St. James Episcopal Church

 Parish Opportunities for Service

Altar Guild - Altar guild members serve as a team of 2 and are assigned a week in which they prepare the altar for worship & communion for all services that week. Some training is required. (Teda Williams & Teddi Grace, contact)

Eucharistic Ministers - A member of the parish who has been trained as a lay Eucharistic minister assists the priest at each worship service. Duties include leading the reading of the creed, Prayers of the People, assisting the priest in preparing the host to be served & chalice bearer during communion. (Tom Beckner, contact)

Acolytes - Young people may serve the church as acolytes, torch bearers & crucifers. The only requirement is that they are tall enough to light the candles. Some training is required. (Perry Cleveland, contact)

Social Minute Hosts - A time of fellowship is held each Sunday after the 10:30AM service. Coffee, juice & light snacks are served. The church provides the coffee & juice & the hosts provide the food. (Margaret Van Pelt, contact)

Outreach Committee - All members of the parish are encouraged to become members of the Outreach committee. The committee meets once a month & discusses & votes on which charity requests to fund as well as sponsoring "hands on" projects. An ongoing Outreach project is the SHARE program which distributes quality food at reduced prices to those who have ordered it.  Meeting minutes click here.  2008 Outreach expenditures click here.  Update on olive oil project click here.

Caring Committee - This committee is composed of members of the parish who are willing to help others in times of need. Help provided includes food for families dealing with illness or a death, food at receptions after a funeral, driving members to appointments or on errands & helping with other similar needs. (Gloria Weisz, contact)

Church School -  (Tom Bewley, contact)

Ushers - A team of 2 persons serve as ushers at each worship service. Duties include greeting worshipers, handing out bulletins, seating people if needed, collecting the offering & counting the cash received after the service. (Martin Hayes, contact)

Lectors - Members of the parish read the 2 lessons each Sunday. (Brenda Winfree, contact)

Wednesday Evening Bible Study will continue through the summer months beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall with a covered dish dinner. Everyone is welcomed to join this group.

We are currently in the renovation stages of creating a new and wonderful nursery for the children of St. James.  In the next month, you will see changes in first the infant room and then the toddler room.  The hope is to create a quiet, serene environment for our many new babies and a fun, playful room for our very active toddlers.  If anyone is interested in helping Sally Austin, our nursery worker, staff the new infant room, please contact Jolynn Doty at 423-470-3393 or caljolynn@comcast.net to volunteer.  Hopefully, we will get enough volunteers that no one person will be away from the main service too often.  Thanks,  Jolynn

Weekly Schedule

Wednesday Evening Bible Study

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.

Healing Service (H.E. II)

Wednesday, 12:05 p.m.

Adult Choir,

Wednesday, 7 p.m.

(during school year)

Children's Choir,

Wednesday, 6-6:45 p.m.

(during school year)

Outreach Committee,

third Wednesday, 5:30 p.m.

Vestry,

second Wednesday, 5:30 p.m.

Cookbooks, The Parish Palate II, are still available. The cost is $20 with all profits going toward outreach. Aprons with Episcopal shield are also available for $12, or $10 if purchased with a cookbook. Cookbooks are available each Sunday or by stopping by the church weekdays. 

The St. James Youth Choir is open to anyone first grade through high school that has an interest in singing in a choir. It is under the direction of Diane Strimer and Libby Hodges, both members of the adult church choir. Piano accompaniment is provided by Randy Dean. The choir rehearses each Wednesday at 6 p.m. during the academic year. Choir rehearsals will begin October 15, 2008. The choir will provide service music monthly at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday service. They will also provide the music for the 5:30 p.m. Christmas Eve service and the 9 a.m. Easter service. Anyone interested in joining the choir is welcome to join the Wednesday evening rehearsals.

SHARE Food distribution for September 27, 2008.  Click here for details.