WORSHIP TODAY - St. James's Episcopal Church

WORSHIP TODAY
The flowers at the Altar are given to the Glory of God and in memory of
Leo Becker Reynolds and Jean Wallin Reynolds
and in celebration of the marriage of
Amanda Acuff and Scott Bass
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
7:45 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, RITE I
Celebrant and Preacher: The Reverend Randolph Marshall Hollerith
Lay Eucharistic Minister: Johnnie Lou Terry
9:00 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, RITE II
Preacher: The Reverend Randolph Marshall Hollerith
Celebrant: The Reverend Alex Riffee
Celebrant: The Reverend Ann Dieterle
Deacon: The Reverend Caroline Smith Parkinson
Lay Eucharistic Ministers: Heather Barber, Abraham Ackah
Lectors: Andy Smith, Lisa Gray
Acolyte Team 12: Bill Londrey, Team Captain; Lauren Davis, Hugh Londrey, Ashby
Poindexter, Anna Prillaman, and Landon Spruill; Page Londrey, Adult Leader;
Barbara Hassett and Norvell Whitaker, Acolyte Masters
Musicians: West Gallery Choir, Guitar Ensemble
Special guests: Bill Nathan, with the dancers and drummers from St. Joseph’s
Home for Boys
Soloists: Sam Zimmer, Alan Stone
Organist: Virginia Whitmire
Music Director: Mark Whitmire
Ushers Team 5: Ralph Cummins, Team Leader; Billy Baxter, T.A. Hickman, Mark
Kemp, John Leitch, Read McGehee, Dick Miller, David A. Stock, Brude
Stoever, and Julien Williams; Harry Turton, Chief Usher
Video Squad: Matt Harper
Vestry Greeter: Dena Moore
11:15 A.M. MORNING PRAYER, RITE I
Preacher: The Reverend Randolph Marshall Hollerith
Officiant: The Reverend Carmen Germino
Lectors: Laura Blaylock, Pat Swift, Margaret Raigins
Acolytes Team 1: Gus Corwin, Team Captain; Hayley Hassett, Megan Hassett, James
Hill, Teddy Hill, Thomas Hoke, Kate Kinder, and Isabel Owen; Barbara
Hassett, Adult Leader; Barbara Hassett and Norvell Whitaker, Acolyte Masters
Musicians: Parish Choir
Special guests: Bill Nathan, with the dancers and drummers from St. Joseph’s
Home for Boys
Music Director: Dr. Mark Whitmire
Organist: Virginia Ewing Whitmire
Ushers Team 8: Brooks Smith, Team Leader; Ray Ashworth, Susan Bain, Chris
Bredrup, DeWitt Casler, John Helfrich, and Brian Wingfield; Harry Turton,
Chief Usher
Video Squad: Dave Johnson
Vestry Greeter: DeWitt Casler
Wheels Minister: Charles Plageman
5:00 P.M. JAZZ MASS
Celebrant and Preacher: The Reverend Caroline Smith Parkinson
Lay Eucharistic Ministers: Judy Philpott, Catherine McPherson
Musicians: Roger Carroll, sax; Anthony Dowd, Piano; Brian Sulser, bass;
Johnny Hott, drums; Lisa Edwards-Burrs, Will Conn, cantors
Altar Guild Group I: Mrs. Ronald W. Odom, Group Leader; Mrs. William H. Booker,
Mrs. O. Christian Bredrup, Jr., Mrs. John M. Daniel III, Miss Corinne Davis, Mrs.
Frank B. Miller, Mrs. Barry K. Scott, and Ms. Sally Watters; Mrs. Edwin B.
