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Join us in the kitchen this Sunday, March 17 after the 10:45 service, as MaryLee Harrison and Peg Bowman teach us how to make Rose Bud Mints for the Olde English Tea.
Stations of the Cross on Friday Evenings March 15 and 22 at 5:30 p.m.
Sign up for a role in the dramatic reading of Christ's Passion on Palm Sunday, March 24 at the 10:45 service.
Sign up for a shift to keep watch with Christ beginning at 8:30 p.m. after the Maundy Thursday service until noon on Good Friday.
Sign up to read or serve at any of the services in Holy Week. We are usually in need of ushers for most of these services. There are opportunities to be a lector at the service of the Great Vigil of Easter at 6:00 a.m. on Easter Sunday.
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Palms and Lilies of Holy Week and Easter
As Palm Sunday, Holy Week, and Easter approach, this is the time to remember about making a contribution to the altar guild flower fund. This way you will support the purchase of palms and flowers for this sacred season. You may make contributions online, through the mail, or in person (place them in the offering basin at worship). You decide the amount you will give. Making a contribution allows you to list a memorial and/or words of honor for a designee. They will be listed in the Palm Sunday and the Easter Sunday bulletins. The deadline for giving and for submitting your personal acknowledgment is Wednesday, March 20. Look for the pink form at the volunteer desk. This is an ideal way to give thanks for loved ones who have died or to honor special people in your life.
The ministry of the altar guild is often underappreciated, and yet Holy Week is the time of year when they have the most responsibility. Your gift for the palms and lilies supports the altar guild in the beautification of our church and worship.
As the altar guild does even more than usual let me bring to your attention what the altar guild does. Members of the altar guild have chosen to be a part of this ministry as a way to serve the People of God at St. James. They prepare the altar for the blessing and administration of the sacraments, ready the sanctuary and nave for worship, care for our sacred vessels, maintain altar linens and vestments, and assist the clergy. Altar guild members understand their service as a sacred duty. It is an honor and responsibility to care for the holy things of the parish. You are invited to find your place in this special ministry. To inquire about weekday and/or weekend opportunities, contact altar guild leader, Adrienne Edwards.
Their faithful service of the altar guild has eased my load as a priest and it has blessed countless lives through our worship. We intend worship to be conducted properly and in good order (I Cor. 14:40) and still, we allow plenty of room for the beauty of holiness (Psalm 96:9) to shine through. May those who have served, and others who will serve, know and feel blessed by the presence and peace of God as you go about your duties.
Time is of the essence to make a contribution to the altar guild fund for palms and lilies. To give online go to the parish website, www.stjameswichita.org, click on the “give now” button and select the flowers, greens, and lilies fund on the dropdown menu. If you need assistance or have a question, please contact the church office at 316-683-5686.
In every way your participation is the key to spirit-filled worship. We look forward to being with you in what remains of Lent, in Holy Week, and in Eastertide.
God be with you always. Peace, Mother Dawn+
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January, February, & March Schedules
Holy Week schedule is not included
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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. | |
Easter Eggs
It's time to return fill Easter eggs for our kids. Please return the filled Easter eggs to the basket by the front doors. Please drop off the Easter Eggs by Palm Sunday, March 24th. The Easter Egg Hunt for the kids will occur at 10 am on Easter day.
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Palms and Lilies
Dedication sheets for Palms and Lilies are now available at the volunteer desk. You can write a check (indicating palms & lilies in the memo line) or pay online (select the flowers, greens, & lilies fund). If you pay online, include your dedication in the memo line, send the office an email with your dedication, or submit a dedication sheet to the office. Dedications are due by this Wednesday, March 20 in order to be printed in the bulletin.
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Garden Workday on Saturday, March 23 from 11:00-1:00, but all are welcome to arrive early or stay late! Come and help Creation Care, weed, trim, rake, and beautify the church grounds for Easter. The work will also prepare us for the next influx of native plants.
See you there!
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The next major meeting before the event on April 21 after the 10:45 service.
Did you know that artists Tom Gossen and Rob Compton will have their art at the Olde English Tea?
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? Do you want more information about all the levels of sponsorship available? Check out our sponsorships opportunities here.
Calling all owners of gently used fancy hats and upscale handbags to put on sale at the Olde English Tea. What a difference your items can make to help support our outreach in Wichita and our church. Please call or e-mail Vicki Evans at vevans4695@gmail or call at 801-232-5150. Thank you!
As you start making the dozens of hundreds of tea treats needed for the Tea, if you need recipes, the Busy Bakers Guide can be found on Realm! When you are logged into Realm, go to Groups, then St. James Episcopal Church. Click the tab near the top labeled Files, and select the Busy Bakers Guide.
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Undies Sundays
Help us collect a large quantity of diapers and underwear for the Wichita Children’s Home. While all sizes are acceptable, larger size diapers are a particular need. Just drop them in the basket by the red doors, and we will deliver them for you.
Right now they especially need children's underwear (not white) size 4 & 10, pull up 2T & 3T, and diapers size 4& 5.
We will collect items for four weeks (until March 16) and they will be delivered before Palm Sunday.
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IRC Update
Please be in prayer for the refugee family as they navigate some of the challenging aspects of resettlement. Also, they will be adding an infant to their family at the beginning of April. We are collecting diapers, wipes and new or gently used baby boy clothing. If you would like to donate any of these items, please let Suzanne Laycock or Jessica Moore know and we will deliver them to the family.
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Spring Break Youth Group Schedule
Youth Group will meet on March 17, at 6:30 pm
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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.
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Parish Prayers for the Week of March 17 | |
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In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer:
The Church in Wales
In the World Council of Churches Cycle of Prayer:
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
In the Kansas Cycle of Prayer:
Pray for the students and faculty of the Bishop Kemper School for Ministry and Bishop Seabury Academy.
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
In celebration of the birth of a third child, a daughter, to Ellen Jones and Torin Andersen.
In celebration of the birth of a first child, a son, to Kenzie and Mandy Stroh-Wolfe.
Those in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness or any other adversity:
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.
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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.
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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
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