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St. James Episcopal Church

Clergy & Staff

The Rev. Angelo Puopolo Interim

The Rev. Ken Clarke Deacon

Music Director Richard W. Wesp Wardens & Vestry John Murray Anne Griffiths Walter Dewar III Garyne Evans Linda Gromen Leanne Kent Bruce Knapp Dave Taber Kathy Rinehart Parish Administrator Karen Corbett

Parish Health Nurse Marian Riestenberg

Youth Ministry Zack Cornelissen Newsletter Editor Julaine Mokren 2RJMokren@fuse.net

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Monday—Friday 8:00 am to 2:00 pm

FROM THE INTERIM

The above billboard was posted along Inter-state 495 in New Jersey en route to the Lincoln

Tunnel for the Christmas season. I must admit I had to chuckle a bit. It was a very witty

means for the American Atheists Society to get their point across. Throughout the past 2000

years in Christian development the classic struggle between Reason and Revelation

has been going on. Reason is a mental faculty (or ability) found in humans that are able to

generate conclusions from assumptions or premises. In other words, it is amongst other

things the means by which rational beings pro-pose specific reasons, or explanations of

cause and effect. Revelation on the other

hand is the revealing or disclosing, through ac-tive or passive communication with supernatu-

ral entities. As a prime example the authority of Scripture has been very much in the fore-

ground of debate relating to reason versus revelation.

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The Journal Volume 2011, Issue 2 February, 2011

ST. JAMES VISION

STATEMENT

St. James Episcopal Church is called to be a center of worship and common life where Christ’s love is visible and ex-perienced in order to seek and serve Jesus in others. Inside This Issue From The Interim 1 Worship Notes 2 & 3 Monthly Meetings 3 Outreach 4 Parish Nurse 5 The Dohn’s 5 Joy & Concern 6 Annual Meeting 7

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When one is away, the other has a longing that is not satisfied until the spouse re-

turns. Yet, when they first met they had no ‘understanding’, no ‘knowing’ of the other,

it was pure chemistry at work. Having taken that first ‘leap of faith’ into the un-

known, the two begin a journey that is un-chartered. Over those many years, the

‘knowing’ becomes strong and more pro-found. That leap of faith is what begins

the journey. I think it takes as much a leap of faith to be an atheist as it does to be a

follower of Christ. Fr. Angelo

ANNUAL REPORTS READY JANUARY 30

This year the 2010 Annual Reports will be ready and available in the Narthex on January 30 for those attending services. This enables parishioners to have two weeks to read the reports prior to the An-nual Meeting on February 13. We ask that you pick up a copy of the report, take it home and read it and then bring your copy with you to the Annual Meeting and ask questions or make comments as you feel are necessary. The yearly report includes reports from all of the committees and groups as well as their financial reports and those from the church. It is well worth your reading time and is a good way to find out how many things happen at St. James.

In recent times we Christians are hearing

more and more from the other side of the religious aisle. A book that is causing

quite a stir in religious corners is entitled The God Delusion by Dr. Richard

Dawkins. In his book Dawkins contends that a supernatural creator almost cer-

tainly does not exist and that religious faith is a delusion—a fixed false belief.

As of January 2010, the English-language version had sold more than

two million copies and had been trans-lated into 31 languages, making it his

most popular book to date. As a scienti-

est , Dawkins applies an empirical ap-proach to discerning the existence of a

’creator’. Well it would seem to me that this approach would be similar to putting

a person inside an MRI machine to search for his or her ‘SOUL’. After read-

ing a portion of his book I had to say that, on an intellectual/reasonable level,

it would be hard to argue with some of his statements.

For me, some of the basic tenets of our

faith, such as the Incarnation, bodily res-urrection, and the miracles such as:

walking on water, raising Lazurus from

the dead, feeding some 5000 with so lit-tle, are difficult to get my mind

around. They fly in the face of logic. They are not reasonable. If my

logic is the ruling faculty of my life, then I would have to side with folks like

Dawkins. Surely our abilities to KNOW something go beyond just the intellect.

Here for me is the bottom

line. “Knowing” something or someone is more than just a mental exercise. In

a marriage, to ‘know’ one’s spouse is multifaceted. Some of that knowing is

quantitative but so much more is mys-

tery. As one grows with the other, they become as one. While one is thinking

something, the other speaks it a loud.

