Invitations & Information April 7, 2013

New Member Welcome 9:10, 11:15 a.m., and 6:00 p.m.We welcome into our congregation those who have committed to pray, work, and give for the spread of the kingdom with us. Learn more about what it means to be a member of St. James’ in the “Start Here” brochure or contact the Rev. Will Peyton.

Youth Group Brunch 10:10 - 11:00 a.m., KitchenGrades 6, 7, and 9 - 12 cook and share a pancake brunch. The 8th Grade Confirmation class will meet as usual in the Kinsolving Room.

The Bible Project Forum 10:30 a.m., Coburn HallSpecial guest, the Rev. Dr. Ellen Aitken, joins us from McGill Univer-sity in Montreal to discuss the Letter to the Hebrews.

First Steps immediately following 9:10, 11:15 a.m. servicesNewcomers are invited for a chat about what led you to St. James’ to-day. Meet by the bell at the back corner of the church.

Shelter Ministry Open House 1:00 p.m., MAPCSt. James’ partners with Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church (at 73rd) to host an overnight shelter for homeless men. Learn more at this transformative ministry at our open house. Meet at MAPC.

20s & 30s Dinner following the 6:00 p.m. serviceJoin the “St. Jamesians” for dinner in the neighborhood.

Music Notes The Choirs sing Charles V. Stanford’s setting of “Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem.” Written by St. Fulbert of Chartres, the text dates from the 11th century and was widely used in England and its native France. It is rich with Scriptural allegory and metaphor, as in the line: “For Ju-dah’s lion bursts its chains, crushing the serpent’s head, and cries aloud through death’s domains to wake the imprisoned dead.”

Holy Eucharist Rite I · 8:00 - 8:35 a.m.A quiet service of Holy Communion in the Chapel.

Nursery Care · 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.A nurturing, toy-filled room for ages 0-2.

Toddler and Primary Class & Chapel · 9:05 - 11:00 a.m.Ages 2-kindergarten gather for worship, education, and crafts.

Holy Eucharist Rite II · 9:10 - 10:10 a.m.A festive service appropriate for children and families.

First Steps · meet the Rector in the back of the church

Church School & Youth Group · 10:15 - 11:00 a.m.After the 9:10 a.m. service, formation for children and youth.

Coffee Hour · 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. · Donegan Hallway

Adult Education Forum · 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. · Coburn Hall

Holy Eucharist Rite I · 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.A Communion service deeply-rooted in the Anglican tradition.

First Steps · meet the Rector in the back of the church

Coffee Hour · 12:30 - 1:00 p.m. · Sunderland Hall

Bible Project Group · 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. · Sunderland Hall

Fellowship · 5:30 - 6:00 p.m. · Parish House balcony

Candlelight Communion · 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.A contemplative Communion service.

Dear Friends,Let the Alleluias ring out! The fifty days of Easter, the great season of joy in the Christian Church that takes us to Pentecost and its celebration of the gift of the Holy Spirit, is marked by the ancient Hebrew shout of “Praise God!” Whether transliterated as “hallelujah” or “alleluia,” we offer this praise continually during these days to celebrate the gift of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, the promise of eternal life and love given by God in that great event, and the hope of our faith that the kingdom of God has thereby come near to us and has enfolded us already.

What better way to celebrate, then, than by lifting up new commitments to that kingdom? The death of the self-centered self and the rebirth of a Christ-centered self that will be enacted in baptism at the 9:10 a.m. service, in the splash of holy water and the sealing with holy oil, recognizes the fundamental truth that we are all beloved children of God called to new life in Jesus. But today we amplify that celebration by welcoming into our little piece of God’s kingdom, the parish of St. James’ Church, new members who are committed to praying, working, and giving for the building of the body of the faithful in this particular place. This welcome will be celebrated at the 9:10 a.m., 11:15 a.m., and 6:00 p.m. services — so raise a loud “Alleluia!” to God’s gifts of faith, and hope, and love.

In Christ, The Rev. Craig Townsend, Vicar

Today at St. James’ Every Sunday at St. James’

Grant that all who

have been reborn

into the fellowship

of Christ’s Body may

show forth in their

lives what they profess

by their faith …

Easter Noonday Prayer Mondays - Fridays, 12:00 noonJoin us for a brief 15 minute service of prayer in the Easter season.

Keepsake for a great cause Deadline tomorrow!St. James’ Community Festival is a favorite spring event, and buying a family, business, or personal ad in the program is not only a great way to support fundraising for the St. James’ Grants Program but also to commemorate your time at church! Visit www.stjames.org/festival for details.

