NOVEMBER 2017 NOVEMBER AT ST. JAMES

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1 The St. James Messenger 204 Lee Street Leesburg, FL Our vision for St. James Parish is to be a Loving Family, embracing all peoples, expressing the love of Jesus Christ and carrying out His Ministry in our Community of Faith and the Community in which we live. THE ST. JAMES MESSENGER NOVEMBER AT ST. JAMES This year s Bazaar takes place on Wednesday, November 8th, from 10:00 a.m to 3 p.m. (see inside for the list of booths and items). Lunch is available from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. After the Bazaar, the Wine and hors d oerve s Party begins at 6:00 p.m. in the parish hall, followed by the Grand Auction at 7:00 p.m. Tickets for Wine and hors d oerves are on sale for $5 each. The Bazaar is the largest single fundraiser for the ECW. The majority of funds raised go to support outreach ministries in the local community and the wider church. Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven Matthew 5:17 Our Commitment Sunday will take place on November 12th. On this day we will invite you to make your stewardship pledge, and encourage you to visit our Ministry Fair in the parish hall. The Ministry Fair will take place after both the 8:00 and 10:00 services, and will include light refreshments. The theme of this year s program is, Let your light shine. We encourage you to let Christ s light shine through you in the gifts of stewardship that you have to offer. In the weeks prior to Commitment Sunday some of our members are sharing some wonderful testimonies about ways they have seen God s light shine in their lives. NOVEMBER 2017

2 The Messenger is a monthly publication of St. James Episcopal Church in Leesburg, Florida. It is mailed on the last Wednesday of each month and highlights parish news for the upcoming month. Deadline for submissions is the third Wednesday of each month. Submissions should be sent to: Pat Schaefer <office@stjames-leesburg.org> Church Mailing Address: St. James Episcopal Church 204 N. Lee Street Leesburg, FL Services: Sunday 8:00AM & 10:00AM Thursday Healing Service 10:00AM Office Phone: (352) Office Fax:( 352) Office office@stjames-leesburg.org Fr. Trees frtrees@stjames-leesburg.org Fr. Trees cell: (352) Visit our website at: Like us on Facebook! CHURCH VESTRY & STAFF Rector: Rev d Thomas Trees Retired Clergy: Rev ds Charles Hay, William J. Boyer, James Martin Parish Musicians: Deb Carraway, Elizabeth Williams Nursery Coordinator: Carmen Rebusmen Director of Youth and Families: Danielle DeCaprio Treasurer: Tom Grizzard Parish / Finance Secretary: Pat Schaefer Sexton: Doug Ames Housekeeping: Diane Smith Vestry Members: Nathan Battle, Rob Bowersox (Junior Warden) Claire Brooks, Danny Delgado, Meredith Kirste, Chris Leware, Drew Logan, Mackie McCabe, Kay Oestreich, Jason Smalley, Bob Tindall, Ted Wolf (Senior Warden) LUNCHEON VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Many people are needed towards the preparation of the BAZAAR LUNCH to make it a success. The schedule is as follows: FOOD PREP: Monday, Nov.6th 9 :00am-12:00pm Tuesday, Nov.7th 9:00am-1:00pm TABLE DECOR : Tuesday, Nov. 7th 1:00 P.M or sooner BAZAAR DAY: Wed., Nov. 8th, 8:00 until closing. If you can give any of your time any of these days, we would be delighted to have you. Bring TAKE-OUT items (cookies, brownies) to Parish Hall on Monday, Nov. 6th or Tuesday, Nov. 7th by Noon so they can be bagged for the lunches. Bring CAKES AND PIES on Bazaar day. Your contact for this event is Sharon McCabe: / ECW GRAND AUCTION The Auction Committee is asking for donations now for this very worthwhile event. Perhaps you have an item you'd like to donate: a Gift Basket of some sort; a Dinner Experience; a round of golf. The total number of items is limited, so don't wait until the last minute to make your donation. The Pre-Auction Event, with wine & hors d'ouvres and the Silent Auction, will begin at 6:00 PM on the Verandah. The Grand Auction will start at 7:00 PM in the Parish Hall. Tickets for the Pre-Auction Event will be on sale after the Sunday Service November 5th, and may also be obtained from Patti Wolf or in the Parish Office. To donate items for the Grand Auction, please contact: Bob Tindall (717) (Call or text) walruselect@gmail.com 1406 Arbor Trail, The Villages, FL BAZAAR RAFFLE There will be an early sale of raffle tickets for door prizes, Sunday, November 5th following each service, so now is the time to start your holiday shopping! Items will be on display on the Verandah between services. Ticket prices are 6 for $5.00 or $1.00 each. Drawings will be held the evening of the bazaar and you do not need to be present to win.

