From the Rector – Will You Serve?
There are many great ways to serve at St. James’, both at church and in the wider community. One way that uniquely combines both is our Thrift Shop.
The Thrift Shop is our oldest continuous Outreach program. It was founded 51 years ago and has served the Mt. Airy community in various forms ever since. Through the Thrift Shop we not only serve those who love to be thrifty, we also assist folks referred to us by Mt. Airy Net, and pass on donations to 20+ different non-profit organizations and other downtown businesses. We employ 5 people, including our Manager, Sandy Baker, and host a rotation of over a dozen volunteers a week, while serving on average 160 customers weekly. A new part of this Outreach ministry has been the amazing work of the Gobien family in selling donations better suited to online sales on eBay.
It’s an exciting time at the Thrift Shop as we work to position this ministry to best serve our community in the years to come – and we need your help. We currently have two vacancies on the Thrift Shop Board that need to be filled. One is a partial term, serving through August 2021, and the other is a nearly full term, serving through August 2022. The Board meets on the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 4:45-6:00 pm. It provides leadership oversight and helps cast the vision for this vital ministry. Are you called to serve?
I invite you pray about whether you are called to serve our community in this way. If you feel God calling you into this ministry, or if you have questions, please give me a call or talk to me at coffee hour.
Yours in God’s peace, Kristin+
Outreach
The season of Thanksgiving is approaching and, as usual, we like to focus on the giving part.
Firstly, we’ve had a very nice response to our collection for college kids. So far, we 
have addresses to send out fourteen packages. You have until this Sunday to donate items such as granola bars, hot chocolate, crackers, cookies, fruit snacks, hand sanitizer, tissues, disposable razors, tea, coffee, microwaveable popcorn, or pop tarts. Our college kids are always so appreciative of these care packages as it is a lovely reminder that their church community is always thinking of them.
Next up is our annual food drive to benefit Mt. Airy NET. This year we will be supporting five families. Family meals will consist of the following: turkey, potatoes, sweet potatoes, stuffing, sauerkraut, vegetables, cranberry sauce, rolls, butter, pies and napkins. You can sign up in the narthex for the items you will be contributing. Please make sure they are at the church by Thursday, November 21.
Soon Christmas shopping will be in full swing and you will have the opportunity to choose a Pleasant 
Valley Nursing Home resident or a child in need through Carroll County Social Services, or maybe one of each. Look for our Angel Tree coming December 1.
Daughters of the King
Daughters of the King St. James’ Chapter
Meetings: lst Tuesdays of the month Church sitting area 4:30 p.m.
An Order for laywomen of the Episcopal Church who undertake a Rule of Prayer and Rule of Service by reaffirmation of promises made at Confirmation.
Karen Dulany, Joan Fader, Margaret Neff, Peg Pelch
The Daughters of the King continue to pray for parish members on a rotating schedule. You may contact any of the above persons if you have a prayer request at any time. Change of Seasons In the rhythms of God’s creation, He placed cues to help us turn to Him and find meaning and purpose in our lives. Autumn, with its bursting colors of foliage is often a nudge for us to reflect on our lives and make changes that will help us grow.
Heavenly Father, thank you for the beautiful change of season, that encourages and inspires us to look inward and let go of what is necessary to make new life. Amen.
WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Parish Administrator Hours for the week of October 13, Monday through Thursday 10-4.
Annual Clergy Conference Kristin+ will be away Sunday afternoon (Oct. 13) through Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 15). For any pastoral emergencies please contact our Senior Warden, Jeannie Pellicier.
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR!! It is with very grateful hearts that we would like to thank all of our St. James’ family and friends for helping to make our 2019 Basket Raffle and Silent Auction a wonderful success. With your help in so many ways, we raised $6,679.00 !!!
Exploring the Daily Office—From Our Parish Intern On October 20th after both the 8:30 and 10:30 AM service, please join our DOV Intern, Tommy Turbyville, for a brief meeting. We will explore a variety of options for how we might institute the Offices into the rhythm of life at St James’. Let’s see if we can discover together something that works well with the spirit of the community. We have a number of tools at our disposal to help us, including apps and digital resources to facilitate developing a solid practice. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please feel free to email Tommy at tommy.turbyville@gmail.com
New Coffee Hour Tables for Kids Thanks to a generous family, we now have a table where small children can sit and enjoy coffee hour. Check it out in the front left corner of the church.
Amazon Smile Donation Thank you for supporting St. James’ by shopping at smile.amazon.com. To date, AmazonSmile has donated a total of $977.53 to our church. It doesn’t cost anything so make sure you select St. James’ as your charity when you begin your holiday shopping. 
We Want To Know How does St. James’ shine its light on you? Take time to fill out a star and add it to our bulletin board, we hope to fill it up by the Fall Feast potluck on October 27! Check out the October 3 Stewardship Moment.
MACS Climate Conference
Sunday, October 20th, 12-4:30 pm
Hood College, 401 Rosemont Ave, Frederick, MD
$15 registration, $25 with lunch*
Register: www.ipldmv.org/macsconference
Join caring folks from across Frederick’s diverse faith communities for an afternoon of learning and conversation. Join Multi-faith Alliance of Climate Stewards, with Hood College, Interfaith Power & Light (MD.DC.NoVA), and Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake to:
- learn how climate change will impact our region
- be inspired by work underway in our congregations, local government, businesses, and neighborhoods to reduce our carbon footprint and to work for a just and thriving future in our warming world
- connect with opportunities to take climate action: at home, in our congregations, and across our community
Our keynote speaker, Maryland’s own climate scientist Dr. Don Boesch, will remind us about the future we face in Frederick and why it matters. Two panel conversations will explore how our communities are responding and can take further action together, and an expo will connect attendees with partners and resources.
We’re looking forward to gathering and learning with you!
* Your payment will support Frederick County congregations coming together to address climate change. Please contact us at 202-709-7641 to discuss our scholarship options if the $15 registration fee would create a financial hardship for you.
Children’s Christmas Choir
The National Christian Choir is now accepting applications from children in grades 2-7 to participate in their annual Children’s Christmas Choir (CCC). The CCC presents four songs during each concert and also sings with the 160-voice auditioned adult choir and full symphony orchestra on some selections. Concerts will be in Frederick on November 23 and in Lancaster on December 14. Practice for kids in this area begins this Sunday at Montgomery United Methodist Church in Damascus from 5:00 to 6:00 pm. For more information you can visit their website or pick up a brochure in the narthex.
Prayer Rotation Please join the Daughters of the King in praying for each parishioner in rotation during 2018 by taking this notice home and by posting it where it will remind you pray to on a daily basis for the needs and blessing of:
Justin Acacio (Zayden, Maui, Asher)
Matthew and Heather Albertson (Emily, Elizabeth)
Stanley and Yvette Allen
A member of the Daughters of the King will be contacting you this week for special prayer requests.
This week's Commermorations (A Great Cloud of Witnesses, 2019, Church Publishing Group)
| Novmeber 3 | Richard Hooker, Priest, 1600 |
| November 6 | William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1944 |
| November 7 | Willibrord, Archbishop of Utrecht, Missionary to Frisia, 739 |
