Date: May 25th 2012

IN THIS ISSUE:

• This Sunday’s Lessons
• Rector's Message
• Outreach Ministry Opportunities
• Announcements
• Calendar
• Birthdays & Anniversaries
• Servants in Worship
• Prayer List
• Church Staff

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THIS SUNDAY’S LESSONS

The Day of Pentecost

Acts 2:1-21
Psalm 104: 25-35, 37
Romans 8:22-27
John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15

You may read the lessons at The Lectionary Page website: www.lectionarypage.net


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RECTOR’S MESSAGE

ASSISTANT. ASSOCIATE. WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?

May 25, 2012

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

This is a long overdue letter, as I should have taken a moment to explain this issue to you in January. However, things being as they are, it is better late than never.

As many of you know, when I first came to St. James we had a half-time priest in addition to the rector. When that position became vacant, with the help of a committee, I called The Rev’d Roxanne Ruggles to join us at St. James. She began as a half-time employee. At the beginning of her second year with us, we were able to bring her to three-quarter time. And this year, because of the foresight of our Vestry, a healthy stewardship program and the increasing number of activities in which St. James is involved, Mother Roxanne was made a full-time priest in this parish.

Contemporaneously with bringing her up to full-time status, I changed Mother Roxanne’s title from Assistant Rector to Associate Rector. I can hear some of you saying, “Assistant. Associate. What’s the big difference?”

The difference is, in this case, in the eyes and the strategic planning of the person bestowing the title. I have a fairly strong litmus test to tell the difference between an assistant rector and an associate rector, but not all rectors have such a test. Some people inherit the title from their predecessor – a dangerous precedent, if you ask me – others are called “associate” but function more like my idea of an assistant, while others are called “assistant” yet function far more like my idea of an associate.

For me, an assistant rector is, at first, an entry level position for a newly ordained priest in a multi-clergy parish. Most come out of seminary with very little day-to-day experience of working in a church, and many come out of seminary firm in the belief that the way they were taught to do things in seminary is the only way to do things. I imagine this is true with other people who have come out of graduate school training – new lawyers, new doctors, etc.

An associate rector, by contrast, is a priest with enough experience to function as part of team, who is intelligent enough to develop and suggest new ways of doing things while being politic enough to understand that not all new things are, necessarily, good ideas. An associate rector, in the perfect world, has several years of experience working in the church and can serve as an advisor to the rector, not simply as a person who must be given precise directions regarding what they should do when.

An associate rector is the type of person to whom a rector can give a great deal of autonomy, knowing that the person is wise enough to discuss things before simply doing them. While not a “second rector,” an associate rector is a person in whom the rector has a great deal of trust and to whom the rector gives a great deal of support.

As you have probably discerned by now, I do not hand out the title of associate rector lightly. We at St. James, however, were fortunate enough to call a new priest who had already spent her whole career working in the church. While seminary is certainly a crucial part of the education and formation of a priest, nothing can compare to the years spent in the office of church, seeing what really happens day-to-day rather than sitting in a classroom and hearing someone discuss the theory of how a church should function.

Here’s the catch: it is hard to hold on to associate rectors as I’ve described them. Churches in the midst of searching for rectors often know that a talented associate rector is someone who has several years of experience and is a far better choice than a rector who has one year of experience ten times.

We are blessed to have Mother Roxanne amongst us. We have recruited a wonderful staff at St. James without whom I could not function as the rector.

Yours in Christ,

Fr. Geoff+

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OUTREACH MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES


Third Mission Trip to Alabama 2012
In April 2011 two F4 and three F3 category tornadoes swept through Dekalb County, Alabama, killing 33 people and destroying over 200 houses and damaging countless others. That year the Foothills Convocation of the Diocese of Upper South Carolina sent two teams to that area to help. Our volunteer contact tells us that he still has over 170 requests for help. This year the Foothills Convocation has sent two teams--one in March, the other in April. The dates for the third trip are June 17-22. The cost is $100 plus a share of carpool gas. All ages and genders are welcome. If you are interested, please contact Al Hipp, Foothills Convocational Deacon, at thomashipp@att.net.



Greenville Area Interfaith Hospitality Network (GAIHN)
Hosting dates: May 27th - June 3rd.
St. James is hosting homeless families here this week through the Greenville Area Interfaith Hospitality Network. Contact Lisa Colby (346-4551 or Lmcolby13@yahoo.com). We still need people to help, especially overnight hosts on 5/28 and 6/1 as well as more dinner team members on 6/2. Please see the sign up sheets in the hallway across from the choir room. Contact Lisa Colby (346-4551 or Lmcolby13@yahoo.com).


