St. James Episcopal Church
Weekly Update and Sunday Service
April 5, 2020
Join Us for Palm/Passion Liturgy followed
by Morning Prayer Service and Coffee Hour on Sunday
Passion/Palm Sunday Liturgy and Morning Prayer
10:30 AM
(Feel free to log on earlier if you want to.)

Worship with us as we offer Morning Prayer and Coffee Hour virtually this Sunday.

Here is the Morning Prayer Service document for you all to download click here to download and print out to follow along. William will preside and there will be other readers. There are places at which we pray in unison and William will not be muted, but the rest of us will be, but please say the portions for All out loud at home.
 
Join the Zoom Meeting from your computer, tablet, or smartphone:
Meeting ID: 867 024 595
 
Dial in on your phone: 312-626-6799   
Meeting ID: 867 024 595

Here’s what you need to be ready for Sunday.
1.   Download the Zoom app onto your Computer, Tablet or Phone. Click here to download . If you don’t have the technology to do video, never fear. You can dial in to 312-626-6799 on any phone and enter in the meeting ID 867 024 595 and hear the audio of the service.
2.   Beth is happy to help people before Sunday if you have questions or want to try it out with her. Call or text her at 612-250-9795.
3.   Here’s a video to show you how to join a Zoom meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIkCmbvAHQQ&feature=youtu.be
 
On Sunday
1.   Follow this link https://zoom.us/j/867024595 and log into the meeting.
2.   The meeting ID is 867 024 595.
3.   You will be automatically muted when you log in.
4.   Please click the appropriate button or buttons at the bottom of the screen to allow video as well as audio.
5.   If possible, do not have a window behind you. Back lighting will make you a silhouette to the rest of us and we want to see your face!
Celebrating birthdays and anniversaries this week: Brianna Broman (4/8), Casey McGuire (4/10), Urve Daigle (4/11), Robyn & Gary Jensen (4/5)

Prayers have been asked for Karen Alexander, John Anderson (young friend of Rosemary Caspar) , Marguerite Barrie, Muriel Barrie, Dave Benson (friend of Beth Harvey) , Lindsey Berry (friend of Beth Harvey) , Carolyn Buzza (friend of Stacey and Max Athorn) , Betty Caspar (mother-in-law of Rosemary Caspar) , Essie Cade (grandmother of Victor Price) ,   Gary Cronk (son of Jinny Bouvette) , Janice Collins (aunt of Rebecca Hamblin) , Amber Dexter (friend of Anne Scheible), Mary & Tom Donnelly (parents of Patrick Donnelly) , Theo Fyfe (grandson of Kerry & Vince Nelson) , Maria Gonzales (mother of Victor Gonzales) , Becky Hamblin (mother of Rebecca Hamblin) , Radik Hoffman, Don Hoffmann (husband of Jane Hoffmann) , Kathy Hunter (friend of Rosemary Caspar) , Jamie (anonymous) , Amy & David Kessler (sister & brother-in-law of Greg Fedio) , Molly McMahon (friend of Rosemary Caspar) , Roger Martin, Mary Nease, Vince Nelson, Louikenshe Noncent (son of Louis Noncent, principal in Bonne Nouvelle) , David Pearson (friend of Beth Harvey) , Charlie Scofield (Susan Maas) , Samuel Spencer, Colleen Szot (friend of Jane Hoffmann) , Melissa Toft  (friend of Stacey and Max Athorn) , Gail Wilson (niece of Bonnie Carleen) . The unemployed, incarcerated, and lonely. Those in the military here and far from home.
 
