JAMES’ JOURNAL

August 26, 2010

We want to welcome all the St. James Episcopal School Family back for another great year.  You will notice that the playground upgrades are nearly complete and we are all excited about that!  The Church and School have worked very hard to share in the successes and opportunities of each other.  We hope you will all plan to be a part of our first joint activities: the blessing of students, teachers and staff at the 10 am service; Rally Day for Sunday School and service opportunities; and our first Jazz @ James event for Church and School. (See below.)  We have a new class (Christianity Explored) on Sunday evenings this fall that is especially great for our younger couples and school parents.  (Again, see below.)

This list will allow you to get a quick glance at them all so you can update

your calendars accordingly:

1.      August 27, 28 and on Rally Day, the 29 – Pictorial Directory Photographs

2.      August 29 – Rally Day with Blood Drive & BONE DENSITOMETRIES Free Testing (From the company Tilla Strickland works with, Rheumatology Associates – no appointment necessary)

3.      September 4 – Jazz@James (See details below.)

4.      September 1, 8, 15 – Bishop Stanton’s Teaching Series – 7:00 pm

5.      September 12 – First Day of Sunday School

6.      September 12 – Christianity Explored begins

7.      September 22 – The Counter-Reformation in Art with Terry Cagley

This Coming Week

Rally Day Is This Sunday!

Let’s All Be There!

·        Yard Team – This week (August 28th) “Turfinators,” are scheduled.  Have the rest of you noticed how great our yard has looked despite the heat this summer.  Our yard teams have been doing a marvelous job.  If you want to be a part of this wonderful ministry contact the Church Office or Bob Birkenback.

·        LIFE TOUCH PICTORIAL DIRECTORY

·       I am looking for 1 or 2 people to help host for Sat. a.m. 9:30 a.m. until noon signing people in for their photo sessions.  Please call Carol as soon as possible.  Thanks!

We Need You To Sign Up To Make Our Directory Complete!

It is that time again - Mark your calendars.  You may go on-line and sign up for August 27, 28 or 29^th, or call me.  There are still some time slots open and may have changed since you have looked.  Go to www.stjamesdallas.org now and sign up - and click on sign up for the time you want.

                                        Friday        August 27         3 p.m. – 9 p.m.

                                 Saturday     August 28         9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

                                  Sunday      August 29         12 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Anyone that has any pictures of any church activities you would like to submit for the directory, please send to me or drop by the office.   If you just have the photographs, they will need to be glossy prints.   

If you would like to help with the layout of the directory, please let me know. 

Thanks, Carol   214-348-1345 x101 or carolhernandez@stjamesdallas.org

·        “Rally Day” BONE DENSITOMETRIES Free Testing (From company, Rheumatology Associates where Tilla Strickland works)  No appointment necessary.

·        The St James Blood Drive will be held on Sunday, August 29th, coinciding with Rally Day. Please roll up your sleeves sometime between 9-1 in the Old Parish Hall. Each pint donated can save up to 3 lives. Last year's donations were used by one of our parishioners so the life you save could be sitting next to you right now! Questions? Contact Emily Gardner 214.827.9313.

·        Bible Study - Wednesday mornings at 10:30 in Conference Room.  Contact Fr. Gardner for information.

Upcoming Events

·        North Texas Giving Day

We have an incredible opportunity to help our Parish...and get rewarded! North Texas Giving Day is Wednesday September 8, 2010 through www.donorbridgetx.org, all contributions made through this website on this day will be eligible for matching gifts for St. James!

Please contact Aubrey Nestman for more details (214) 907-5671

·        Christianity Explored begins Sunday, September 12^th. Don’t miss the most highly acclaimed Bible-study series coming out of the Anglican tradition. Come every Sunday night this Fall. We will be studying Marks Gospel. And while you’re at it, invite a friend or neighbor to come with you. Dinner served each evening and child care as well as

children activities up to age 12. Cost is $20 for course materials. Call the church office to register or speak with James and Kathy Baumgarten for more information.  This class is especially appropriate for SJES parents as they seek to help in their children’s spiritual formation.

Rev. Brendan Kimbrough bkimbrough@stjamesdallas.org ofc: 214.367.5122

·        Cursillo.  The next Cursillo will be held at All Saints Camp by Lake Texoma Sept. 16-19.  If you are interested in participating in this 3-day weekend (Thursday evening through Sunday afternoon) as part of your spiritual journey, please contact Jim Johnson at 214-324-4908 (or jmajohnson2340@att.net), or see the website for the Episcopal Center for Renewal at www.episcopalrenewalcenter.org

·        Bishop Stanton to teach at St. James! – We are indeed fortunate to be able to host our bishop, James M. Stanton, as he kicks off a teaching mission in the Diocese of Dallas right here at St. James.  His topic will be “Back to the Sources: The Roots of Our Spiritual Tradition”.  He will concentrate on the Gospel according to Matthew, The Rule of St. Benedict, Martin Luther, and Thomas Cranmer.  The classes will take place on successive Wednesdays, September 1, 8, and 15 at 7pm.  Make plans now to come and hear this gifted teacher who just happens to be our beloved bishop.

·        Cocktail Party before Bishop’s teaching in Parish Hall beginning at 6 p.m.

·        September 22:  In conjunction with Bishop Stanton's lecture series on the Roots of our Spiritual Tradition, Terry Cagley will give a talk and PowerPoint presentation on the Counter-Reformation in Art, specifically as expressed in Spanish art.  The early modern period of European culture faced an enormous shift with the rupture of the Protestant Reformation of the Catholic Church.  To the dismay of Rome, Protestantism took hold and flourished.  Reaction to this Reformation was swift and sweeping, and is now known as the Counter-Reformation.  The efforts to answer these challenges were nowhere more pronounced than in Spain, in which religious art served to give form and shape to the Catholic faith.  As Episcopalians, we are recipients of many of these legacies.  Come and see and draw your own conclusions.

·        Golf – Bishop’s Camp Golf Classic –Anyone interested in playing for St. James on Monday, Sept. 20 at Thorntree CC please contact Russ Pate at 214-341-8673 or email rrprsp@airmail.net