WORSHIP TODAY - St. James's Episcopal Church
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<strong>WORSHIP</strong> <strong>TODAY</strong><br />
The flowers at the Altar today are given to the Glory of God and in memory of<br />
Adelaide Watkins Terry, Charles Morris Terry, Elizabeth Watkins Clarke,<br />
Constance and John Thompson, and Connie Lee Peebles<br />
7:45 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST, RITE I<br />
Preacher and Celebrant: The Reverend Ann Dieterle<br />
Lay Eucharistic Minister: Johnnie Lou Terry<br />
9:00 A.M. FAMILY EUCHARIST<br />
Celebrant: The Reverend Randolph Marshall Hollerith<br />
Preacher: The Reverend Ann Dieterle<br />
Deacon: The Reverend Whitney Zimmerman<br />
Assisting Priests: The Reverend Douglas Burgoyne<br />
Lay Eucharistic Ministers: James Henry, Smokie Sizemore<br />
Lector: Trey Sibley<br />
Acolytes Team 2: Blair Farinholt, Team Captain; Mark Gottwald, Will Turner,<br />
Harrison McVey, Lawson McVey, Ford Turner, Sam Turner, and Ida<br />
Farinholt; Meg Turner and Ida Farinholt, Adult Leaders<br />
Musicians: Cherub Choir, Children’s Choir, West Gallery Choir<br />
Soloists: Hannah Clark, Anne Gamble Jennings, Laurence Innes<br />
Music Director: Dr. Mark Whitmire<br />
Organist: Virginia Ewing Whitmire<br />
Ushers Team 1: Ed Baldwin, Elliott Harrigan, Bill Londrey, John Palen, Randy<br />
Smith, Phil Sprinkle, Charlie Whitaker, Brent Winn, Tom Brown, John<br />
Daniel, Head Usher; Rich Walker, Chief Usher<br />
Video Squad: Randolph Trow<br />
Nursery Volunteer: Meg <strong>St</strong>ott, Drew Hartley<br />
Vestry Greeter: Elizabeth Ware<br />
11:15 A.M. MORNING PRAYER, RITE I<br />
Officiant: The Reverend Randolph Marshall Hollerith<br />
Preacher: The Reverend Ann Dieterle<br />
Lectors: Bobbie Smith, John Mahoney, Ray Ashworth<br />
Acolytes <strong>St</strong>. Patrick: Ruth Shuford, Captain; Robert Holland, Sophie Peyton, Emily<br />
Rawls, Claire Pullen, and Gus Corwin; Laura Shuford, Adult Leader<br />
Musicians: Parish Choir<br />
Music Director: Dr. Mark Whitmire<br />
Organist: Virginia Ewing Whitmire<br />
Ushers Team 9: Elizabeth Austin, Rob Austin, Jimmy Milley, Bill Nash, Alex<br />
Slaughter, Ginger Trice, Wilson Trice, Bobbie Ukrop, Evelyn Sutton, Head<br />
Usher; Harry Turton, Chief Usher<br />
Video Squad: Bennette Burks<br />
Vestry Greeter: Mark Shuford<br />
Wheels Minister: John Waite<br />
Mocha & Java Fellowship Team 2: Ida Hart, Newnie Rogers, Leader<br />
Altar Guild Group III: Mrs. Edwin B. Meade, Chairman and Group Chairman;<br />
Ms. Rebecca Barrett, Mrs. Douglas W. Conner, Ms. Patsy Sours, Mrs. J.E.B.<br />
<strong>St</strong>uart IV and Mrs. E. Massie Valentine, Jr.<br />
S T. JAMES’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH<br />
1205 West Franklin <strong>St</strong>reet Richmond, VA 23220 804-355-1779<br />
Office hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.<br />
Our 9:00 a.m. & 11:15 a.m. Sunday worship services<br />
now come to you live on the web: www.doers.org<br />
THIS WEEK<br />
Sunday, February 13 Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany<br />
The Reverend Ann Dieterle, preacher<br />
7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite I<br />
9:00 a.m. Family Eucharist (Cherub & Children’s Choirs sing)<br />
10:15 a.m. Children’s & Youth Christian Formation classes<br />
ANNUAL PARISH MEETING (sanctuary)<br />
11:15 a.m. Morning Prayer, Rite I<br />
12:15 p.m. Mocha, Java & Fellowship (Michaux House Valentine Hall)<br />
5:00 p.m. Evensong: <strong>St</strong>. Catherine’s & <strong>St</strong>. Christopher’s<br />
Monday, February 14<br />
9:00 a.m. <strong>St</strong>aff meetings<br />
4:00 p.m. New Vestry member orientation (Gibson Hall Conf. Room B)<br />
Tuesday, February 15<br />
7:30 a.m. Young Men’s Bible <strong>St</strong>udy (Valentine Hall)<br />
10:30 a.m. Food Force 3 (Michaux House Kitchen)<br />
