Vestry
The Vestry approved a budget of $195,000 at our last meeting. Thank you to the 53 families who have pledged to support St. James’. Unfortunately, our pledges still fall short of our budgetary needs at this time, so the Vestry also voted to ask the Diocese for financial assistance. We have never had to apply for assistance before, and if our request is approved by the Diocese we will not have to pay this money back. Any money we receive will help pay for payroll and operating expenses. To hear more about our financial situation, please come to our Annual Meeting at 9am this Sunday.
I compare the Annual Mtg to going to a restaurant. You can read the menu and know what your order is, but to truly appreciate how your meal is prepared you have to go into the kitchen and watch the chefs. Coming to our Annual Meeting has the same effect. One can read the reports, but to really appreciate how St. James’ operates, one needs to hear our leaders explain the decisions made. I hope you can make it!!
Jeannie Pellicier
Senior Warden
Notice of Annual Meeting
The 2021 St. James’ Episcopal Church Annual Meeting will be Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 9:00 am on Zoom, followed by online worship at 10:30 am.
To make it as simple as possible, the Zoom link for the meeting will be the same as for online worship.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 820 8668 4148
Passcode: 242425
One tap mobile +13017158592,,82086684148#
We don’t expect the meeting to take the full hour and a half, but want to plan extra time in case of tech issues (there are always tech issues!). Any extra time between the end of the meeting and worship will be a bonus coffee hour! I hope to see you all on January 31st.
You can read the 2020 Annual Report here.
The Vestry Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the following candidates who will stand for election at the 2021 Annual Meeting: Heather Albertson and Jason Kilmore, who are signing on for a second term, and Vic Pellicier. You can read their stories here. We are still seeking one more candidate, please reach out to Heather Albertson or Rev. Kristin if you feel the Spirit might be calling you into this ministry.
Sunday Worship Information
The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland has suspended all indoor worship due to increasing COVID-19 numbers until further notice. We will continue our online service via Zoom and Facebook at 10:30 am.
ONLINE WORSHIP
Join us on the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany for the Liturgy of the Word at 10:30 am followed by Zoom Coffee Hour, or watch the service livestreamed on Facebook.
We will “open the doors” beginning at 10:15 am for folks to greet each other and say good morning. Kristin+ will give instructions at 10:25 am and we will begin recording and livestreaming the service promptly at 10:30 am. Don’t worry if you’re late – you can still attend via Zoom if you “get to church” at 10:40!
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 820 8668 4148
Passcode: 242425
One tap mobile +13017158592,,82086684148#
Facebook Livestream
We plan to begin streaming to Facebook at 10:30 am. If you arrive at Facebook and you don’t see the video, please refresh your screen. There is a delay.
The Middle-High School class will not meet indoors during the month of January but will resume classes on February 7th.
Pre-school through 5th Grade will not meet this Sunday due to the Annual Meeting. We will resume on February 7.
Thrift Shop
We hope we don’t sound like a broken record, but the Thrift Shop is thriving due to the hard work of all our volunteers and employees! We had 16 different volunteers last month which is a record setting amount! Thank you, thank you! (This doesn’t mean you can take a break😀). We have also heard that the store is a pleasure to shop in because it is so neat and tidy and you can find things very easily.
Don’t forget to stop by the shop to purchase a gift for your favorite valentine! We have many things available for your special person. Also, St. Patty’s Day is coming up too, and we will have plenty of things available for the lucky Irish.
The shed at the Thrift Shop is always full as well as the sorting room. Because of the extra volunteers and employees‘ hard work, we are able to process more donations than ever before! We are so grateful to you all!
The Thrift Shop
WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Financial Help for Parishioners
The members of our community who gave a generous donation to the Rector’s Discretionary Fund with the hope of helping parishioners with winter heating assistance have extended these funds to help parishioners in whatever way needed during these tough times. Please reach out to me for more information if we can help you in the coming months.
Lectionary Readings for the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany:
Next Week’s Commemorations:
Prayer Rotation
Please join the Daughters of the King in praying for each parishioner in rotation during 2021 by taking this notice home and by posting it where it will remind you pray to on a daily basis for the needs and blessings of:
Christina Young
Justin Acacio (Zayden, Maui, Asher)
Matt and Heather Albertson (Emily, Elizabeth)
A member of the Daughters of the King will be contacting you this week for special prayer requests.