6/2/20: Wed & Fri Worship, George Floyd Vigil, and more

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

Info... resources... links to worship services & other activities Please share photos of fathers/father figures We invite you to share pictures to be included in a photo montage for our upcoming Father's Day service celebrating and remembering fathers and father figures in our lives. These could be your grandfathers, father, sons, or yourself... other male relatives and friends... or anybody else who has been like a father, spiritual or otherwise, in the lives of you or your loved ones. Pictures can be emailed to [email protected] or texted/MMS to Tony Karl (Tony's cell number is in our directory--email [email protected] if you need his number). Please send your pictures as soon as possible. Thanks! Vigil for Reconciliation & Hope - Wed 6/3 at 6PM https://www.facebook.com/events/769840370217759/ St James Weekly St James Weekly includes additional announcements, Vestry updates, and our prayer list. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE 5/31 ST JAMES WEEKLY Mid-Week Worship - Wednesdays at 5:30PM Join us for a mid-week Worship service on Wednesdays at 5:30PM. Click the link to participate using a computer, laptop, tablet, or other device: https://zoom.us/j/670567006?pwd=bkhtRlNxL3E3SnZCTU1oSFNHcHJNQT09 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: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/780162197 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 6/5 FRIDAY MORNING PRAYER READINGS Bible Study - Sundays at 8:45AM We are continuing to study our way through the Gospel of John using N.T. Wright's book as our guide. If you need a copy of the book, please contact Amma Diane. 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: https://zoom.us/j/580876932?pwd=WEtHK0llaWZmTWtmTnhPUlVqRmlGUT09 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 including Communion - Sundays at 10AM 6/7: Trinity Sunday 6/14: World Refugee Sunday 6/21: Father's Day View and interact during our Sunday Worship services on Facebook or YouTube on Sundays at 10AM Central: CLICK HERE TO VIEW ON FACEBOOK CLICK HERE TO VIEW ON 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. Or participate from any phone: Dial 1-312-626-6799 When prompted for Meeting ID, enter 342 570 232 then press # When prompted for Participant ID, press # When prompted for Password, enter 0 then press # [number zero] Everybody is invited to read/pray/sing at the appropriate times. We're keeping phones muted during Worship so everybody can hear. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE 6/7 TRINITY SUNDAY WORSHIP BULLETIN If you can't watch live, you can watch at the same links at a later time/day on Facebook or YouTube. Fellowship - Sundays at 11AM (suspended until further notice) We’ve suspended Fellowship by Zoom until a need arises. This is not a bad thing--we'll continue to adapt our schedule of ways to worship, share, learn, and stay connected based on the needs of our congregation. If this is something you'd like to participate in and see resume, please talk to Amma Diane. View our past services any time View our previous services any time you like on our YouTube channel: CLICK HERE TO VIEW ON 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. A note from the Vestry (5/23) Certainly church today is not the same as it was 10 weeks ago. In March we were gathered together in our lovely building, enjoying time together in worship, study, prayer, mission, and fellowship. Enjoying the hugs, handshakes, and other expressions of love for our sisters and brothers in Christ. We were in the middle of our Lenten journey, preparing for Holy Week and Easter season. There were many things we “were”. Joyfully, the Body of Christ scattered is still the Body! As we prepare to celebrate the Church’s birthday—Pentecost—we continue to find new ways to gather, to spend time together, to care for one another, to serve others, and all those other things we enjoy as the St James community. We’ve adapted and learned new ways to be the Church. There is much we’ve learned that we’ll carry forward—and there are things we can look back on and maybe decide to leave behind. We want nothing more than to see all of you in person and long for the day we can safely join together in worship, fellowship, and community. We have faith that God continues to hold us together, even in this extended time of physical absence. Our Bishop and the Diocesan COVID Task Force are developing guidelines for how we will can come together again safely. Until then, we continue to learn, adapt, and love each other. CLICK HERE TO VIEW AN UPDATE FROM BISHOP MATT Daily Morning & Evening Prayer on Alexa/Google Assistant Both Alexa and Google Assistant have learned some Episcopal prayers. Thanks to a partnership with between Forward Movement and TryTank Experimental Lab, you can now say, “Alexa, open Episcopal Prayer” or “Google Talk to Episcopal Prayer” and your device will begin playing the morning or evening prayer podcasts of Foreward Movement (a ministry of The Episcopal Church). “Whether people are at home or on the go, Alexa’s ability to lead us through the daily office will be both useful and inspiring,” said the Rev Canon Scott Gunn, executive director of Forward Movement. “As a bit of a geek, I’m excited about this marriage of technology and Anglican tradition to equip disciples for daily prayer.”  Depending on the time of day, either Alexa or Google Assistant will either play the morning prayer or evening prayer podcasts, which include the full liturgy of the daily office along with the assigned psalms and readings for the day. Thanks for your support! Several people have asked ways they can continue to financially support St James when we are not gathering in person. You can still mail checks to St James Episcopal Church, 434 N 8th St, Manitowoc, WI 54220. Contributions are being regularly counted and deposited. You can also set up one-time or recurring payments through your bank (most offer this for free). Look for "bill pay" or similar options online or call your bank. People have asked us for an online option to donate, so we have added Tithe.ly to our new web site. CLICK HERE TO ACCESS SECURE ONLINE GIVING THROUGH OUR WEB SITE 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. Our special offering in the month of June goes toward the Rector's discretionary fund helping people in need-- please label your gifts accordingly. Streamlining our emails to twice per week We're streamlining our emails a bit. We'll now be sending two messages to our email list, typically on Tuesdays and Saturdays. These emails will continue to include information about our various at-home opportunities, downloadable PDFs of bulletins, links to view some Worship services live or at a later date, information for connecting to other audio-only opportunities, etc. Until further notice, St James Weekly will not be a separate email--it will be a downloadable PDF included in our Saturday emails. St James Weekly and the bulletin will be printed and mailed to those we are aware of who do not have email access. If you'd like to receive paper mailings of St James Weekly and bulletins one time or regularly, please contact Amma Diane ( [email protected] or 920-860-5152). 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 [email protected] St James Episcopal Church | 434 N 8th Street, Manitowoc, WI 54220 www.mysjec.com | facebook.com/sjecmanitowoc