From the Rector’s Desk

N my August/September newsletter article, I spoke of two exciting things happening in the life of St. James’s and how we are called to move boldly and faithfully into the I future together. I thought I would take this time to write to you all with updates and next steps.

The end of the summer saw the arrival of Anas and Arabia Kattoub and their three lovely children from the Jordanian refugee camp where they had spent the last few years. St. James’s and St. John’s has teamed together to help with the family’s resettlement into the United States and in particular, West Hartford. The two older children, Hala and her October 2016 Volume 2, Issue 9 brother Abdalkader are now attending Whiting Lane Elementary School—first grade and kindergarten—after having spoken with members of the committee and members of the Whiting Lane staff, I can happily report that the children are thriving. Arabia and her Inside this issue youngest daughter, Jana, are attending ESOL classes at the Elmwood Community Center From the Rector’s Desk....………..….....1 two days a week and both Anas and Arabia are attending ESOL together two evenings a week. The family continues the process set forth by the state department and other From the Associate Rector...……....…..2 governmental agencies for permanent settlement in the United States. The majority of Youth Group Calendar of Events….....3 this is done in New Haven through Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services (IRIS). All SJ Center for Family Ministries……..4,5 of this has taken a tremendous amount of time, dedication and hard work on the part of the Kattoub family and the wonderful volunteers that make up the St. James’s and St. Liturgy & Music…………...………..…....6-9 John’s Refugee Committee. A while back, I sent out a letter seeking financial support for Vestry Corner………………………………..10 this endeavor, thank you to all of you who so generously responded. Please know that Mission Commission...…………………..11 many financial needs still exist if you wish to contribute in the future.

The other exciting thing that is happening is the beginning of the St. James’s 2020 Around the Parish.....…………..………..12 Envision Our Future feasibility study. By the time you receive this newsletter, hopefully all Readings & Registry.…..…………….12,13 of you will have read the information sent to you by either mail or email and have Women of St. James’s…..……...……...13 completed and returned the survey. This is a very exciting time in the life of our parish as we look to the future and envision how we can be more fully engaged in God’s Mission. If August Calendar.....…..…………….…….14 you have any questions or thoughts as we move forward with this opportunity, please do September Calendar...…………….…….15 not hesitate to speak with me or Dave Dynowski about the facility’s plans associated with this program. Highlights in October A few exciting things happening this fall amongst many, are our bi-annual auction and dinner entitled, “A Night in Provence” on Friday, November 4 at 7 p.m. Mark your  Sunday, August 21 after the 9:00 calendars and buy your tickets for a fun evening of fellowship, food and drink along with service, sort and pack school a silent and live auction. This event always requires the help of many, so please if you supplies. would like to participate in its planning and execution please contact Elizabeth Gallegos. Also this fall once again, the members of St. James’s Boys and Girls Choir will be the  Saturday and Sunday, September chorus for the Connecticut Opera’s rendition of Hansel and Gretel – a real nod to their 10 and 11: Camp Washington hard work and gifts. This newsletter and all of the publications that come from the church Youth Festival. office are full of opportunities for fun, fellowship, and ways to live out your faith.  Sunday, September 11: Regular service schedule and choir returns, And don’t forget, as always, fall is annual stewardship time so when asked please potluck picnic at 11am, Sunday respond prayerfully, generously and faithfully as we move boldly and faithfully into the school registration. future together.  Sunday, September 18: Fall Harvest Fair from 9am to 1pm and Volunteer Fair during coffee hour.  Sunday, September 25: St. James’s To Learn, Live and Teach the Values Choir sings Evensong at Trinity of the Gospel of Jesus Christ Church in Hartford, 5pm. From the Associate Rector

EAR Ones,

Well…I’m dating again. Can you sense my overflowing excitement? Youth Update D Actually, dating proves to be a nice way to widen my social circles, and it is always a treat to enjoy Camp Washington Youth happy hour with a date a few tables away from curious parishioners.

One aspect of dating that I had forgotten is the particular turn the conversation takes when I Festival will take place mention that I’m a priest and casually offer my date a blessing with holy oil. And things can get on Saturday and Sunday, really dicey when the bread basket and bottle of wine arrive at the table. “Check, please!” September 10 and 11.

