Anchor Lines Update, October 23, 2020
ANCHOR LINES update
We are a community anchored in Christ, seeking God, sharing His love and serving others.
WORSHIP

PLEASE REMEMBER

St. James is following the guidelines of the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast with respect to holding services in the Church. We are also following the recommendations of the CDC. Please remember to arrive early for the screening process and temperature check at ALL in-person worship services held at the Church. For the safety of our parishioners, visitors, staff, and clergy, please keep your mask on while on campus. 

Other things to keep in mind:

If you have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 14 days, please stay home, take care of yourself, quarantine, and worship with us via the livestream at 10 am.

If you have been in close contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the past 14 days, please stay home and worship with us via the livestream at 10 am.

If you have experienced any of the following symptoms in the last 24-48 hours, please stay home and worship with us via the livestream at 10 am.

  • a fever of 100.4 or higher
  • a new or worsening cough, shortness of breath, or a sore throat
  • a new loss of taste or smell
  • vomiting or diarrhea
If you have health concerns (diabetes/heart issues/lung issues/compromised immune system), we encourage you to worship from home via the livestream.

Opportunities for Worship
Sunday, October 25

In-Person Worship
8:30 and 10:00 AM, Holy Eucharist in the Church
Please arrive early for the screening process and bring a mask. At this time, we are singing softly behind our masks.
Nursery available Sunday at 10 am!
Nursery check-in is at the Christian Education Building.
Please arrive early for the nursery check-in and read our new policies included on page 7 of the latest Anchor Lines Newsletter with this link.

There will be NO 6:30 pm worship service this week, October 25. We encourage all of our parishioners to participate in the TRUNK or TREAT parish-wide event. Invite friends! See details below.

10:00 AM - Online Worship
The service is scheduled to begin at 9:55 am on our website, stjamesfairhope.org, on our Facebook page, or on our YouTube channel. 
The worship bulletin is available on the homepage of our website with this link.
Take Communion at home with reserved sacrament which you would have picked up on Thursday between 9:30 am and 5 pm.

On Sunday, November 1, as our service times change, we will livestream at 11 am.

 
Wednesday Morning Prayer at 10 am
In-person & Online 

Wednesday MORNING PRAYER is open to in-person worship. The readings are available as always, but you need your own Book of Common Prayer. Please bring your personal copy. If you forget yours or don’t have one, we will be happy to loan you one. We will continue to live-stream the service for parishioners (who prefer to worship from home).
CHANGES TO THE WORSHIP SCHEDULE COMING NEXT WEEK - NOVEMBER 1
All services in the Church
 

8 am - Morning Prayer with Reserved Sacrament 

9 am - Holy Eucharist Rite II - soft singing and humming
Nursery and Children’s Chapel available at 9 am.

 


11 am - Holy Eucharist Rite II- soft singing and humming
The 11 am service will be available online.

Nursery and Children’s Chapel available at 11 am. 
ALL SAINTS' is SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1
Please look for the Memorial Form like the one below in the Narthex of the Church, fill it out and turn it in to the office by Monday, October 26 for publication in the Sunday bulletin. You may also email your form to info@stjamesfairhope.org.

Click on the image of the form below to go straight to the online form.
Stop by the church on Thursday to pick up blessed wafers to be consumed on Sunday at 10 am during the online service. You do NOT need to make a reservation to pick up blessed wafers (reserved sacrament) on Thursdays. Just drive up to the church between 9:30 am and 5:00 pm. Call 251-928-2912 when you arrive, and one of the priests or staff members will deliver the bulletins and blessed wafers to your car. 

On November 1, the livestream service time will change to 11 am.
CHRISTIAN FORMATION

A Special Program for 5th & 6th Graders & their Parents
First Wednesday of the Month
 

You Group is a special program offered by St. James for 5th and 6th graders and their parent(s) or another adult. You Group meets on the first Wednesday of the month. If you and your child are interested in participating in You Group, please contact Ellen Huckabay at 251-928-2912 or email her by clicking the You Group logo above. 
On Sunday, October 18, a special You Group Communion service honored Emmie Freeman, Mary Marshall Roberts, Forrest Smith, and Riley Wootten for completing the You Group Program. Honorees decorated plates that were used as patens in the service. These new 7th-graders are now ready to begin the Rite 13 program and participate in EYC. Please pray for these youth as they continue to grow in their relationship with Christ.
Children’s Chapel

Children’s Chapel has resumed on Sunday mornings. Ellen Huckabay and Anne McEniry lead the chapel lessons.  Meet Ellen or Anne before the start of the service by the entrance to Green Hall at the first set of french doors.

If you and your child wish to continue worshiping at home, enrichment  bags are available for pickup. The bags contain materials to allow children a more interactive experience with the recorded chapel lessons. Please email Ellen at childrensministries@stjamesfairhope.org (or just click the photo above) to request a take-home children’s chapel bag.  
NEWS & EVENTS

TRUNK or TREAT
A PARISH-WIDE EVENT
THIS SUNDAY, October 25

 
If your children think they are too old to "trick or treat," please consider decorating your vehicle for TRUNK or TREAT!

Please note: Prizes and treats should be individually bagged and displayed in a way so that multiple hands are not reaching into a bowl or container. For example, individual treat bags could be placed on a table for children to grab after they “win” a game at your trunk.