3 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2017 BAZAAR: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. AUCTION: 7:00 p.m. (Hors d oeurvres 6:00 p.m.) The ECW Fall Bazaar and Auction will be held Wednesday, November 8th. Please start getting together the items you would like to donate and bring them to the church. Many volunteers are needed for the Bazaar. If you would like to help out please contact the Booth Chairperson or K.C. Docie or Cheryl Nann PARSON S ATTIC: Antiques, vintage or gently used furniture, dishes, knick-knacks, art work, etc. Call Becky Binneveld THE GREEN THUMB: All kinds of plants. Call Chris Meade: CRAFTS AND CREATIONS: formerly Gifts for All Seasons ~ wanted: gifts and holiday decorations handmade by our wonderful crafters. Call Dot Hay THE BOUTIQUE: Jewelry, scarves, purses,. Call : Candace Storey GRAND AUCTION: Vacation accommodations, daytrips, dinners, brunches, gift baskets, art, holiday and handmade items, etc. Call Bob Tindall SILENT AUCTION: Handmade or bought items. Call Kristen Daley: PRE-AUCTION: Wine and Hors d oeuvres: Call Patti Wolf: or Margaret Bolton KOUNTRY KITCHEN: Cakes, pies, cookies, breads, biscuits, muffins, jams and jellies, pickles, etc. Call: Nancy Young: THE SWEET SHOPPE: Homemade candy: chocolate covered cherries, fudge, divinity, buckeyes, nut clusters, toffee, almond joys, etc. Call Jan smith THE JELLY BASKET Homemade Jams and Jellies call Jody Stokes WHITE ELEPEPHANTS: Call Barbara Breuer : DOOR PRIZES: Call Jeannine Rowell: THANKS TO ALL! BOOKS FOR ALL SEASONS: Call Margaret Branham: Please donate both fiction and non-fiction books for the Bazaar sale booth. If you have any good popular fictional titles, historical fiction, biographies, mysteries, or LARGE PRINT books we need them. Please box them or bag them and deliver them soon to our Parish library. Thank you for your help! INTERGENERATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE! Every Sunday at 9:10 in the Parish Hall We continue our Sunday School program Make a Joyful Noise: Singing the Hymns and Learning their Message. Many of us know how easy it is to sing through the hymns on Sunday mornings without actually remembering what we ve sung. We believe that if we study these hymns more closely, along with the biblical passages that inspired them, we can both deepen our worship and strengthen our discipleship. The hymns we will study in November are: I Sing a Song of the Saints of God (#293), We Gather Together (#433), Lift High the Cross (#473) MONTHLY YOUTH EVENT NOVEMBER 5:30 P.M. We had a wonderful Chopped Challenge event in October, with nearly 50 people in attendance. For November we will celebrate Thanksgiving with a Fall Fest and a series of Minute to Win It games. Be sure to join us. We ll meet in the Parish Hall on Sunday, November 12th, at 5:30 p.m.. Come and join us! We also invite our young people to come out on Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. for dinner and Bible Study on the Lectionary. The fun activities will focus on the Old Testament lessons for the following Sunday. Please join us for a Men and Boys Steak Dinner hosted by the Men s Club, to be held at the Knowles Ranch (Buggs Spring Rd, Okahumpka) on Sunday, November 19th at 3:30 p.m. Tickets are $15.00 each. Boys under 12 FREE. MEN S PRAYER BREAKFAST The men of St. James meet for breakfast and a time of prayer on the first Friday of each month, from 7:30 to 8:15 a.m. Our next meeting will take place on Friday, November 3rd in the Parish Hall.