Only once has a date wanted to debate what exactly happens to the bread and wine of 8th to 12th graders communion; usually he just wants to know why I became a priest and how I reconcile all of the welcome. Register at: baggage of the Church with being a gay, science-affirming millennial. This has motivated me to www.campwashington. rehearse and refine my “church elevator pitch.” org.

The “church elevator pitch” is a tricky concoction, especially in these times. Affiliation with a parish used to be assumed. Now if you are a member of a church at all you must explain yourself. And if you can’t do it in the time it takes an elevator to go up five or six floors, you’ll lose your friend’s The middle and high attention or get lost in the weeds yourself when you try to answer the questions in the air. school youth group will

“Why on earth would you go to church when you can do community service in a secular group, engage in a scavenger when you can experience spiritual stimulation at a yoga studio or on a hike in the woods, when hunt in West Hartford you can be a good person just by treating others the way you want to be treated? Why be part of Center on September 11! a church at all?”

There are a few routes you can take to develop your very own pitch. One involves dwelling on the tremendous sense of community you experience. Church is supposed to be a community to which you belong simply because you want to belong to it. That sense of belonging is so important to the human condition, and for so many churchgoers, community and relationship is what draws them Youth Group in again and again. But one can find community at a soup kitchen, the gym, or in the workplace, so Second Sundays it really does not fully answer the “why church?” question.

Well you chose a church because of some attraction to Jesus, I assume. Either you believe that he September 11 is the Christ who was and is and is to come, or you think he was kind of a groovy dude. Either way, yay Jesus. So another tactic for the elevator pitch might be to emphasize the communal aspect and then add a heaping spoonful of Jesus. We sing about Jesus. We read about Jesus. We pray Dinner at 5:30pm about Jesus. And then we eat Jesus. Activity at 6:30pm

You know what? You might find it helpful to save the “eating Jesus” part for another (Scavenger Hunt) conversation…maybe at Barcelona over some bread and wine. Prayer at 7:20pm

So with community and Jesus, you have a pretty hearty pitch going, yet there seems to be a dish Depart at 7:30pm missing from this substantial spread. It is possible to learn from and even act like Jesus without going to church. It’s possible to do that and to be part of a community in which you seek to make meaning of the bigger questions of life. So why church? Do your homework early

What does belonging to this community of rag-tag Jesus followers offer that other ones do not? and invite a friend!

By this time in the conversation, they have probably explained their rejection of “organized religion.” This is a great opportunity to engage them in unpacking that term, which usually refers to institutional, often monotheistic, faith communities. But what about the other, much more organized religions?

Name any institution or ideology that operates by feeding your hunger for wealth or power or success. Consumerism, for instance, is far more organized than Christianity. I’ve never seen any faith group evangelize with as much energy and success as the almighty retailer. But when consumerism purports that we can buy our way to wholeness and salvation, Jesus says it is by giving not getting that we are saved. When nationalism fools us into thinking that our imaginary boundaries mean something, Jesus says that we are all one people under one God. And when our success-driven culture pushes anyone who can’t or won’t be “productive members of society” to the margins, Jesus reaches out his hand and says, “You matter.”

Yes, the lines often blur between the institutionalized church and consumerism, nationalism, etc., but the church can be a diverse community joining God in creating a world free from the grip of religions that exclude, oppress, and diminish others. The church can help Bring a Friend to Church 2 God create such a world, and that is why I am part of a church. How about you? Why church?

Your Brother in Christ, Bring a Friend to Church 3 St. James’s Center for Family Ministries

RITING an article for an all kinds of fun things like food trucks,

August/September music and much more. The event is newsletter is really difficult. only $25 and people can register online W For one, Bob and I are getting ready to at www.campwashington.org/cwyf. leave for our vacation, which is a little Back again in September is Rhythms of distracting when you are trying to think Grace on September 11. Designed as a about September. Also, we have just liturgical experience for families with returned from the mission trip to New special needs, this is a wonderful Orleans with the high schoolers, so experience for any family with young Nurturing your children’s writing about the end of summer and children. Please take the time to put spiritual life from birth the beginning of the 2016-2017 this on your calendar as well and join us through high school Program Year seems so far into the for a fun Christ-centered family event. future, but here I go. You will be glad you did.