Meade, Altar Guild Chair
THIS WEEK
Sunday, October 14 The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
The Reverend Randolph Marshall Hollerith, Preacher
7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite I
9:00 a.m. Family Eucharist, Rite II
10:15 a.m. Christian Formation
Forum, St. Joseph’s Resurrection Choir from Haiti
11:15 a.m. Morning Prayer, Rite I
12:30 p.m. Haiti Mission Team meeting (Gibson Hall, Room B)
12:30 p.m. Youth Choir Rehearsal (Choir Room)
4:30 p.m. Senior Youth Group (Resurrection Dancers Event, St. Christopher’s)
5:00 p.m. Jazz Mass, The Reverend Caroline Parkinson, Preacher
Monday, October 15
9:00 a.m. Staff meetings
Tuesday, October 16
7:30 a.m. Young Men’s Bible Study (Valentine Hall)
10:30 p.m. Food Force 3 (Michaux House kitchen)
5:00 p.m. Vestry Meeting (Chapel and Valentine Hall)
7:00 p.m. Wine Women & Wonder (off-site)
Wednesday, October 17
10:00 a.m. Living Faith Bible Study (Michaux House Room 205)
2:00 p.m. Wednesday p.m. Bible Study (Michaux House, Room 205)
4:00 p.m. Cherub Choir (Children’s Choir Room)
5:00 p.m. Children’s Choir (Children’s Choir Room)
5:30 p.m. Evening Prayer (Chapel)
6:15 p.m. Singing lessons (Children’s Choir Room)
7:00 p.m. Pilgrim’s Path (Michaux House, Room 302)
Elaine Pagels Book Study (Michaux House, Room 205)
7:00 p.m. West Gallery Choir (Choir Room)
8:30 p.m. Guitar Ensemble (Choir Room)
Thursday, October 18
7:30 a.m. Men’s Bible Study Breakfast (Valentine Hall)
9:00 a.m. Food Force 1 (Michaux House kitchen)
10:00 a.m. Sisters of the Word Bible Study (off-site)
6:00 p.m. Feast of St. James’s Table Hosts dinner (Valentine Hall)
7:00 p.m. Mind, Body, Stress Reduction class (Michaux House basement)
7:30 p.m. Parish Choir (Choir Room)
Friday, October 19
Shrine Mont Parish Retreat, Friday-Sunday
Saturday, October 20
7:30 a.m. Food Force Men’s team (Michaux House kitchen)
11:00 a.m. Pre-baptism meeting (Sanctuary)
5:30 p.m. Wedding
Sunday, October 21 The Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost
The Reverend Alex Riffee, Preacher
7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite I
9:00 a.m. Family Eucharist, Rite II & Baptisms
10:15 a.m. Christian Formation
Forum: Billy Ford on Religious Freedom Across the Globe
11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II
12:30 p.m. Youth Choir Rehearsal (Choir Room)
4:30 p.m. Junior Youth Group, pumpkin carving (Youth Lounge)
5:00 p.m. Jazz Mass, The Reverend Randolph Marshall Hollerith, Preacher
COFFEE CONNECTIONS
Coffee Connections is the place to be on Sunday mornings before and after services!
Grab a cup of coffee – in Valentine Hall or the hallway outside the Parkinson Room
– and connect with church friends and visit with a newcomer!
October 14, 2012
The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
A Steward’s Reflection
We have a lot of children. A couple of them have left for college, but in
our heyday we used to fill an entire pew on Sunday mornings with our
four yawning, tangled-hair children and at least one friend wearing
borrowed, ill-fitting church clothes. (We sit up front on the right;
you’ve seen us even if you’ve been kind enough to look away.) Those
four children are the primary reasons we give to St. James’s with glad
and grateful hearts.
Through Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, Children’s Chapel
and the relationships they have made with clergy, St. James’s has
taught our children the same values we try to teach them at home:
kindness, selflessness, and empathy. Their participation in youth
mission trips, playing alongside the Children’s Center students and
working at CARITAS has given our children valuable perspective.
They have witnessed real world struggles that make middle school
problems seem like nothing. The church has given us all endless
comfort.
St. James’s has also given our children a second family. Our eldest
daughter left for college two years ago, and she loves coming to church
with us when she is back in Richmond. She likes seeing familiar faces in
the pews and feeling hands reaching out to pat her shoulder as people
walk up to communion. You are her church family. It gives us peace to
know that our children will always have St. James’s, no matter where
their lives may lead them.
Over the years, we have trimmed down the number of organizations
we support because we would rather direct more of our charitable
dollars to St. James’s. We believe in the church’s mission; we respect
the work it does in the community; we are in awe of the hardworking
clergy and staff; and we delight in the beautiful music program. We
love this church, and we know that no matter how much we give, it will
never begin to equal what we have received.
– Norvell and Charlie Whitaker
Our Past, Our Present and Our Future
The Feast of St. James’s
October 24 at the Science Museum

NEWS & NOTES
TASTE OF ST. JAMES’S
The Taste of St. James’s is now receiving orders for the gourmet food sale. Whether
it’s appetizers for a holiday party or a relaxing family dinner when the Christmas
shopping frenzy begins, let St. James’s help you keep the warmth of the holiday
season without the headache. Delicious items include mushroom turnovers, chicken
pot pie (now in a more family-friendly size), corn and sausage soup and our
signature marinara sauce. Place your orders and pay online at www.doers.org/taste.
Order forms are also available in the church office. We anticipate another sellout
year, so place your orders early!
The Bake Shop at the Taste of St. James’s needs your gourmet baked goods for the
November 15 tasting event. The Bake Shop features gourmet baked goods, made
entirely by St. James’s parishioners, and gives you a chance to show off a treasured
family recipe or something that you get rave reviews on from your own friends and
family. Popular items at the previous Bake Shop included chocolate tortes, sweet
potato biscuits, salted caramel, pimento cheese, chocolate sauce, dinner rolls,
peppermint bark, breads, pies, and coffee cakes. What do you love to bake? Chances
are that if you love it, others will too! If you can help, please contact Laura Strickler at
laurastrickler@verizon.net.
