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Weekly e-Epistle
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St. James' Mill Creek
Wilmington, Delaware
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November 14th, 2021
We'd love for you to join us!
We would be pleased if you joined us in person or online from the comfort of your home for church services via Facebook Live at 9:30am.
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Here is a PDF of this Sunday's bulletin for you to enjoy. |
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Pastoral Announcement
The memorial service celebrating the life of Frank Hickam will be held at St. James' Mill Creek Church
Saturday, November 13 11:30 a.m. Memorial service, followed by a luncheon in our parish hall. All are welcome.
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Tree Removal in Graveyard
Three trees in the church graveyard are growing very close to the internal stone wall and are beginning to cause issues. They are being removed to prevent further damage. If you have any questions, please contact Val Brunson.
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Stewardship Sunday
November 14th is Stewardship Sunday. If you have not turned in your pledge card yet, please bring it with you this Sunday. Extra pledge cards will be available should you need them. Thanks.
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St. James' Pastoral Care Team
St. James' Pastoral Care Team continues to support our parish family and our community.
If you or someone you know is in need, we:
· send cards, make phone calls, and pray with you and/or for you.
· Also, during this time of transition, if you need a priest, we will help with that, too.
· For now, in an abundance of caution, our home, hospital, and Eucharistic visits are on hold.
Please call the office (302-994-1584) and leave a message. Someone will get back to you. Messages are retrieved daily, seven days a week.
Please let us know if you need us or someone you know needs us. We will not know if you do not tell us.
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“Blessful” Meditations
We all know that life can be a little stressful and hectic sometimes. We hope that by reading this short bible passage and watching a relaxing video will help you take a moment and reflect on God’s gifts.
1 Peter 1:13
“Therefore, once you have your minds ready for action and you are thinking clearly, place your hope completely on the grace that will be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed.”
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We are grateful for the support that enables us to serve lunch at the Emmanuel Dining Room and provide needed clothing and food for those being served at the Hope Center.
EMMANUEL DINING ROOM
Providing a daily lunch to those in need in Wilmington
Our next date for providing lunch for Emmanuel Dining Room will be Sunday, December 31st, 2021. We continue to deliver our lunch items and extra bottles of water. We hope we will be able to actually serve our guests in the dining room sometime this fall.
New Castle County HOPE Center
for Individuals and Families in need of temporary housing and support services.
What started as temporary housing during the cold weather of 2020-2021 has grown into a permanent center that provides housing and support services for individuals and families who are without adequate housing in New Castle County.
New Castle County (NCC) purchased the former Sheraton Hotel on Airport Rd (now named the New Castle County HOPE Center) and kept the hotel management staff to keep the facility running.
Working together, many non-profit organizations including Family Promise provide various services and support for individuals and families to obtain emergency and more significant housing and medical, psychological, and job skills opportunities as well.
The hotel can accommodate 400 and suites and adjoining rooms are given to families and enable households to stay together. Housing is coordinated through the Delaware Housing Alliance.
If you know of anyone who needs this housing, please ask them to call 1-833-FIND-BED (1-833-3463-233) and leave a message.
How St. James' can help:
Review the list below and see if there are items you could provide.
Drop the items off:
· Monday-Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the parish hall porch
Please place your donations in the bin labeled Donations for HOPE Center on the porch of the parish hall. Liz will bring in the bin and any donated items at 1:30 p.m.
· Weekly, we will take the donations to Friendship House
Items needed:
- Diapers - all sizes - Urgent need for size 5 & 6
- Uber/Lyft Tickets in $25 increments
- Washable Mesh Laundry Bags with drawstring
- individual size creamers for coffee
- Snack bags - pretzels, chips, or goldfish
- Powdered Drink Mixes - Iced Tea/Lemonade
- Small containers of peanut butter and tuna fish (easy open)
- Microwaveable one-dish meals
- Quart size/ Gallon size and sandwich size Ziplock bags
- Fruit cups, apple sauce, and pudding
- Individually wrapped crackers, granola bars, and cereal bars
- $5 gift cards - Target, Acme, Wawa
- Hot Chocolate mix
- Baby wipes
- Non-alcohol hand sanitizer
- Non-refrigerated milk and powdered milk
- NEW Underwear, and socks - all sizes, children through adult
- New or gently used t-shirts and light jackets
- New books for adults and children
- New puzzles, crossword books, and puzzle books - adult/children
- Art kits, adult and children coloring books, colored pencils
- Sunscreen
- Umbrellas
- Hygiene items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, and soap (regular and travel size)
- Tide pods or other laundry pods
- Containers of ground coffee (the staff brews coffee daily for the guests)
Thank you,
St. James' Outreach Ministry
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Prayer Team
One Sunday of every month, the members of the prayer team hold a “virtual” ZOOM prayer service (focusing on the prayer requests shared by parishioners through calls or emails to the church office 994-1584 or to individual members of the prayer team.) We lift up these prayer requests and other concerns of the parish, community, and world.
Also, weekly we share the prayers and petitions that have been given to us and they are lifted in the daily prayers of the team members. All are welcome to provide their prayer requests and participate in these services.
For those who have an immediate prayer need or would like to receive the ZOOM codes and join the prayer team service, we invite you to email your prayer needs/requests to Cindy Fauerbach cindyfauerbach@verizon.net or call Cindy at
302-584-8053
NOTE: Our NEXT prayer ZOOM gathering will be in the EVENING and will include the evening prayer service (found on page 109 in the Book of Common Prayer)
November prayer meeting -- Sunday, November 14th at 5:00 p.m.
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A Prayer for Sunday
O God our King, by the resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ on the first day of the week, you conquered sin, put death to flight, and gave us the hope of everlasting life: Redeem all our days by this victory; forgive our sins, banish our fears, make us bold to praise you and to do your will; and steel us to wait for the consummation of your kingdom on the last great Day; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Find more Morning Psalm and prayers please visit
https://delaware.church/psalms-and-prayers/
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A Prayer for Veterans Day
O Judge of the nations, we remember before you with grateful hearts the men and women of our country who in the day of decision ventured much for the liberties we now enjoy. Grant that we may not rest until all the people of this land share the benefits of true freedom and gladly accept its disciplines. Amen.
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COVID-19 Restrictions
Our firm desire is to worship our Lord in beauty, holiness, AND safety! Please be assured that the St. James' leadership team has worked hard to have meaningful worship while at the same time making our environment as safe as possible for everyone.
- Church entry time will be 9:15 a.m.
- Please sanitize hands before entering the church.
- Face masks are mandatory.
- At communion, please wait until you are back in your seat to consume your wafer.
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St. James' Mill Creek
2106 St. James Church Road
Wilmington, DE 19808
302.994.1584
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