1/8/2022

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

This Sunday 1/9 we will celebrate the Baptism of Our Lord. Worship will include a renewal of our baptismal covenants and a blessing of our church doors for the new year. We'll continue to require masking and distanced seating. We are discussing any needed adaptations for the next 4-6 weeks due to the COVID surge, pending additional guidance from our diocese. Our mid-week update will include updated information. We value our diverse community. At St James Episcopal Church we welcome and celebrate diversity in age, race, nation of origin, citizenship status, gender identity, sexual orientation, social status, political view, background, ability level, marital status, and anything else that makes us unique. We strive to be an inviting safe community for all. St James Weekly for week of 1/9 In addition to items in this email, the attached St James Weekly PDF includes a variety of other announcements, updates, and our weekly prayer list. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD ST JAMES WEEKLY Book Discussion - Sundays 8:30-9:30AM In the church and online! On Sunday mornings January 9 through March 13 we’ll be discussing the book The Church Cracked Open: Disruption, Decline, and New Hope for Beloved Community. The author is Stephanie Spellers, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s Canon for Evangelism, Reconciliation, and Creation—helping Episcopalians to share the good news and cross boundaries as part of the Jesus Movement. These discussions will help us continue on the conversations we’ve already been having on Becoming Beloved Community for all. Books are available online, or you may contact Amma Diane for a copy. All are welcome to participate even if you can't be present every week. 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 831 5230 0483 then press # When prompted for Participant ID, press # When prompted for Password, enter 0 then press # [number zero] Sunday Worship - Sundays at 10AM In the church and online! COVID precaution: Masks and distancing are currently required for all present for all St James Episcopal Church indoor group activities. Thanks! 1/9: Baptism of Our Lord 1/16: MLK observance 1/23: 3rd Sunday after the Epiphany 1/30: 4th Sunday after the Epiphany View and interact during our Sunday Worship services on YouTube (also shared to Facebook) on Sundays at 10AM Central: go.mysjec.com/youtube OR go.mysjec.com/facebook Song lyrics, special prayers, etc for the service appear in the videos. You can also download the complete bulletin: CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE 1/9 BULLETIN You may need to refresh the page if you arrive before the live stream begins. 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. If you can't watch live, you can watch at the same links at a later time/day on YouTube. Fellowship - Sundays at 11:15AM  Join us for a weekly time of conversation after worship in our lower level Fellowship Hall. Due to COVID, we will not be having food/drink at this time.  Mid-Week Worship - Wednesdays at 4PM (Zoom) 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. Morning Prayer - Fridays at 7AM (Zoom) Click the link to participate using a computer, laptop, tablet, or other device: go.mysjec.com/friday Or participate from any phone: Dial 1-312-626-6799 When prompted for Meeting ID, enter 831 5230 0483 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 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 1/14 FRIDAY MORNING PRAYER READINGS 2022 pledges and capital campaign The deliveries we made to every household the week of Dec 12 included a variety of items, including our stewardship letter/report, 2022 pledge cards, and 2022 capital campaign cards. The report includes a celebration of all the ways we’ve nourished our St James Tree of Life and grown together through 2021. Copies of these materials are on the info table in the back of the church. We invite you to continue to support our shared mission and ministry by making your financial commitment for 2022, as you are able. Our estimated expenses for 2022 are $119,234. (See the back page of the stewardship report for a breakdown of our estimated expenses.) Please return your pledge card as soon as possible. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A 2022 PLEDGE CARD CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN CARD Cards can be left in the offering plate, mailed to the church, put in the mail slot, given to Amma Diane, or you can email your pledge info to Treasurer Linda Molitor. You can also set up one-time or automatic recurring giving below: CLICK HERE TO ACCESS SECURE ONLINE GIVING THROUGH OUR WEB SITE 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 odd-numbered months (January, March, May, July, September, November) goes to Painting Pathways Clubhouse, helping those in our community with a diagnosed mental illness. Our special offering in even-numbered months (February, April, June, August, October, December) goes to the Rector's discretionary fund, helping those in need. Please label your gifts accordingly. St James Weekly and email list timing St James Weekly is included in two emails per week, and mailed once per week. When sharing information about projects, programs, and events please send the info as early as possible so we are able to promote over a longer period of time, when appropriate. (To help limit the burden on everybody’s inboxes, we intentionally send only two emails per week to our email list, unless there is a death or other urgent matter.) View our past Worship services at 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. 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! 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