Thursdays for Families Thursdays, 4:45 - 6:00 p.m.A family favorite and a defining experience for our children as they grow up in the Christian faith: mid-week worship, education, activi-ties, and dinner for children and parents in a creative environment. Special monthly Family Eucharists on April 18 and May 9. Contact Vicki Hall to learn more.

Family Friday Bingo Night Friday, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Movies, bingo, Wii night, Lego building, and service projects — fun for the whole family! New this year are service projects, our Reaching Out to Our Neighbors. Bring your friends! Contact Vicki Hall.

Youth Host Dinner Program Friday, 5:30 - 9:00 p.m.Cook dinner, serve guests, and wash dishes at this seated, three course meal for 90 homeless guests. Friends and first-timers welcome! Con-tact Bowie Snodgrass.

This Week at St. James’ { April 7 - 13 }

The Bible Project reading to be discussed this week: letter to the hebrews

• SundayForumsresumeApril7(10:30a.m.,4:30p.m.)• ReadingGroups(drop-inswelcome!)Mon.-Wed.,learnmoreatwww.stjames.org/thebibleproject

reading due april 14: james, i & ii peter

FirstSteps EverySunday

Immediately following the 9:10 and 11:15 a.m. services every Sunday, visitors and newcomers are invited for an informal conversation with the Rector about what led you to St. James’ and where you might like to go in your spiritual life. No advance planning is necessary; simply meet next to the bell at the back corner of the church.

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A six-week course led by St. James’ clergy intended to equip the faithful, the curious, and the skeptical with helpful information, vocabulary, and concepts for exploring Christian faith. Parishioners, newcomers, and inquirers are welcome, especially those considering baptism, confirmation, or reception. Visit our online calendar to register or contact Associate Rector Will Peyton for more information.

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We believe that every baptized person is called into ministry, into serving others with his or her unique gifts, talents, and interests. How are you living out your faith now? How might you be called to live even more fully into your Christian identity? There are many opportunities to enrich your experience of church and faith, and to get to know your fellow travelers at St. James’ — from The Way at St. James’, to the Baptismal Parenting and Boys of Summer smallgroups, to Wednesday morning Bible Study. Learn more and get involved!

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• Joinusforcoffeeandrefreshmentsafterthe9:10and11:15a.m.services,orbeforethe6:00p.m.service

PRAY»WORK»GIVE STEWARDSHIP2013

Your church is the community where you seek and serve God

in Christ, and where you allow yourself to be served in Christ’s

name. It is the center of your praying, working, and giving for the

spread of the Kingdom of God. When you commit a portion of your

annual budget to the ministries of St. James’, we know — and you

know — that this is your church. Your commitment won’t simply

represent your share of St. James’ budget; with God’s help, it will

increasingly represent the Kingdom’s share of your budget. If you

have yet to make a commitment for 2013, please do so by filling

out a pledge card or visiting stjames.org/commitment.

MANYTHANKS!Many thanks to all who contributed to our Easter project to send bibles to our partner village of Chiradzulu in Malawi. We

were able to send enough to purchase 90 bibles in time for Easter! They will be distributed to the nine outstations in the district. Your generosity

has made it possible for hundreds of people to have access to God’s word. Zikomo kwamberi.

Holding one another’s joys, sorrows, and concerns before God in prayer is a spiritual practice that characterizes our life together at St. James’. In our worship services, we pray each other’s prayers together. Outside of our time together, many parishioners make it part of their daily lives to pray the prayers of the parish community. You are invited to participate in your own way.

Thanks be to God… for the baptism today of Adelaide Rizzo at the 9:10 service.… for the marriage of David & Kaitlyn von Hemert in a civil ceremony on March 24 in Hampton, Virginia.… for the birth of Spencer Elkin King last month to Kelley & Terrence King.… for the ministry, faith, and leadership of those nominated to stand for election to the Vestry on May 12: David Andryc, Jonathan Bays, Charlotte Culver, Sam Hutcheson, Diane Lansing, Stephanie Loomis, Lisa Smith, and George Wade.… for new members of St. James’, welcomed in our services today: Laura Brevetti & Allie Brevetti-Bergman; Gerlinde Brixius; Liz Caldwell-Mawby & Matt Mawby; Casey, Sam & Liam Haverstick; Chelsea Hess & Blake Nucci; Julia, Rob & Sophie Kao; Dan Keating & Diane Kee; Lauren Kreha & Andrew McIntyre; Judy Morrill, Randy Taylor & Robbie, Will & Jack Taylor; Andrew, Lia & Ryan Stewart; and Abby Trexler.