5:00 p.m. Vestry meeting (Valentine Hall)<br />
7:00 p.m. Wine, Women & Wonder<br />
Wednesday, February 16<br />
10:00 a.m. Living Faith Bible <strong>St</strong>udy (Michaux House Room 205)<br />
2:30 p.m. F 3 Women’s Bible study (Michaux House Room 205)<br />
4:00 p.m. Cherub Choir (Children’s Choir Room)<br />
5:00 p.m. Children’s Choir (Children’s Choir Room)<br />
Youth Choir (Choir Room)<br />
5:30 p.m. Evening Prayer (Chapel)<br />
6:00 p.m. Dinner (Valentine Hall)<br />
6:15 p.m. Singing Lessons (Children’s Choir Room)<br />
7:00 p.m. Pilgrims Path (Michaux House Room 302)<br />
Christian Journey (Michaux House Room 304)<br />
West Gallery Choir (Choir Room)<br />
8:30 p.m. Guitar Ensemble (Choir Room)<br />
Thursday, February 17<br />
7:30 a.m. Men’s Bible <strong>St</strong>udy Breakfast (Valentine Hall)<br />
10:00 a.m. Sisters of the Word Bible <strong>St</strong>udy (Michaux House Room 205)<br />
7:30 p.m. Parish Choir (Choir Room)<br />
Friday, February 18<br />
9:15 a.m. Food Force 1 (Michaux House Kitchen)<br />
Saturday, February 19 CARITAS Shelter Week begins<br />
7:30 a.m. Food Force Men (Michaux House Kitchen)<br />
Sunday, February 20 Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany<br />
The Reverend Randolph Marshall Hollerith, preacher<br />
7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite I<br />
9:00 a.m. Family Eucharist<br />
10:15 a.m. Christian Formation classes<br />
Adult Bible <strong>St</strong>udy: Revelation<br />
Adult Forum: Cleous Bwambale Tinkasimire from Hope &<br />
Resurrection Secondary School, Southern Sudan<br />
(Parkinson Room)<br />
11:15 a.m. Morning Prayer, Rite II<br />
12:15 p.m. Mocha, Java & Fellowship (Michaux House Valentine Hall)<br />
4:00 p.m. Rite-13, J2A, & EYC Youth Groups cook dinner for<br />
CARITAS (Michaux House Kitchen)<br />
EVENSONG TONIGHT AT 5:00 P.M.<br />
Evensong will be sung tonight by choirs from <strong>St</strong>. Catherine’s School (J.C.<br />
<strong>St</strong>ephenson III, Director) and <strong>St</strong>. Christopher’s School (Greg Vick,<br />
Director/Organist). This beautiful service will be a wonderful way to end your<br />
weekend and prepare for the week ahead.<br />
T<br />
FEBRUARY 13, 2011<br />
THE SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY<br />
Education for Ministry<br />
oday at the 11:15 service we celebrate the graduation of Mary<br />
Lee Allen, Nancy Goodall, Suzanne Hall and Robin Price from<br />
the Education for Ministry program.<br />
Many people think that one must be ordained in order to be “a<br />
minister,” but our vows at baptism and confirmation support<br />
something different, because all baptized Christians are called to be<br />
ministers. God calls all of us to be active participants in the whole<br />
ministry of the church.<br />
What is that ministry The church is called to continue the<br />
ministry of Jesus, who reconciled the world to God. We are called to<br />
incarnate that reconciliation in our own time and in our own place<br />
through worship, in service to others, and by proclamation of God’s<br />
Word to all people.<br />
The EFM program is designed to help Christian lay people<br />
prepare for that ministry. It is that vocation for which we pray at the<br />
end of the communion service: “And now, Father, send us out to do<br />
the work you have given us to do, to love and serve you as faithful<br />
witnesses of Christ our Lord.”<br />
EFM assists lay people in developing an understanding of their<br />
faith through the study of the Old and New Testaments, church<br />
history, theology and ethics and by bringing that material into<br />
dialogue with the events of everyday life. EFM encourages lay people<br />
to discover and reflect on that call to ministry in the church and in the<br />
world.<br />
During the Service of Confirmation we ask God to “Renew in<br />
these your servants the covenant you made with them at Baptism.<br />
