03/29/24 News and updates from St. James Church

First Things First

Remember, there is no service at 5:30 pm this Saturday, March 30.

The Easter Egg Hunt will be outside on the lawn at 10:00 am on Sunday, March 31.

The deadline to sign up for the Women's Retreat led by Chelsea Whipple is almost here! Check the Diocesan News section below for more info and to sign up before it's too late!

The Readings this Week

Click here to go to the Lectionary Page

Click here for a free PDF download of the Book of Common Prayer

The Lessons appointed for the Sunday of the Resurrection

Revised Common Lectionary, Year B

Acts 10:34-43

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

John 20:1-18

Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24

January, February, & March Schedules

Holy Week schedule is not included

5:30 Service Volunteer Schedule

8:30 Service Volunteer Schedule

10:45 Service Volunteer Schedule

April & May Schedules

Through Pentecost

5:30 Service Volunteer Schedule

8:30 Service Volunteer Schedule

10:45 Service Volunteer Schedule

Want to know if we need additional volunteers for a specific week? Click one of the service schedules below. If you see a +Add button on a particular serving role, that means someone has declined their assignment, and we still need a volunteer to fill in. You can click +Add to sign up for that spot.

Calendar

Parish News and Updates

The Guild Hall Players present...

Noel Coward's BLITHE SPIRIT Thursday, April 4 through Sunday, April 7.

This funny charming play is one of the most popular British comedies of the last century - perfect entertainment for an early spring evening!

Performances are at 8:00 pm, Thursday through Saturday, and 7:00 pm on Sunday.

Contact the church office for reservations, (316) 683-5686

Ticket sales for the Olde English Tea have started, and we have already sold out of the Benefactor sponsorships for the afternoon seating! Are you interested in being a Benefactor for the morning seating of the tea, or do you want more information about all the levels of sponsorship available? Check out our sponsorships opportunities here.

The next major meeting before the event on April 21 after the 10:45 service. This is an all-hands-on-deck meeting, please come if you are able.

Purchase your Olde English Tea Tickets here!

Community Outreach

Are you concerned about Wichita’s public schools?

Join the Outreach Committee to hear Penny Olsen, CEO of The Pando Initiative, discuss our public schools when we meet on Tuesday, April 2 at 4:00 p.m. in the lounge. Pando works diligently and successfully to support and enhance our public schools. They provide case workers in our poorest schools, and they have a proven record of keeping children in school, raising high school graduation rates, and enhancing learning. Join us if you can.

Winfield Correctional Facility

You are invited to the WCF dinner theater and art auction! A portion of the proceeds from the event will go towards building a spiritual life center at the Winfield Correctional Facility.

Date corrected to May 4 at 6:00 pm.

Tickets must be purchased by March 29, using check or money order. Check the attached flyer for more details.

IRC Update

Thanks to the continued generosity of the people of St. James, we have been able to provide the necessary items for the arrival of their newest family member! The baby is due in the next few weeks, so please remember the family in your prayers.

Our formal contract with IRC will be completed at the end of April. The core team of this project, along with the outreach committee, has decided to continue our support of the family through the end of their first full year in Kansas. This is a large, single parent family that will need additional support over the coming months.

Thank you for your continued support of this project and of the refugee family. We have been able to come alongside the family and assist them with their transition to life in America because of your generosity.

“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.“ ‭‭John‬ ‭15‬:‭12‬ ‭NRSV‬‬

Children and Youth

Children's Sunday School

Next Sunday, April 7, is Children's Sunday School and Children's Chapel starting at 9:30 am upstairs in the Kidz Zone. All kids in preschool- 5th grade are welcome. Questions? Contact Chelsea.

Youth Group Schedule Updates

Sunday, March 31: Youth group will NOT meet on Easter.

We will meet again on Sunday, April 7 at 6:30 pm.

Volunteers needed!

We need Nursery volunteers! We are looking for those that want to supervise and love on the kiddos in the Nursery at the 8:30 or 10:45 service. You decide how often you'd like to volunteer and when. Safe Church Training is required and provided by the church. Please let Chelsea know if you are interested, formation@stjameswichita.org or call the church office.

The Nursery is open each Sunday from 8:15 am - 12:00 pm and special events for newborns to five years of age.

