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Everyone's Invited to Help Us Welcome Our New Members - This Sunday!
This Sunday, we're welcoming and celebrating all our new members with a potluck lunch.
Tim Green will be smoking brisket - enough for 60 people. We're asking all of our longer-term members to bring their favorite side or dessert so our new members can have lunch on us!
Questions? Contact
Mother Rebecca
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See you Sunday!
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The St. James Easter Bunny Needs Your Help!
We're asking all of our members to help make the Great Easter Egg Hunt of 2017 a success. Please bring one or two dozen plastic eggs stuffed with non-meltable candy - collection bins are located in the Narthex, in the Chapel, and in the Parish Hall.
The Hunt will take place on Easter Sunday after the 10:30 am service. All children under 12 are welcome.
If you have questions or would like to volunteer to help, contact Amanda Payne
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Lent Madness 2017 ... Standings Following the Round of 32
From 32 saints, we have narrowed the field to 16. We now begin the "Saintly 16" in which Forward Movement, rather than the basic biographical information, will begin to share favorite Quirks and Quotes from the remaining saints. The Celebrity Bloggers will provide unusual information or legends surrounding their saints along with quotes either by or about their saints.
"But who's winning?" you ask. We are all winners as we learn about the saints of God. For those who must know, here are the standings to date:
Lisa Wilson - 12
points
The Stansels - 11 points
August Claybrook - 10 points
Mary Ann Johnson - 8 points
Scott Tankersley - 7 points
Owen Tankersley - 6 points
John Thompson - 6 points
Susan Whitaker - 6 points
Mother Rebecca - 5 points
If you think you're playing along and aren't listed here, it's because you didn't turn in your completed bracket. For referee calls on such issues, contact
Mother Rebecca.
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"How To Become A Saint" Continues This Week
 It's not too late to join us as we answer the question: "How can I become a saint?" It may sound like a lofty goal, but it is one to which all Christians are called to aspire.
This is the patronal icon of All Saints Orthodox Church in Hartford, CT painted by Michael Kapeluck
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Prayer Shawl Ministry Forming at St. James
We are pleased to announce that one of our newest members, Susan Whitaker, is starting a Prayer Shawl Ministry at St. James.
If you can knit, crochet, sew, or would like to learn and would be interested in making Prayer Shawls for those who are sick or hospitalized, this is a great ministry for you. Members will work largely on their own after a brief organization
al meeting on
Sunday, April 2 at 11:30 in the Parish Hall.
If you're interested in participating or have questions, please contact
Susan Whitaker.
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Parents
Sunday School Group Meets Sundays from 9:05 to 9:45
Each week, we read a short article, book chapter, or watch a video clip, then we discuss our reading on Sunday mornings.
We meet Sundays at 9:05 in the School Library (on the way to the kids Sunday school classes). To be added to our weekly e-mail list please e-mail Kara Showers
or join our Facebook group (St. James Parents Sunday School). Join us.
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First Communion and Discovery Class
 Sunday, April 2nd 9-10 a.m.
All baptized children are invited to this special class that gives them understanding, reverence and love for the Sacrament of Holy Communion. We will instruct children on liturgy, theology of the sacrament, symbols and what the elements of communion mean in an age appropriate manner.
All baptized children are welcome and we encourage 1st-5th grade children to attend.
Communion Discovery class will be held on Sunday, April 2nd and
first informed communion will be at the 10 am Palm Sunday Servic
e.
If you would like your child to participate please RSVP to Amanda Payne at
[email protected].
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Worship This Sunday
Lectionary
Readings:
1 Samuel 16:1-13
Psalm 23
Ephesians 5:8-14
John 9:1-41
Preacher at 8 & 10 am
The Rev. Bubba Dailey
Celebrant at 8 am:
The Rev. Rebecca Tankersley
Celebrant at 10 am:
The Rev. Bubba Dailey
Church in the Chapel:
The Rev. Rebecca Tankersley
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Liturgical Servers for Sunday, March 26
Vergers: Joe French (8) and (10) Scott Doggett
Readers: Terry Forrester (8) and Joel Hatfield (10)
Server: Jacqui Green
Bells: Hannah Hatfield
Chalice: Tricia Soster
Crucifer: Hannah Hatfield
Torchers: Amanda and Seth Green
Ushers: Steve Erwin and Terry Forrester (8) and Clayton Christian, John Turner, Ryan Parker, and James Barlow (10)
Audio: Rob Klarer
AltarGuild: Stephanie Baker, August Claybrook, Denise Woerner, Kirsten Conover, Kara Showers, and Angela Watkins
LEVs: Beth Wakeland, Claudia Stephens, Alison Parker, and
Russ Pate
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Hero Central Vacation Bible School
Mark Your Calendars for Superhero Fun At VBS
Don't miss out on a Super Week at Vacation Bible School! July 24-28th from 9am-12:00pm with a family dinner finale Friday evening at 7pm. Children 3 years old (potty trained) and up to 5th grade are welcome to participate. Teens are invited to participate as well assisting adult leaders. We still have a need for the following volunteers: Craft Leader, Music Leader, Recreation Leader and Snack Leader (and several other adult volunteer positions!).
Please let me know if you would like to join our team for VBS! Cost is $15 per child. For participant and volunteer sign-up please go to
http://www.stjamesdallas.org/vbs-2017/ or e-mail
[email protected]
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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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Spiritual and Social Activities
Holy Eucharist 8 a.m.
Holy Eucharist in Church 10 a.m.
Church in the Chapel 10 a.m.
Children's Sunday School 9:05 a.m. - 9:45 a.m., Old Parish Hall, School Lunch Room
Note: No Youth Sunday School in the Youth Portable this Sunday, March 26th.
Adult Education
9:05 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. in the Chapel
Confirmation Class - 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in the Youth Portable
Daughters of the King meet 3rd Saturday and Sunday of the month from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in the Chapel
6:15 p.m. Church Chicks, Chapel
7:30 p.m. Bible Study, Chapel
St. Elizabeth's Guild meet 2nd Tuesday of the month in the Parish Hall at 10 a.m.
10 a.m. Holy Eucharist/Unction in Chapel with Fr. Gardner
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Bible Study, Chapel with Fr. Gardner
12:00-12:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross, Church with Mtr. Rebecca
6:30 - 8 p.m. Youth Group in Parish Hall
7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Ping Pong in Parish Hall
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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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