How can we support Earth Day?
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Conserve water
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Clean up plastic in your neighborhood
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Plant a tree
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Support pollinators – there are several plants that attract butterflies and hummingbirds, and some plants are “bee-friendly”
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To help with #4 -- and help the environment in many other ways – you can choose native plants and wildflowers for your yards and gardens
** The Creation Care Committee planted some native plants on the Yale Street side of St. James last year and will be checking on them to make sure they survived winter, rabbits, etc. And we can use more. If you have native plants to share, contact Pat Butin at: patandwalk@aol.com
Check the E-Tower every week for more information and check our Creation Care page for updates on legislation and other information by clicking here.
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The 92nd St. James Olde English Tea
People come for the FOOD but stay for the shopping and entertainment!
Hundreds of guests will dine on thousands of dainty tea sandwiches and sweet treats. We’ve built our reputation on the quality, assortment, and TLC that goes into our food. With two seatings comes an increased demand for tea table food. It is embarrassing to have to purchase last-minute bakery items to fill the table. Nobody buys a ticket to eat store-bought cookies! We need your help!
Tea Table Sweets:
We need at least 2,500 bite-size cookies, bars, tarts, muffins, and candies. Hint: anything made in a mini-muffin pan is the “right” size for the tea table. If your recipe for regular-size cookies makes 3 dozen, you’ll get 5-6 dozen tea-size. Please label your baked goods and deliver them to the tray room (lounge) 1-2 days before the Tea.
And don’t forget the Bake Shop: “regular size” cookies and treats are needed, including pies, cakes, and breads. Please package them attractively and price them, if you wish. These may also be left in the lounge. Be sure to indicate these are for the bake sale.
Many thanks!
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100th Anniversary
Capital Campaign
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The response for our 100th Anniversary Capital Campaign has been wonderful. Thanks to all who have pledged and donated. With over 50 donations received so far, we will be accepting donations through June 1.
As a reminder, we are trying to raise $375,000. Please remember that you can pledge over a three-year period. No pledge is too small. We value all contributions. All contributors will be named on a plaque at the end of the campaign. If you have any questions about the campaign, please talk to Mother Dawn, Joan Moore or Woody Swain.
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100th Anniversary Labyrinth |
Plans are in the works for the Labyrinth. Memorial Day weekend is our goal to start on the installation.
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Lessons appointed for
the Second Sunday of Easter
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Adult Forum: Going off the Lectionary Grid will pick up again after Easter Sunday. All are welcome!
Ted Lasso!? – Yes! “The Theology of Ted Lasso” will be offered Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. April 27 – June 15. Each week we will watch an episode of Ted Lasso (season one) and discuss the Christian points it suggests. Whether or not you have seen the popular show before, you are invited. The show includes adult language and content, so all students under 18 must attend with a parent. At the first session we will watch 2 half-hour episodes. All sessions thereafter we will watch one episode and then talk about it together. We will meet in the Guild Hall at St. James Church and no masks are required (for the time being). This discussion series requires no preparation. Mother Dawn leads the discussion.
New Acolyte Training Anyone desiring to begin service as an acolyte is invited to an introductory training session on Sunday, May 1st. The training will be held in the church and will begin shortly after the 10:45 service. Acolytes carry torches (candles), carry the cross, ring the bells, and assist clergy at the altar. Lectors and chalice bearers are trained separately.
Wine Returns to the Common Cup On Easter, and thereafter, we will share Communion in both kinds: the blessed bread and the wine. Worshipers may partake of the blessed wine by sipping from the common cup. Intinction (the practice of dipping the wafer into the wine) will not be used. Dipping the consecrated bread into the chalice carries a high likelihood of fingers touching or plunging into the wine itself. This is an unclean and unsafe practice. While many people have waited anxiously for consecrated wine to return to use, others may come to it with a deep sense of apprehension. We are fully supportive of anyone who still chooses to wear a face mask, keep their distance, or refrain from the common cup.
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Children and Youth
Sunday school and Children's Chapel on May 1st starting at 9:30 am. We will learn about Ezekiel, why he is a "major" prophet, and what is the deal with his valley of dry bones? In Children's chapel, we are going to talk about what and who is the church. Questions? Contact Chelsea at formation@stjameswichita.org
Get ready to camp! Our VBS theme this year is Compassion Camp. We will take a 4-day adventure growing in compassion and spreading love to the world. We will incorporate camping and turn St. James into its own campsite. This adventure is for our preschool-incoming 6th graders and it is completely free! Register at: www.myvbs.org/stjameswichita. We will need lots of volunteers and materials, be on the lookout for those announcements. Questions? Contact Chelsea at formation@stjameswichita.org
We need Nursery Volunteers! Our little ones are looking forward to the Nursery being open again (well maybe the parents more). In order to do that we need nursery volunteers. This is an only once a month commitment, at either the 8:30 or 10:45 service. You will be trained in Safeguarding God's Children. Please consider this VERY important opportunity to love our children at St. James. Please contact Chelsea if you are interested! formation@stjameswichita.org
Paxton Blessing Box! You can drop off food at anytime, please leave items on the stairs next to the Church office Please donate non-perishable goods and hygiene products. Read more
Outreach
The 100 Year Charitable Project is refurnishing three Family Visitation rooms at St. Francis Ministries. These rooms accommodate parents of children in foster care as they have supervised meetings with their children. The Outreach Committee has begun exploring options, and we are excited to create rooms that are cheerful and welcoming. Each room will offer books, games, and toys for family activities. We are grateful for this opportunity to help families in crisis.
