Sunday,
July 22, 2007
Today
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St. James' Day
Celebration: The change in service schedule is for
today only—Services are at 7:45 and 10:00 a.m. We
celebrate the feast day of our patron saint, St. James, with an all-parish pig
roast after the 10:00 a.m. service.
Please join us for lunch—you need not have signed up to attend. We extend a special Thank You to Rosie Reh and
the Fellowship Committee for coordinating today’s festivities.
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Newcomer? No
matter who you are, or where you are in your faith journey, you are welcome
here. After the 7:45 service, please join us in the Parish Hall for a cup of
coffee, and after the 10:00 service, join us for the St. James’ Day pig roast.
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Adult Forum and
Sunday School, usually
meeting at 10:10 each Sunday, are both taking a much-deserved Sabbath rest for
the summer.
Parish Database Update: By now you should have received a copy of
the parish database information we currently have on file for you. Please review your information, make the
necessary corrections or changes, and return it to the Church Office in the
envelope provided. (Please ignore some
of the fields, such as “SSN” and “Misconduct Prevention.” These are used for
employees and volunteers, and the software did not allow us to delete them from
the profiles!) Thank you!
Late-Breaking News! We
had a youth mission trip to New Orleans that had to be postponed, but we were
able to find another date at a different location. A group of senior high youth
and adult chaperones will be going to Long Beach, MS, from Sunday, August
19-Friday, August 24. Page Moffett and an adult female (in the works!) will
lead the trip. If you are interested in going, please let Pastor Mary know by
Friday, July 27, at (703)777-1124 x103 or mary@stjamesleesburg.org.
Registration
forms are available for our Middle
School Outreach Camp, which will take place August 27-30. We are
teaming up with St. Mary’s, Arlington, for four days of hands-on outreach in
the community. The cost is $25, and the camp is open to rising 6th-8th graders.
You can get a form online or
in the Narthex.
Audio Ministry Expanding: From time to time we have
recorded sermons preached from the St. James’ pulpit and transferred them to
CDs for listening by parishioners after the Sunday services. If you’re
interested in helping to expand this ministry, we’d like to hear from you.
Please contact Marnie Montgomery at the Church Office at (703)777-1124.
St. Gabriel’s Vacation Bible School: Wizards and Wonders—A
Hero’s Adventure with Harry Potter:
Hogwarts is located in the St. James’ Parish Hall, Sunday July
29-Thursday August 2, 6:00-8:30 p.m.
Join us for an intergenerational Vacation Bible School at Hogwarts! We’ll spring off the favorite story of Harry
Potter to see how God calls us, marks us, equips us, and helps us face even the
most dangerous challenges through the self-sacrificing love of Jesus so that we
can become the disciples God created us to be.
Come experience Platform 9 3/4, a fun game of Quidditch, Professor
McGonagall’s Transformation Class, Owl Mail Delivery and more! Dinner included. The cost is $25 per family
(1-6 people) for the week. Register
with Diane Bell at the St. Gabriel’s Church Office at (703)779-3616.
Registration forms are also available in the Narthex and can be dropped off in
the St. Gabriel’s mailbox in the St. James’ office.
The
pantry at Interfaith Relief is
experiencing a shortage of the following: macaroni & cheese, canned
pasta/sauce, 100% juice in plastic or cans, and school supplies. If you are a
gardener, please consider donating some of your “crop,” so that families in
need can have fresh fruit and vegetables.
You may leave food donations on the stage in the Parish Hall to be
picked up by Interfaith Relief on Sundays or donate to Interfaith Relief
directly, Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Loudoun Interfaith Relief was
established in 1991 by dedicated and compassionate volunteers from area
churches who were united by a commitment to offer support and solutions to the
working poor and homeless. Thank you!
The Virginia Historical Society (428 North
Boulevard, Richmond, Virginia 23220; Phone: 804-358-4901) exhibit July 14
through January 13: The Episcopal
Church in Virginia, 1607–2007 The first Jamestown colonists brought with
them the liturgy, theology, and administrative practices of the Church of
England. As part of the government of Virginia until the Revolution, or as one
of many churches serving Virginians after 1776, the Anglican/Episcopal Church
has played an important role as a “middle way” between cultural extremes. This
commemorative exhibition includes rare objects and interesting images of
buildings and services. It also profiles people of shared faith, in a
denomination marked by strong traditions, struggling to adapt to an
ever-changing world.
Last week’s attendance:
7:45 48
9:00 196
11:15 144
Total: 388
Ministers of Today’s Liturgy
Altar Guild: Margaret Akers, Di Cook, Caroline Ennis, Kay
Gregg, McLean Pumphrey, Kate Williams
7:45 a.m.— Acolyte: Dottie Brannock; Lectors & Lay Eucharistic Ministers: Jack Davison, Bill Brooks; Ushers: Wright Horton, Alan Fulton; Fellowship Hosts: Jack & Di Cook
10:00 a.m.— Minister of Music: Dr. Steven Cooksey; Acolytes: Elise Moroz, Andrew Cameron, E. J. Poell, Drew Styles; Lectors & Lay Eucharistic Ministers: Phil Olivero, Jane Roth, Alecia Moroz, Susan
Moffett, Lloyd Hill; Ministers of
Healing: Mary Pitz, Veronica
Jones; Ushers: Stephen Grubbs, Raymond Jones, Sandra &
Howard Moody, Anne Tiffany, Bruce Holland;
Greeter: Pam Mossburg
Vestry: vestry@stjamesleesburg.org Senior Warden Mary Frances Forcier
(‘05-’07), Junior Warden Ken Getty (‘06-’08), Clerk Clayton
Cameron (‘06-’08), Jon Aycock (‘07-’09), Jan Joseph (‘06-’08), Sandra Moody
(’07-’09), Barbara Poell (‘07-’09), Ken Robinson (‘07-09), Tom Smith (‘05-’07),
Chuck Womack (‘06-’08)
St. James’ Episcopal Church
Leesburg, Virginia 20176-2801
703-777-1124
Website: http://www.stjamesleesburg.org
Office Email, General
Information: info@stjamesleesburg.org
Rector: The Rev. John Ohmer: john@stjamesleesburg.org
Assistant to the Rector
for Adult Ministries: The Rev. Kate Bryant: kate@stjamesleesburg.org
Assistant to the Rector
for Children & Youth Ministries: The Rev. Mary Davila: mary@stjamesleesburg.org
Priest Associate: The Rev. Donald Goodness: drglrg97@comcast.net
Registrar/Wedding
Coordinator: Kay Gregg: kay@stjamesleesburg.org
Financial Administrator: Sheri Nelson: sheri@stjamesleesburg.org
Parish Administrator: Janine Carmichael: janine@stjamesleesburg.org
Parish Secretary: TBA: info@stjamesleesburg.org
Newcomers Committee: Ruth Blakeslee: ruthart@earthlink.net