11/3/2020

Opportunities to worship, share, learn, and stay connected at St James Episcopal Church in Manitowoc.

Need some positivity today? Take 10 minutes for a simple, non-partisan prayer service for Election Day. Watch and pray along any time. All the words and song lyrics are included in the video. View at any time on Facebook or YouTube: go.mysjec.com/facebook OR go.mysjec.com/youtube Scroll down for additional denominational resources, including "Holding on to Hope: A National Service for Wholeness and Healing", "A Season of Prayer", and "A Word to the Church from the Presiding Bishop". St James Weekly In addition to items in this email, the attached St James Weekly PDF includes other announcements, weekly Vestry Notes, and our weekly prayer list. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE 11/1 ST JAMES WEEKLY Mid-Week Worship - Wednesdays at 4PM Join us for a mid-week Worship service on Wednesdays at 4PM. Click the link to participate using a computer, laptop, tablet, or other device: go.mysjec.com/wednesday Or participate from any phone: Dial 1-312-626-6799 When prompted for Meeting ID, enter 670 567 006 then press # When prompted for Participant ID, press # When prompted for Password, enter 0 then press # [number zero] Everybody is encouraged to read/pray/sing at appropriate times during Mid-Week Worship. If you need to mute your phone for any reason, use your phone's mute button or press *6 to mute/unmute. Friday Morning Prayer - Fridays at 6:30AM Join us for a weekly Morning Prayer service on Fridays at 6:30AM. Click the link to participate using a computer, laptop, tablet, or other device: go.mysjec.com/friday Or participate from any phone: Dial 1-571-317-3122 When prompted for Access Code, enter 780 162 197 # If prompted for an Audio Pin enter # Everybody is encouraged to read/pray/sing at the appropriate times during Morning Prayer. If you need to mute your phone for any reason, use your phone's mute button or press *6 to mute/unmute. CLICK HERE FOR 11/6 FRIDAY MORNING PRAYER READINGS Do you ever have trouble clicking our links? For a variety of technical reasons, links in the emails we send may sometimes malfunction. These are often due to incompatible updates or security settings on various device, software, and web sites. If you click a link in our emails (or attached PDFs) and it doesn't work properly, type in the link manually. Open your web browser and type in the exact link (don't add www or anything else). Manually typing the link should always work properly. We use customized shorter URLs in the format "go.mysjec.com/_______" that make manually typing links easier than the longer URLs for most events. If you encounter a link that doesn't work when you type it in manually, please contact Tony (text, call, or email info@mysjec.com). Thanks! Bible Study - Sundays at 8:45AM Upcoming topics: **11/8: Video/discussion—We'll meet the nuns of Blue Stone Farm and see how they live in the rhythm of life on a small farm and how we might incorporate some of their thinking into our own lives **11/15—12/20: Bible Study on the Book of Galatians (1 chapter each week). We start at 8:45AM and end by 9:45AM (allowing a break before 10AM Worship starts). Click the link to participate using a computer, laptop, tablet, or other device: go.mysjec.com/biblestudy Or participate from any phone: Dial 1-312-626-6799 When prompted for Meeting ID, enter 580 876 932 then press # When prompted for Participant ID, press # When prompted for Password, enter 0 then press # [number zero] If you need to mute your phone for any reason, use your phone's mute button or press *6 to mute/unmute. Sunday Worship (Holy Eucharist) - Sundays at 10AM 11/8: Veterans/Military 11/15: Celebrating Our Gifts 11/22: Christ the King Sunday 11/29-12/20: Advent Season View and interact during our Sunday Worship services on Facebook or YouTube on Sundays at 10AM Central: go.mysjec.com/facebook OR go.mysjec.com/youtube You may need to refresh the page if you arrive before the live stream begins. If you 'Like' and 'Get Notifications' from our Facebook page you'll receive a notification each time we start a new live video. If you 'Like' and 'Get Notifications' from our Facebook page you'll receive a notification each time we start a new live video. If you 'Subscribe' to our YouTube channel and then click the bell icon you'll receive a notification any time we post a new video. Most of the words and song lyrics for the service appear in the videos, or you can download the bulletin: CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE 11/8 BULLETIN If you can't watch live, you can watch at the same links at a later time/day on Facebook or YouTube. Learn & Discuss: Labyrinths - Sunday 11/8 at 11AM Earlier in the year we introduced the idea of creating some form of labyrinth at St James. Different than a maze, labyrinths have been used by Christians for centuries as a spiritual tool. Join us at 11AM on Sunday, November 8 for an opportunity to learn more about labyrinths and then discuss and share ideas we might use to implement a labyrinth at St James. Signing up in advance is not required, but if you let Amma Diane know that you are interested, she will provide you with materials in advance (especially helpful if you’ll be phoning in). Call or email her to let her know.  Click the link to participate using a computer, laptop, tablet, or other device: go.mysjec.com/labyrinth Or participate from any phone: Dial 1-312-626-6799 When prompted for Meeting ID, enter 862 9032 7376 # When prompted for Participant ID, press # When prompted for Password, enter 0 # [number zero] Women's & Men's monthly meetings 11/14 These groups typically gather monthly on the second Saturday for an hour of fellowship. Groups are meeting virtually, for the time being.  WOMEN: Saturday 11/14 at 9AM Ladies, grab your coffee or tea and pull up to your computer/phone. This month we will continue talking about reflections or books that we have read and take a look at some of the saints of the Church... or perhaps real life saints that you might know. If you need more information on saints go to Wikipedia and there is a complete listing of saints in The Episcopal Church and calendar. We had an excellent discussion last month. Please join us! For more information, talk to Chris Eggert-Rosenthal.   To participate from any phone, dial 1-312-626-6799 When prompted for Meeting ID, enter 832 9966 8014 # When prompted for Participant ID, press # When prompted for Password, enter 0 # [number zero] By computer or other device: go.mysjec.com/women MEN: no meeting in November The men are not planning to meet this month If you’d like to meet this or any month, talk to Nick Doszkewycz.   