This Week At St. James:

August 29th thru September 4th (Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost)

Welcome visitors!  Please feel free to take home a Welcome Folder available in each pew.  It contains helpful information on church activities as well as our various Ministry Teams and team leaders.

PLEASE TAKE NOTE: Beginning September 5th, we will combine our 8:00 and 10:30 services and celebrate only one Sunday communion service starting at 9:30 am with Sunday School following at 10:45 am.

*TODAY*
Fellowship luncheon after the service
Q&A with Bishop Yoos

We would like to welcome The Rev. Dr. Herman R. Yoos III, Bishop of the SC Synod, who will be preaching and presiding at Holy Communion today. Afterwards, we will have our 5th Sunday Fellowship Luncheon followed by a Q&A session with the Bishop. Please make plans to attend.

Global Mission Gathering: There will be a global mission gathering held this September 10-11, 2010 at Zion Lutheran Church in Lexington. Workshops on short term mission opportunities, stewardship, cross-generation engagement and others. If you are interested in more information, check out the ELCA website www.elca.org and search for Global Mission Gatherings.

From our SJLS Director of Education:

I am very excited to be part of the St. James family!  I am looking forward to meeting all of you over the next couple of weeks.  I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself as the new director of St. James Lutheran School.  My name is Brandy Mullennax.  I am a former elementary and middle school teacher with eleven years of teaching experience. I received my Bachelor’s Degree in Early Education and my Masters Degree in Divergent Learning.  My area of administration is in Day Care Management.  I also hold specialized training in Montessori Education and administration.  I live in Lugoff, SC with my husband James and our four girls, KeeLe, Ansley, Macie and Alyssa.  I was born and raised in Sumter, and it is so nice to return home!

I look forward to a spectacular year filled with many wonderful educational opportunities.  I am very proud to announce that we are currently fully enrolled.  This is an exciting time, and a wonderful new beginning for SJLS! God has truly blessed this school and the ministry it provides to the community.  Please keep the school in your prayers as we start to plan for the next stage in the development of SJLS.

                                            In His service with you,

Brandy Mullennax

The Weekly Flower Calendar needs to be filled. Do you or a member of your family have a birthday, anniversary or special occasion in the month of August or October? If so please call Shannon at the church office (773-2260) or sign the flower calendar in the narthex. These dates are open October 17th and 24th.

Life Line Screening: Stroke Prevention Screening, Monday, September 20, 2010, St. James Lutheran Church, Pre-registration is required. Call 1-800-324-1851 (Source Code: HSC6055)

WELCA is seeking donations to buy fabric to make curtains and Roman shades for the Fellowship Hall. We are also planning a "painting party" soon If you are interested in making a contribution, please contact Chris Monroe or Dot Weishuhn. The newly formed kitchen committee will be cleaning out the refrigerator and pantry every few weeks. Please do not leave food or drinks in the kitchen unless you: 1. Date them 2. Leave a note explaining why they are being left. Thank you for helping keep our kitchen clean.

St. James Church clings are available. Please see examples on Narthex doors and FSH door. The cost is $1.44. This is a non-profit item. If interested, please contact Theresa Diven, Joyce Litteer, Donna Workman or Chris Monroe.

St. James Council has directed a committee of past presidents (Susan Keefe, Brenda Jamison, Glenn Hesselbart and Harold Chandler) to gather information on this congregation’s response to the actions of the churchwide Assembly in August 2009. Additional information concerning these actions may be found at www.elca.org  and www.sclutheran.org. You are also encouraged to attend the open forum conducted on Wednesday evenings following the Lenten Services. A series of SJLC Council produced articles over the next 2-3 months relating to this effort can be found here: SJLC's Path Forward

 

What’s going on with the Youth Next!

Sunday, September 5th: Youth Group Meeting, 4:00pm

The newly formed kitchen committee will be cleaning out the refrigerator and pantry every few weeks. Please do not leave food or drinks in the kitchen unless you:
1. Date them
2. Leave a note explaining why they are being left. Thank you for helping keep our kitchen clean.

WELCA is still collecting items for Trinity Place. A laundry basket has been placed in the ladies room in the Educational building to collect women’s toiletries, plastic containers for soap, washcloths and towels (new or used), and single bed linens (new or used).  If you would like additional information please call Helen Bultman at 773-7089, or Dot Weishuhn at 775-4907.

Would you like to be a part of the Newsletter Team? I am looking for volunteers to get together once towards the end of the month to sort and fold newsletters. If you would like to help, please let me know ASAP and we will discuss details. This would be very much appreciated and I look forward to working with you!

Your SJLC Administrative Assistant
Shannon Morris (Office: 773-2260  or E-mail: stjamesoffice@sc.rr.com)

Evangelism News: St. James Lutheran Church Car Window Clings with our sword and shell symbol are now available for $1.43 each and may be purchased from any member of the Evangelism Team.  Team members will be located in the Library after each worship service and in the Fellowship Hall before Sunday School.  This is not a fundraiser as the clings are being sold at cost.  We just want to give everyone an opportunity to show that St. James is a vibrant part of our community!

St. James Lutheran Church E-mail addresses:  The Church Administrative Assistant (Mrs. Shannon Morris) can now be reached at stjamesoffice@sc.rr.com or you may e-mail Pastor Poole directly (privacy guaranteed) at PastorPoole@sc.rr.com.

St James Lutheran School (SJLS) e-mail accounts:

SJLS Office (Headmistress): sjls1137@sc.rr.com

SJLS Kindergarten Class: sjlsdobees@sc.rr.com

SJLS FirstGrade Class: sjlspromises@sc.rr.com

All contact links for registration forms and other coorespondence will now be forwarded to the SJLS Office Roadrunner account automatically. If you have a student in either the Kindergarten or First Grade class and wish to correspond with the teacher, please use that dedicated address. Please update your e-mail addresses effective immediately to reflect this change as the old AOL account will not be monitored after 15 October.

Office Administrative Assistant Request (Mrs. Shannon Morris) : Please send the church office a blank e-mail to stjamesoffice@sc.rr.com so we can have your e-mail address on file. Thank you.

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