Summer Needs at United Ministries:
Food donations often decrease this time of year, but the needs increase as children are out of school. Please continue to bring non-perishable food items as you come to church and place them in the wooden box in the hallway upstairs. Thank you for your generosity.


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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Summer Music Opportunities:
With the children’s, youth, and adult choirs on summer rehearsal break, parishioners who are not officially 'in the choir' are invited to sing or play a short musical piece during the offertory at the 9 and 11 am Sunday services. The music at the offertory is part of the congregation’s offering of praise to God, and as such it forms an important part of the liturgy. A calendar with available dates and times is posted outside the choir room – please help us fill these dates. Karen Eshelman can help you find music, and she is also available to practice with you. Please call or stop by the organ after church to discuss possible music.


New Contribution Options Coming:
St. James will soon offer automatic bank draft and credit card payment options for making contributions. Enrollment information will be announced in the bulletin and eNotes when these options become available.


EYC End-of-year Party: All youth (current grades 5-12) are invited to a pool and pizza party to honor our seniors and welcome rising 6th graders. Stone Lake Pool on Sunday, May 27 (Memorial Day weekend), from 5-8 PM. Celebrate the end of school and the beginning of summer. RSVP to Julie (787-8054 or jdalliaclark@att.net) so we can have enough pizza and drinks for everyone!!!


Graduate Recognition Sunday, June 10.
If you or someone in your family is graduating this spring, please send the name of the graduate and the degree being bestowed to admin@stjamesgreenville.org so that they can be included in the bulletin on that day.


St. James Sound Team would like to train more operators to control microphone levels and make CD recordings of 11:00 am services (easily learned). Please consider this ministry and contact Ed Snape (269-8808 or esnape@bellsouth.net). We would also like to have sound people at other service times. Sound Team members provide congregation members with assisted listening devices on request. CDs are distributed to our members who are homebound or hospitalized.


St. James Day at Faith Memorial Chapel - Enjoy a Great Tradition:
--> Service: On Sunday, June 3, 2012, you are invited to join a pilgrimage of people from St. James to Faith Memorial Chapel in Cedar Mountain, NC. The service of Morning Prayer starts at 11:00 am. Father Geoff will be the guest preacher, and our organist and members of the choir will take part in the service.
--> The drive to Faith Chapel is a beautiful mountain drive past Caesar’s Head and the entrance to Camp Greenville. It is about a one-hour drive depending upon traffic (directions at www.FaithMemorialChapel.org).
--> Food & Fun: Following the service, we will move to a park in the nearby Connestee Falls community for a covered-dish picnic. Beverages, plates, cups, napkins, etc., will be provided. The park offers a covered picnic area, a child’s swimming area, horseshoes, volleyball and paved basketball court. Please bring your own sports equipment.
***Please Note: The picnic takes place in a gated community, so we need to send a list of drivers ahead of time. Please sign the sheet in the foyer or contact the church office if you plan to attend the picnic.
--> History: Faith Memorial Chapel was started by Bishop Ellison Capers over 100 years ago. In 1936 the Rev’d Alexander R. Mitchell started a renewal which resulted in the revival of the Chapel for the summer community. He was then rector of St. James, and many members of this parish have had a continuing role in the ministry of the Chapel Board. The Chapel has developed an interdenominational tradition.
--> Remember: On June 3 at St. James, services of Holy Eucharist will take place at the regular times (7:45, 9:00 and 11:00 am).


Annual Attic Sale: Saturday, June 9, 2012, 8:00 am - 1:00 pm.
Donate Items Now!
For your convenience a storage unit at Public Storage (at the bottom of Piney Mtn. Rd. across from BiLo) has been rented for items for the attic sale during May. Pick up the key from the church office. Please place small, clean, usable items in a box and store neatly in the unit. For more information about this event, please contact Gail Tomkins (246-1356, ptomkins@charter.net) or Stephanie van Rhyn (610-0596, mosel44@aol.com).


Vacation Bible School:
June 24–28, 2012
5:30-8:00 (dinner served at 5:30)
Ages 4-5th grade
"It's a Miracle" - VBS 2012
Join us as we learn about the miracles of Jesus and how we can impact the fight against hunger in America. Participants are asked to bring non-perishable food items each night for local food banks. VBS will also have a nickel collection. Participants are asked to bring nickels each night. For each nickel brought, the Society of St. Andrew (our VBS mission project) can provide a pound of potatoes to our nation's poor. Please sign up in the foyer to register your child or to indicate that you can help. Cookie donations are also welcome. Contact Christi Jones-McNeill (294-7163 or cmcneill7163@charter.net).