Volunteers are also needed to help with the Taste of St. James’s event on November
14-15. Please contact Mary Brooks Jamison (mbjamison@me.com) or Louise Bald
(louise.bald@gmail.com) to help.
NEW PPDC AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM NEEDS VOLUNTEERS
Peter Paul Development Center will begin a new after-school program on October 22
thanks to a $100,000 two-year grant from the Jessie Ball duPont Foundation given to
St. James’s to support an exciting partnership with Peter Paul Development Center.
This grant allows PPDC to expand its services to an additional 50 students who will
be selected as ones who demonstrate an ability to reach their potential. Classes will be
in session at Fairfield Court Elementary School, Monday through Thursday, 3:30-
5:30 p.m. Part of our partnership commitment is to provide volunteers. Please
consider volunteering your time to help with the program. A complete list of
volunteer positions is available online at http://bit.ly/SAhjVo. For more information
contact PPDC volunteer coordinator, Rosemary Jones (rosemarydj@verizon.net or
780-1195) or Nancy Warman (nwarman@doers.org or 355-1779 ext. 333).
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT ST. JAMES’S
Wednesday nights begin with prayer at 5:30 p.m. in the chapel. Valentine Hall opens
for fellowship and refreshments at 5:30 p.m., and dinner is served at 6:00 p.m. (adults
and older children $5.00, children under 12 eat free). Programs begin at 7:00 p.m.
LIVING THE HEART OF CHRISTIANITY: NOVEMBER & DECEMBER
The Reverend Caroline Smith Parkinson will lead this discussion, which will include
Marcus Borg’s book, The Heart of Christianity. Participants are invited to open themselves
to the voice of the Spirit, which comes both from what we have received from the past
and how we are inspired daily so that we might pursue our way of faith with passion,
heart and intellect. This class will meet consecutively on Wednesdays, November 7-
December 19, with the exception of Thanksgiving eve, November 21.
SHRINE MONT PARISH RETREAT IS OCTOBER 19-21
The parish weekend at Shrine Mont is a wonderful time to enjoy fall in the
mountains, delicious meals, and fun activities with a pretty wonderful group. Costs
include Friday dinner through Sunday lunch, programming, childcare, and lodging.
Space is limited. Contact Anita Lisk at alisk@doers.org or 355-1779, ext. 313 if
interested. Details are online at www.doers.org and in the Fall Chimes.
FEAST VOLUNTEERS WANTED!
Louise Bowles is organizing set-up and decorations for the Feast of St. James’s on
October 24 and she needs your help. If you are able to volunteer on the day of the
Feast, please contact Louise at louisebowles@verizon.net or 673-8825.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
Please lift up the following people and communities in your prayers.
In the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: for the congregations and clergy of Calvary Church,
Front Royal; Emmanuel Church, Woodstock; Grace Church (Cismont), Keswick;
Holy Cross Church, Batesville; Leeds Church, Markham; St. Andrew’s Church, Mt.
Jackson; and St. Mary’s Church, Colonial Beach
For the sick and in need: especially Charles Bryan, Adrianne Bugg, Ella Campbell, Don
Clark, Tom Dilworth, Taz Ellett, Jonathan Green, Judy Lankford, John Lewis, Mark
Mackey, Judy Mahoney, Allie Miles, Sallie Modlin, Martha Pendlton, and Katie
Sullivan
For the transformation of metropolitan Richmond: for public, non-profit, and religious social
service work and ministries – especially for all in need of mental health services, all
mental health workers, counselors, and treatment facilities
For those in our Armed Forces who have recently died in Afghanistan: Donna R. Johnson,
Thomas Jefferson Butler IV, Jeremy F. Hardison, Riley G. Stephens, Jonathan A.
Gollnitz, Orion N. Sparks, and Rashun Roberts
For those serving in the military: especially Brian Beverly, John Dendinger, Robert
Lehman, John Nance, Wilson Nance, and Andrew M.P. Smith
For the children who are mentored by members of St. James’s: Jama, Edwin, Keitajah, Detwon,
Brianna, Rechelle, and Iyanna
We give thanks for the newly married: especially Amanda Acuff and Scott Bass, who were
married here yesterday
For the newly born and all who celebrate their birthday this week: especially Nyla Alvarado
Burks, daughter of Bennette Burks and Liz Alvarado and granddaughter of Bennette
and Katheryn Surface Burks, who was born last week, and Mike DeCamps, Robbie
Emblidge, Jennifer Ryan, Ball, Edward Hill, Melissa Callaghan, Ruthie Napier,
Morgan Milligan, Walker Miller, Campbell Miller, Brude Stoever, Jr., Sam O’Brien,
and Walker Armfield, who celebrate their birthday today
For those who have recently died: especially Liza Pope, Andrew Fox, Dorothy Sachs, and
Kay Zambrana
ANNUAL GIVING
“Your Committee believes that personal solicitation is the only effective method of raising a fund of this
magnitude.” – Preston Cocke, Chairman, St. James’s Building Committee, April 27, 1910
On April 6, 1910, the St. James’s Vestry approved the purchase of a vacant lot at
Franklin and Birch streets. The total cost estimate of the new church was $106,500.