As we all gear up for the beginning of Also, don’t forget to join us after church the 2016-2017 Program Year, there is a on September 11 for the picnic and Rhythms of Grace lot going on at St. James’s. First, I am registration Sunday. We are going to pleased that Sunday school during the add some volunteer opportunities to Sunday, September 11 service worked out as well as it did last the form, so come ready to volunteer Rhythms of Grace will be on year. I had a good turn out most weeks for another great program year at St. summer hiatus until and the children seemed to engage and James’s! September 2016. A worship learned a lot, which is what we want. So, that’s it. There is so much going on and faith formation Secondly, we had a great year with both around St. James’s this fall! Remember experience for children and our middle school and high school to mark your calendars and plan to be families is held at St. James's youth groups. As we said at the end of involved! Episcopal Church in West the year picnic in June, we graduated a

Hartford on the second lot of wonderful seniors last year, but as Your Sister in Christ, grace would have it, our incoming fifth Sunday of each month at grade class is also very strong. I am 4pm. truly excited about the coming program The service, which is year for youth group. Curtis, with the help of a generous St. James’s parent, between an hour and an has put together an amazing calendar hour and half, involves of events with some old favorites, like storytelling, therapeutic play Commando Church and some new and Holy Communion. The favorites, like the Sled Festival in February in Elizabeth Park. The dates roots of Rhythm of Grace and times for all of these monthly are in the Episcopal REMINDER: events can be seen on the website, and Sunday School Registration tradition, but all are on posters around the church, as well as Sunday, September 11 welcome. Mark your this newsletter. Please mark your calendar and invite someone calendars with these dates and times so Sunday School Resumes that we can all enjoy them together! Sunday, September 18 to join you on Sunday, September 11. Thirdly, I am also excited about the Youth Festival at Camp Washington on September 10-11. Bob and Curtis, along

with Bart Geissinger and Matt Cornish from Camp Washington, dreamed up this event last spring. Open to eighth graders through high schoolers from all over the state, the weekend will include Bring a Friend to Church 4 Bring a Friend to Church 5 From the Organist & Choirmaster

FTER two years of planning, fundraising and anticipation, the St. James’s Choir has returned from a very successful England trip. Leaving July 7 and returning on the 18th, A over 43 travelers experienced a whirlwind tour of landmark destinations, singing daily Evensongs at Hereford Cathedral and Sunday services at Bristol Cathedral.

The trip began at St. James’s on Thursday, July 7, with families of choristers and travelers gathering in the cloister under pounding torrential rains. Just as it seemed that the whole group was about to soak our luggage and clothing in a sprint from the door to the charter bus, the rain subsided and the sun shined bright!

We left West Hartford at 2PM and arrived at JFK just in time to be placed on an earlier Virgin Atlantic flight, hedging against the potential cancellation of our original flight due to mechanical difficulties. After settling into our overnight accommodations some 38,000 miles above the Atlantic Ocean, we enjoyed the great service and care of the Virgin Atlantic flight attendants. Our younger choristers were pleased to get free socks, toothbrushes and Important Dates toothpaste, and the adults were equally happy to be served wine with our dinners.

It took us all a while to pass through immigration control at Heathrow – we were a weary Sunday, September 11 bunch and very ready to be away from any airport! But we eventually arrived at the Youth Hostel Association – St. Paul’s/Carter Lane, the lovely former choir school of St. Paul’s Regular service schedule Cathedral. With a truly unbeatable location, it proved a worthy home for a long weekend in resumes and the St. London; we were just steps from the Millennium Bridge which linked us to the many James’s Choir returns to pedestrian pathways along the River Thames. It was also a very short walk to the Tate Modern, sing at the 9:30 service a monumental museum with great galleries and free admission to permanent exhibits. Many after summer hiatus. of us returned several times to enjoy the vast offerings, and the trebles were particularly interested in the Louise Bourgeois exhibit as well as the live music and dance performance in the main lobby. Sunday, September 25 St. James’s Choir sings Other highlights included a tour of the Tower of London and the Crown Jewels. We were Choral Evensong at fascinated to see Henry VIII’s armor, various instruments of torture, and walk on the same Trinity Church in floors as Anne Boleyn and other Royals who entered the tower for various very interesting reasons. Hartford at 5pm

While much of our time was spent in small groups roaming around the unique neighborhoods of Europe’s third largest city, we did come together to attend Evensongs at St. Paul’s Cathedral and Westminster Abbey. The Abbey Choir sang the Leighton Responses, Dyson in D, and Patrick Gowers’ Viri Galilaei, a stunning piece of music performed with nuance and perfect intonation. Though there were over 1000 people at Evensong, the room was completely silent as the congregation listened to the world-class Abbey choir.