Camp Gravatt 2012 - An Episcopal Tradition Camp Gravatt is taking camper registrations and staff applications for summer 2012. Camp sessions are available for boys and girls entering first through twelfth grades. At Camp Gravatt campers make friends, share in an affirming Christian community, experience unconditional love, and have fun! Activities include archery, arts-and-crafts, canoeing, environmental education, swimming, challenge course, campfires, singing, Episcopal worship, Bible study and more. Staff members work to nurture and develop campers' self-esteem, rather than competitive expertise in a particular sport or skill. For registration or staff application information, log onto www.bishopgravatt.org or call 803.648.1817.


eNotes & bulletin announcements:
The deadline for submitting announcements is noon on the Wednesday prior to publication. Please send announcements by e-mail to admin@stjamesgreenville.org.

Subscribe To Diocesan News (printed and electronic):
http://www.edusc.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=208&Itemid=42

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Opportunities for Worship, Fellowship and Service: Week of May 27, 2012

Sunday, May 27 – The Day of Pentecost
7:45 am Holy Eucharist – Rite I
9:00 am Holy Eucharist – Rite II; nursery available; Children’s Church (K5–grade 3)
No Sunday School or Adult Christian Education classes
11:00 am Holy Eucharist – Rite II; nursery available; Children’s Church (K5–grade 3)

Monday, May 28 – Memorial Day – Office closed

Wednesday, May 30
6:30 pm Celtic Evening Eucharist

Thursday, May 31
No Bible Study on May 31 or June 7. Bible Study will resume on June 14.
12:05 pm Holy Eucharist and Healing Service

Friday, June 1
Centering Prayer will not meet in June, and will resume in July.

Saturday, June 2
9:00 am Altar Guild – worship service preparations
10:00-2:00 Attic Sale Drop-Off, Parish Life Center

Sunday, June 3 – Trinity Sunday

At St. James:
7:45 am Holy Eucharist – Rite I
9:00 am Holy Eucharist – Rite II; nursery available; Children’s Church (K5–grade 3)
No Sunday School or Adult Christian Education classes
11:00 am Holy Eucharist – Rite II; nursery available; Children’s Church (K5–grade 3)
12:30-2:00 pm Attic Sale Drop-Off, Parish Life Center

At Cedar Mountain, NC:
11:00 am Morning Prayer at Faith Memorial Chapel, followed by Parish Picnic (covered dish/pot luck) at Atagahi Park in the Connestee Falls Community.


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BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES

This Week’s Birthdays:

May 27 Vicky Turgeon
May 27 Owen Anderson
May 27 Ellery Schneider
May 28 Carol Jennings
May 28 Gregory Tompkins
May 30 Dru Anne Filter
May 31 Sarah Britt
May 31 Bill Sauerbrey
May 31 Lauren Freeman
June 1 Margaret Carlisle
June 1 Michael Foster
June 1 Frank Bauer
June 1 Bill Smith
June 1 Will Barnett
June 2 Birgitt Babb
June 2 Peggy Brenner
June 2 Jessica Moyles

This Week’s Anniversaries:

May 27 Jim & Debby Edwards
May 27 John & Caroline Swanger
May 28 Rourk & Marcy Freeman
May 29 John & Anne Shelley
May 30 Cam & Becky Walters
June 1 Frank & Bonnie Gossett


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SERVANTS IN WORSHIP

**Please note: If you cannot serve when scheduled, please find a substitute.

Finding Subs – Each person serving as a Servant in Worship will receive an email when they are scheduled to serve. The easiest way to get a sub is to click on the "request a sub" space on that email. The request goes out to everyone in that ministry. An email will be sent to the person who accepts as well as the person who made the request. If no one responds, the person needing a sub will need to go to the rosters and contact someone directly.

If you have questions about scheduling (including username and password information), please contact Susan Preusse at servants@stjamesgreenville.org.


Altar Guild for May 21-27

Mary Lynne Hardaway (Captain), Sherrie Foster (Flowers), Linda Osborne, Debbie Spear, Nancy Ehlers, Phil & Sara Pressly.

SERVANTS IN WORSHIP FOR SUNDAY, May 27, 2012

7:45 AM
Rector’s Aide/Usher: Rick Hope;
Usher: Reece Blackwell;
Greeter: Sandra Hope;
Lector: Rick Hope;
Eucharistic Ministers: Mike Marcus, Butch Scott.