4 ST. JAMES ECW NEWS Monthly Meeting November 14, 2017 The next monthly meeting of the St. James Episcopal Church Women will be held on Tuesday, November 14th at 10:00AM in the Parish Hall. Our guest speaker will be Cheryl Rumbley of Hospice. Chapter Meetings November 21, 2017 The next monthly chapter meetings take place on Tuesday, November 21st. Three chapters will meet at 10:00 a.m.: St. Ann s (Hosted by Gail Robinson at 5403 Tangelo St. Leesburg, in the Plantation); and St. Mary s (hosted by Thelma Gannon, 4th Flour Lounge, Lake Port Square West). The St. Cecilia s chapter meets at 7:00 p.m. and will be hosted by Patti Wolf and Margaret Bolton (2922 Alta St., Leesburg). Please note: The St. Francis chapter (Hosted by Barbara Logan at Grays Airport Rd., Fruitland Park) will meet on November 28th this month. The ECW is open to all the women of St. James. If you would like to attend, please contact any of the chapter hostesses, or ECW president Rita Clements THURSDAY EVENING BIBLE STUDY Thursday Evening Bible Study has concluded on the Book of Isaiah. The group will take a break for the month of November, and will resume on December 7th with a new study on Jeff s book, The Lord is My...What? Stay tuned for more details! November is a big month for the Daughters of the King. November 7 is our tenth anniversary. The Charter members were Jean Baynes, Carolyn Lyon, Dorothy Smith, and Dorothy Vedder. Sadly we have lost two of these members, but gladly our membership is staying strong. On Sunday, November 26, we will admit two more members, Meg Bremer and Elaine Samson. We meet the first Wednesday of the month in the Parish Hall at 3 PM. Currently we are studying A Layman Looks at the Lord s Prayer by Phillip Keller, focusing on chapter 3 this month. The meeting is Nov. 1, and we welcome visitors. MUSIC MUSINGS November 2017 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. Colossians 2:6-7 Thanksgiving has become our family s favorite of all the holidays. As lifelong church musicians, my husband and I early on tried to find ways to set Thanksgiving apart, using it as a way to cherish time with our family before the craziness of the Advent and Christmas seasons took full control over our personal and professional lives. It has evolved over time to become what we lovingly call Thanksmas. We now gather at Thanksgiving to celebrate both Thanksgiving and Christmas. Before our Christmas festivities begin (on Friday), we go all in for a Thanksgiving celebration full of gratitude for not only the food on the table, but also for the relationships represented there as we bow our heads in prayer. Approaching this season of thankfulness, perhaps we should all be reminded that the source of all good gifts is God, the One Who is both the Author and Finisher of our faith. Then we can truly begin to count our blessings, those both large and small, and in the process look for ways to bless those around us. Here are some ways I believe we will be blessed in worship this month at St. James, and I am grateful for all who offer their time and talents to make this happen: St. James Choir The choir will be leading in worship each and every Sunday, and rehearses on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. New members are always welcome! Jubilate Our growing Children s/youth Choir is deep into rehearsals for their Christmas program, but will also sing twice for worship in November, the 5 th and the 19 th. It is such a joy to see the wonderful work Beth is doing with our young people. Instrumental Ensemble We are having so much fun preparing music for worship, and look forward to playing This Little Light of Mine on November 5 th. This lively piece is perfect for the St. James stewardship season as we are being challenged to let our lights shine as witnesses to the goodness of God. So let your light shine, y all, and be blessed this Thanksgiving! Yours in Christ, Deb Carraway, Director of Music

5 3 Debbie Saylor 5 Charlie Davidson Dan Robuck III 7 Mary Berry Chris Partenza 8 Sarah Sisson Sara Gray 9 Susan Hackney 10 Chip Deems 12 Libby Hackney 14 Nancy Young Joyce Huey 15 Jan Smith 16 Lila Walling Margaret Anderson Alexander Howard 17 Betty Luther Becky Mitchell Kathryn Walling 18 John Travers Jim Hooper Larry Demaline 19 Susan Steidl Ann Tuke 22 Dan Robuck Andon Gray 23 Tyler Stafford 26 Jeannine Rowell Kay Palmer 28 John O Kelley Charles Witsman BISHOP S VISIT AND CONFIRMATION Bishop Brewer will be visiting St. James on Sunday, December 17th. In preparation for his visit, Fr. Tom will be holding an Inquirer s Class for those interested in being confirmed or received into the Episcopal Church. Classes will meet weekly starting Wednesday, November 1st, at 6:15 p.m. (there is also a class available on Thursdays at 11:00 a.m.). We will conclude in early December. NEW PICTURE DIRECTORY It is time for a new picture directory for St. James! Someone will be available to take photos after each church service during November and December. We want to have the new directories ready by early Bob & Wilma Braun (70 yrs.!) 9 John & Denise Meier 12 Ross & Marion Belson 14 Gus & Lauri Grizzard IN MEMORIAM 17 Dan & Iris Robuck 22 Hank & Charlotte Boudreau 26 Jim & Barbara Logan 28 Bernie & CaSandra Henricks We offer our prayers and sympathy the families and loved ones of Carolyn Lyon, who passed away on July 25th, and Ethel Rew, who passed away on October 3rd, Remember Daylight Savings Time ends on November 5th. Please remember to set your clock back one hour on Saturday night! Spring Ahead...Fall Back! The Jamaica Medical Mission is in need of over the counter medications for their upcoming mission trip. A list of needs can be found in the Narthex, Parish Hall or Church Office. Your donations will be a blessing to those in need. The deadline for collection of these medications is Sunday, November 26th Thank you to the generous people of St. James who donated water for the people of Puerto Rico. In the month of October we collected a total of 130 cases of water and 26 gallon bottles which were shipped to those in need.- Janet Davis and Linda Ames, ECW Community Outreach

6 NOVEMBER 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 3:00 DOK 4:00 Mommy & Me :10 Sunday School 12 9:00 Ministry Fair 10:00Eucharist 6:00 Monthly Family Night 6 6:30 Stephen Ministry :00 ECW Board Meeting 10:00 ECW Gen l. Mtg. 8 10:00 Fall Bazaar 6:00 Wine & hors doeuvre Party 7:00 Grand Auction 15 4:00 Mommy & Me 5:00 Finance Meeting 7:00 Adult Choir :00 Vestry Meeting :10 Sunday School ECW Chapter Meetings 22 4:00 Mommy & Me 5:00 Finance Meeting 7:00 Adult Choir 23 THANKSGIVING DAY OFFICE CLOSED 24 OFFICE CLOSED :10 Sunday School :00 Mommy& Me 5:00 Finance Meeting 7:00 Adult Choir 30