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THE ST. JAMES JOURNAL

January/February

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SUNDAY WORSHIP

11:00 a.m.

OFFICE HOURS

Mon. - Fri.

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Phone:

(304) 232-6511

Fax:

(304) 232-7552

[email protected]

website: www.stjameswheeling.com

Rev. Deborah L. Gable, Pastor

STAFF

Choir Director:

Michael Oliver

Secretary:

Beverly A. Carpenter

Custodian:

Russ Wagner

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2/10

G re etin gs B ro th ers a nd S is te rs in C hris t,

M ay w e a ll be aw akened in th is season o f E p iphany to see the S on o f G od revea led in the w orld

I have no ticed recen tly grea t e ffo rts to w elcom e the v is ito rs tha t have been com ing to S t. Jam es fo r w orsh ip and I

com m end you for be ing so open . I a lw ays te ll peop le that one of m y ow n persona l cho ices w hen a guest com es to m y

hom e is tha t I en joy the ir presence and don 't w an t them to do any th ing bu t en joy the ir tim e. I encou rage you to do the

sam e as w e w elcom e them in ou r fam ily o f fa ith .

S om e im portan t po in ts I have lea rned in m y yea rs o f se rv ice to the peop le o f G od is tha t the w ord o f G od rem ains the

sam e, bu t how w e rece ive and im plem en t it in to the w orld gene ra tion a lly is very d iffe ren t. I can revea l tha t w hen

yo ung er p eo ple v is it a ch urch th ey w an t p eo ple to b e frie nd ly , bu t th e la st th ing th ey w an t is to b e o ve rw he lm ed .

P eo ple n eed G od spa ce T ha t is th e spa ce b etw ee n th em a nd you th at the H oly S pirit fills w hich b in ds yo u tog eth er.

Inv ite them to fe llow sh ip o r to a fun even t bu t neve r to w ork If they do no t ge t the space to rece ive th is b less ing , then

they w ill fee l as though they a re be ing tugged in to m in is tries jus t to ge t w ork done . It is no t abou t the w ork bu t abou t

re la tion sh ip T he re fo re , g ive pe op le tim e a nd sp ace to fe el th e H oly S pir it w ork ing in th em . B y th eir th ird v is it an d afte r

b uild in g co m m un ity , in vite th em to u se th eir s kills in th e m in is try o f th eir c ho ic e.

A lso , o nce th ey a re in vite d to d o m in is try , ass is t a nd g uid e th em . K ee p yo ur d iscu ssio n m ee tin gs sh ort T his ha s b een

one o f the b igges t com pla in ts tha t I have hea rd w ith m os t peop le is tha t C hu rch m eetings a re w ay too long espec ia lly

w hen they are tw o o r m ore hou r m ee tings o r a ll day even ts. T he younger gene ra tion define the ir fa ith through t ask

o rien ted events . T hey do no t find va lue in tim e consum ed m ee tings , be long ing to a specific g roup , e tc . E ven w hen w e

try to break up long m eetings w ith break-ou t g roups w e m ust still be m ind fu l tha t the pe riod in w hich w e do no t keep

p eo ple m o vin g a nd m e nta lly p ro ce ss in g th ro ug h ta sk c an b e n on -p ro du ctiv e.

L as tly , I h ave lis te ned to p eop le fro m co nversa tion s co ncern ing chu rch an d w ha t d ra ws th em in to th e C hris tian fa mily .

T he ir re sp on se s a re d iffe re nt b ut w ith a n u nd erly in g s im ila rity a nd th at is a re la tio nsh ip w ith J esu s. T h ey w an t to

know about the Jesus o f the scrip tures and how he is w ork ing in the ir life . If w e stop and cons ide r ou r persona l

re la tio ns hip s e ith er w ith a sp ou se , frie nd , e tc., w e b eg in b uild in g th os e re la tio ns hip s w ith th e ge ttin g to k no w y ou

s ta ge o r a ctiv itie s th at d ra w us close r to ge the r, a s w ell as th e tim e ne ed ed to d eve lo p th at re la tio nsh ip .

