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Weekly Sunday Bulletin

February 5, 2023

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February March

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Sunday School

All Sunday School will start at 9:30 A.M.

Message from Our Senior Warden

St. James Family, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your support during my recent breast cancer diagnosis. So many of you have been cheering me on, sent me kind messages, uplifting me with cards, and gifts (especially hats!), and volunteering your time to assist me if needed. I tried to keep my distance from most everyone at the annual meeting due to my lowered immune system so it was difficult to let you all know how much I appreciate each and every one of you. I have been absent from services and meetings for about the last month, but I hope to be in better attendance from this point forward. There are many people that I needed to thank for the past year but was not able to properly do so at the annual meeting. I know Michael Bishop-Jones thanked Dcn. Suzy Lynch and her husband, Jim, and Fr. Rod Pierce and his wife, Angela, at the meeting, but I now want to take the opportunity to especially thank Dcn. Suzy Lynch who, by the way, can NEVER retire/resign according to Bishop Diane Bruce, Fr. Rod Pierce, who is Canonically Resident in the Diocese of Texas, and is Licensed in the Diocese of West Missouri, Fr. Ross Stuckey, Rector Emeritus of St. James, and Fr. Ken Chumbley, retired Rector of Christ Church. This clergy group has been outstanding and steadfast in their dedication to continued service to St. James and we are lucky to have each one of you. Kathleen Jackson deserves a pat on the back for her tenacity in coordinating all those calendars so that we are never without clergy on Sunday. Thank you to all who attended the annual meeting and to all of our volunteers who make St. James run – we can’t do it without you! Peace and Blessings, Tammy Larimore, Senior Warden

Outreach News There will be a meeting of the Outreach Committee on Wednesday, Feb 8 at 2PM in the conference room. If you would like to help plan the Outreach activities for Spring '23, please plan to attend. This is an open committee and your input is welcomed.

Compline Ministry Opportunity St. James broadcasts a nightly Compline prayer service live at 9 pm each evening. Bob and Kathleen Jackson have prayed this service consistently and with great love.  With their decision to be closer to their family on the East Coast, we have an opportunity for you to become part of this important prayer ministry.  To serve in this ministry simply requires reading just one evening prayer service each week. The Compline service lasts about 15 minutes. The service, itself, is from our Book of Common Prayer so it’s a liturgical prayer that is easily available online to read. To be able to broadcast the service requires a computer and a reliable internet connection. Our IT team can assist in setting up the linkage between your home computer and our St. James broadcast technology. We will also train on using our broadcast program, OBS. OBS is a very straightforward program that is free, easy to learn and use.   Please consider this important opportunity to provide familiar prayers to so many who find this comforting as the day draws to a close.   Please contact the church office if you desire to get involved.  It’s a rewarding and prayerful ministry that will bless each and everyone who participates. Thank you, Tessa Eggers

February Means Mardi Gras Time!!!   Calling All Kids!!

Time to decorate your Mardi Gras Shoebox Floats!   The Children’s Ministry Team, Mr. B.J. and Miss Tatum, will be decorating Shoebox Floats with you during Children’s Sunday School!  So come…bring your friends so you can get ready for the Children’s Mardi Gras parade on February 21.  We always begin our Mardi Gras Party with this parade! So Come…Enjoy! When: Sunday, February 5th and 12th

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Mardi Gras –February 21 --6 pm   Our Traditional Party Time at St. James! Hard to believe, but we’ve been celebrating this annual event at St. James for over 20 years with traditional red beans and rice, music, King Cake, shoe box floats and lots of laughter and fun as we mark the last day of the Epiphany season. It’s also the last day to let loose before we begin the solemn season on Lent…so plan to come…bring friends, relatives and neighbors. Time to eat delicious food thanks to a wonderful kitchen krewe. And enjoy our kids’ creativity with their shoebox floats and entertaining parade. Music provided! Everyone and all ages get to be a fun loving Cajun for one night. Please also plan to help with our celebration… ·        Saturday, February 18th will be our cooking day beginning at 9:30 am. Lots of hands make this an enjoyable time as we simmer those wonderfully spicy red beans. ·        Monday, February 20th is decorating day…so plan on helping set up tables and setting up for the party. ·        Tuesday, February 21 is final decorations and preparing the meal. Help is appreciated beginning at 10 am for blowing up balloons and final decorating. And again kitchen help beginning at 4:00 pm will ensure that we will have everything hot and ready. Our Children’s Ministry team will be decorating shoebox floats beginning February 5th! The annual Shoebox Parade on Mardi Gras night is always a highlight of the evening. And as always….

Celebrations & Prayers This Month

This Week Happy Birthdays Matt Hopper              02/05 Don Francis 02/11 Bill Pruitt 02/11 Tessa Melancon 02/12 Rachel Goebig 02/13 Evie Arwood 02/19 Erica Terry 02/25 Happy Anniversary Clay & Stacy Stuckey 02/29   Prayers for Families This Week Gernhart, Goebig, Haberman Flower Dedications are given to the glory of God and in thanksgiving for our many blessings by Don and Marge Francis.

Altar Schedule

Altar Guild Vickie Hamilton Lisa Pruitt

Celebrant Preacher Gospel The Rev. Stephen Beatty The Rev. Stephen Beatty The Rev. Suzanne Lynch

1st Reading Psalm 2nd Reading Eric Atkinson sung Terry Abshire

Prayers of the people ‌

Acolyte (s) Lisa Pruitt

Eucharistic Minister 1 Eucharistic Minister 2 Usher Chris Dodson Robert Lanning  Jim Lynch

Greeter Hospitality Eric Atkinson Gerald Snow & Terry Abshire

COVID-19 Please take prudent and necessary precautions when in large gatherings.

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