9:00 AM
Rector’s Aide/Usher: Ron Jerina (sub req);
Ushers: Al Engelmann (sub req), Bob Dillon;
Greeters: Nicki Dillon, Lee Plumblee;
Lectors: Jim Ghrist (L), Lee Plumblee (L), Katie Allen (P);
Eucharistic Ministers: George Lafaye (sub req), Julie Clark;
Acolytes: Julie Clark, Dallia Clark, George Lafaye
Nursery: Jane Morgano (sub req), Robin Pearson (infants/toddlers); Robin Smith, Pam Davis (3-4 years);
Children's Church: Joyce Scott;
Coffee Hour: Sarah Britt.

10:00
Sunday School Nursery: Robin Pearson, Carrie Russell (sub req) (infants/toddlers).

11:00 AM
Rector’s Aide/Usher: Tommy King;
Ushers: Erik Anderson, Ben Freeman;
Greeters: Beth Freeman, Brooks Knobel;
Lectors: Claudia McCreesh (L), Steve Teague (L), Cam Walters (P);
Eucharistic Ministers: Jack Pinckney, Chip Preusse;
Acolytes: Julia Britt, Grant Knobel, Ileana Shaner (sub req), Anna Walters
Nursery: Becky Walters, Robin Pearson (Infants/toddlers); Virginia Britt, Stacy Pirrone (3-4 years);
Children's Church: Beth Turner;
Sound Technician: Michael Foster;
Coffee Hour: Sarah Britt.

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Altar Guild for May 28-June 3:
Brenda Mathews (Captain), Lynda Kennedy (Flowers), Gail Tomkins, Lilly Stover, Elaine Wells.

SERVANTS IN WORSHIP FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 2012 will be posted soon at https:// ministryschedulerpro.com/

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Remember In Your Prayers

> those who are sick, confined indoors, and others dear to us:
Terry, Sarah, Laura, Tara, Megan, Tommy Bandelin, *Mike Battistini, Jerie Cook, Aimee Copeland, Shannon Cottle, Bobby Dobson, *Sandra Duque, Susan & Ward Fore, *Hackett family, Mary S. Hardaway, *Nancy Harlan, *Ilse Holliday, *Suzanne Keenan, *Nancy Keller, Donna Kenney, Ralph Laspina, *Harriet Littlejohn, Frances MacIlwinen, *Lee Marr, *Nancy and John Maschler, Lynnea McSteen, Joe Merwin, Larry Metzler, Holly Miller, Don Murray, Bob Odabashian, Jerry Owens, *Nancy Pilgrim, Carl & Virginia Ramsey, Jennifer Ranslo, Carolyn Richar, Winnie Satterfield, Debbie Steagall, *Nick Strange, Emily Taylor, *Paul & Gail Tomkins, Lee & Cyndi Wood, *Nancy Wood.

> service men & women:
Steven & Jessica Bellue, Craig Cantrell, Dustin Cantrell, Christian Combs, Mark Dietz, Billy Eckstein, Frank Eighmey, Deb Flanagan, Chris Goepper, Landon Russell Hayes, Steve & Laura Koltonski, *Sam Lambert, David Mathews, John Nelson, Andrew Ratcliffe, *Ken Rosemund, Jeff Wright.

> expectant parents: *Rourk and Marcy Freeman, *Alex Loftis and Lauren Parker, *Rimes and Kathryn McElveen.


* denotes member of the St. James community


If at anytime you are aware of a parishioner who is in need of meals because of sickness or other circumstance, you may contact the St. James clergy.


Prayer list updates:
In order to keep our prayer list current, each name will stay on the printed list for four weeks and then be removed. If you wish to have a name added or returned to the prayer list, please contact the parish office (admin@stjamesgreenville.org or 244.6358).


In Case of Pastoral Emergency:
In the event of a pastoral care emergency outside of regular office hours, you may call the clergy pager number (864.390.0380) and, when prompted, enter your phone number. One of the clergy will return your call. This number is also listed on the message on the church answering machine.


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St. James Episcopal Church staff:

The Rev’d D. Geoffrey Taylor, Rector, rector@stjamesgreenville.org;
The Rev’d Roxanne Ruggles, Associate Rector, associaterector@stjamesgreenville.org;
Dr. Karen A. Eshelman, Music Director and Organist, music@stjamesgreenville.org;
Mrs. Dena Veazey, Parish Administrator, admin@stjamesgreenville.org;
Ms. Carol Clark, Office Assistant, office@stjamesgreenville.org.