Ancient Worship ~ Open Minds ~ Come Inside ~ Make a Difference



   
Sower at Sunset, Vincent van Gogh
The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
Proper 10 
   




Worship 
Saturday - 5:30 pm -Holy Eucharist  
Sunday - 8:30 & 10:45 am Holy Eucharist
Wednesday - 12:15 pm Holy Eucharist in the chapel

The Nursery is open Saturday and Sunday

 



   
 
 
  
Vacation Bible School - July 1 7-20 from 6-8pm

Thanks to all who've volunteered and all who've signed up. If you have questions, please contact the church office.  [email protected] or 316-683-5686
We are ready to ROME!


 
Seed and the Sewer, Cheyenne (WY) Botanical Gardens
 
  • The next issue of The Seasons newsletter will be mailed out toward the end of August. The deadline for submission of items to be included is Friday, August 11. Please use Fall Seasons in the subject line - email to [email protected].
  •  Suitcase Drive continues.
  • Water: It makes a big difference.  
    Everyone who comes to ESS for lunch - and a break from the heat - is offered a bottle of cold water as he or she leaves. YOU ARE the SOURCE. Please bring a pack of water bottles (any size) when you come to St. James this summer.
     
  • Thanks to mowing and trimming by several volunteer parishioners, the St. James lawn is looking good.  However, many of our church's gardens are in need of attention. We urgently need a volunteer to organize and oversee the upkeep of all of our gardens. Fortunately, this summer, Ian Moore and other Boy Scouts will be renovating many of our gardens as part of their Eagle Scout project. If you are interested in overseeing this work and leading the way for the maintenance of the other gardens, please give the Jr. Warden, Woody Swain, a call at 687-0215.
     


 



An amazing event for youth entering grades 9-12 who have a heart for mission work-or who would like to explore what mission work is and learn about and work with the ministries at Episcopal Social Services, Episcopal Migration Ministry, St. Francis Community Services and possibly the Filling the Gap feeding program. Twenty of these hours can be counted towards service-related requirements for school or elsewhere. Participants will be housed at St. John's Episcopal church during the week. Cost is $100. Partial scholarships are available for St. James youth. Please contact Deacon Peg Flynn, chaplain for the event, at [email protected] or go to MissionWichita for High School Youth
 








Word for the Week ~ Roots

The prayers that come from our hearts, and the meditations that we make, are like roots that trees send down into the earth to draw up nourishment. They are our means of spiritual nourishment that enable us to put our trust in God and share God's love with others, bearing fruit for God.



 
Click above for the e-newsletter from the Diocese of Kansas
   
 

Listening
Bishop Search Committee invites all to Listening Sessions 
The Search Committee invites all Episcopalians to participate in one of the upcoming listening sessions to discuss your hopes, dreams and expectations for the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas and our next bishop. Your voice is needed so we may accurately represent who we are-in all our diversity as a diocese-to the Episcopal Church and prospective nominees for bishop. Participating in a listening session will help us develop a survey instrument that will be administered to clergy and laity throughout the diocese in the coming weeks and, ultimately, will help us write the narrative for the diocese's profile. Please come!

Saturday, July 15
9:30-11:30 a.m.               
Trinity, 1027 Vermont St., Lawrence
1:30-3:30 p.m.
St. David's, 3916 SW 17th St., Topeka   
  Questions?
Please contact Diana Waddell-Gilbert, Search Committee co-chair: [email protected] or (316) 200-6265.
 
Important links 
Click on any of the topics below.
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 EMM - Episcopal Migration Ministries  
Community Rewards does away with annual renewal
 
Amazon shoppers? St. James can benefit through Amazon Smile 
Go to smile.amazon.com and designate St. James Episcopal Church, Wichita, KS as your charity of choice when you order.