Send them forth in the power of the Spirit to perform the service you<br />
set before them.” EFM offers an opportunity to discover how to<br />
respond to the call to Christian service.<br />
– Joe Willis, Mentor, EFM<br />
MISSION STATEMENT<br />
At <strong>St</strong>. James’s <strong>Episcopal</strong> <strong>Church</strong>, our mission is to live as Doers of the Word worshiping<br />
God and serving others to build Christ’s kingdom.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE<br />
Please lift up the following people and communities in your prayers.<br />
In the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: for the congregations and clergy of <strong>St</strong>. <strong>St</strong>ephen’s<br />
<strong>Church</strong>, Catlett; Christ <strong>Church</strong>, Spotsylvania; <strong>St</strong>. Matthew’s <strong>Church</strong>, Richmond;<br />
Grace <strong>Church</strong>, Casanova; <strong>St</strong>. Asaph’s <strong>Church</strong>, Bowling Green<br />
For the sick and in need: especially Rachel Atkinson, Charlotte Baxter, Alex Call,<br />
Windy Chandler, Christy Farr, Ben Hagood, Mimi Blessey Heebe, Allie Lillich,<br />
Allie Miles, Hannah Beth Salyer, Lanthe Sessoms, Shelby, Laura Shuford, Mary<br />
Galt Singleton, Rose <strong>St</strong>uart, and Nancy Deane Warman<br />
For the coming of God’s Kingdom in metropolitan Richmond: for healthy economic<br />
development, which enhances the metropolitan community, employs the<br />
unemployed, and contributes to the common good<br />
We pray for all whose lives are threatened by violence: lifting up to your protection the<br />
people of Egypt, Southern Sudan, and Haiti<br />
For our armed forces, that your Spirit would lead them: especially Alexander Gilmer<br />
Almond, David Bhatta, Sean Breit-Rupe, Adam Burch, Ben Crowley, John<br />
Dendinger, Nicole Edgerton, and L.H. Ginn V<br />
For those servicemen who have recently died: including Aaron M. Swanson, Patrick R.<br />
Carroll, Lucas T. Pyeatt, and Ryan A. Gartner<br />
For the newly born and all who celebrate their birthday this week: especially Hudnall Ware,<br />
Camilla Moffatt, David Worrell, <strong>St</strong>arlet <strong>St</strong>evens, Sarge Reynolds, Kit Bredrup,<br />
Jennie Monette, Campbell Delk, and Mason Read, who celebrate their birthday<br />
today<br />
For those who have recently died: especially Gerry Bemiss and Clai Reed<br />
ANNUAL GIVING 2011<br />
“Make visible what, without you, might perhaps never have been seen.”<br />
– Robert Bresson<br />
As we reflect on the amazing work and ministries of <strong>St</strong>. James’s in today’s annual<br />
parish meeting, let us give thanks for the many “Doers” of our parish who make<br />
visible God’s love; who bring to life what perhaps may never have been seen. We<br />
are thankful for the scores of parishioners who give freely of their time and talents<br />
and most grateful for those of you who have pledged for 2011. To date we have<br />
received pledges of $1,747,452, which is a 3.7% increase over the actual pledges<br />
received last year.<br />
You will be receiving the Annual Report today, which you can take home to<br />
read. Please make time to look at this document carefully as it contains informative<br />
and useful reports on the many activities and ministries of our parish, which you<br />
have made possible.<br />
Please mail your pledge, make your pledge online at our website,<br />
www.doers.org or contact Chip Woodson at 355-1779 or<br />
chipwoodson@doers.org.<br />
NEWS & NOTES<br />
MARDI GRAS: RSVP NOW!<br />
Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler! Let the Good Times Roll!<br />
<strong>St</strong>ep up to the challenge to support our missions! We have received an extremely<br />
generous anonymous offer for our event. For every dollar we raise over $25,000,<br />