St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir also sang the Dyson’s Canticles in D and treated us to Mendelssohn’s Jubilate Deo! Hör mein Bitten, sung in English, with a great boy soprano soloist. His voice was at the zenith of its beauty and power, and I couldn’t help but wonder how much longer it would be before his O be joyful in the voice changed. Months, weeks, days? One never knows, but we were fortunate to hear him at Lord all ye lands; this very special time in his life. serve the Lord with After a truly wonderful weekend in London, we departed our hostel by coach for the journey gladness and come to Hereford Cathedral. It ended up taking us much longer than expected to weave our way before his presence through central London and West to Herefordshire. Thus, we arrived too late for our with a song. scheduled tour of the Cathedral and had only enough time to vest and prepare for pre- Evensong rehearsal. Repertoire for our first Evensong included the Psalms of the day (59, 60, Psalm 100:1 61), Stanford in C, and the UK premiere of Philip Stopford’s My Servant Shall Be Healed. Joining us for the service were six lay clerks (the resident professional altos, tenors and basses of a cathedral), and Benjamin Straley, the organist for our trip. A dear friend of mine from Yale, Bring a Friend to Church 6 Benjamin is currently Organist and Associate Director of Music at Washington National Cathedral. Continued on following page Tuesday’s adventures included visits to the hauntingly beautiful Tintern Abbey in Wales, and Goodrich Castle. The former is a 12th century Cistercian Abbey that fell into ruin during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century. Everyone was surprised by how much they would enjoy the ruins. There is something particularly humbling and mysterious about the remains of Tintern, and many of us could have used more time to enjoy the various angles and vistas it afforded.

Nearby Goodrich Castle was a different experience altogether. Though parts of the Castle were indeed ruined, many of the rooms remained in tact, and it was easy to see how a medieval castle might function back when they were still in operation. Some of our boy choristers particularly enjoyed visiting the landmark as they used their imagination to re-enact a foreign siege.

Later that day we sang our second Evensong, with Canticles in D by Charles Wood, and the fabulous war horse, Bairstow’s Blessed City, Heavenly Salem. We returned to our accommodations at the Royal National College for the Blind and enjoyed another great meal by their catering staff. With individual rooms and bathrooms, it was a big step up from our hostel experience in London.

Wednesday’s itinerary brought us to Blenheim Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the birthplace and country home of Winston Churchill. With a palace, grounds and gardens approaching the scale of Versailles, we couldn’t help but look on with mouths agape at the symmetrical grandeur of Blenheim. Equally stunning were the furnishings and artwork that decorated the grand hallways. One room in particular was furnished to host a lavish family dinner - but only on Christmas - there were other dining rooms for the other 364 days of the year.

After we departed Blenheim, we spent the afternoon discovering the many natural and architectural treasures of Oxford University. Branching off into small groups, some of us toured individual colleges, some visited the grand libraries, and others enjoyed a boat ride on the River Thames. We left Oxford around 7PM and many slept on the way home to Hereford.

On Thursday we skipped our planned visit to Witley Court and opted for a rescheduled tour of Hereford Cathedral. If you have never been to the Cathedral, I would definitely recommend making it a stop some time in the future. Herefordshire is a farming region, so the area surrounding the Cathedral is quintessentially English, quiet and peaceful. And of course the Cathedral is a magnificent work of architecture with a world-class organ and acoustics.

Evensong repertoire that day included Ayleward Responses, the Collegium Regale setting of Howells, and his hauntingly beautiful setting of Like As The Hart. The Magnificat was particularly good, and the trebles processed very well both in and out of the stalls!

