ST. JAMES UNITED CHURCH WEEKLY BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS

January 4th to 10th, 2019

Epiphany SUNDAY

“Down with the rosemary, and so Down with the bays and mistletoe;

Down with holly, ivy, all, Wherewith ye dressed the Christmas Hall.”

--Robert Herrick (1591-1674)

MANY THANKS . . . to all those who volunteered their time,

energy and ideas, and to those that made donations

of any kind during our very busy Advent season!

All the events were well attended and successful in every way!

WHAT AN AMAZING CREW!!! GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

The SILENT MEDITATION PRACTICE . . . Which meets Sunday evenings in the Sanctuary from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. is

“ON HOLD” until further notice. Julia has gone down south for an undetermined period of time, and unless someone else takes the proverbial bull by the horn,

the meditation will not be held until her return. If anyone knows anything further about this, please contact Sandra or Lynda in the office.

THANK YOU

UCW NEWS

Our next meeting is on January 16th, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in ‘the Parlour’. We hope as many ladies as possible will come out as we have a team of two coming to talk about “The Diabetes Epidemic.” I have heard them already and they are interesting speakers with lots of information. There will be a question period too. Mark it on your calendar!

Wishing you all a very Happy and Healthy New Year!

Valerie Cramp, President

st. james’ annual Christmas dinner

Thank you to all volunteers/food donators to this year’s Annual Christmas Dinner!

It was not only an awesome meal which provided fellowship and community, at a sometimes difficult time of the year, anonymous donations hit an all-time high! AMAZING!!! THANK YOU TO ALL!!!

FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

SPIRITUAL BOOK CLUB This Group meets on the last Sunday of every month for a book discussion, after Worship Service &

Fellowship. Everyone is welcome!

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January 27, 2018: “Unbelievable” - John Spong

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You can also discuss these books on Facebook (pg. is called “Building Bridges”

(https://www.facebook.com/connectingcommunities33/). Scroll down the page to find each “event

page”.

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Faith & Film:

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. COUNCIL MEETING - Wed., January 9th, 2019, 6:30 p.m. @ The Friends 2. BUILDING TEAM MEETING - Mon., Jan. 14th, 2019, 7:00 p.m., White Pine Parlour 3. CONGREGATIONAL MEETING - Sun., Jan. 27th, 2019, immediately following worship. We will not be able to have the books done & ready for this date, but we do have other issues which we need the Congregation’s wisdom and ratification on before we can move forward with them. One item will be our leaking roof; another is a proposed structure for church governance which will clarify the role of Mary Street Centre in the overall scheme of things; and then we will have an update from the Building Team. A Congregational meeting allows us to communicate with the whole Congregation, and allows them to give the leadership some direction for the New Year. We will have to have a shorter meeting to accept the Financial Statements when they are completed, probably by the end of February.

St. James United Church 24 Mary St., Parry Sound, ON P2A 1C9

705-746-8553 Rev. Monica Moore’s Direct Line: 705-746-2907

stjames@cogeco.net *** StJamesPS.com

After asking Rev. Monica, on several occasions, to ask the Congregation to pray for family members and friends at Sunday Services, it was suggested that we add a ‘Prayer Corner’ to our weekly Bulletin Announcements . . . and so here it is! If anyone would like to have the Congregation pray for family, friends or loved ones, please let Sandra know in the office. She will only print what you request, and nothing more. THE POWER OF PRAYER has been

demonstrated over and over again. Alone I am weak; TOGETHER WE ARE STRONG!

THIS WEEK’S PRAYER REQUESTS: 1. Sandra would like to ask that you continue prayers for her brother, David. After 15 years of being absent due to addictions & mental health, David was reunited with his sister and brother for a Christmas Dinner this year. YOUR PRAYERS HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE!!! 2. Sandra would also like to ask that you pray for her good friend, Anita Bunt, and her two grandchildren, who are burying their daughter/mother (Shirley) tomorrow. Shirley passed away on Jan. 2nd, 2019 of breast/bone cancer.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVING KINDNESS

GRIEVING TOGETHER Monica will be running a grief group for people who have experienced a major life loss and would like some support moving forward with their lives. This group will meet on Mondays from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. for eight weeks. This process, which is based on the Hospice Model, is cumulative, so people would plan to be at all eight (8) sessions if at all possible. The group will be restricted to ten (10) participants, so please let Monica or Sandra know if you are interested in participating. The last group will meet on April 15th, 2019 (Holy Week).