Adult Forum: Living in the Spirit
Sunday, January
13, 2008
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Adult Forum: How many of us get up every morning, and feel fully alive? Join us today as we begin a new three-part
sermon and Adult Forum series, “Living in the Spirit: Being Alive vs. Truly
Living.” 10:10 a.m. in the Old School
Building, corner of Wirt and North Streets.
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Sunday School: 3-Year-Olds
meet in Rittenhouse Room R1; 4-Year-Olds meet in Janney House Room J2;
Kindergarten meets in Janney
House Room J1; 1st Grade meets
in Rittenhouse Room
R3; 2nd & 4th Grades meet
in Parish Hall; 3rd
Grade meets in Parish Library; 5th Grade & Middle School meet in the Old School Building; Senior High will meet in the Catacombs
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Youth Groups:
Middle School Youth Group will meet at St. James’ from 4:30-6:00 p.m. today. Senior High Youth Group: 6:00 p.m.—7:30 p.m. at the Shankles’. Meet there or take the St. James’ shuttle which
leaves the church parking lot promptly at 6:00 p.m.
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Mission Trip Meeting: There will be a
meeting for youth (16 or older) and parents who are interested in Solar Light
for Africa’s summer mission trip to Liberia, today at 10:15 in the Break Room
of the School Board Building. If you cannot attend but would like information
about the trip, please contact Pastor Mary this week.
2008 Pledge Envelopes are here!
You may pick up
your boxes of 2008 pledge envelopes from the tables at the back of the church
behind the pews. If
you do not find your box or if you would like to request a box of pledge
envelopes, please contact Sheri Nelson, Financial Administrator, at
(703)777-1124 ext. 109 or sheri@stjamesleesburg.org.
Do you have a church-related event to
publicize? Please forward all announcements for inclusion in the weekly blue
Announcements to Janine Carmichael at janine@stjamesleesburg.org by close
of business on Wednesday afternoons. Announcements received after that time cannot
be guaranteed to be included in the Announcements for that Sunday.
Saturday Night
St. Gabriel’s Service at St. James’: St. Gabriel’s
Saturday Night service continues with a “pre-launch” service on January
19 at 5:30 p.m. in
the St. James’ Nave. Weekly services
will begin February 2. Please contact Faye Wenger through
the St. Gabriel’s church office at (703)779-3616 for more information.
Contemplative Prayer Group formation meeting will
be held on Sunday, January 20, at
12:30 p.m., in the Janney Parlor.
Traditionally called contemplative prayer, centering
prayer is a method of prayer which prepares
us to receive the gift of God’s presence by consenting to God’s presence and
action within, furthers the development of contemplative prayer by quieting our
faculties to cooperate with the gift of God’s presence, and emphasizes prayer
as a personal relationship with God.
Contact Henry Stribling
through the Church Office at
(703)777-1124 for more information.
Summer Camps at Shrine Mont: On Sunday,
January 27, from 10:15-11:15, in the Sanctuary,
Paris Ball will be on hand to talk about Summer Camps at Shrine Mont. Paris is
the Assistant Program Director for the Diocese of Virginia, and she is a
fountain of knowledge about all of the Diocese’s summer camps. She will have
registration forms on hand.
Middle School
Youth Group will head to the
mountains of West Virginia for its annual ski trip on February 1-3. Cost is $140, and we will stay at the
home of Ken & Bonnie Getty (and rent one additional condo). Please contact
Pastor Mary to sign up.
Fat Tuesday
Party: Please join us
for a Fat Tuesday party at Ida Lee on Tuesday, February 5,
from 6:00-8:00 p.m. This is a potluck event, so bring an
entrée, side, or dessert, in addition to bringing something
that you are giving up for Lent. This is your last chance to indulge
until Easter! We’ll have a brief program to talk about Lent, and why we give up
something that has a hold on us. This dinner is for folks of all ages. Please
RSVP to the Church Office at info@stjamesleesburg.org or (703)777-1124.
We have set Baptism dates from
now through July, and the baptisms are preceded by a four-part preparation
class held on Sunday mornings. Parents
are welcome to attend the classes even before their baby is born. For more information or to sign up, contact
Pastor Mary at mary@stjamesleesburg.org or (703)777-1124 ext. 103.
Save the date: Shrine Mont
Parish Weekend moves to May 9-11, 2008! More details to
follow!
Help Your Neighbor: Even though the
holidays are over, hunger still exists in Loudoun County. Interfaith Relief is in need of
non-perishable food items, especially fruit juice, canned fruit, and macaroni
and cheese. Please leave the items for
donation in the Narthex for pick-up.
Morning Prayer (Rite I) is prayed every Friday morning at 8:30 a.m. in the
Choir. Take 30 minutes at the beginning
of each Friday to
share with fellow worshippers the experience of common prayers of penitence,
praise and thanksgiving in a small and intimate setting. All are welcome!