Godspeed and blessings… to Jess Berry, who left her work as St. James’ Stewardship/Membership Coordinator at the end of March to join the staff of Common Ground as a grant writer, supporting their work to end homelessness in New York.Your prayers are requested… for those preparing to be confirmed and received by the Bishop of New York at the 9:10 a.m. service on April 21.… for those preparing for marriage, especially Neil Clark and Helen Nick-erson, to be married at St. James’ next Saturday.… for healing and wholeness for members and friends of the parish who are sick, sorrowful, or troubled: Donald, Henry, David & Anna Marie, Susan, Mary Jane, Jon & Barbara, Charlene & Tony, Mary Cary, Mal, Gilbert, Elona, Carol, Lydia, Vera, Chris, Douglas, Cynthia, Ernie, Sally, Pam, Luis & Millie, Caroline & Michael, Susan, Wiley & Amanda, Skylar, Reine & Felicia, John & Heide, Karen & her family, Sylvia, Megan, Wal-terene, Seth, Chris, Mona, Angelica, Annie, George & Sue, Ashley, Ed & Terry, Bob, Janice, Loren & his family, Emily, Cintra, Christian & Serena, David, Karan, Charlie, Danny, Eddie, Rosa, Lisa, Carol, Kara, Carole, Abi-gail, Alain, Stafford, Georgia, Elaine, Joe, James Edward, Joan, Ruth, Eliza-beth, Susan, Charlotte, Henry, Jane, Jason, Doug, Rob & Rolee, Carmela & Ben, Ryan, Elisa, Crosby, Jody & Holly, Lois, Peter, Chuck, Gordon & Jean, Lynn, Roberta, Andrew, Lilly, Sarah, Gi-Suk & Gahram, Kathy, Ju-lie, Buzz, Lisa, Isabel, Julie, Bettina, Phyllis, John, Matthew, Sandy, Paige, Katy, Barry, George, Carole, David, Holly, Richard, Emile, Jim, Kate, Da-vid, Matthew, Bob, Carl, Taylor, Inez, Geri, Ruby, the Scott/Hardy family, Bettie, John, Brian, Lynn, Matthew, Katy, Fred, Mary, Cathryn, Marilou, Richard, Pam, Rick & his family, Phil, Cynthia, Michele, Maureen, Fran-ces, Tod, Carolyn, Tino & Jap, the Tilton & Bell families, Paxson, Nelson, Lowrie, L.T.… for members and friends of the parish serving in the Armed Forces, in the Diplomatic Corps, and with the U.N.: Kit, Webster Wright III, David, Kurt, Tracy, Christian, Greg, Chad, Osse, Oliver, Nicholas, Jake, Mads, Kevin, Mike, Donnie, Dontae, Walter.We commend to God’s never-failing care … those whom we love but see no more, including John McCreary (Char-lotte Culver’s brother, who died March 30 in Hawaii).… all victims of civil and military conflict and other violence throughout the world, including Michael Cable and Curtis Reagan, members of the U.S. Armed Forces who died last week in Afghanistan.To have your prayer requests printed in this space, or to provide an update regarding someone for whom you have already requested prayer, please e-mail the clergy at pastoralcare@stjames.org, or call 212-774-4200.

Pastoral Notes & Prayer RequestsNext Sunday { April 14}

News & Notes

• Third Sunday of Easter• Services at 8:00, 9:10, 11:15 a.m., and 6:00 p.m.

Readings for the third Sunday of Easter: Acts 9:1-6, (7-20), Psalm 30, Revelation 5:11-14, John 21:1-19

The Bible Project Forum 10:30 a.m., Coburn HallThe Rev. Craig Townsend introduces the Letters of James and Peter.

Music Notes We will sing the hymn tune “Salzburg” — At the Lamb’s High Feast we Sing, which appears in The Hymnal 1982 with both the text that summarizes all of the Sundays after the Epiphany and also the Easter text, originally written by an anonymous author in 1632 in Latin and translated in the nineteenth century by Scotsman Robert Campbell.

Donate to the Second Time Around Thrift Sale (Mark your calendar for shopping, May 23!) Gently used clothing, household items, linens, jewelry, and other items are greatly appreci-ated. For furniture donations, please make arrangements in advance with Grace Beacham.

Gardening Work Day Sat. Apr. 27, 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Help maintain the garden used in the afterschool program for 80 neighborhood children at St. Ann’s Church in Morrisania, the Bronx. Contact NYIP Intern Shontae Walker.

