Week of November 12, 2018
Tuesday, November 13
7:00 p.m. | Vestry Meeting

Wednesday, November 14
2:30 p.m. | Prayer Service at The Grove

Thursday, November 15
7:30 p.m. | Choir Practice

Friday-Saturday, November 16-17
Diocesan Convention
Sunday, November 18
8:00 a.m. | Holy Eucharist with Traditional Language

9:15 a.m. | Thirty Worthy Minutes

10:00 a.m. | Holy Eucharist with Music

10:00 a.m. | Godly Play

11:00 a.m. | Sweet Treats & Fellowship

11:00 a.m. | SongPlay Choir Rehearsal
Sundays at St. James the Less
Thirty Worthy Minutes
Sunday, November 18 | 9:15 a.m.
General Convention ReCap — Louisa McKellaston & Chad Senuta will share their experiences at General Convention in Austin, Texas, this past summer.

Sunday, November 25 | 9:15 a.m.
Being Episcopalian — Learn about important Anglicans and Episcopalians who have served God and shaped history.
Children's Choir Practice
SongPlay Choir practices - November 18
Youth Choir practices - November 25
Combined Choirs practices - December 2 & 9
Our Sunday Children's Choir is in full swing! We are having fun learning songs your kids will keep singing during the week, and learning something about music We'll be singing energetic praise songs and practicing for the December 16 Christmas pageant. 
Life in Our Community
Thanksgiving Day Service
Thursday, November 22 | 10:00 a.m.
Come, ye thankful people, come . . . On Thanksgiving morning, we will celebrate all the blessings that God has bestowed upon us this past year with Morning Prayer and Hymns.
Mother Daughter Tea
Sunday, November 25 | 3:00 p.m
Our Mother Daughter Tea this year encourages women join together to hear the inspirational voice of Cindy Lund, M.Ed. in Counseling. Cindy has a background in family and individual therapy and has taught at Columbia College and Roosevelt University. Cindy will be talking about healthy body image at every age.

Our focus on service will look at the work of parishioner Sue Babbs and the amazing Days for Girls organization. Days for Girls provides feminine hygiene products and vital health education for women in developing countries.

This event is meant to reach the wider community. Feel free to invite friends and family to share in this time together. Please RSVP to kClare (by replying to this email) or the Church Office (847-446-8430).

Interested in helping with light finger foods or desserts? Contact kClare. 
Christian Meditation
Monday, November 26, December 10 & 31 | 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 4 & 18 | 7:00 p.m.
As the days darken, we naturally turn inward. Find yourself in God. The life of the Spirit is within you and surrounding you and brings joy and deep meaning and connection to the One who knows and love you the most. 
Living Well in the Midst of Grief and Loss
Wednesday, November 28, December 5 | 7:00 p.m.
When it comes to facing loss you cannot get around it, you can only go through the valley and face into the feelings. Life with loss is an adjustment yet even with pain and sorrow your life can also go on with meaning, purpose and happiness. During these four one-hour sessions, expect to learn some things about the process of grief, reflect on your own experience, and sense being part of a supportive community. Come to one session or all. Please email Lisa if you plan to attend.
Calling All Captains!
On the first Tuesday of each month, we serve a warm dinner to our neighbors in need at A Just Harvest's Community Kitchen in Rogers Park. We are seeking volunteers to serve as Captains of this outreach ministry for each month in 2019. The time commitment is minimal... the rewards are great. You can sign-up on the outreach bulletin board in Parish Hall or via this link. Contact Karie Smith with any questions.
A Just Harvest
Tuesday, December 4 | 3:45 p.m.
Karie & Allen Smith, Captains
We are completing another year of service to the guests at A Just Harvest in Rogers Park. Our parish provides food for approximately 100 guests as well as volunteers to serve. Please sign up online or in the Parish Hall. Thank you for your generosity!
A Change of Address
Please change Ron Valentine's email address in your Contacts to chaplainronvalentine@yahoo.com. Debby's email address is debee49@yahoo.com.
Looking Ahead to Advent
Living Well Through Advent
Our Advent devotional books, Practicing Generosity with all your Heart, Soul, Strength, and Mind, are now available. You may pick up your copy in the Parish Hall. You may also visit the Living Compass website to download the pdf. New this year, you may sign up to receive an email of each day's reading and practice.

We will be using this resource on Sunday mornings as a part of Thirty Worthy Minutes and invite you to set aside time each day to read and reflect on the experience of Advent, preparing us for the true meaning of Christmas.
Advent Lessons and Carols
Sunday, December 2, 10:00 a.m.
This service tells our long story of salvation with scripture readings so familiar many of us could recite passages from memory. But every Lessons and Carols service contains new, surprising elements -- whether hymns, choral anthems, or simply the inflections of particular readers -- that allow us to hear these stories with fresh ears. They keep the buildup to Jesus’ coming “Unexpected and Mysterious.”
Reaching Out to Others
Christmas Baskets for ReVive Center
Lists Available Now in the Parish Hall
ReVive Center for Housing and Healing is a trusted not-for-profit organization that strives to end homelessness in Chicago with its many programs. Since 1921 the ReVive’s Christmas Basket Program has spread the spirit of Christmas to Chicago’s low-income families and seniors; and for over 60 years St. James the Less has participated in the Christmas Basket Program along with 39 other local Episcopal Churches.

Only two more Christmas Elves are needed! As a Christmas Elf, you buy one gift per person along with a Jewell Gift Card for a Christmas meal. Then gift wrap and box it all up and deliver to SJTL’s Parish Hall by the morning of Saturday December 8th. The sign-up sheet for the two families and the information and instruction packet is located in the Parish Hall. Contact parishioners Susie White, Betsy Tracy or Jane Deuble if you have any questions.
10th Annual Coat Drive
Our Annual Coat Drive has begun. We are collecting gently used coast in a bin at Church or, if you prefer, you may drop them at Schultz and Odhner’s in Wilmette. We will clean and distribute them as in years past to those in need. Questions: please contact Colleen or Cory Schipfer.
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Wednesday, November 21
2:30 p.m. | Birthday Party at The Grove

Thursday, November 22
10:00 a.m. | Thanksgiving Day Service

Sunday, November 25
8:00 a.m. | Holy Eucharist with Traditional Language
9:15 a.m. | Thirty Worth Minutes
10:00 a.m. | Holy Eucharist with Music
10:00 a.m. | Godly Play
11:00 a.m. | Sweet Treats & Fellowship
11:00 a.m. | Youth Choir Rehearsal
3:00 p.m. | Mother-Daughter Tea

Monday, November 26
1:00 p.m. | Christian Meditation
7:30 p.m. | Dick Peterson's Big Band

Wednesday, November 28
2:30 p.m. | Eucharist at The Grove
7:00 p.m. | Living Well in the Midst of Grief & Loss

Thursday, November 29
7:30 p.m. | Choir Practice

Sunday, December 2
8:00 a.m. | Holy Eucharist with Traditional Music
9:15 a.m. | Thirty Worth Minutes - Living Well Through Advent
10:00 a.m. | Advent Lessons & Carols
10:00 a.m. | Godly Play
11:00 a.m. | Sweet Treats and Fellowship

Sunday, December 16
10:00 a.m. | Christmas Pageant & Cookie Exchange

Monday, December 24
4:00 p.m. | Family Christmas Eve Service
10:00 p.m. | Christmas Eve Service

Tuesday, December 25
10:00 a.m. | Christmas Day Service