Now Hiring: The Nursery is now hiring dependable adults to work in the nursery during the 9:00 and 11:15 Sunday services. Schedule can be
flexible and pay is terrific. For more information, contact Dawn Stejbach through the Church Office at
(703)777-1124.
Prayer Shawl Ministry: Interested in knitting or crocheting a prayer
shawl for someone in need of comfort or solace as well as celebration and joy? Contact Rev. Kate for patterns/directions at (703) 777-1124 or
kate@stjamesleesburg.org.
Last week’s
attendance:
7:45 49
9:00 236
11:15 235
Total: 520
Kids With Purpose
2008 Winter
Session
Happy New Year
from KWP! We are bubbling over with
enthusiasm for our next session which will start January 23, and will end
before Spring Break. Each season seems
to bring many new and returning faces, and we’re happy to see them all!
Children seem to
be in the groove of volunteering their time to make the world a better
place. KWP exposes them to many different
needs, including literacy, autism, Loudoun Free Clinic, Solar Light for Africa,
New Orleans, seniors, homeless shelters, Interfaith Relief, Ida Lee, animals,
and more. We hope to inspire children to
look around them, recognize the needs of others, and to help make a difference.
They have done a fabulous job! Please email us at KWPstjames@aol.com
if you know of a group who could use our help.
St. James’
parishioners and are able to register early for KWP between
January 7–13. KWP children
returning from Fall 2007 are also eligible for early
registration. Registration will be open
to the community from January 14—21.
Please email any questions you have to KWPstjames@aol.com.
Thank you for
your support!!!
To Register:
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Pick-up
a KWP Registration packet in the Narthex.
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Return
to the Church Office along with check ($30 plus $5 if t-shirt needs to be
ordered) between January 7–13 for priority registration.
·
Returning
students from Fall 2007 only need to fill the blue
sheet and submit to the Church Office with their check of $30.
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We
will also have a registration table in the Narthex on Sunday, January 13, from
10:00—11:00 a.m. Forms can also be
filled in at that time.
Ministers of Today’s Liturgy
Altar Guild: Sandra
Fulton, Ann Hunt, Lois Krumwiede, Judy Perso, Peggy Rust, Margaret Small
7:45
Service: Acolyte: Dottie Brannock Lectors
& Lay Eucharistic Ministers:
Jack
Davison, Bill Brooks, Jack Cook Healing Team: Chris
Hatch, Janis Hatch Ushers: Brian
& Charlotte Graves Fellowship Hosts: Jim & McLean Pumphrey
9:00 Service: Children’s Choir Director: Dr. Pat Avery Corner
Chorale Director: Dr. Stephan Knobloch Acolytes: Temple Douglas, Emily Douglas, James Forcier, Mary Douglas
Lectors & Lay Eucharistic Ministers:
Paul
White, Susan Moffett, Jeff Brannock, John Forcier,
Sage Hawn Ushers:
Fellowship
Hosts: Ed & Alyson Linville
11:15 Service: Minister of Music: Dr. Steven
Cooksey Acolytes: Phil Cangelosi,
Andrew Cangelosi, Arrianna Hamrah, Scott Clark
Lectors & Lay Eucharistic Ministers:
Chuck
Womack, Norma Womack, Ron Kunz, Karen Jackson, Andrew Price Healing
Team:
Christine Tarr, Anya Johnson Fellowship
Hosts: Freddie & Bill Martin
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
Director of Parish Operations:
Keith Nelsen Stroud:
keith@stjamesleesburg.org
Registrar/Wedding Coordinator:
Kay Gregg: kay@stjamesleesburg.org
Financial Administrator: Sheri Nelson:
sheri@stjamesleesburg.org
Communications Coordinator:
Janine Carmichael: janine@stjamesleesburg.org
Administrative Assistant:
Courtney Patterson: courtney@stjamesleesburg.org
Newcomers Committee: Ruth Blakeslee: ruthart@earthlink.net
Being
alive vs. truly living
How many of us
get up every morning and feel fully alive?
Sure, we have
breath, but are we living? Or do we feel
dead, like we’re just going through the motions of living?
We all have
breath – we get through the days pretty well — but we’re not really living. We’re not inspired, or motivated, or engaged
— there is no evidence that a Spirit is blowing through us.
But God is a god
of the living, and wants us to feel and to be alive – for the Spirit to move
us, to empower us, to bring us back to life.
Today we begin a
new three-part sermon and Adult Forum series “Living in the Spirit,” an
exploration of what it takes to truly live.
Today, Sunday
January 13: “Is the past a launching pad or a tar
pit for you?”
Sermon: Pastor Mary
Adult Forum
(10:10 a.m.): Fr. John
Next Sunday,
January 20: “Why ‘Living in the Present’ is
important, but overrated.”
Sermon: Rev. Kate
Adult
Forum: Rev. Kate
Sunday, January
26: “Why it’s good to have both GPS and
a rear-view mirror, not only in your car, but in your church and in your life”
Sermon: Fr. John
Adult
Forum: Pastor Mary