Weekly Update

Dear St. James Community,

March 13th is the Fifth Sunday in Lent. We will have Service of the Word beginning at10:15am, following a short time for quiet meditation and prelude music.

Calendar

Sunday, March 13

Bible Study, 9:00 am

Service, 10:15 am

Monday, March 14

Boy Scouts, 7:00 pm

Tuesday, March 15

Welcome Committee, 10:00 am

FCS Providence, 6:30 pm

Wednesday, March 16

Fellowship Dinner, 5:30 pm

Prayer Time, 6:30 pm

Prayer Team, 6:45

Thursday, March 17

Choir, 7:00 pm

Sunday, March 20

Bible Study, 9:00 am

Service, 10:15 am

Easter Egg Hunt, 11:30 am

Announcements

Pastor Brad's office hours for the week of March 13th will be Monday 9:00 to 3:00 and Thursday 10:30 to 3:00.

Sandy's office hours for the week of March 13th will be Monday 10:00 to 1:00 and Wednesday 10 to 1:00.

Newspaper articles and calendar update are due on March 17th.

Please forward all material to news@stjames-ucc.org.

The Women's Fellowship Breakfast - Saturday, March 12 at 8:30am here at St. James. Guest speaker David Tuck will be discussing his Holocaust experiences. Reservations must be made by Monday, March 7th. There is a sign-up sheet in the narthex.

We will haveFamily Choirnext Sunday, 3/13. Anyone who would like to participate, please meet in the sanctuary at 9:45 a.m. to practice.

It's "Great Strides" Week at Capt'n Chucky's! Monday, March 14th through Saturday, March 19th

Please stop by sometime this week! Capt'n Chucky's is located next to the Trappe Tavern at 430 W. Main St., Trappeor rt 309 in Colmar

Store Hours this week: Mon-Fri. 10-7 and Sat.9-5

484-902-8030

15% of your total purchase will go to American Cancer Society. We'd love your support!

Just say "Great Strides" at the register to get credit for your visit - spread the word to family, friends and neighbors so they mention "Great Strides" too! Thanks for your support! Spread the word!!

Easter egg hunt - Our annual Easter Egg Hunt for children of all ages will be held outdoors (weather permitting) on Palm Sunday, March 20, 2016 around 11:15 A.M., following the worship service/children's church time. All children up to grade 6 are welcome. Donations of wrapped candies, raisins, stickers or plastic eggs can be brought in March 6 or 13.

Kids may want to bring along a change of footwear as it sometimes can be a littlemuddy outside in the spring. Fingers crossed for a nice warm day!

Save the Date It has been 50 years since we moved to our current location. We will be celebrating with a lunch and fellowship on April 3rd, 2016, after the service.

Calling all Singers - We are inviting any previous choir members from the past 50 years to attend and participate in a very special anthem slated for our 50th anniversary service. Or, if you never sang with us, but would like to just for this day, you are welcome to join in as well. Contact Donna Pinto at (610) 792-1679, or music@stjames-ucc.org for details

Outback Steakhouse luncheon fundraiser being held April 10, 2016. Tickets will be $15.00. Please see a team member to purchase tickets in advance.

And last but not lease all team members and those interested in joining our team, registration forms are due now. You may sign up on-line or complete a registration form which will be turned in at our next Captains meeting March 1st.

Rummage Sale - April 16 Rummage Sale from 8 am to 1 pm. Sponsored by St. James Womens Fellowship.

Conference Events

2016 Lenten Service Schedule

(7 P.M.) Date

Host Church

Address

Speaker

(Include Phone & Email)

Theme Wilderness Time

Redemption in the Desert

Mark1:12-15

March 16, 2016

Abu Bradley

The Rema Worship Center

177 Chestnut St

Spring City, Pa

19475

Abu Bradley

215-803-7203

abubradley@gmail.com

A time of Comfort

Mark 1:9-15

2Cor. 12:7b- 10

COMMUNITY LENTEN SERVICES

Sponsored by Collegeville-Trappe Ministerium 2016

THEME: Restored in Christ

Wednesday Nights in Lent 7:30 PM

The Season of Lent is a time for us to face together the brokenness of our lives and our world. We are invited to turn that brokenness over to Christ so that we can be restored by him through the cross. Each service in this Series focuses on a certain event in The Lenten Story and the broken element from that story. Coming to an understanding of how each of these broken elements leads to restoration in Christ is key to understanding what it means to live as new creations in Christ. The dates, themes, host church and preacher are as follows:

Date: Theme: Host Church: Preacher:

Mar. 9 Broken Trust Evansburg United Methodist Msgr. Michael McCulken

Mar. 16 Broken Vessel St. James Episcopal Pr. Kris Peterson

Quiet Days on Various Dates in East Greenville

2016 Dates: APR 5, MAY 3, JUN 7, JUL 5, AUG 2, SEP 6, OCT 4, NOV 1, DEC 6 Quiet Days are held at New Goshenhoppen UCC, 1070 Church Road in East Greenville, PA 18041. They are designed to open new avenues of communing with God, and to provide an opportunity for sharing faith journeys and stories. They allow for Sabbath time and renewal in the midst of our busy world. There is no formal registration, but a minimum donation of $5 is requested on Quiet Day. Each participant is asked to bring a Bible, journal, pen and a bag lunch. Come and see what God has in store for you!

UNWRAPPING GODS GIFT OF JOY

Womens Retreat

A heart full of God is a happy heart which radiates an infectious joy...Pope Francis

Jesus gives us a clue as to what kind of life He wants for us in John 10:10: I have come so that you may have life and have it in abundance. If abundant life means anything at all, it means a life of joy. We are Gods people characterized by an overflowing, amazing, abundant joy...a joy that knows no limits...a joy based on our identity in God...a joy that flows from a deep source which is not dependant on lifes circumstances. This retreat will explore the difference between happiness and joy. Gods gift of joy is discovered in the midst of our everyday lives.

Women from St. Lukes are invited to this Spring retreat at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Phoenixville. The date for this retreat is Saturday, April 23rd. Registration and coffee will begin at 9:00am with the retreat starting at 9:30am and ending at 3:00pm. Cost is $12.00. Checks made out to St. Johns WELCA can be mailed to St. Johns at the following address:

St. Johns Lutheran Church

355 St. Johns Circle

Phoenixville, PA 19460

Please RSVP by April 8. Any questions contact Linda Landis at 610-399-9544

Each participant is asked to bring an object which symbolizes JOY in her life.

Pastor Kris is facilitating this retreat.