Sunday,
August 19, 2007
Today
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Welcome: 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 9:00 and 11:15 services — weather permitting — outside the
Bell Tower for lemonade and iced tea.
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Extended Healing
Rail: The Healing
Team will offer an extended healing rail today immediately after
the 11:15 a.m. service. The laying
on of hands and anointing with holy oil is offered to everyone during the
administration of Communion. Kneelers
are located in front of the lectern (forward and to your left). Please come for your own needs or as an
intercessor for those you have on your heart or mind. All are welcome.
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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.
St. James’
All-Parish
Ministry Fair
and
Sunday
School Opening Day
Sunday,
September 9
We
invite you to join us for the All Parish Ministry Fair, located at the former
School Administration Building (located across from the church on North
Street), after each service. You are encouraged to visit with the various
ministries at your leisure. Sunday school also “opens” at 10:10 a.m. that day
for children through 5th grade. 6th graders and older are invited to the
Ministry Fair.
Welcome Newcomers:
Please reserve Sunday, September 2, to join us for a special Newcomers’ coffee
in the Janney Parlor at 10:15 a.m., after the 9:00 service, to meet, greet,
eat, ask your questions, and receive a welcome packet. There is no need to RSVP; just come.
Be a shareholder: It’s
not too late to sign up to hold a share in our summer youth mission trips. We have a group of 11 people going to
Mission on the Bay, MS, from August 19-24, and you can support them by
purchasing a $10 share in the trip, and receive a postcard from the youth while
they are in Mississippi, as well as be invited to our Shareholders Dinner on
Wednesday, August 29 (see below); please see Pastor Mary for more information.
Mission trip
shareholders, please remember to RSVP with the Church Office
at (703)777-1124 to our dinner on Wednesday, August 29 at 6:30 p.m. The youth will be waiters and waitresses,
and they will tell you about their trips to North Carolina and Mississippi.
We’ll also have lots of pictures to show you.
Families are welcome to attend the dinner… but remember, you must be a
Shareholder in order to attend. It’s
not to late to purchase a share.
Adult Volunteers
Needed: St.
James’ is hosting an Outreach Camp for middle school-aged youth from Monday,
August 27, through Thursday, August 30.
On those days, we would love to have some adult sponsors join us. We will travel to Capitol Hill, learn about
homelessness in Arlington, glean crops in Woodstock, and learn about
therapeutic riding in Middleburg. If
you have an interest in joining us, please contact Pastor Mary at (703)777-1124
x103.
St.
James’ Book Club: Part
travelogue, part spiritual journey, bestselling book Eat, Pray, Love: One
Woman’s Search for Everything across Italy, India and Indonesia, invites
the reader to accompany globe-trotting author Elizabeth Gilbert on her quest of
soul-searching and self-discovery. Join
the St. James’ Book Club as we discuss this lively memoir, and compare
Gilbert’s experiences with our own summer travels, both geographical and inward
on Thursday, September 13. We’ll meet
at 7:00 p.m. in the Janney Parlor. All
are welcome! Please bring a snack or
beverage to share. Contact Mary
Pellicano at the Church Office at (703)777-1124 for more information. (Want to get a head start on next month’s
book? We’ll be reading The Book
Thief by Markus Zusak in October.)
New EfM classes will
be forming soon, and existing classes may have room for new additions. EfM groups start meeting in September. For more information or to sign up, please
contact the EfM Ministry Head Alecia Moroz at the Church Office at
(703)777-1124. Registration forms are
also available in the Church Office.
Acolytes Needed: Acolytes have an
important role assisting with worship at the 7:45, 9:00, and 11:15 services, as
well as special services during Christmas and Easter.
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Jr. Acolytes begin Grades 4-5 (9:00 service
only)
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Torchbearers begin Grades 6-12
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Crucifers begin Grades 9-12
Interested in training to be an Acolyte or just
want information? Contact Dottie Brannock at the Church Office at
(703)777-1124.
Operation Shoebox
will take place once again this year, and we need empty shoeboxes. The children of St. James’ fill the boxes
and send them overseas as Christmas gifts for underprivileged youth. Please bring your empty boxes to St James’,
and leave them on the Outreach table in the Narthex.
Oktoberfest is
coming soon. Please join us for
authentic German fare, music, and spirits on September 23, in the church
parking lot following the 11:15 service.
Sign up in the Narthex to bring your German culinary creations. Volunteering to help with this event is a
great way to get to know your fellow parishioners. Call the Church Office for more information at (703) 777-1124.
Couples Bible Study
Group starting in the Fall: Jim & Nancy Quinn are
forming a small group Bible study for couples which will start up in September.
If you’d like more information, please contact Nancy at the Church Office at
(703)777-1124.
Last week’s attendance
7:45 40
9:00 147
11:15 181
Total: 368
Ministers of Today’s Liturgy
Altar Guild: Jane Davison, Joy Griffith, Karen Hetzel,
Julie Johnson, Lucille Muse, Lisa Rogers, Kathleen White, Darcey Wilkes
7:45 a.m.— Acolyte: Stephen Brannock; Lectors & Lay Eucharistic Ministers: Jack Davison, Alex Lunsford, Richard
Colven; Ushers: Joy Griffith, John Tello; Fellowship Hosts: Bill & Sheila Brooks
9:00 a.m.— Minister of Music: Dr. Pat Avery; Acolytes: Courtney Marcellin, Grace Marcellin, Megan Marcellin, Jack
Minchew; Lectors & Lay Eucharistic
Ministers: Susan Moffett, Debbie
Gegenheimer, Ron Kunz, Barbara Poell, Julie Sisson, John Forcier; Ministers of Healing: Chris Hatch, DuBose Fleming; Ushers: John, Mary Frances, & James Forcier; Rob, Carol, & Colin
Chapman
11:15 a.m.— Minister
of Music: Dr.
Steven Cooksey; Acolytes: Megan White, Gabrielle Haeringer, Leah
White; Lectors & Lay Eucharistic
Ministers: Paul White, Karen
Jackson, Lloyd Hill, David Ulrich, Molly Kronberg; Ministers of Healing:
Veronica Jones, Christine Tarr; Ushers: Ken Getty, Mike Galvin, Bill & Mary
Strum; Greeters: Rob & Kathy Locraft; Fellowship Hosts: Bob & Shirley Hall
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