Kidz Bop music near the dance floor and the let the kids dance off the sugar!
THANKS! We look forward to seeing everyone Sunday!
Gayle, Greg & Ailish Lynch
P.S. If you or your child has a food allergy, please let Gayle know @
[email protected] so I can plan on a pizza that will fit your family's needs. Thanks!
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Hospitality Ministry Meetings
 Hospitality Ministry Meeting will be on July 10 and 17. At St. James, we aspire to be witnesses to the Good News of Jesus Christ to one another, our community, our diocese, and the world. We live out this aspiration in the way we show hospitality to guests and newcomers. This July, we are hosting two Hospitality Ministry meetings at which we will focus on how to invite, welcome, and connect others into our church family. We ask that all our members , most especially our ushers, greeters, and servers, plan to attend one of the meetings.
Please mark your calendar for July 10th or 17th at 9:00 a.m. The meetings will be held in the Parish Hall. Join us as we focus on entertaining angels in our midst.
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Let's Go To Camp
It's time to register for summer camp! students who will be 3rd graders or older next school year are invited to an
amazing week of summer camp at Camp All Saints.
Camp sessions run from June 19 through July 16.
St. James' Jr. High students are attending together from June 26 - July 2
High School Camp is July 10-16.
The cost of Camp is $450 per student, and scholarships are available if needed. Register online at
Camp All Saints.
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This Sunday's Readings:
The Sixth Sunday After Pentecost
1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21
Psalm 16
Galatians 5:1, 13-25
Luke 9:51-62
Preacher: The Rev. E. Clifton Gardner
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Liturgical Servers for Sunday, June 26
Vergers: Mary Ann Johnson (8) and Marieta "MO" Oglesby (10)
Readers: Peter Rea (8) and Jeff Pickett (10)
Server: Tim Green
Bells: Betsy Elam
Chalice: Jacqui Green
Crucifer: Trevor Tankersley
Torchers: Amanda Green and TBD
Ushers: Russ Pate and Jim Raley (8) and Brad Snively, Jim Johnson, Chea Sherman, and James Barlow (10)
Audio: Rob Klarer
Altar Guild: Mary Jo Ashley, Jeanann Stewart, Colleen French,
Mary Ann Johnson, Hanna McKee, and Miriam Grayson
LEVs: Ed Chamberlain, Kathy Townsend, Miriam Grayson,
Claire Hodges, Dan Stewart, and Marion Johnson
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"Wise Up" Learning Wisdom From A Fool
Join us Sunday mornings for our Summer Youth Sunday School series on Proverbs. We will be wising up and pitying the fool as we dive into this Old Testament treasure! Bring your Bibles and join us in the Youth Portable on Sundays from 9-10 a.m. We will meet on July 10, July 17, July 31 and August 7.
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Calling All Prayer Warriors:
Pilgrimage Prayer Support Needed!
Our own Claudia Stephens is making a pilgrimage this summer. She plans to walk the Way of St. James (Camino de Santiago de Compostela) across the north of Spain. Each day from June 2 - July 15, Claudia will walk a segment of this 500-mile pilgrim trail.
St. James will be supporting Claudia as she walks by joining her in prayer, one day at a time. Please take a moment to visit Claudia's Prayer Team Page where you can sign up to take a prayer shift.
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St. James Church Chicks
Church Chicks meet about
6:30 p.m. in the parish hall each Tuesday evening. We usually have a meal (e.g. pizza, Subway, quesadillas, chicken) and we visit until about 7:20. Then we join Roger for bible study in the conference room.
Come join us!
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Calling All Youth
Time To Register for Summer in the City
July 24-29, all students in 6th grade and up are invited to serve our Dallas neighbors. This week-long program gives students a chance to experience missional serving while staying close to home. Students will stay at St. Matthews Cathedral in Dallas while working in surrounding neighborhoods. Cost is $120 per student, and scholarships are available. For more information, contact
Amanda Payne.
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Sermon & Education Recordings
Our sermons and adult education classes are recorded and made available online! This is a wonderful way to stay in touch if you are traveling or have to be away on a Sunday
morning.
Please also consider sharing sermons or classes that are particularly useful to you with friends and family who might not attend St. James (or any other church). We hope these resources might draw others into fellowship with us at St. James.
For sermons, visit the Sermons page on our website. For adult education classes, check out our SoundCloud stream.
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Exodus Bible Study
 Bible Study of the Old Testament book of Exodus:
Have you ever wondered about how the people of God related (or related poorly) to God in ancient times? Have you ever wondered about the Old Testament foundation of our New Testament faith? Have you ever wanted to learn more about the greatest act of salvation God worked before New Testament times? Then please consider joining us every Tuesday night, 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm, as Deacon Roger Button leads a discussion-rich study of the book of Exodus in St. James' main conference room (in the A-frame building of the parish).
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Spiritual and Social Activities
Children from age 3 through 3rd grade gather in the church each Sunday morning during the 10 a.m. service. They process together from the main church to the chapel and rejoin their families at the peace.
9 am - 10am
Youth Summer Sunday School
July 10, 17, and 31
and August 7
6:15 pm - 7:30 pm
Church Chicks Fellowship with lite shared meal in Parish Hall, then join Deacon Roger's Bible Study
Bible Study with Deacon Roger Button in the A-frame conference room
10 am Holy Eucharist in Chapel
10:30 am Bible Study with Fr. Gardner
Thursday
Ping Pong in Parish Hall will resume in September
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Do You Have A Prayer Request?
St. James is a community characterized by prayer. Please share your prayer concerns with us: it is our joy to lift up your prayer concerns to the Lord just as we lift up our own. We welcome you to bring these concerns to our clergy or the church office or you can share them with us on a prayer request form (located in the entry to the Church) or through our website under the heading "Connect."
James 5:13-14 Are any among you suffering? You should pray... Are any among you sick? You should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord.
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