| James's Episcopal Parish @ Porter Square, Cambridge
September 7th, 2008 THE SUNDAY NEWS17th Sunday in Pentecost
9:30 am The Holy Eucharist With Music Enriching Our Worship Celebrant: The Rev. Holly Lyman Antolini
1st Reading : Arthur Patton-Hock 2nd Reading: Karen Meridith Prayers: Donna Thompson Chalicers Laverne Agard, Marian King & Peter Merrell Acolyte Eric Maynard Welcomer Anne ShumwayCounters Aletha Cole & Nancy McArdleFlower Guild Janet HobbsAltar Guild Susan Harris
SEPTEMBER 14TH: TWO-SERVICE SCHEDULEBeginning on September 14th, St. James's returns to the fall service schedule, with Rite I Holy Eucharist at 8 AM in the chapel and Rite II Holy Eucharist with Music at 10:30 AM in the church. At the 10:30AM service, we will welcome our new seminarian Herb Sprouse, and our new intern, Kit Lonergan. INSTRUCTED FAMILY SERVICECalling all families! Come "taste" our family service at 9AM this Sunday, September 7th see below under Education for more details. BEING EPISCOPALIAN TODAYThis exploration is open to all, and begins today September 7th at 1PM today in the Rector's office. See below under Education for more details.
Our Sunday School kicks off its 2008-2009 year on September 14th with the Family Service at 10:15 in the newly christened "Atrium" (formerly known as the Nursery). Classes for children from age 3 through high school begin at 10:30. The new Sunday School year will be celebrated after church with a potluck picnic in the garden for families, kids, teachers, and friends. Parents will have the opportunity to meet and hear from our new rector. They can also fill out registration forms, speak with their children's teachers, preview the curriculum, and tour the church school rooms. Bring food to share...we'll provide drinks. If you have questions, please contact Anne Read, 617 576 1778 or anne@justprint.org.
WELCOME TO OUR NEW SEMINARIAN FROM EDS AND OUR NEW DIOCESAN INTERN! On September 14, our new seminarian, Herb Sprouse, and our new diocesan intern, Kit Lonergan, arrive to begin serving with us for the coming year. Please make them welcome as they begin to get to know us and discern their calling to ministry with us. Hello to St. James's! I'm Herb Sprouse, a postulant for ordination to the priesthood in the Diocese of New Hampshire and a final year student at Episcopal Divinity School. For more than twenty years I have divided my time between a home in Grantham, NH (my home parish is St. Thomas, on the Dartmouth College campus) and work in Boston. Prior to seminary, my management consulting practice took me to much of the US and many places overseas, and I hold both a Master of Music degree and an MBA from That Other School in New Haven, CT. Preparation for parish ministry is my passion, and I look forward to a fruitful year with everyone at St. James's. Thanks in advance for sharing this journey! Hello St James's from me as well! My name is Kit Lonergan, and I am currently a Candidate for ordination to the priesthood in the Diocese of Massachusetts, and am excited to be your intern for the coming year! Originally from New York City, I have lived in Somerville/ Cambridge for the second longest period of my life and attended both Tufts and Harvard Divinity School. Most recently, I have been a high school religion teacher in Rhode Island for two years, and just completed my Anglican Year at General Theological Seminary in New York City. I am excited to move back to the area after three years away, and am looking forward to meeting the people of St James!
THE SUNDAY MORNING BIBLE DISCUSSION GROUP This group will resume meeting at 9:15AM next Sunday September 14th. This group, Sunday scriptures in context, meets in the Upper Room above the Parish Hall every week for an hour (9:15-10:15) between services. Our discussions are based on the Bible readings for each Sunday of the church year. This is an informal chance to share our questions, knowledge and personal thoughts about the Bible readings for the day in relation to Biblical, historical and personal contexts. Visitors, newcomers, occasional and regular participants are always welcome. For more information contact Judy Gay.