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WORSHIP NOTES

Services in February

Saturday, Feb. 5 5 PM Service at St. Luke’s Sunday, Feb. 6 8 AM Rite I 5 Epiphany 9 AM Adult Education 10 AM Rite II Eucharist Nursery, Coffee Hour

Sunday, Feb. 13 8 AM Rite I 6 Epiphany 9 AM Adult Education Annual Meeting 10 AM Rite II Eucharist Nursery, Coffee Hour/Annual Meeting/lunch

Sunday, Feb. 20 8 AM Rite I 7 Epiphany 9 AM Adult Education 10 AM Rite II Eucharist Nursery, Coffee Hour

Sunday, Feb. 27 8 AM Rite I 8 Epiphany 9 AM Adult Education 10 AM Rite II Eucharist, Nursery, Coffee Hour

DEANERY LENTEN CLASSES ON TUESDAYS DURING LENT AT ASCENSION/HOLY TRINITY

The churches in our Cincinnati Deanery West are considering a joint Lenten program to be held on possibly Tuesday evenings starting March 15 at Ascension/Holy Trinity Church in Wyo-ming. The evening will begin with a pot luck din-ner followed by one of four different offerings of subject matter. There is a sign up sheet in the parish hall if you have an interest.

Monthly Meetings FEBRUARY

ECW: The Episcopal Church Women (ECW) will be meeting on Thursday, February 3, at 11:00 AM in the Vestry Room. The business meeting will be followed by lunch and fellowship. Bring your own sandwich for lunch. The dessert and beverages will be served by the hostesses, Anne W. Day and Linda Whittle. Newcomers are always welcome and should tell one of the hosts if they plan to attend or contact ECW Presi-dent, Dotty Garrabrant, at 741-9810.

ECW—On March 3 our ECW invites all women in the parish to join us for a tour of the Convent of the Transfiguration in Glendale. We will meet at St. James at 10:15 AM in the parking lot to carpool to Glendale. When we arrive we will take a tour of the Chapel led by Sr. Jacqueline. Lunch will be there at a cost of $9.00 per person. A tour of the new Retreat Center will follow, if possible, along with a tour of the grounds, weather permitting. Please make your reservation with Julaine Mokren at 451-3251 by February 16.

N OR M CLUB: The N or M Club is trying some-thing new as they make plans for their meetings in January, February and March. Starting January 19 and continuing until Daylight Savings Time returns on March 13, the group will meet in the daytime. On Wednesday, February 16, the group will meet at 12:30 PM at the Oak Leaf Restaurant at Aston Woods in North Bend. The hosts are Sue Stanton and Dean Windgassen and they will be taking reser-vations . They will be out of town until February 13 but you can call Sue on her cell phone (513) 675-0975 and make your reservation. The hosts will choose the site and ask all current members to call them for reservations. They will also make the deci-sion to cancel a meeting for lack of interest or if we have adverse weather conditions. Newcomers are al-ways welcome.

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WESTFED FOOD PANTRY

The Westfed Pantry is located at Grace Lutheran School at the corner of Boudinot and Verdin Avenues. The Pantry served 69 clients on January 27 after bad weather closed the Pantry on January 20. The Pantry will open its doors on the LAST TWO THURSDAYS OF FEBRUARY, February 17 and 24, from 1:30 to 2:30 P.M. St. James is one of seven local churches involved in this project. When you are doing your weekly grocery shopping,

don’t forget to pick up a couple of extra items for WestFed. Our parishioners are asked to bring the following items for February: CANNED FRUIT, MACARONI & CHEESE, TOILET PAPER, and BROWN PAPER BAGS, and place them in the Narthex on February 6, 13, and 20..

Other Outreach Opportunities

• We are still collecting for the 2 Cents a Meal program. Half of the money collected goes to area food pan-tries and the other half goes to the Ohio Network for Hunger in Columbus. If you eat three meals a day, that only costs you six cents a day or 42 cents per week. If you only eat two meals a day, it costs you four cents a day or 28 cents per week. A can for your donations is on a small table in the Narthex.

• Our Administrative Assistant handles diaper requests when families call looking for assistance, as well as the distribution of bus tokens.

