Holy Eucharist in-person
@ 10:30 am on Sunday
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“Christians are usually sincere and well-intentioned people until you get to any real issues of ego, control power, money, pleasure, and security. Then they tend to be pretty much like everybody else. We are often given a bogus version of the Gospel, some fast-food religion, without any deep transformation of the self; and the result has been the spiritual disaster of "Christian" countries that tend to be as consumer-oriented, proud, warlike, racist, class conscious, and addictive as everybody else-and often more so, I'm afraid.” ― Richard Rohr, Breathing Underwater: Spirituality and the 12 Steps
Going beyond the fast-food religion is necessary for us to be truly spiritual people. Fast-food religion is a church that satisfies a person while they are in a church building but doesn't help them to become the church. When they leave the building if it keeps them, in our context, us, "Americans addicted to oil, war, and empire; the church addicted to its own absolute exceptionalism; the poor person addicted to powerlessness and victimhood; the white person addiction to superiority; the wealthy person addicted to entitlement," (Fr. Richard Rhor) then they are still addicted to a fast-food religion, which is not spirituality.
We all have our reasons for going or not going to church. But what should transcend all of the issues with the churches, pastors, people in the church, and whatever else should be our love for God and knowledge that we are ultimately, just like the other person, the beloved of God. We grow spiritually when we realize how much we are affected by our need for power, control, and superiority. We need to have a new kind of growing from a new kind of spiritual thinking to be truly changed as God's people. As Fr. Henry Nouwen says, “You don't think your way into a new kind of living. You live your way into a new kind of thinking.”
It is then Pentecost becomes real.
Fr. Jos+
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Calling All Children and Youth
Ministry Volunteers!
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St. James is looking for volunteers to join the children and youth ministry team. If you feel you are being called to serve please contact Kimby Tharakan office@sj.church or call or text 479-747-3757. We look forward to hearing from you. Together we can have a strong youth and children's ministry program! |
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Episcopal Kids Connection (EKC)
& Episcopal Youth Connection (EYC)
Sunday School Program and Times
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This week in EKC it's Pentecost Sunday. It's all about the Holy Spirit! Join us this week to learn more!
Join us Sunday,
Sundays 9:15 am!
Ages 5-11
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This week in EYC
Ages: 12-18
Sundays after church.
Who is the Holy Spirit? Find out this week what role the Holy Spirit played on the day of Pentecost and how he works in your life today. See you after church!
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Birthdays, Anniversaries and Prayers for Families and Flower Dedications!
Happy Birthday:
Brett Durbin, May 2nd, Jim Lynch, May 8th, Landon Miller, May 12th, Greg Rajek, May 12th, Mark Millsap, May 16th, Ann Breid, May 25th, Liz James, May 28th.
Happy Anniversary
Jan and Murray Hutcherson, May 1st, Don and Marge Francis, May 6th, Terry and Michelle Breazeale, May 10th, Travis and Blair Claxton, May 19th, Aubrey and Reggie Vargas, May 20th, Benny and Astry Rivera-Amigon, May 27th.
Flowers
The flowers are displayed to the Glory of God in memory of Thelma Millsap. Given by her son, Mark Millsap.
Prayers for Families This Week
Terry, Tharakan, Thomas
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COVID-19 Precautions for Worship |
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- Mask wearing is still required.
- 3 ft Social distancing is required.
- You can sit in every row. Leave the center chair free.
- After the service please greet others outside the church.
- In the end, care for and protect the other.
Fr. Jos+
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Why Download The Church App?
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Attend Live Church (Every time we go online, it's on your app)
- Get push notifications. All in one place.
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See church events calendar (Know what's going on in church)
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Prayer Wall (Easily post your prayer requests)
- Giving page / easy way to give your tithe, gifts
- Find the latest news and announcements
- Get the weekly Sunday Bulletin (No downloads)
- Call the church easily.
- Find regular times of services and the website
- Listen to the podcasts/sermons/reflections you missed
- Get the complete church directory and more...
All In One Place and Easy Access.
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