With the sale of the old church and existing funds, an additional $52,500 was needed.
Subscribers could pay their contributions in three installments, payable on October
15, 1910, 1911, and 1912, unless they preferred a one-time payment in cash.
Come see some of the contents from the 1838 and 1912 time capsules
at the Feast of St. James’s on October 24 at the Science Museum
Westminster Canterbury residents please call
Betty Stallings at 200-1318 for a ride to the Feast of St. James’s
MUSIC NOTES
“O sing unto God with the voice of melody.” -Psalm 47:1
Dr. Mark A. Whitmire, Music Director
Virginia Ewing Whitmire, Organist
ST. JOSEPH’S IS HERE
In November of 2011, 14 choristers and parishioners went to Port-au-Prince,
Haiti to help rebuild the St. Joseph’s Home for Boys. Today Bill Nathan and the
drummers and dancers from St. Joseph’s will join us in worship at both services. At
the Forum Hour Bill will present his story of survival and blessing. We hope you are
blessed with their story of abundant provision and that your hearts are lifted by their
vibrant and faith-filled music.
Béjè mouin, sè you Roua d’amou is a Haitian hymn as sung by Fede Jean-Pierre, with
an English paraphrase by Dr. S T Kimbrough.
Hallelujah, we sing your praises is a South African hymn. It is from Wonder, Love, and
Praise, the most recent hymnal of the Episcopal Church.
BLUEGRASS MASS: OCTOBER 28 AT 10:00 A.M.
The annual Bluegrass Mass is Sunday, October 28 at the 10:00 a.m. Joint
Service! Guest artists Molly Sharp, fiddle, and Charles Arthur, dobro, join the Guitar
Ensemble on bluegrass standards and music by Russell Lawson/Andy Smith and
Mark Whitmire. Bring a friend. It will be a wonderful service to introduce our parish
to a visitor.
HYMN OF THE MONTH
The Hymn of the Month for October is “O holy city, seen of John” (Hymn
582). The text is by Walter Russell Bowie (1882-1969), an Episcopal priest who was
born here in Richmond and served as rector of St. Paul’s, Richmond, from 1911
until 1923. In 1917 St. Paul’s granted Fr. Bowie a leave of absence to serve in World
War I; he served as a Red Cross chaplain in France. He received a B.A. and M.A.
from Harvard University and a D.D. from Virginia Theological Seminary. In 1923
Fr. Bowie performed the wedding of Fr. Doug Burgoyne’s parents at Grace Church,
New York City. In 1952 Bowie preached at the ordination of Fr. Bob Seiler.
According the Bowie, the text was inspired by St. John’s vision found in Revelation
21. The tune Sancta Civitas was composed for this text by the English composer
Herbert Howells (1892-1983).
THREE CHOIRS EVENSONG: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 (VETERAN’S DAY), AT 5:00 P.M.
COMBINED CHOIRS FROM ST. PAUL’S, ST. STEPHEN’S AND ST. JAMES’S
On Sunday, November 11, at 5:00 p.m. our choir will be joined by choirs from
St. Paul’s and St. Stephen’s in a glorious service of Choral Evensong. With a choir of
more than 100 of our city’s best voices gathered here at St. James’s, this will be a
beautiful service. We hope you will plan to attend.
ST. JAMES’S CHOIR GOES TO ITALY NEXT SUMMER
St. James’s Choir has been invited to sing at St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome. The choir
will also sing at two other historic Catholic churches – San Marco, Venice, and San
Lorenzo, Florence. Please mark your calendars: there will be a Choir Scholarship
benefit party on Saturday, December 1, at the home of Diane and Murray Wright. As
in the past, this event will benefit those choristers who need financial help to make the
trip. Everyone who wants to support the choir trip is invited. More information will
follow. For now, just mark your calendars so you don’t miss it.
JAZZ MASS
EVERY SUNDAY AT 5:00 P.M.
Featuring bands led by some of Richmond’s finest jazz
musicians: Taylor Barnett, Roger Carroll, Mike Davison,
Jason Jenkins, Joe Sarver and John Winn. Come for
evening worship and explore the spiritual roots of jazz.