OUTREACH

Interfaith Hospitality Network At Christ Church Glendale

Saturday, February 26, is the next date for In-terfaith Hospitality Network at Christ Church, Glendale. If you can help, please sign up on the outreach bulletin board or call Carol Schneider at 662-9262. We especially need volunteers to host dinner and children’s activities and hosts to stay overnight. St. James certainly lived up to their role as a Support Congregation on January 8 by providing food, dinner hosts, activities for children and families and overnight volunteers at Christ Church Glendale. The IHN program Host church needs our help on five more eve-nings in 2011, the next being February 26.

The remaining 2011 dates are:: MAY 7 JULY 2 AUGUST 27 NOVEMBER 26 The sign up sheet for the February 26th date will be posted soon on the outreach bulletin board. New volunteers are welcome and needed.

NEXT COMMUNITY SUPPER

IS FEBRUARY 24

The next Community Supper is Thursday, February 24, from 5:00 to 6:30 PM. This will be the second supper this year. At our first supper on January 27, we served Fire-men’s Chicken Spaghetti casserole, tossed salad, rolls and dessert to 107 neighbors. Donations of volunteer time or food are needed each month. There is no way we can say enough about the hard work, diligence and generosity of the volunteers whose help makes this monthly suppers happen.. Help is needed to set up the dining room, cook the food, greet the guests, set up the beverages, take food orders at the kitchen door, set up desserts and serve them, clean up the dining area as needed, re-set place settings and wipe off tables as needed, wash dishes, etc., and clean up the Hall after the supper is over. A list of foods that are needed for the suppers is posted each month in Lu Dunn Hall on the wall near the fire escape. You can sign up for whatever amount you can give. We have already selected the menu for February: Ham Fried Rice, pineapple tidbits, toss salad and home-made desserts.

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Anita and Michael Dohn, Missionaries in Health Ministries January 2011 Mission E-mail [No. 78] Web-site: http://dohnfamily.org E-mail: DohnFamily@sams-usa.org Anita and Michael Dohn are physicians serving as South American Missionary Society missionaries with La Iglesia Episcopal Dominicana at the diocesan Clínica Esperanza y Caridad. They live along the southern coast in San Pedro de Macorís in the Dominican Republic.

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What’s the job description again?

Why is Michael spending hours doing routine data entry?

He is a boarded internist, published in mainstream medical journals, with training and experience in pulmonary and in-tensive care medicine, HIV/AIDS, and epidemiology; as well as training and experience in medical missions, social ministries, public health, and development.

It appears that the Lord is using the secretarial and computer skills honed during his many years on the university faculty. In fact, it is obvious sometimes that all of the many experi-ences leading up to his time on the mission field have been valuable and probably part of God’s plan.

Within the past few weeks, Michael has been the chauffeur for the community health team; served food at appreciation dinners; designed a database and programmed PDA’s for a survey (I’m not even sure what PDA means) as well as taught four personnel how to use them; written a grant to assist with ancillary expenses (materials, transportation, etc.) for people living with AIDS who are getting continuing job education; designed a “Branding Strategy and Marking Plan” that must be approved by USAID; been interviewed for a promotional video for the diocese’s endowment drive; regis-tered the Clinic with the US government’s “Central Contract Registry” as well as with the NATO Maintenance and Sup-ply Agency in Luxembourg (why he had to do this might be a story for another time); written several year-end project reports; attended budget meetings for 2011; done airport pick-ups (and made videos while he was there); and even donned a reconditioned, paper Burger King crown to play Melchior in a Christmas pageant.

The majority of long-term missionaries end-up doing some-thing entirely different than what they had anticipated and planned to do. We are least still involved mainly with health ministry.

Being a missionary doctor has let Michael wear many differ-ent hats in health (and non-health) ministry. Our experience is that answering God’s call has stretched us. Sometimes when we let our light shine, it goes in directions that surprise us. In Christ, Anita

The Dohn’s 2010 Annual Report has been included in the 2010 St. James’ Annual Report

.News from your Health Ministry Marian Riestenberg

TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR A HEALTHY HEART

1. Know your risk factors for heart disease. 2. Talk to your doctor about reducing your risk factors 3. Have your blood pressure checked regularly. 4. Know your cholesterol numbers (total CHOL, LDL, HDL, & triglycerides) 5. Have your blood sugar level checked for diabetes. 6. Do not smoke cigarettes or use other tobacco products. 7. Eat for your heart health-have a heart healthy meal plan 8..Get regular physical activity (at least 30 mins. most or all days) 9. Aim for a healthy weight-know your body mass index. 10. Know the signs & symptoms of a heart attack & how to seek immediate help.

Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011: “Go Red Sunday” The Health Min-istry would like to invite everyone to wear red and make a statement about this deadly killer of American women! Join us in increasing awareness for heart health!

Wed. April 6, 2011 Life Line Screening

The following health screenings will be offered at St. James: 1) A Carotid Artery Screening –visualizes the build up of plaque in the carotid arteries, which leads to stroke. (Most strokes are linked to carotid artery blockage). 2) Atrial Fibrillation (Afib) – A test to measure irregular heart beat. Having Afib increases your risk of stroke 5 times and can lead to congestive heart failure. 3) An Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) test – looks for an enlargement in the abdominal aorta that could lead to a rup-tured aortic artery. The vast majority of people who have an aneurysm have no symptoms. 4) An Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) – screens for peripheral arterial disease in the lower extremities, which is closely linked to coronary artery disease. 5) Bone density screening, which tests for the early signs of osteoporosis. 6) Complete Lipid panel, Glucose and C-Reactive Protein blood tests are also available for $99.00. These blood tests re-quire an eight hour fast. You must pre-register by calling 1-888-653-6441 or register online at www.lifelinescreening.com/community-partners . These screenings are completely painless, non-invasive, and require ten minutes or less each to complete. The cost for all four vascular screenings is $139.00. Look for more details in future bulletins/flyers.

WE NEED YOUR HELP! Can you knit or cro-chet? If not are you willing to learn? We are in need of more knitters to keep our supply of prayer shawls available. We cannot continue to rely on 1-2 ladies to do ALL of the knitting. Please consider helping us with this most beautiful ministry. See Shirley Miller if you are able to share your talents.

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Joy and Concern

It is so good to see Kay Thomas back in church following a recent illness. Fr. Angelo requests that it would be very helpful if parishioners could visit with Kay periodically in her home.. A sign up sheet is posted and he will contact you directly to discuss time and dates. .Please remember the fol-lowing parishioners or their family or friends in your prayers. Linda Beth Allen, Trudy Eyrich, Ward Garrabrant, Amy Hayward, Tom Heflin, Thelma Hughes, Alex & Bea Kent, Ted & Sue Krug, Bernice Lacy, Angela Lin-demann, Dorothy Lenhart, Bob Mokren, Ju-laine Mokren, Mike, Scion Predmore, Viv Riestenberg, Elsie Schummer, Ruthann Shaw, Albert Speckert, Kay Thomas, Hazel Whited, and Linda Whittle.

REMINDER ABOUT OUR PRAYER CHAIN

If you or someone you care for would like to be prayed for in addition to our regular intercessions, please call the Parish Administrator, or tell a member of the prayer chain. Your request will be

sent along the chain and the amount of detail you wish to give is up to you. You can even be anonymous. And, by the way, thanksgivings are also good to send along the chain.

March Journal Deadline is

February 14th

The March issue of the St. James Journal will be going to press on Monday, February 14th, and that is the absolute deadline for all news items for this issue. Please see Ju-laine Mokren on Sundays, e-mail her at 2RJMok-ren@fuse.net or call her at 451-3251.

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS

4 Kathy Stanecki 22 Walter Dewar, Jr.

7 Walter Dewar III 23 Connie Eberhart

17 Alex Kent 24 Jimmy Jones

19 Shirley Miller 25 Hazel Whited

27 Linda Whittle

FEBRUARY ANNIVERSARIES 6 James & Donna Kent 14 Angelo & Lou Puopolo

Special Prayers For Birthdays and Anniversaries

Each Sunday at the announcements, those who are present and are celebrating birthdays or wedding anniversaries that week are invited to come forward to receive a prayer and blessing. If your name does not currently appear on the monthly birthday and anniversary list in The Journal, why not call the church office and tell us so that we can list your special date. We promise not to tell your birth year.

Altar Flower

Chart in

Lu Dunn Hall

The 2011 Altar Flower Chart is posted on the bulletin board in Lu Dunn Hall. There are

openings on February 6, 13, 20 and 27th for altar flowers which we use during Epiphany Please sign up to place flowers on the altar as a memorial or in honor of or in thanksgiving or celebration of an event. After you have signed the chart, please see Altar Guild treasurer Julaine Mokren about de-tails. The cost for altar flowers or greens is $18.00. Checks may be made payable to The Altar Guild of St. James.