We pray for the Wider Church:
  • Our Anglican family: Pray for the Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean
  • Our Diocesan family: St. Antipas, Redby
  • Our Alaskan family: St. Peter’s by-the-Sea, Sitka
  • Our partners in ministry: Minnehaha United Methodist, Lake Nokomis Lutheran, Living Table United Church of Christ, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, and the parish of Bonne Nouvelle in Haiti
Adult Forum April 19: Adult Forum by Zoom!
Adult Forum will rise from isolation the Sunday after Easter. Sign in early at 9:45, on the same Zoom meeting link as you’ve been doing for Morning Prayer. Topic to be announced on Easter Sunday. Discussion led by Tony Morley and Fr. William.
ECMN's COVID-19 Response Resources
Go to ECMN's COVID-19 response page for all of the information that has come out from ECMN regarding resources and recommendations regarding COVID-19 response, and a regularly updated list of resources. Click here.
Service at St. James
All of our traditional community service partners are working hard to continue to provide services for their clients. Here’s the news.
 
Minnehaha Food Shelf – The food shelf was open on Tuesday and plans to be open next Tuesday. The best way to help is with cash donations – Their website is:  www.minnehaha.org/foodshelf.html

At this time we don’t really need volunteers but that may change. I might need someone who speaks and/or writes Spanish for next Tuesday.
 
Beacon/Simpson House, etc. – They are looking for cash donations. Overcrowding in shelters makes it difficult to meet the 6 ft. spacing recommendations.
 
NENA – They have canceled all meetings and are doing what they can by email.
 
Take care everyone! Miss seeing all of you!
First Nations Kitchen
First Nations Kitchen has made the difficult decision to discontinued to cook Sunday night meals for April and May. We had been scheduled to work the prep shift on April 12.
Save the Date: Saturday evening, June 27
Trust us, you won’t want to miss this! Please mark your calendar and plan
on being at St. James on Saturday evening, June 27. There’ll be a big party on the Great Lawn under a tent (rain or shine!) from early evening until the wee hours with fellowship, food, drink, music, and stories as we move on to whatever’s next.
 
This party is for St. Jamesians present and past. We’re going to e-mail and mail information to everyone for whom we have an address. So reach out to family, friends, neighbors, and anyone you know or know of who’s been part of St. James’ 94 years! Please get contact information to the Church Office. We want everyone there. But we’ll need to know who’s coming to have enough to eat and drink. Not everyone can pull off that loaves and fishes thing....Speaking of loaves and fishes, we’ll need volunteers to help reach out to St. Jamesians present and past, cook, set up, clean up, and do all of the things that make a party on to remember.

The Big Bash Party Helpers Needed
The Big Bash is on Saturday evening, June 27. I know you’ll be there.... You will, won’t you? Of course you will!
 
In any event, parties don’t just happen. Please let me know how you’d like to help. There are jobs big and small. Areas include:
• Tent rental, setup, and breakdown.
• General setup and breakdown.
• Chairs and tables.
• Tableware.
• Decorations.
• Invitations.
• Music and entertainment.
• Food and beverage.
• Program and recognition.
 
Sounds intriguing doesn’t it? Please contact Louis Hoffman at  hoffman.louis@comcast.net  or 612-618-7206 for more information or to volunteer.
Office e-mail: stjamesotp@comcast.net
Fr. William’s e-mail: wheisley@mac.com
Fr. William’s mobile number: 612-968-7439
Office phone: 612-724-3425

The Right Reverend Brian N. Prior , Bishop of Minnesota
The Rev. William Heisley, Transition Priest

The People of St. James, The Heart and Hands of Christ
Kerry Nelson, Senior Warden
Ted Gerold, Junior Warden
Max Athorn, Julie Brauninger, Greg Fedio, Louis Hoffman
Jeanne LaBore, Jim Larson , Vestry
Brianna Broman, Clerk
Liz and Cliff Athorn, Directors of Music
Rosemary Caspar, Altar Guild Director
Beth Harvey, Office Administrator
John Heintz, Treasurer
Ellen Marty, Bookkeeper
Vince Nelson , Sexton
St. James Episcopal Church | 3225 East Minnehaha Parkway | Minneapolis, MN 55417
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