Sunday school and Children's chapel is this Sunday, Dec. 4th starting at 9:30 am, we are learning about Advent.

Sign up with friends or family to light the candles on the Advent Wreath. This sign-up is on the volunteer desk.

In this season of giving please consider giving the gift of life. Join us on December 4th for the final St. James blood drive of 2022. If you are unavailable or unable to give blood please consider asking someone to give on your behalf. Every donation potentially saves up to three lives. To register for an appointment please: Sign-up online using your donor account at https://www.redcrossblood.org, or Call/text/email Dottie at 785-341-4532 or dottieevans6@gmail.com

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The Lessons appointed for the Second Sunday of Advent, Year A

Isaiah 11:1-10

Romans 15:4-13

Matthew 3:1-12

Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19

December 4th at 9:40 am between services we will have the Daughters of the King meeting. Janet Newlin will offer her Christmas presentation. Hope you can join us!

December 4 is the last Adult Forum for 2022. Adult Forum will begin again in 2023 on January 15, with Fr. Andy Houltberg leading. He will lead Adult Forum once a month, walking us through the curriculum Bridges Out of Poverty. Father Andy is the CEO of Breakthrough/ESS.

Santa is coming to Breakfast Sunday on Dec. 11th. Bring your favorite dish and come meet Santa! If you are new to St. James we have special tables just for you, look for the Newcomers sign on the tables.

The St. Nicholas Bazaar will be Sunday, December 11. This is also Breakfast Sunday and we've heard by good authority that Santa will pay us a visit! If you have handcrafted items to sell, you may reserve a table and set up shop for a 20% donation to ECW (let the office know). There will also be a bake sale and homemade and home-canned items are needed. The bazaar benefits ECW by giving us much needed 'seed money' for the next Old English Tea. Here's a wonderful way to start your holiday shopping! Questions? Email bowman.peg@gmail.com

Greening and Movie time coming to St. James. In lieu of the Christmas pageant, we are having a special showing of the movie The Star, an animated film about the adventures of a brave donkey and crew who follow a star and find themselves witnessing the first Christmas. We will also decorate the church for Christmas during this time. Bring the family or yourself and enjoy this fellowship time. All are invited. We will have popcorn for the moviegoers and pizza. The date and time are being determined but will happen sometime during the week of Dec. 18th. 

Creation Care advocacy opportunity: Recently, there was an article in the Wichita Eagle entitled “Kansas regulators want to slash energy efficiency plan” (by Allison Kite of the Kansas Reflector).  The article  outlines that the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) regulators could unravel a plan to provide millions of dollars in energy efficiency programs to Evergy’s Kansas customers. You can follow this link to read her article HERE. You may want to consider offering input to the KCC. While Evergy has had energy efficiency programs — including financing for home upgrades and weatherization in Missouri for years, establishing those same programs in Kansas has proven difficult. Soon commissioners will decide and may hold a hearing about the issue in early December.  The decision is expected in mid-February. Follow this link to get information on how you can provide input

Click HERE for a list of the 2023 nominations for elective offices to be voted on at the Annual Meeting in January. To add a nominee to the slate, a group of 20 members must present their nominee(s) in writing to the church office. The nominations must include the signature of each elector involved to indicate their consent to be on the ballot. All nominees must be submitted by December 31, 2022.



St. James/St. Stephen’s Book Club meets in person at St Stephen’s every Thursday at noon. New reading fans are always welcome. Questions, contact Mary Sloan.

Sunday school and Children's chapel is this Sunday, Dec. 4th starting at 9:30 am, we are learning about Advent.

The Nursery is open each Sunday from 8:15 am - 12:00 pm and special events for newborns to five years of age. We are looking for volunteers to assist Lauren. To volunteer, contact Chelsea.

The last Sandwich Saturday that St. James will do this year is on December 10th. Our Church has really supported helping to feed the food insecure and we plan on continuing this effort for 2023. If you would like to participate in future Sandwich Saturdays please contact Joan Bledsoe. We provide 150 waters and a lunch sacks with one sandwich (pb&j, meat, meat & cheese or just cheese - your choice), one fruit (apples are hard for many to chew so other options may be better), one bag of chips and one cookie or power bar. I usually get all the waters making it easier to supply. Most people or families make 10-40 lunches. If interested for next year let me know. pansy1918@icloud.com . Thank you 

In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer: 

Pray for the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem & The Middle East 

In the World Council of Churches Cycle of Prayer: 

Pray for Myanmar, Thailand

In the Kansas Cycle of Prayer: 

Pray for St. Luke’s, Shawnee 

St. James Church prays for these individuals as well:

Our seminarian, Maddy Bishop

Those serving in the military:

J. David Anderson-Lusk, Will Corkins, Maureen Tanner

Those who have recently died: Pam McCausland; Gloria Jean Davis; Dan Dye; Astrid Ankenbrand

And those who have died in Decembers past: Mary Albright; Holly Bell; Martha Black; Carl Brink; Charlotte Cochran; Dorcas Cooper; Flo Duncan; Peggy Duncan; Ruth T. Elrick; Pat Evans; Betty Holmer; Helen Hope; Tomora Jennings; June E. Morell; Gladys Osborne; Tom Reid; Mary Rickman; Betty Robinson; Wanda Sanders; Margaret Sandlin; Elizabeth Sheffield; John Sheffield; Lois Smith; Ev Stephenson; Norris Taylor; Marcia Thudium; Mary Jo Watson; Richard Wingell

Those in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness or any other adversity:

Brianna P.; Peer M.; Drew H.; Josh; Monica; Rhys; Kai; Tammy; Ken; Ron D.; John R.; Marge Rine & family; Janet R.; Phil S., Celia B.; Sylvester; Darwin P.; Sharon & Jerry; Jan. M., Edna & James; Janet R.; Wes R.; Andy S.; Pat; Peggy S.; Gary; Deb H.; Bill and Jeri; Jayne P.; Barbara H.; Suzy R.; Helen B., Bill and Carolyn, Dave W.; Carole; Bob and Sue; Pam M.; Dal; Gus; Joan J.; Martha L.; Betty; Sage; Joseph B.; Jerry M.; Joy J.

For the sake of privacy, we do not list the last names of those who are on our prayer list because of trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or adversity. We do our best to include last name initials in the event that two parishioners with the same first name exist.

If your prayers have been answered, let us rejoice with you. Please contact the office to let us know we can remove your prayer request. If you have prayers you would like added to the prayer list, please contact the office at office@stjameswichita.org or 316-683-5686.

Loving, Liberating and Life-Giving

Grant, O God, that your holy and life-giving Spirit may so move every human heart, that barriers which divide us may crumble, suspicions disappear, and hatreds cease; that our divisions being healed, we may live in justice and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Advent Quiet Day: Let it Be, the spirituality of Mary of Nazareth

Saturday, December 3, 2022, 9 am - 2 pm

Grace Cathedral and Bethany Garden

The Canon for Spiritual Life and Clergy Care is offering quiet days and retreats around the diocese throughout the year. A complete list is kept on their website. If you would like to invite her to create something for your parish, minster or convocation please reach out.