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ANNUAL MEETING FEBRUARY 13

WHEN WILL THE MEETING BE HELD?? The Annual Meeting of the St. James Congregation will be held on Sunday, February 13, starting at 11:30 a.m. in Lu Dunn Hall. Please note that the meeting will get underway after a brief intermission following the 10:00 a.m. Service. If you attend the 8:00 a.m. Service that day, please make sure you have returned to the Church by 11:30 so you don’t miss the opening of the Meeting and your chance to vote. A snow out date of February 20th has been selected. WHO SHOULD COME?? All members of the parish—regardless of age. It is important that we come together to hear reports of our com-munity’s life and to exercise our responsibility of governance. Babysitting will be available during the meet-ing.

ARE THERE ABSENTEE BALLOTS?? Absentee ballots will be available in the Church Office starting Monday, February 7, thru Friday, February 11.

HOW DO I FIND OUT IF I CAN VOTE?? All baptized members of the parish who are in good standing and at least sixteen years of age. To be in good standing one must be faithful in attendance at corporate worship and in working, praying, and giving for the spread of the Kingdom of God.

WHO ARE WE ELECTING?? The meeting will include the election of a Senior Warden and a Junior Warden for a one year term each, two Ves-try members for a three year term each, two Delegates to Convention for a two-year term each, two alternates to Convention for a one-year term each, two Trustees, one to fill an unexpired term and one to fill a three-year term,

and a Treasurer (one to be elected). The complete list of candidates will be published on February 6. A Warden must be a Confirmed (Received) Communicant in Good Standing who is at least twenty-one years old. A Diocesan Convention Delegate must be a Confirmed (Received) Communicant in Good Standing who is at least sixteen years old. A Vestry Member must be a Baptized member in Good Standing who is at least sixteen years old, provided a majority of the Vestry members are at least twenty-one years old.

Nominations may be made from the floor, provided the person nominated is qualified. Please determine be-forehand if the person you wish to nominate is willing to serve if elected.

FOOD?? YES, BRUNCH WILL BE SERVED BY THE HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE who will provide Breakfast Casserole and fresh fruit. Those parishioners whose last names begin N—Z are asked to bring muffins, sweet breads, or coffee cakes, enough to serve 8 people. Matching Gift Challenge Raises $1.8 Million For ERD Global Needs Fund

Last fall, for the second year in a row, a group of generous donors offered to match all donations received dur-ing the six-week-long Matching Gifts Campaign. The numbers have been tabulated, and Episcopal Relief & Development is pleased to announce that the 2010 campaign raised a total of nearly $1.8 million to help heal a hurting world! This includes $1,295,385 in donations that were received during the campaign, and the $500,000 matching gift, which will benefit the Global Needs Fund.

"This is unprecedented," said Episcopal Relief & Development's Chief Operating Officer, Esther Cohen. "It's the largest amount we've ever received from a non-emergency campaign. $1.8 million will go a long way to help people suffering from hunger, poverty, disease and disaster."

Throughout the campaign, individuals could donate to the fund of their choice, knowing that the same amount would be donated from the matching funds to Episcopal Relief & Development's Global Needs Fund. This year's matching fund of $500,000 is double last year's, and 2010 donations also exceeded those of 2009 by nearly 30 percent. To support Episcopal Relief & Development's work, please visit www.er-d.org <http://www.er-d.org/> or call 1.800.334.7626, ext. 5129. Gifts can be mailed to Episcopal Relief & Develop-ment, PO Box 7058, Merrifield, VA 22116.22116-7058.

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Standing Notices

• At times of need or sorrow, please call the clergy. • In the case of communicants, the sacrament of Holy Matrimony and the Order for the Burial of the Dead should always be held in the Church.

• Before any plans are made or announced for the sacrament of Holy Baptism or Holy Matrimony, please con-sult the priest. In the case of Holy Matrimony, we need 30 days notice.

• The Sacrament of Reconciliation of a Penitent is always available by appointment with the priest. • If you have an e-mail address, please let us know so that breaking news can be forwarded to you. If your e-mail address should change, notify us stjames.admin@fuse.net.

Remember St. James in your will. God’s work is supported by the tithes and sacrificial offerings of God’s people.