Friday’s adventure brought us to Gloucester Cathedral where we broke off into three guided tour groups. One of the guides focused on Harry Potter’s visit to Gloucester in 2001 when parts of the first film were shot at the Cathedral. The other groups focused more on the history and architecture of the Cathedral, including an unusual tour of the medieval Crypt. Among the relatively minor treasures held at Gloucester was a processional cross used at the Coronation of Elizabeth II. The only drawback of visiting the Cathedral that particular week was that the Nave was closed off in order to prepare for the annual Three Choirs Festival, a week of choral singing that rotates between Worcester Cathedral, Gloucester Cathedral, and Hereford Cathedral.

When we returned to Hereford from Gloucester, many of us took some time to visit the Mappa mundi, the largest medieval map of the world still known to be in existence. Hereford Cathedral is home to both the map and the Chained Library, a medieval reference collection with rare vellum books like the 8th century Hereford Gospels.

After taking in these historic treasures, it was time to sing our final Evensong at Hereford Cathedral. The choir sang particularly well for the occasion, and repertoire included Dyson in D and the Balfour Gardiner’s Evening Hymn. But the crowning achievement was the choir’s chanting of Psalm 78, the appointed psalm for Evening Prayer on the 15th day of each month. The choir sang all 73 verses to five different chant settings in 15 minutes and 45 seconds, beating the Cathedral Choir’s own record of 16’25. After the service, we gathered for pictures and an impromptu recording of My Servant Shall Be Healed. Then we crossed the green to enjoy a sherry reception with the Canon Precentor, Andrew Piper, inside his beautiful Georgian home within the Cathedral Close. We were in great spirits despite lamenting that our time at Hereford had come to an end. Continued on following page

Bring a Friend to Church 7 After a great week of singing, the choir took a break on Saturday to enjoy a leisurely visit to the quaint village of Ludlow. We began the day as a full group touring one of the first stone castles in England, Ludlow Castle. The history of this incredible place was dazzling, and it was fun to venture a guess as to which room hosted Catherine of Arragon and Prince Arthur during their honeymoon in 1500, or which room hosted Mary Tudor during her 19-month stay at Ludlow. The well preserved remains of a grand banquet room made it easy to imagine the countless medieval dinners and parties that once took place within the fortified walls.

On our final full day, we traveled to Bristol Cathedral for Choral Eucharist at 10AM and Evensong at 3.30PM. The Eucharist was sung from a stage in the crossing due to the close timing of our visit with a graduation ceremony that was scheduled to take place later that week. The choir was quite exhausted from the early morning, but we rallied and sang a moving performance of American composer Stephen Paulus’s Pilgrims’ Hymn.

Later in the day we finished our England tour with an Evensong featuring Wood in D, two hymns, and an encore offering of Pilgrims’ Hymn. A great sense of relief spread among us as we walked back to the choir room to disrobe, and I couldn’t have been prouder of the work we had done that week.

A final dinner at Hereford Cathedral’s College Hall rounded out the tour and brought us back to a cathedral we were beginning to consider home. The Clergy and staff at Hereford were truly amazing in the way that they welcomed us and cheered us on each day at Evensong.

As we arrived back at the RNC on the eve of our departure for Connecticut, many of us couldn’t help but feel nostalgia for a trip that was already over. Choir tours to England become lifelong memories for every chorister. There is something about singing beautiful liturgical music in great sacred spaces that allows us to transport ourselves away from our daily concerns and trials. I will never forget my own choir trip to Hereford Cathedral when I was 10 years old. I know that this most recent journey will have a similar impact on our choristers as my first tour of Hereford has still had on me.

Congratulations to all of our choristers and to the families who supported their musical pilgrimage to England. You make me and everyone here at St. James’s especially proud to call this parish home.

Bring a Friend to Church 8 Bring a Friend to Church 9 Vestry Corner Treasurer’s Report—May 2016

Current Position: At the end of May the expenses which exceeded the budget Church’s finances remained positive vis by $5,553. As a result the Church’s Net a vis the budget. Total Income financial position at May 31 was a exceeded the budgeted amount by positive $4,790 over budget. $10,343. This represented a $13,572 gain over April when Total Income was $3,229 less than the amount budgeted. May’s Total Income was offset by

“Dearest Lord, teach me to be generous; teach me to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to count the cost.” Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), Jesuit founder.