our donor will match our proceeds dollar for dollar! Last year, we raised over<br />
$50,000 through our Mardi Gras event. Be there on March 1 and bid generously<br />
on the wonderful packages donated to our cause! Thanks to all who have made<br />
such wonderful donations thus far! If you are able to volunteer or have an idea for a<br />
great auction item please contact Kathe Hetzer at kathehetzer@verizon.net or 337-<br />
1805 or Heather Daniel at hhddhr@aol.com or 307-2852 or our silent auction<br />
chair Lynda Hatcher at lyndahatcher@hughes.net or 387-4873.<br />
GROWING IN FAITH CLASS LOCATIONS:<br />
LOST AND FOUND<br />
Kindergarten – Room 208: Cooking<br />
1 st Grade – Basement: Art<br />
2 nd Grade – Room 202: Video<br />
3 rd Grade – Room 206: Games<br />
4 th Grade – Room 204: Art<br />
5 th Grade – Room 210: Cooking<br />
LENTEN GROWING IN FAITH WORKSHOP LEADERS NEEDED<br />
Our Lenten Rotation in still in need of 3 more teachers for our 3 rd – 5 th graders (art,<br />
science and video workshops). This Rotation runs from March 13 through April 10<br />
and teachers lead a class 3 out of the 5 weeks of the rotation. All materials and lesson<br />
plans are provided for you. What a great way to spend some time with the<br />
AWESOME kids of <strong>St</strong>. James’s! Please contact Kent if you are willing and interested<br />
in this ministry (kentduffey@doers.org).<br />
DONATIONS FOR HAITI MISSION TRIP<br />
<strong>St</strong>. James’s will be leading its third mission to Haiti from March 4 – 11, 2011. Our<br />
partner school in Gonavies, Haiti, is in need of school supplies. If you would like to<br />
donate to this mission please bring any of the following by the parish house office<br />
(attention: Kent Duffey) before February 28. Needs: pens (blue), pencils, paper,<br />
glue, staples, scotch tape, envelopes, labels, erasers, rubber bands, liquid paper,<br />
English dictionaries. Please contact Mike Sullivan (mike_sullivan@ajg.com) or<br />
Kent Duffey (kentduffey@doers.org) with any questions.<br />
A GIFT OF NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION<br />
Do you use words like “should, ought, never and always” Feel angry, frustrated or<br />
misunderstood Are you overwhelmed with too much to do because you find it<br />
hard to say “No” Learn how to express yourself without alienating those around<br />
you. This Wednesday at 7:00 p.m., Mimi Weaver of GraceMoves will present a<br />
program on Nonviolent Communication (NVC) for the Christian Journey class.<br />
Learn practical skills to increase your awareness... and the vocabulary to help you<br />
connect with others peacefully.<br />
CARITAS 2011<br />
CARITAS Shelter Week starts this Saturday! We are gearing up for another great<br />
week hosting our 40 homeless men February 19 – 26, but are still in dire need of<br />
help to make their stay go smoothly. Specific areas of great need are Set-up and<br />
Clean-up on each of the Saturdays, and the overnight shifts. Even one hour of your<br />
time can make a huge difference to these men, and the experience will stay with<br />
you forever. Please contact lay leaders Carrie Acey at 358-0721 or Erin Jewett at<br />
353-8504 for more information, or look for the sign-up sheets in the Narthex.<br />
MUSIC NOTES<br />
“O sing unto God with the voice of melody.” ~Psalm 47:1<br />
9:00 A.M. SERVICE<br />
If ye love me (sung by the Cherub Choir and Children’s Choir) is by the well-known<br />
Tudor composer Thomas Tallis (1505-1585). Tallis, often called the “father of English<br />
church music,” served as chorister, composer, and organist at the Chapel Royal under<br />
Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary Tudor and, finally, for more than half the reign of<br />
Elizabeth I.<br />
Love Divine (sung by the Children’s Choir) is by the contemporary English composer<br />
Howard Goodall. Goodall became a chorister at New College Oxford at age 8 and<br />