RENEWAL OF MINISTRY AND PARISH PICNIC: MARK YOUR CALENDARS! September 21st at 4 PM, St. James's will install its new Rector, the Rev. Holly Lyman Antolini, in a celebration of the entire congregation's ministry and Parish Picnic. The Rt. Rev. Chilton R. Knudsen, Bishop of Maine, will be the preacher and celebrant and the Rev. Frank Fornaro, Dean of our Alewife Deanery, will represent the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. Please call the office at 617-547-4070 to let us know what dish you can bring to the picnic potluck supper after the service in the Garden and how many people you'll be bringing. CALLING ALL MINISTRIES SEPTEMBER 21!We are holding a Ministry Fair in the morning of Sunday September 21st, offering opportunities for members and newcomers to discover new interests and fellowship in serving the mission of the parish. Please put your imagination and ingenuity to work to let the congregation and visitors know about the breadth of our ministries, and to attract new folks to join your effort! Let's see if every commission, committee, mission, ministry, and small group in the parish can show up with a display and sign-up sheet and someone to introduce people to a new calling! Please call the office at 617-547-4070, and let us know your name and the group you represent, so we can plan enough space! Thanks! David Hall and Donna Thompson
THE MUSIC MINISTRY AT ST. JAMES'S We invite you to be a part of this year's activities and offerings. This year, we plan to build up our Choirs; to make it easier for parishioners to sing occasionally with the Choirs; and to continue our strong traditions of hymn singing, Psalm composing, and instrumental offerings. We begin this season on September 14th (a second Sunday of the month) with an anthem, "Wake Up to Freedom", for all singers. There are currently four singing groups that are welcoming new singers. They are the Adult Choir, the Men's Chorus, the Gospel Schola/Holy Noyz (girls and boys, 7th -12th grades), and the Greenleaf Choir (boys and girls, 2nd through 6th grade). See Pat Michaels for more information about any of these groups. If you would like to sing only occasionally, plan to join us on the 2nd Sunday of each month. We invite all interested singers (2nd grade through adult) to join us for an anthem by rehearsing that morning from 9:15 to 10:15. Please come on the 14th!!
SUNDAY MORNING GATHERINGSThis fall, we're renewing the St. James's tradition of Sunday Morning Gatherings after the 10:30 service. Here's the schedule of Gatherings for the first two months in Fall 2008: September 14: An All-Families Picnic (and anyone can "belong" to our family! Just bring some food to share and join us for fun and games in the Garden!) and church school registration. September 21st: Our annual Ministries Fair, celebrating all the ways we are participating in God's great mission at St. James's -- come and see how you might get involved! September 28th: Part One of a Two-Part Gathering: Where Have We Come From? Where Are We Going? The History and Future of St. James's. Today we will create a History Time Line. We need all ages and stages of parishioners -- long-timers and those just joining us for the first time -- to come help us reconnect with our strong, resilient rootstock of mission. October 5th: Part Two of our Two-Part Gathering: Where Have We Come From? Where Are We Going? The History and Future of St. James's. Today, we look forward to discern what new things are growing from that strong stock. What "new creation" is God bringing into being through us as God's people at Mass Ave. and Beech St., Cambridge? October 12: Welcoming Our Neighbors the Outdoor Church. The Rev. Jed Mannis, our preacher for the day, invites us to join Outdoor Church in Porter Square at 9 AM, and then come to his presentation at the Gathering after the 10:30 service. October 19: Episcopalians in Ecuador. Our friend and missioner Chris Morck will preach that day and address the Gathering after the 10:30 service on serving Christ in Ecuador. October 26: the Gathering will reflect on Radical Welcome: St. James's Ministry of Hospitality Come fill your plate from the bounty of the famous St. James's Hospitality Committee and your heart with Good News at the St. James's Gatherings this fall!
PLEASE CHECK BEHIND YOULately there have been some issues with the security of the Parish House. If you are the last one out, pleae make sure the lights are out and all the windows and doors are locked.
ST. BART'S TURNS 100 Our neighbor Episcopal congregation, St. Bartholomew's at 239 Harvard St., Cambridge -- one of our historic predominantly African-American congregations in Boston -- is celebrating its 100th Anniversary on October 10th with a Celebration Banquet from 6 PM to midnight at Anthony's of Malden. We're hoping to have a group of folks from St. James's join the celebration to honor St. Bart's longevity and support their ongoing vitality. Admission is $75 for adults; $65 for seniors; $35 for children. Holly is going and has 3 scholarships available to assist with a portion of the cost. Please call her ASAP at 617.547.4070 and let her know if you can join the party!
THE NEW E-BELL!!!In September, we publish our last all-paper Bell newsletter. Beginning in October, we will begin saving trees by delivering your new E-Bell to you via email. If you do not receive email or wish to continue receiving The Bell in a paper version, please follow Jack McMackin's and Jeff Klein's lead and call the Parish Office at 617.547.4070 and let us know. THANK YOU Elizabeth Hixson and Lindsay Morgia for helping us to make this momentous transition! Articles and announcements for upcoming Bells are due on the 15th of each month for the following month, and should be sent to the new Bell inbox at thebell@stjames-cambridge.org.