Income & Expense Summary:

Category YTD YTD YTD Total Actual Budget Variance Annual Budget Income (+) 372,604 362,261 10,343 770,500 Over budget Expense (-) 333,756 328,203 5,553 770,500 Over budget Net 38,848 34,058 4,790 0 Positive variance to budget

Income: The improvement in Year To Date income during May resulted primarily from Regular Contributions (Current and Prior Year Pledges and Unspecified Offerings) exceeding budgeted amounts by $9,270. Although Facilities Income was slightly below budget (by $551), Special Contributions exceeded budget (by $2,042).

Expense: Major contributors to the May Expense results were the following: Total Property expenses in May were $7,450 less than budget due primarily to less than budgeted charges for gas, water, insurance, snow removal and general maintenance. Personnel expense continues to be over budget largely as a result of the unanticipated extra payment for Clergy and Lay Life and Health Insurance made in February.

Bring a Friend to Church 10 Mission 18th Annual School Supply Drive

ONTINUING during the month of August, St. James's is collecting new school supplies to C give to the children who are at the Hartford shelters and food pantries which St. James's supports throughout the year: South Park Inn, Loaves and Volunteer Board: Fishes, My Sisters’ Place, and others. The Volunteer Board is on one of the Cloister bulletin Boards. It will have a rotating offering of a wide range of Many children in the Hartford area suffer volunteer opportunities happening in and around the from an achievement gap in education, parish. Look for signups to help with the Parish Picnic! partly due to a lack of the essential tools needed to get an education. Help some Happening Now: of these students start school on the We continue to collect school supplies for local families in right foot with a few new school supplies. Children with new need during the month of August. Please leave your school supplies get excited about going back to school. It is as donations in the cloister, and join us on Sunday, August simple as having a new backpack filled with pencils, notebooks 21 after the 9:00 service to load the supplies into back and things they need to help them learn. The children in these packs for delivery. Thank you! programs need our help to ensure they are prepared to learn. Ongoing Needs: Join us in the 18th annual school supply drive. Spread the word Food Collection/West Hartford Food Bank: and ask others you know to help send a child off to school with a Please continue to bring your food smile and some self-esteem. Beginning in July, place your donations, which are distributed to the SJ donations in the boxes labeled “school supplies” at each of the feeding programs and West Harford Food church entrances. Bank. Remember to check expiration dates! We cannot accept expired items. Most Note: Coordinator(s) and volunteers are needed for the school needed items: Pasta sauce, canned fruit, canned tuna, supplies collection. Very little time and effort are required to baked beans, canned pasta (spaghettios), peanut butter, make this project a success. If you are interested in helping or and rice. want more details, please contact Barbara Schiller at 860-651- 7332. Join us on Sunday, August 21 after the 9:00 service when we sort and pack the school supplies for the children. Many hands are needed and welcome!

Fall Harvest Fair Returns HE Fall Harvest Fair returns on Sunday, September 18 We have many wonderful volunteer opportunities for from 9am to 1pm. Enjoy the crisp tastes and smells of everyone in the parish. Possibilities will be listed in harvest! Doug Compton will have farm-fresh apples for weekly emails, Sunday bulletins, on the website, and in T sale along with apple pies and cider. Proceeds from the sale will monthly newsletters. benefit the feeding programs at St. James’s. So mark your

We are gearing up for the upcoming Fall Auction on calendars! For more information, please contact Doug at Friday, November 4. Please consider volunteering for [email protected]. this fun and important event! Paper Products Update HANK you to all who donated paper towels, toilet paper, and feminine supplies for our June mission project. We T had a nice supply of products to deliver to the agencies and people that need them the most. Thank you for your generosity!

Bring a Friend to Church 11 Around the Parish Annual Potluck Picnic Sunday, September 11 after church

E’LL kick off another program year with a potluck picnic on Sunday, September 11 after W the 9:30 service outdoors in the church garden. Hotdogs, hamburgers, and beverage will be provided. Please bring a salad or a dessert to share with the group. Invite someone to join you!