Prayers

Parish Prayers for the Week of March 31

In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer:

The Church in the Province of the West Indies

In the World Council of Churches Cycle of Prayer:

The Balkans - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia

In the Kansas Cycle of Prayer:

Pray for St. Thomas’, Holton

Our seminarian, Maddy Bishop

Those discerning a call to the priesthood:

Paul Leeker, Elizabeth Wenger

Those serving in the military:

Davis Jackson; Will Corkins; Maureen Tanner

Those in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness or any other adversity:

Helene; Fred; Gail P.; Gerry H.; Thelma; Tom H.; Jeri & Bill; Robin S.; Erin C.; Joan M.; Peg B.; Diana M.; Ed & Kim; Susan G.; Peggy S.; Jean E.; Kelby; Judy T.; Mary; Darwin P.; Sam & Beth; Barbara S.; Hazel S.; Allie N.; Kris S.; Judy; Greta P.; Larry R.; Jodie & family; Simon family; Nancy C.; Drew H.; Elena S.; Bella P.; Ann B.; Daimon; Anna; Dick & Judy; Liz; Peer M.; Brianna P.; Sylvester; Sharon & Jerry; Jan M.; Pat; Andy S.; Sue C.; Martha L.; Joseph B.; Joan J.; Jayne P.; Deb H.; Dal H.; Carole

Those who have recently died:

John Osborne; Amanda Alonso; Bud Roller; Martha Frankfurt Forster; Delmar Klocke; Pat Heeren

Some who have died in March in the past:

Marsha Bacon; John Bell; Jack Burns; Mary Deeter; Christopher Erickson; Jecca Evers; Douglas Fleming; Sally Goodland; Christine Hebert; Larry Heeren; Kay Hoffman; Steve Jordan; Jean Lehr (Showalter); Ida Miller; Larry Mitchell; Nancy Rollins; Art Woodman

For the sake of privacy, we do not list the last names of those who are on our prayer list because of trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or adversity. We do our best to include last name initials in the event that two parishioners with the same first name exist.

If your prayers have been answered, let us rejoice with you. Please contact the office to let us know we can remove your prayer request. If you have prayers you would like added to the prayer list, please contact the office at office@stjameswichita.org or 316-683-5686.

Loving, Liberating and Life-Giving

Grant, O God, that your holy and life-giving Spirit may so move every human heart, that barriers which divide us may crumble, suspicions disappear, and hatreds cease; that our divisions being healed, we may live in justice and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Diocesan News

Women's Retreat

A women's retreat centered on the truth that we are made female in God's image. This spiritual gathering is an opportunity for women of all ages, stages, and backgrounds to come together, connect, and embrace the inherent beauty and strength within us and as a community of women walking in faith with Christ Jesus.

Led by Chelsea Whipple, in partnership with The Rev. Canon Lisa Senuta.

Scholarships are available upon request, please email Lisa Senuta.

Living God’s Future Now: A 2024 Tocher Event

The Diocese of Kansas is pleased to welcome the Rev. Dr. Sam Wells for the 2024 Tocher Lecture on May 15-16 at St. Michael and All Angels, Mission.

The Lecture will truly be an event with the St. Martin’s Voices choral ensemble joining from Vicar Sam’s parish, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London under the leadership of Dr. Andrew Earis.

Funded through the generosity of the Diocese of Kansas’ Tocher Fund for Clergy Education and the St. Michael and All Angels Foundation, this is a formation event for the clergy, musicians, and other lay leaders of parishes and institutions in the six Bishop Kemper School for Ministry partner dioceses: Kansas, Western Kansas, Nebraska, West Missouri, Missouri and Iowa.

Focusing on themes of evangelism, community and parish development and the Church’s role in God’s future, Sam Wells and his musicians will gather participants for seminars and worship. This will be an exciting formation endeavor for the BKSM dioceses outside the classes and programs offered directly by the School.

Click here for more information

Click here to register for Tocher Event

2024 K2K Community Mission Team

You are invited to join!

In Kenya, East Africa, June 6-19, 2024

Join the 2024 K2K Community Team and go to Kenya for an unforgettable experience. Now is the time to sign up for this once in a lifetime opportunity. The team will be departing KC for Kenya on Thursday, June 6, 2024, and home on Wednesday, June 19th. You will be making friends and sharing experiences with local Kenyans and organizations as we seek our goal of "community transforming community". Time will be spent at Agatha Amani House, a shelter for abused women, Karati Boarding School for challenged kids, a public elementary school, a Maasai Village, and church services at All Saints Anglican Church. Every day of the mission trip is filled with new experiences as we strengthen long-term as well as new relationships while helping our friends with projects addressing the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. And not all is work as we seize the opportunity to go on safari at one of the major national wildlife parks where we see many African animals such as lions, giraffes, rhinos, water buffalo, and many more species up close in their natural habitat.

Note: This trip is great for college age students. And also, high school age youth when accompanied by one or both parents.

Contact Joe Bob Lake for details.

Joe Bob & Nyakio Lake

Team Leaders - K2K Community Team