In this issue...
Edith Rutledge Memorial
Tree Dedication


Please mark your calendars for Sunday, May 7, 8:55 a.m.

For more information, you may contact
Russ Pate at [email protected] or 214-341-8673
 

Eastertide Adult Education Series

Join us on a dynamic journey deep into the heart of the Gospel of John.
 
This Easter season at St. James, Mother Rebecca will lead a study of the significant historical and literary themes of John. We'll meet some dramatic characters along the way.

This class will meet on Sunday mornings at 9 am in the Chapel from April 23 - May 21. Join us!

Questions? Contact  Mother Rebecca.

Confirmation Classes Starts Today

Interested in becoming a member of St. James? If you have not yet been confirmed, this is the class for you.

How To Speak Episcopalian will begin the Sunday after Easter. We'll cover the basics of our Episocpal tradition, a bit of our history, and prepare you for Bishop Sumner's confirmation visit on June 4.
 
Adult confirmation will meet on Sunday mornings at 9 am in Father Gardner's office from April 23 - May 21. Join us!

Questions? Contact  Father Gardner.

Cookies For Kairos Prison Ministry 
 
We need cookies!  A Kairos weekend can use as many as three thousand dozen (36,000) cookies.

We need cookies without fruits, nuts, icing, or sugar toppings.  The cookies need to be home baked and should be packed by the dozen in zip lock bags. 

Please bring to the Parish Hall kitchen marked for Prison Ministry by NEXT WEDNESDAY, 26TH.    
 
Thank you for supporting Kairos in it work to reach the incarcerated with God's agape love.
 
Your Brother in Christ,
Deacon Phil    

 
Mark Your Calendars Now for  Labor of Love Weekend  

The next Labor of Love Weekend at Camp All Saints is coming up in May. Volunteers from the Diocese will gather at Camp to help m aintain our beautiful facility. 
 
Participation is free . You are welcome to come for part or all of the weekend. St. James and Camp All Saints both need to know how many will be there in order to feed us, so registration is required.
 
Follow This Link to Register Online with Camp All Saints. Then let us know you're coming by signing up in the Narthex or outside the Chapel.

If you have any questions, please email  Carol Burris or call her at (214) 221-5581.

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.

Worship This Easter Sunday

Lectionary Readings:

Acts 2:14a, 22-32
Psalm 16
1 Peter 1:3-9
John 20:19-31


Preacher at 8 & 10 am
The Rev. E. Clifton Gardner
 
 
   
Liturgical Servers for Sunday, April 23
 
Vergers: Joe French (8) and (10) Scott Doggett
Readers: Dick Phelps (8) and Sidney Snively (10)
Server: Matt Nestman
Bells: Claudia Stephens
Chalice: Claudia Stephens
Crucifer: Mary Brownell
Torchers: Audrey Dolt and Ellie Baumgarten
Ushers: Russ Pate and Jim Raley (8) Clayton Christian, John Turner, Ryan Parker, and James Baumgarten (10)
Audio: Rob Klarer
AltarGuild: Stephanie Baker, August Claybrook, Denise Woerner, Kirsten Conover, Kara Showers, and Angela Watkins
 

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]
 

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.

Spiritual and Social Activities    


Sundays
   
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

   
 
Adult Education 

Eastertide Adult Education Series Sunday mornings at 9 am in the Chapel from April 23 - May 21. Join us!

Adult confirmation will meet on Sunday mornings at 9 am in Father Gardner's office from April 23 - May 21. Join us! 

Parents Sunday School Group Meets Sundays from 9:05 to 9:45
 

Youth 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
  
Tuesday
6:15 p.m. Church Chicks, Chapel
7:00 p.m. Bible Study with Mother Rebecca, Chapel  

St. Elizabeth's Guild meet 2nd Tuesday of the month in the Parish Hall at 10 a.m.

Wednesday
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

 
6:30 - 8 p.m. Youth Group in Parish Hall

Thursday
7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Ping Pong in Parish Hall

Do You Have A Prayer Request? 

Prayer requests
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.