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Wichita Minster News
Father Dillon is offering Morning Prayer by Zoom at 9:30 a.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Morning Prayer Zoom Link.
YAW (Young Adults Wichita) is a ministry of the Wichita Minster led by Father Dillon. It includes members from St. James, St. John’s, Good Shepherd, and St. Stephen’s. We meet weekly, currently Mondays at 6 p.m. (time/dates subject to change). If you know anyone interested in participating, please connect them with Dillon at 256-762-5110 or at dillongreen7@gmail.com. If you aren’t a young adult (18-35) and want to be involved, we are always looking for people to provide meals for the group each week. Instructions are to prepare for six to 10 people. If you’re interested in helping out that way, please contact Dillon.
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Parish Prayers for the Week of April 15
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For our seminarian: Maddy Bishop
Pray for those serving in the military: Will Corkins, J. David Anderson-Lusk and Maureen Tanner.
Pray for those who have died: Craig Cowdery, Gary Fast (husband of Taci and son-in-law of Eddie Huitt), Glenna Kleinkauf, Jan Moreland (Jarl’s mother), Mike (brother of Cathy Wuu), Horace Edwards (father of Adrienne Edwards) Jean Showalter Lehr, Sallie Hager, (mother of Deb Hager), Mary Yeager, Sharon Spencer, Thomas Faulkner, Peggy Day.
Pray for those who are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness or any other adversity: The Keenan family, Ron H., Peg B., Susie R., Taci F., Sue R., Ashley M., Phil S., Isabella, Cathy W., Helen B., Marcia & Lowell, Bill & Carolyn, Dave W., Carole, Kitty, Luree, Laura S., Bob & Sue, Marge, Pam M., Dal, Gus, Joan J., Martha, Betty, Sage, Joseph, Sam & Beth, Jerry, Robin S., Joy J., Judy T.
Our Parish Prayer List: All members of our parish community are asked to pray for each person on our prayer list. To share your prayers of thanksgiving (births, weddings, new jobs, anniversaries, etc.), to notify us that someone you love is serving in the military, to share that you or someone you love is suffering, or to tell us of a death, please call 316-683-5686 or email office@stjameswichita.org.
If your prayers have been answered,
we would love to rejoice with you.
Please let us know so your name may be removed
from our list of people most urgently in need. Thank you.
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Prayers from Bishop Cathleen |
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Dear Beloved members of the Diocese of Kansas,
As we witness the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and wonder what the radiating seismic impacts may be, we are reminded that in the Risen Presence of Jesus we have a Living Hope. These verses of 1 Peter, addressed to people dispersed and disenfranchised by political turmoil and violence, speak to me today:
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 1 Peter 1:3-5
Our Living Hope includes prayer. Let us pray as individuals and in our parishes for the people of Ukraine and all of those involved in this conflict. I ask all parishes to include prayers for Ukraine, for leaders of state and the military, for all those affected by the conflict, and for peace. Please include these prayers in the Prayers of the People this Sunday and throughout Lent. Of course there are wonderfully appropriate prayers in our own Book of Common Prayer.
- O Lord our Governor, whose glory is in all the world: We commend this nation to thy merciful care, that, being guided by thy Providence, we may dwell secure in thy peace. Grant to the President of the United States, the leaders of Ukraine and Russia, and to all in authority, wisdom and strength to know and to do thy will. Fill them with the love of truth and righteousness, and make them ever mindful of their calling to serve this people in thy fear; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen. - BCP 820
- Almighty God our heavenly Father, guide the nations of the world into the way of justice and truth, and establish among them that peace which is the fruit of righteousness, that they may become the kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. - BCP 816
Our staff has also gathered prayers from a variety of sources that can be accessed on our diocesan website.
Our Living Hope also includes care for those who suffer. As needs become known and avenues of aid become apparent, I ask parishes to remain open to the sharing of resources widely. Care also for those who suffer anxiety or personal grief. As part of the world-wide Anglican Communion, we have a network of support in such times. I commend both Episcopal Relief and Development and Episcopal Migration Ministries as meaningful ways to respond to this conflict. Both of these organizations are positioned to help those directly affected in the region.
Our Living Hope includes advocacy. Please remain in contact with our national leaders and those making decisions for the welfare of the world. May your Christian values guide communication with them.
As the Apostle wrote, may grace and peace be yours in abundance.
Sincerely,
+Cathleen
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