The event includes: Trunk or Treat, Storybook Pumpkin Decorating Contest, Games, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Movie on the Meadow. Bring your own blanket and a picnic dinner to eat during the movie. Invite friends! Wear your friendly costume. Contact Ellen Huckabay at 251-928-2912 or email her by clicking the poster above if you have questions.

Set-up  4-5 pm
Trunk or Treat  5-6 pm
Movie on the Meadow  6-7:30 pm

Storybook Pumpkin Decorating Contest
Drop off your decorated pumpkin & book donation at the Church before or after the 8:30 am or 10 am Sunday morning services on October 25.

  1. Each entry must be painted and decorated - be creative! Acrylic paint and permanent markers work best. Watercolors will run and spray paint will dissolve the pumpkin. Feel free to accessorize.
  2. The pumpkin should be completely dry by the time it is brought to the church or school. Pumpkins may be delivered on Friday, October 23 by 4 pm to the school office or delivered to Green Hall on Sunday morning, October 25 before or after the morning services.
  3. The pumpkin with the most votes will win the contest. Each vote costs $1.00. All proceeds go toward supplies for the St. James Children’s Ministry and St. James School.
  4. If you would like to donate the book that your pumpkin is representing, it would be most appreciated. Books will go to the St. James School Library.
Stewardship Season
Kicks off This Sunday, October 25
Guest Speakers/Homilists
Sunday, October 25, Sallie Smith
Sunday, November 8, Roger Guilian

Consecration Sunday ~  November 15
Look for a letter in your mailbox arriving the first week of  November.
Volunteers Needed for Hurricane Sally Clean-up!
We have received many requests from parishioners who need help clearing trees and debris from their property. If you would like to volunteer your time to help parishioners in need, please click the photo above to email Anne McEniry who is coordinating our efforts. You may also call or text Anne at 251-597-5598. Thank you in advance!

Gentle Yoga with Jane Tucker

On Mondays Beginning October 12

From  9:30 - 10:30 am in Green Hall

OR
YOGA on Thursday Nights
NOW IN PERSON AND on ZOOM

Please wear a mask until you are on your mat. You may remove your mask until class ends, then please put your mask back on until you are in your vehicle. Bring your own mat and any additional equipment you may need. Maintain social distancing at all times. Temperatures will be checked upon arrival. Please do not attend if you feel ill in any way or have been exposed to a person with COVID.

Classes start at 5:45 pm (CST) and are for all ages and levels. 

If you would like to join in via Zoom, click the image of the yoga mat above and Stacy will send you the link on Thursday for the current week's class.  
 
 The NOVEMBER Schedule is LIVE!
 
If you are having issues receiving emails from the Ministry Scheduler, try deleting the APP from your phone then re-loading it. If you have forgotten the organization ID, your username, or password, call the office during normal business hours (Monday-Thursday 8:30 - 5:00pm) and we will help you reset it.

If you have been scheduled at a time when you are unavailable, please request a sub on the ministry scheduler pro website or app. Click on the image of the Ministry Scheduler logo above and it will take you straight to the Ministry Scheduler Pro website.

If you have any concerns and wish to continue worshiping from home, we understand and look forward to the time when we can all worship together. Please call the office and let us know that you wish to be inactive in your ministry at this time. 
MUSIC
Interested in Ringing Handbells?

During this time of COVID several choir members will be joining our St. James ringers to rehearse soon.  If we get 2 more ringers, we will be able to use all of our 3 octaves of handbells. Rehearsals will be during the day on Wednesday.  Music reading skills are a must, but you do not need to have rung bells before to join this group. Contact Helen Rodgers by clicking the above image of the handbells.
FIRST CONCERT COMING SOON

Quintessential Harp Duo
Rebecca Todaro & Catherine Anderson

Friday, November 13 – 7 p.m.

For more information on concerts, go to stjamesfairhope.org to the Concert Series tab or just click the image. Concerts are free and open to the public, however, due to COVID-19, reservations are required and seating is limited. For reservations, call 251-928-2912 Monday - Thursday from 8:30 am - 5:00 pm. 
COMMUNICATIONS
The Next Anchor Lines will be published on Wednesday, November 4. 
St. James has resumed publication of the monthly newsletter on the first Wednesday of the month. We are mailing copies of the newsletter to those parishioners who do not have an email address on file with our office. This means that if in the past you received an e-version as well as a paper version, you will now only receive the e-version. This will help us cut down on costs, as well as time, and the number of staff required to mail-out the newsletter. We hope you understand. We will have copies available for pick-up at the church. 
CLICK HERE TO READ THE OCTOBER ANCHOR LINES NEWSLETTER
COVID-19 INFORMATION
  • Look for the latest information regarding COVID-19 changes on our Facebook page and on our website under the Virus Update tab. Click on Father De's photo above to go straight to the page.
  • The office remains closed to visitors. Please call 251-928-2912 if you would like to speak with clergy or office staff during regular business hours.
  • If you have an after-hours pastoral emergency, call 251-928-2912 and listen to the prompts. The on-call priest will return your call.
  • Pay your pledge online on our website: HERE. Just scroll down the page a bit. If you have questions about logging in, call our Financial Director, Jim Ketchum, at 251-928-2912.  For those of you who prefer to write checks, you still have the option of mailing it to the church at 860 N. Section Street, Fairhope, AL 36532. If you happen to be out and about you can drop it off at the church as well. We do have a drop box outside the church office that is checked regularly. Thank you for your continued support.
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