PRAYERS FOR JODI MIKALACHKI Jodi is currently is currently in Burundi where she is finishing her preparations to move to a small village in the interior where she will be working with teachers and students. I am a member of the support team and will have prayer cards and information sheets for those who want to stay in touch with Jodi and keep her in their prayers. I will be available during coffee hour with cards and can tell you a little more about how she is doing. Thanks Sarah Forrester
THANKS FOR WEARING NAMETAGS Please remember to wear your nametag and help encourage others to do so, too, while greeting your neighbors by name in the service and talking to strangers in the coffee hour. While our focus lately has been on welcoming Holly and helping her to feel a part of the community, wearing our nametags is equally important as a gesture of hospitality to every person who walks into St. James's, newcomers and old friends alike. Nametag supplies are in the vestry and the entries into the sanctuary.
PARISH CALENDARRecently, a number of activities have occurred in the Parish House without having been written on the Calendar in the Parish Office, and without a contact name and telephone number. When this happens we end up with competing events, windows left open and vulnerable, and messes not cleaned up. Please email Sheila at office@stjames-cambridge.org or phone her between 10AM-2PM Mon, Tues, Thurs or Friday or come into the office to make arrangements and to leave contact information.
EDUCATION
BEING EPISCOPALIAN TODAY Wondering what it means to be, not just a Christian but AN EPISCOPALIAN CHRISTIAN today? Beginning today Sunday September 7th, we are gathering to ponder just that -- with accompanying exploration of the shaping force of the Bible, our worship life and the Book of Common Prayer, the structure of ministry in our church, the call to serve the cause of justice in the world, and our hopes for the peace and wholeness of shalom as Episcopalian Anglican followers of Jesus Christ. We will plan to meet in the Rector's Office from 1 to 3 PM (bring a bag lunch if you like) every Sunday from September 7 until October 12th, when the class will conclude with an afternoon retreat at Holly's house from 1 to 8 PM, including dinner, a film on the history of Anglicanism, and a closing Eucharist. The following Saturday, October 18th, there will be a service of Confirmation, Reception and Reaffirmation at St. Paul's Cathedral in downtown Boston, for any of us in the class who wish to acknowledge the work of the Spirit in our lives and claim our calling as members of the Episcopal Church with the laying-on of hands of our Bishops. If you are interested in joining this class, please RSVP to Holly at rector@stjames-cambridge.org. Also we will be using the book Always Open: Being an Anglican Today by Richard Giles. You can obtain a copy (used or new) online at amazon.com.
INSTRUCTED FAMILY SERVICEOur family service is now closely coordinated with the Sunday school curriculum so that children have opportunities to engage with Scripture through both study and meditation, using distinct, but complementary teaching methods. Because this way of doing the family service is departure from past practices, I would like to invite interested kids and parents to attend an "instructed family service." With Reverend Holly's support, we will have an opportunity to experience the story and meditation, and then discuss some of the background and ideas. The instructed family service will take place next Sunday on September 7th, our last single-service Sunday, beginning promptly at 9:00 a.m. Children and adults are both very welcome. This type of service needs to be experienced in order to be understood, so we'll worship together first, and then I'll answer any questions you might have. Our service is only 15 minutes long, but it is a very rich time. - Mary Caulfield
LAMBETH CONFERENCE PANEL DISCUSSIONThe Rev. Dr. Ian Douglas, EDS faculty and member of the Design Group for the 2008 Lambeth Conference, will facilitate a panel discussion on the Lambeth Conference on September 25, from 6-8 p.m., at Episcopal Divinity School. The intent of the Lambeth Conference, held in Canterbury, England July 16-August 3, was for bishops to become more confident in their Anglican identity, to deepen their awareness of how bishops are responsible to and for each other; and to grow in energy and enthusiasms for their task of leading the work of mission in the Churches of the Anglican Communion. All are welcome to join Douglas as he and the panel members answer questions evoked by the events at Lambeth: What was the tone, and what does it mean for the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion? What does it mean to be an Anglican today, and what is our covenant with each other and with the wider church? For more information about this event, please contact Priscilla Burns.
PRAXIS WITH HOLLY ON TUESDAY MORNINGS We gather every Tuesday morning at 7:30 AM in the Rector's Office for an hour of "spiritual practice" or "praxis." After opening with a brief morning devotion and a sharing of our gratitude and challenges to gratitude, our time will be centered on an exploration of the coming Sunday's Gospel reading using the technique of lectio divina or spiritual reading. It's a Bring Your Own Coffee (or Tea) event, and we should be finished in plenty of time for you to get to work. This is a drop-in event; no preparation is necessary. Come "taste and see!"