St James Becoming Beloved Community race conversation continues Sunday 11/15 at 11AM We've gathered on 9/13 and 10/18 to share our thoughts following the 7-week Becoming Beloved Community series and where God may be leading us in response. Participants want to continue the conversation about race and invite others to join at 11AM on Sunday 11/15. This series is designed to help us grow as a community of reconcilers, justice-makers, and healers who share a passion for the dream of God. Click the link to participate using a computer, laptop, tablet, or other device: go.mysjec.com/beloved Or participate from any phone: Dial 1-312-626-6799 When prompted for Meeting ID, enter 865 7336 7198 # When prompted for Participant ID, press # When prompted for Password, enter 0 # [number zero] St James Book Group meeting Wednesday 11/18 at 7PM The Book Group meeting date for this month is Wednesday, November 18 at 7PM—to accommodate Thanksgiving, even though none of us are planning to go anywhere! Our November book is "The Tenth of December" by George Saunders. It's a collection of 10 short stories that are inter-related in some way. To quote from the book jacket summary: these stories "fulfill Chekhov's dictum that 'art should prepare us for tenderness.'" Thanks to the Manitowoc Public Library inter-library loan program we have 10 copies of this book.   Use the info below to participate. Please call Anne Schuette (920-242-2819) to obtain a copy of the book, if you have any questions, or if you have problems connecting on the evening of the meeting.  Click the link to participate using a computer, laptop, tablet, or other device: go.mysjec.com/bookgroup Or participate from any phone: Dial 1-312-757-3121 When prompted for Access Code, enter 413 793 205 # If prompted for Audio Pin, enter # A Season of Prayer for an Election - Novena 10/27 through 11/4 Forward Movement and The Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations are calling Episcopalians and all others to join in A Season of Prayer: For an Election between October 27 and November 4. We come together, asking God for courage and wisdom, thanking God for love and joy. As we move toward the election of leaders for the United States, may we all join in a season of prayer, committing to offer to God our fears and frustrations, our hopes and dreams. A novena is an ancient tradition of nine days of devotional prayers, often with a specific intention. In this case, we pray for discernment in voting and for the well-being of our nation. Starting October 27 and continuing through the day after the election, we invite you to pray for the election of leaders in the United States. CLICK HERE TO SEE AN INVITATION VIDEO FROM THE PRESIDING BISHOP, TO DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE PRAYER GUIDE, OR TO SIGN UP FOR DAILY EMAILS FOR THE NOVENA A National Service of Healing and Wholeness - 11/1 at 3PM Presiding Bishop Michael Curry led this prayer service from Washington National Cathedral, Holding on to Hope: A National Service for Healing and Wholeness, on All Saints Sunday, November 1. In the midst of a pandemic, racial reckoning, and a historic election, the live-streamed service will gather Americans for prayer, song, lament, hope, and a call to love God and neighbor. In addition to Bishop Curry’s sermon, the service included reflections from Father James Martin, a noted Roman Catholic commentator on American life and values, and Valarie Kaur, an inspiring Sikh author, filmmaker, and civil rights attorney. The gathering was officiated by Washington’s Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, Cathedral Dean Randy Hollerith, and Reverend Stephanie Spellers, Canon to the Presiding Bishop. Prayers for the nation came from leaders like Eboo Patel, founder and president of Interfaith Youth Core (IFY), Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Rabbi Shoshana Conover of Temple Sholom, Chicago, and Shane Claiborne, speaker, activist, and best-selling author. Music from The Coro de la Cathedral of Christ Church Cathedral-Indianapolis and Washington National Cathedral help lift and open hearts. Read more about the speakers and participants. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THIS SPECIAL SERVICE What Did Jesus Do? A Word to the Church from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry This Word to the Church from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry was also the text of his sermon at The Episcopal Church House of Bishops, which met virtually September 16, 2020. Excerpts from this Word to the Church are included in our October 25 Worship service "For Our Nation". CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PRESIDING BISHOP'S VIDEO OR READ THE FULL TEXT VERSION Thanks for your support! We appreciate your continued financial support while we are being the church in this different way. Checks can still be mailed to the church, and are regularly counted and deposited. You can also set up payments through your bank (most offer this for free). Online options are available with the link below. We know that these are difficult times for some, and we understand if you are unable to support the church financially. Please contact Amma Diane if you need help connecting to assistance or resources. CLICK HERE TO ACCESS SECURE ONLINE GIVING THROUGH OUR WEB SITE Our special offering in the month of November goes to Painting Pathways Clubhouse, our local mission partner supporting those in our community diagnosed with a mental illness-- please label your gifts accordingly. View our past services any time View our previous services any time you like on our YouTube channel: go.mysjec.com/youtube If you 'Subscribe' to our YouTube channel and then click the bell icon you'll receive a notification any time we post a new video. We appreciate your feedback Thank you to everybody who has taken the time to participate in our various opportunities to engage remotely for worship, sharing, learning, and connection. Until further notice we'll be maintaining our schedule on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, as well as other special services and remote gatherings. Thank you for watching/listening! Thank you for commenting and engaging with each other! And thank you for liking and sharing our videos, Facebook page, and YouTube channel to help spread the word! We appreciate your feedback about any of these new technologies we are implementing. If you had any technical issues or technical questions, please let us know. Please email your feedback and questions to info@mysjec.com St James Episcopal Church | 434 N 8th Street, Manitowoc, WI 54220 mysjec.com | facebook.com/sjecmanitowoc