returned to Oxford to study music at Christ <strong>Church</strong> as an undergraduate and receive a<br />
degree in music. He became a successful composer during his Oxford years. In addition<br />
to his music for chorus and organ, he has composed music for several award-winning<br />
musicals and has composed theme music for numerous BBC television programs. The<br />
text is by Charles Wesley (1757-1834), the English priest who, with his brother John,<br />
began the evangelical movement that became Methodism. Charles Wesley composed<br />
over 9000 hymns, 20 of which appear in Hymnal 1982. Many of his hymns, like<br />
“Come, thou long-expected Jesus,” and “Hark! the herald angels sing,” are among the<br />
most well-loved hymns of the church.<br />
Come and taste along with me is an American folk hymn from Southern Harmony, a shapenote<br />
hymnal first published in 1835. Shape-note is a music reading method dating back<br />
to the Middle Ages in which each pitch of the scale is given a different shape. Shapenote<br />
hymns became predominant in rural America during the eighteenth century and<br />
remain popular in the American frontier and in the South into the present century. The<br />
style, characterized by open chords and modal harmony, is reminiscent of bagpipe<br />
music or Renaissance song. Since 1884, shape-note enthusiasts from across the nation<br />
have assembled in Benton, Kentucky, on the fourth Sunday in May for the “Big<br />
Singing,” when hymns from Southern Harmony are sung.<br />
11:15 A.M. SERVICE<br />
Surge illuminare is by the Elizabethan composer William Byrd (1543-1623). Byrd<br />
was appointed organist at the Chapel Royal by Queen Elizabeth in 1572, where he<br />
served alongside his mentor, Thomas Tallis. In 1575 the two were granted a patent<br />
for the exclusive right to print and sell music in England. Byrd was undoubtedly the<br />
finest and most popular composer of his day. In spite of the fact that Catholics were<br />
undergoing severe persecution in England, Byrd remained a Catholic and<br />
composed Latin motets (like Surge illuminare) which were identified with Roman<br />
Catholicism. The text of Surge illuminare is from Isaiah 60. It appears in the Book of<br />
Common Prayer as Canticle 11, Third Song of Isaiah. The words celebrate the<br />
reestablishment of Jerusalem and the rebuilding of the Temple.<br />
Sing unto God, is from the oratorio Judas Maccabaeus by George Frederick<br />
Handel (1685-1759). The historical Judas Maccabaeus led a revolt in 169 B.C. that<br />
was instrumental in freeing Judea from Syrian control. The Biblical account is<br />
recorded in the Apocrypha. Handel composed the oratorio Judas Maccabaeus in<br />
1747, five years after his immortal Messiah. As in Messiah, he once again gives the<br />
most prominent role in the drama to the chorus, who represent the people of Israel.<br />
HYMN OF THE MONTH<br />
The Hymn of the Month for February is “Sometimes a light surprises” (Hymn<br />
667). It is a setting of a hymn text by the well-known English poet William Cowper<br />
(1731-1800). Cowper and another famous author, John Newton (“Amazing<br />
Grace”), produced the important 18 th -century collection, The Olney Hymns (1785).<br />
Cowper’s 68 contributions to the hymnal included “God moves in a mysterious<br />
way,” (Hymnal 677) and “O for a closer walk with God” (Hymnal 683). The tune<br />
Light first appeared in the American hymnal The Christian Lyre (New York, 1831).<br />
THE PARISH CHOIR RETURNS TO FRANCE, AND YOU CAN COME ALONG<br />
On Sunday, March 6 (The Last Sunday of Epiphany), the Parish Choir will<br />
sing the Kyrie and Agnus Dei from the Louis Vierne’s Solemn Mass in C# minor. This is<br />
music that the choir sang for mass at Notre Dame last summer. It is inspired music<br />
that allows us to “pull out all the stops” of our magnificent pipe organ. Bon Voyage!