Coffee Hour Resumes in September

EGINNING Sunday, September 18 we will have our first coffee hour of the season in the dining room after the B 9:30 service. We could use volunteers! A sign-up sheet will be circulated at Lemonade on the Lawn as we get closer to September. Please sign up for a Sunday, if you are able. The annual Volunteer Fair will also be held this day. All are encouraged to attend. Volunteer Fair Regular Service Schedule Sunday, September 18 and Parish Office Closings

HE annual volunteer fair will be held after the 9:30 E return to the regular service schedule beginning service in the dining room on Sunday, September 18. September 11 with services at 8:00 in the chapel T All committee heads and leaders of ministries at St. and 9:30 in the church with the Sacrament of James’s are asked to prepare a table in the dining room with W Healing offered every Sunday at the 9:30 service and on the information on your ministry. All are encouraged to attend second Sunday of the month at the 8:00 service. The Parish the fair to see where you can best share your time and Office will be opened Monday through Friday from 9am to 4pm. talent. Coffee and other refreshments will be provided. The parish office will be closed for Labor Day on Monday, September 5. Monthly Group Meetings Women’s Evening & Men’s Discussion Groups Readings and Registry OIN the women of the parish and guests for a Sunday Lectionary potluck supper on Thursday, September 8 beginning 16th Sun. after Pentecost, Sept 4 at 6pm in the parish room. The evening begins with 12th Sun. after Pentecost, Aug 7 J Jeremiah 18:1-11 a half-hour social followed by a potluck meal. Bring and Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17 appetizer, main dish or salad, or a dessert to share with Psalm 50:1-8, 23-24 Philemon 1-21; Luke 14:25-33 the group. Great food, wine, and fellowship for all. For Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16; Luke 12:32-40 more information, contact Sue Nelson at 860-232-8157. 17th Sun. after Pentecost, Sept 11 13th Sun. after Pentecost, Aug 14 There is no meeting in August. Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80:1-2, 8-18 Psalm 14; 1 Timothy 1:12-17 JOIN the men of the parish and guests for a discussion Hebrews 11:29-12:2; Luke 12:49-56

Luke 15:1-10 group on Saturdays, August 13 and 27 and September 10 14th Sun. after Pentecost, Aug 21 18th Sun. after Pentecost, Sept 18 and 24 beginning at 7:45am in the parish room. Various Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 71:1-6 Jeremiah 8:18-9:1; Psalm 79:1-9 religious topics are discussed and refreshments are Hebrews 12:18-29; Luke 13:10-17 1 Timothy 2:1-7; Luke 16:1-13 provided. 15th Sun. after Pentecost, Aug 28 19th Sun. after Pentecost, Sept 25 Jeremiah 2:4-13; Psalm 81:1, 10-16 Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15 Bring a Friend to Church 12 Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16

Luke 14:1, 7-14 1 Timothy 6:6-19; Luke 16:19-31

Parish Prayer List Women Of St. James’s Those in our parish family: New Program Year Approaches Jeffrey, Greg, Justin, Joan & Elsa, Ann, Michael, Michelle, Audrey, Margaret & Richard, Ruth, Anne, AM looking forward to a rewarding and fulfilling year with all of Brian, Natalie & Harry, Stuart, Olivia, Walter, Frank, you. The WOSJ Programming Committee has been hard at work David, Liz, Jon, Elly, Justin, Tom, Betsy, Jenine, Melina I during the summer assembling the calendar of events for the & Family, Lucy, Joanne, Jeanne & Chuck. coming year with speakers from outside the parish as well as from our own congregation. The booklets will be printed and mailed soon. Those in our extended parish family Surely you can find some part of our Tuesday schedule that is of Maria, Kevin, Mary Ann, Jenifer, Nancy, Jeff, Ashley, interest to you. Please join us! Carol, Christina, Jean, Jeff, Jennifer, Karen, Bea &