City-Wide 20s & 30s Trivia Night Sat. April 27, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.Episcopalians from around the city will compete to win prizes and raise money for local libraries affected by Hurricane Sandy. Quizmas-ter Campbell Wharton will be select trivia questions on topics ranging from Current Events to Ancient History, Pop Culture to Literature. $25 includes dinner, games & prizes. RSVP to Bowie Snodgrass.

Elaine Pagels to speak at St. James’ Mon. May 6, 6:30 p.m.Dr. Elaine Pagels, Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University, will offer a multimedia presentation on the ways the Book of Revelation has been used culturally in times of war and conflict. Dr. Pagels is a renowned scholar of the Bible who came to fame for her work on the Gnostic Gospels. Reception to follow. This event is free and open to the public. Bring a friend!

Moms’ Luncheon Mon. May 13, noon - 2:00 p.m. Paige Ethington Hardy and her husband Tripp are members of St. James’ and loving parents to five children. In October, Paige was diag-nosed with ovarian cancer. Today she is in remission, cancer free, and ready to share her family’s story with us. Register online at stjames.org/calendar.

PRAYERSFORTHERECTORINIONA

Brenda is away this Sunday, traveling with a group of leaders from

across the Episcopal Church at a conference in Iona, Scotland. The

monastic community at Iona was established in 563ad by the Irish

monk Columba and evangelized large parts of Scotland and the

north of England. Since then, it has been a site of pilgrimage and

retreat. Learn more at iona.org.uk.

st. james’ is an episcopal church, a member of the worldwide

anglican communion.

Sundays8:00 a.m. · Holy Eucharist Rite I9:10 a.m. · Holy Eucharist Rite II11:15 a.m. · Holy Eucharist Rite I

6:00 p.m. · Candlelight Communion

WeekdaysMon. - Fri. 12:00 p.m. · Noonday Prayer Wed. 8:00 a.m. · Holy Eucharist Rite I,

followed by Bible StudyThu. 4:45 p.m. · Worship for Families

Open for prayer and meditationSunday, 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Tue. - Fri., 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

The Rev. Brenda G. Husson, Rector Wolcott B. Dunham, Jr., Senior Warden · William P. H. Hoar, Junior Warden

Jonathan BaysPaul BitlerSarah G. CunninghamDenny Denniston

Katharine FlemingFraser Hunter, Jr.Patricia RansonHolly Heston Rochell

Gordon SmithWaddell StillmanCampbell WhartonBrad Whitehurst

The Vestry Worship

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Mon., Tue., Thu., Fri. · 9:00 - 9:00 p.m.Wednesdays · 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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new york, ny 10021

To reach any of us during the week, or in case of pastoral emergency at

any time, call 212-774-4200.

www.stjames.org

St. James’ Church is a

community that actively

shares the love of Jesus

Christ with each other,

our city and the world.

The Clergy & Lay Staff

The Rev. Brenda HussonRectorbhusson@stjames.org212-774-4250

The Rev. Craig Townsend Vicar ctownsend@stjames.org212-774-4254

The Rev. William PeytonAssociate Rectorwpeyton@stjames.org212-774-4255

The Rev. Ryan FleenorLilly Fellowrfleenor@stjames.org212-774-4241

The Rev. Carol AndersonPriest Associate

Grace BeachamParish Life & Community Festivalgbeacham@stjames.org212-774-4231

Zoraida BenitezHospitality212-774-4220

Chetram BudhramMaintenance212-774-4200

Calvin ButlerMaintenance212-774-4200

Isabel ChelliHospitalityichelli@stjames.org212-774-4220

Chris DicklerCommunicationscdickler@stjames.org212-774-4244

Rosa GentileAssistant to the Rectorrgentile@stjames.org212-774-4251

Vicki HallChildren & Familiesvhall@stjames.org212-774-4232

Monica HornedoReceptionmhornedo@stjames.org212-774-4200

Christopher JenningsMusic for Children, Organistcjennings@stjames.org212-774-4204

John MilesFinancejmiles@stjames.org212-774-4238

Jean-Claude PelissierVerger, Superintendentjpelissier@stjames.org212-774-4206

Emil RamirezMaintenance212-774-4200

Mercedes RosarioReceptionmrosario@stjames.org212-774-4200

John J. ScibiliaParish Managerjscibilia@stjames.org212-774-4240

Bowie SnodgrassYouth & Young Adultsbsnodgrass@stjames.org212-774-4239

Pam StebbinsGrants Volunteerpstebbins@stjames.org212-774-4236

Shontae WalkerNYIP Mission Internswalker@stjames.org212-774-4257

Davis WortmanDirector of Music, Organistdwortman@stjames.org212-774-4233