INTERFAITH COMMUNITY BOSTON - YOM KIPPUR NEILAH SERVICE AND "BREAKFAST" October 9th 4-7 p.m. at St. James's - IFC Members: free - Non-members: $40/families; $25/Couples & Individuals. RSVP: interfaithcommunity.boston@gmail.com Register online: www.interfaithcommunity.org/reservations.html Interfaith Community Boston will gather for Yom Kippur on October 9th at 4 p.m. in the Parish Hall of St. James's Church. The specially written IFC service was designed in response to the deeply felt need for services at which the non-Jewish spouse, and all children can feel at home. The service will be followed by a full "Break Fast," the traditional meal at the close of Yom Kippur. This is an intimate, participatory service, geared for families and their school-age children, but open to all. The service will teach about the meaning of the holiday and provide resonance with established traditions and rituals. Please indicate if you will need babysitting for children under 5. Kate Hornstein
OUTREACH
HELPING HAND FOOD PANTRY NEEDS FOOD The Helping Hand Food Pantry Office is in need of a computer. If you have one the office could have, it would be greatly appreciated. Contact Nina Siciliano at helpinghand@stjames-cambridge.org or call 617-876-4381. Food prices are rising, and the most vulnerable in our society are hungrier than ever. Our regular source of food, The Boston Food Bank, is low on food and your donation of food is needed to help stock our shelves. Please bring a box of cereal, a jar of peanut butter or a can of tuna fish or other canned goods to church this Sunday for the Food Pantry. Please place your donation in the boxes marked "Food Pantry Donations" and they will be brought to the Food Pantry. Nina Siciliano, Food Pantry Director
PARISH PRAYER LIST
HEALING PRAYER EVERY SUNDAY AT COMMUNION We welcome you to receive healing prayer following communion. Our pray-ers will be under the stained glass windows in the Baptistry Chapel to the right of the altar every Sunday. If you would like prayer, simply step into the righthand line toward the altar, and after receiving communion, exit to the right through the chapel and join the pray-ers under the windows.
THE FIRST SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH, WE EDIT THE PRAYER LIST. IF YOU ARE MISSING SOMEONE YOU LOVE ON THE LIST PLEASE CALL SHEILA RIBEIRO IN THE OFFICE AT 617-547-4070 TO LET HER KNOW YOU WISH OUR CONTINUING PRAYERS.
Those who have asked for our prayers: Randi Holmes, Annette, Sandy R., Jodi Mikalachki, June Fifield, Anthony Joseph, Jane Baird, Jeffrey Paquette, Karen Coleman, Ken Holmes, Natalie, Jessica and Alison Sollee, Julie Holbrook O'Connor, Senator Edward Kennedy, Julia Brown, Bob Massie, Pat Haynes, Florence Thompson, The Galindo family, Patricia Lindo, Miriam Joseph, Barbara Butler, Cindy Boyd-Farrah & Family, Cynthia Owen, Mateo Singer-Torres, Emilienne Jules, Roger Shumway, Lisa McDonnell, Ebert Agard, Mary Mosesian and Jack McMackin.
Those who have died: Today we pray especially for Lew Baird and for all Iraqi and Afghanistan civilians and security forces and all those members of our U.S. armed forces who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan from August 21st thru August 28th: Carlo E. Alfonso, David K. Cooper, Michael L. Gonzalez, Jorge L. Feliz Nieve, Brian E. Studer and Tan Q. Ngo.
The Flowers on the High Altar: are given by the Newvart Matthewson Flower Fund in memory of her father, Matthew Matthewson.
The Flowers on the Chapel Altar: are given by The Constance Milton Fund in memory of her birthday.
And don't forget...
OUR COMMUNITY PRAYERS......For loved ones near and far are very important. Sometimes, however, people forget to update us in the office about those on our weekly prayer list. Holly and Sheila will update the prayer list on the first Sunday of every month. If you wish your loved ones to remain on the list for the next month, please let us know by noon of the last Thursday of the previous month that you wish us to continue our prayers, and we will keep their names on our list. THANK YOU!
To donate memorial flowers - in memory of loved ones or in thanksgiving for birthdays, anniversaries or other life transitions - please contact Laurie Rofinot, Flower Committee.
Please recycle Sunday bulletins and music! Place them in the containers on the desk in the vestry room or in the containers in the back of the church. Thank you!
Have something to add to the Sunday News? Email Sheila at office@stjames-cambridge.org. by Thursday Noon.
Have an addition or correction to the prayer list? Email Sheila by Friday Noon.
Parish office hours: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10AM-2PM
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