David, Robert, Sarah, David, Patricia, Ryan, John, Cindy Welch, President Quinn, Arroll, Chris, Joanie, Teresa, Alvin, Karen, Audra, Parker & Cynthia, Ted, Olivia, Ann, Kara, Patricia, Jonathan, Kate, Carrie, Dan, Derrick, Family of Looking Ahead to October Nancy, Grace, Kyle, John & Rita, Betsy, Judy, John, Bret T won’t be long before fall is here and the new program year & Ginny, Barbara & Family, Tavern, Danielle & Cynthia, begins. We have two very special guest speakers to kick off the Robert, Mohan, and Bev. year! On Tuesday, October 4, Miguelina Howell, the Dean of Those Serving in the Military: I Christ Church Cathedral will be joining us. Andrew Clark, Wensley Barker IV, Mark Ulrich, On the following Tuesday, October 11, the Rev. Robert Hooper and Julian C. Barker, Andrew Huntsman, and Ed Vera. the Rev. Curtis Farr will speak on the Youth Mission Trip. Please mark these dates on your calendar and plan to attend. You don’t want to

Deaths miss these presentations!

May 29, 2016 Executive Board Meeting: There will be a meeting of the WOSJ Executive Board on September 27 at 11am in the parish room. An Gertrude B. Carver informal ‘Bring Your Own Lunch’ will follow at 12:15 in the dining Holy Matrimony room. No program—just a get together to chat before the start of the program year on October 4. Come join us! May 29, 2016

Courtney Michelle Krzyzek UTO—Counting Our Blessings to John Patrick Phelan N Sunday, May 29 our parish presented their United Thank Offerings in thanksgiving for God’s daily love, mercy, and O blessings. Our tangible offerings of $886.20 will extend the August/September love of God to others through numerous worthy projects that seek to Parish Birthdays alleviate human need and expand mission and ministry to those around the world. Thank you for your generous offerings. Offer your AUGUST daily prayers of thanks to God by filling your UTO box. Kassie Hunt, 2 Allison McDill, 3 SAVE THE DATES! Marjorie Nelson, 3 Nora Dynowski, 9 Fall Rummage Sale: October 21 and 22 Ashley Granquist, 12 lease bring your items to the church no earlier than Saturday, Logan Kirsch, 12 SEPTEMBER October 15! We will sort on Friday, October 21 from 9am to Samantha Kramer, 15 Luke Lemanski, 2 P 5pm with our presale at 6:30pm. Bag Sale will be Saturday, Emilie O’Sullivan, 16 Julia Neal, 7 October 22 from 9am to noon. Hope to see you all there!

Caitlyn Harwood, 19 Winston Toutain, 7 Holiday Tea Time: Saturday, December 10 Graham Woodward, 20 Riley Morriss, 8 T is NOT too early to think about the upcoming holidays and the Natalie Lytle, 21 Maren Harwood, 10 Holiday Tea is not that far away. We will have our kick-off meeting Stephen Eacobacci, 26 Gabriella Urso, 10 on Thursday, September 15 at 6:30pm in the dining room. Please Harper Leichsenring, 27 Olivia Potosky, 21 I make an effort to attend if you have anything to contribute. We have a Halle McGarry, 31 Nicholas Urso, 25 core planning group but we are always looking for some new and Lillian Waterman, 31 Raveyn Garrow-Cooke, 29 creative ideas. Hope to see you there “with bells on!”

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The Clergy

The Reverend Robert C. Hooper, III Rector The Vestry The Reverend Curtis A. Farr Associate Rector The Reverend Canon Douglas T. Cooke Priest Associate Michael Sherrill Senior Warden The Reverend Dr. Molly O. Louden Priest Associate David Dynowski Junior Warden The Reverend Dr. Borden W. Painter Priest Associate Kimberly Lytle Clerk The Reverend Elsa P. Walberg Priest Associate Harry Meyer Treasurer The Reverend Terry M. Wysong Priest Associate

Term Ending 2017

The Staff Kathy Bolt, Ben Parish Cheryl C. Batter Administrator Michael Shuey, Judith Stahl Heidi Cotter Financial Secretary Priscilla Hooper Director of Family Ministries Term Ending 2018 Vaughn Mauren Organist & Choirmaster Diane Duva, Barbara Rua Gregory Stark Seminarian Carolyn O’Sullivan, Robert Smith

Volunteer Staff Term Ending 2019 Ann Cooke Volunteer Coordinator Sam Paul, Lesley Toutain David Thomas Facilities Manager John Walsh, Abby Fisher Williamson Richard M. Wenner Assistant Treasurer