From the Rector
Fall Kick-Off this Sunday!
We’re all set for our fall kick-off this Sunday! Grab a chair or a blanket and join us in the Memorial Garden at 8:30 am or 10:30 am for worship.**
There will be Sunday School registration after both services, and you can also pick up fall faith at home bags with devotional materials and seasonal activities for all ages. If you didn’t make it last week for our back to school blessing, you can still grab your water bottle sticker and backpack button, we’ll keep them out for the next few weeks.
Also, come ready to purchase your Basket Raffle tickets! The basket brigade and silent auction crew really outdid themselves this year, with more than 80 baskets, including traditional raffle baskets, cash & carry baskets, and smaller & carry baskets exclusively at the Thrift Shop – as well as a wide assortment of auction items including artwork, jewelry, hand-knit goods, and local specialties. Tickets will be for sale ($1 each or 6 for $5) in the church after each service.
See you on Sunday!
Yours in God’s peace,
Kristin+
**Reminder: inclement weather announcements to move worship indoors will be posted to our Facebook page by 7:00 am.
Outreach
Basket Raffle
15th ANNUAL
ST. JAMES’ BASKET RAFFLE & SILENT AUCTION
Downtown Mt. Airy
| 2021 St. James’ Basket Raffle & Silent Auction Volunteer Opportunities SIGN-UP
Our 15th Annual Basket Raffle & Silent Auction will be held three Sundays beginning this week, and during Oktoberfest on Saturday, September 25th at our Thrift Shop, as well as, the Train Station Rail Yard in downtown Mt. Airy. This will mean we will need helpers at each location. Event Volunteers will be needed to assist with ticket sales at the church on Sundays before Oktoberfest and during Oktoberfest, assist with transporting baskets from St. James’ Church to our Thrift Shop and the Train Station Rail Yard then setting up canopies and tables, returning all items to the church after the event, drawing the winning tickets then calling the winners of Baskets and Silent Auction items, as well as, being available for customers to pick up their baskets. Please seriously consider volunteering some of your time to help make our largest fundraiser a success once again. An online Volunteer Sign Up form will be available in the next few days so check your calendar now and reserve some time to help! Thank you so much to those who have already donated items as well as their time and talents!! |
Sunday Worship Information
Join us for worship on Sundays at 8:30 am and 10:30 am in the Memorial Garden or watch on Facebook at 8:30 am.
- Masks are optional at outdoor services, but social distancing is still encouraged
- Bring a chair or a blanket
- If services move indoors due to inclement weather, masks will be required
Inclement Weather Announcements
In the event of inclement weather an announcement about moving worship inside
will be posted to our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/stjamesmtairy/) by 7:00 am Sunday morning.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The labyrinth is an ancient archetypal symbol dating back more than 3000 years.
While a maze is designed for you to lose your way … the labyrinth is designed for you to find your way. The path meanders and turns, but there are no dead ends or multiple routes – in fact there is just one path always leading to the center and back out again.
This truth allows us to focus on journeying the path and experiencing the metaphors that arise. Together we’ll explore how you can utilize the labyrinth as a tool for spiritual practice & sacred ritual in your personal life.
So begins a 7 part free online course about labyrinths you can access through this link. You’re invited to explore the spiritual power of labyrinths at your pace and then gather with Kristin+ and others for prayer and reflection on Sunday, October 31 at 9:30 am.
Lectionary Readings for this Sunday:
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:
Gertrude (Trudy) Williford
Don and Cheryl Windsor
Lanny and Aimee Winkler (Lexi, Whitney, Luke)
A member of the Daughters of the King will be contacting you this week for special prayer requests.