2/20/2021

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

Missed our Ash Wednesday Community Worship service? View at any time using our usual links: go.mysjec.com/facebook OR go.mysjec.com/youtube St James Weekly In addition to items in this email, the attached St James Weekly PDF includes a variety of other announcements, weekly Vestry Notes, and our weekly prayer list. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE 2/21 ST JAMES WEEKLY Bible Study - Sundays at 8:45AM - NEW STUDY STARTS 2/21 Starting 2/21 we’re reading and discussing the book of 1 Corinthians. Use any bible translation(s) you like; no other book/guide needed. We’ll read and discuss one chapter each week, with the following questions in mind: 1) What stands out to you in the passage we are studying?; 2) What do you have a question about or want to know more about?; 3) What can you apply from the passage to your daily faith journey?; and 4) If you were to talk to a friend about this passage what would you talk about? Amma Diane recommends the following video overview to start: https://youtu.be/yiHf8klCCc4  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 2/21 1st Sunday in Lent 2/28 2nd Sunday in Lent * 3/7 3rd Sunday in Lent 3/14 4th Sunday in Lent * * indicates The Rev Deacon Jerry Molitor is preaching 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 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 2/21 BULLETIN 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 '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 Facebook or YouTube. St James Becoming Beloved Community race conversation continues Sunday 2/21 at 11AM We've gathered on 9/13, 10/18, 11/15, 12/20, and 1/17 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 2/21. 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] 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. St James Book Group 2/24 at 7PM The St James Book Group will continue to meet virtually for the time being due to the continued pandemic and our desire to keep people as protected as possible. St James leadership will regularly review the ability to gather in-person again in conjunction with our Bishop and input from those who attend the Book Group gathering. We plan to continue to offer the Book Group virtually for those who wish to attend in that manner even after we can gather once again in person. Our virtual gatherings may be joined by either telephone or the internet (you may choose to use video or not on the internet connection). The book we are reading in February is Wait Till Next Year, Doris Kearns Goodwin’s touching memoir of growing up in love with her family and baseball. Set in the suburbs of New York in the 1950s, Wait Till Next Year re-creates the postwar era, when the corner store was a place to share stories and neighborhoods were equally divided between Dodger, Giant, and Yankee fans. We meet the people who most influenced Goodwin’s early life: her mother, who taught her the joy of books but whose debilitating illness left her housebound: and her father, who taught her the joy of baseball and to root for the Dodgers of Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Pee Wee Reese, Duke Snider, and Gil Hodges. Most important, Goodwin describes with eloquence how the Dodgers’ leaving Brooklyn in 1957, and the death of her mother soon after, marked both the end of an era and, for her, the end of childhood. If you would like to borrow a book from the inter-library loan, please contact Anne Schuette (920-242-2819). Anne will continue to be our liaison for the Interlibrary books. Please feel free to participate even if you have not read the book. Invite a friend. If you have technical difficulties Amma Diane Murray (920-860-5152) will try to help you. Click the link to participate using a computer, laptop, tablet, or other device: go.mysjec.com/bookgroup Or participate from any phone: Dial 1-312-626-6799 When prompted for Meeting ID, enter 873 5481 2492 # When prompted for Participant ID, press # When prompted for Password, enter 0 # [number zero] Morning Prayer - Fridays at 7:00AM 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 2/26 FRIDAY MORNING PRAYER READINGS Women's & Men's monthly meetings 3/13 These groups typically gather monthly on the second Saturday for an hour of fellowship. Groups are meeting virtually, for the time being. WOMEN: Saturday 3/13 at 9AM All women are welcome--grab your coffee or tea and pull up to your computer/phone. In March, Sherry Paszkiewicz will present info about one of her favorite hobbies, short-wave radio. If you have questions, please talk to Chris Eggert-Rosenthal or Sally Hunner. Click the link to participate using a computer, laptop, tablet, or other device: go.mysjec.com/women 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] MEN: no meeting this month The men are not planning to meet this month If you’d like to meet this or any month, talk to Nick Doszkewycz. 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. Celebrating Our Gifts This month we are Celebrating Our Gifts, including with a special 10AM Worship service on Sunday, November 15. The Vestry sent a mailing to all households on November 1, including updates and celebration of the progress we've made on many of our St James Tree of Life goals this year. (You can download a PDF of the mailing and pledge card using the links below.) We invite you to continue to support our shared mission and ministry by making your financial commitment for 2021, as you are able. Your pledges help us develop our 2021 budget—please return your card by mail or drop in the church mail slot. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE 11/1 MAILING CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PLEDGE CARD 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.) 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! 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. 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