S o, I le ave yo u w ith th is in form atio n so th at you ca n be tte r u nde rs ta nd h ow to m in is te r G od 's w ord a nd e nco ura ging

p eo ple to se ek o ut o ur ch urch h om e so tha t th ey m ay fin d tha t p erso na l re la tio nsh ip w ith C hris t.

P .S . I saw a s ign in the back o f a chu rch that I w as v is iting w h ile on vaca tion tha t read ,

T h e C hurch H as L eft th e B uild in g

P .P .S . W e are no t b rick and m orta r but the body o f C hris t

G od 's b le ss in gs a s yo u co ntin ue yo ur jo urn ey in fa ith .

P eac e ,


3/10

Prayer Concerns

Marie Abercrombie, LaVerne Bebout, Pat Carl, Sonny Crupe, Keith Emery, Justin Hilt, Polly Karr, John

Alice Kerns, Emily Kimpel, Carl Knollinger, Cordi Kotzbauer, Selma McKenzie, Marcia Miller, Lois

Nickerson, Bill Roth, Hines Rotriga, Sue Thatcher,

Ann

Thomas, Vera Turner and Shawn Thomas.

HOMEBOUND ... Pauline Barnes.

MILITARY .. .Stephen Jewell, Darren Hoffman, Tim Kosky, Danny Welker, and all those who serve in

our military.

T o add or take som eone off of

the

prayer

list

ca ll th e c hu rc h o ffic e.

P lease keep us updated on those added ot the list.

Get Ready for Epiphany

Many Christian denominiations celebrate

Epiphany each year on or near January 6.

Epiphany, which means showing forth,

celebrates the visit of the magi. or wise men, to

the baby Jesus. These men. also known as

kings, saw the star that led them to Bethlehem.

The fact that these wise men were Gentiles,

not Jews, teaches us an important theological

lesson: Their search for the Savior shows that

Jesus came for all people.

In 1875, Philip Bliss wrote the hymn, The

Light of the World is Jesus. The first stanza

captures the meaning of Epiphany, a season of

light:

The whole world was lost

In the darkness of sin.

The Light of the world is Jesus

Thank You

Many Thanks to those who helped the

children on the Angel Tree and to those who

helped with the Santa Luncheon. We

appreciate all of our volunteers.

To

Bill

Hawk for bringing the message while

Pastor Deb was on vacation.

And to all those who decorated and

un-decorated the church during Christmas.

Ash Wednesday

~

St. James will have two services on

Ash Wednesday


4/10

Community Worship Celebration

Honoring the Legacy of

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

and lifting up civil rights and

non-violent social change

P oin s et t ias ad o rn ed th e A l tar

d u r in g th e C h r is tm as Seas on

G iv en B y :

n Mem ory O f :

J a ck W a rs in s ky

hyllis A Wars insky

First Christian Church Disciples of Christ

1342 National Road

Wheeling. WV

The church with the big round window

R ub y G olc h

h arlie G o lc h

R u by G olc h

hauncey

K ay W e ste n h av er

R ub y G olc h

a ry K ay Y ode rs

Sunda~JanuaryI8, 2015

4:00 p.m.

u by G olc h

im E a sth on

T ra vis F am ily

Rev. Paul Schafer - Preacher

Inspirational Music

Annual MLK Awards Presented

B o b T ra vis

john

Se lma

a the G lory o f G od (2 )

McKenz ie

Fellowship and Refreshements afterward

C on nie D av is

o the G lo ry of G od

Sponsored by the Upper Ohio Valley

inisterial Alliance

Noisy CanCollection

Collected the first Sunday of each

month for the Gabriel project. Collect

@

change in the baby bottle provided for

you. If you don t have a bottle pick one

up in the Narthex. Bring in even if its

not full and drop the change in the

Six NewYear Resolutions

1. Forget the past and honor God more.

2. Live for Christ in the world.

3.

Trust God with a strong faith.

4. Remain faithful to my church.

5.

Witness to the lost.


5/10

January

1

Hannah Schleicher

6

Katie Hennessey Miles

8

Mary El len Hughes

5

Paula Reger

6

Greg Jewell

2

Don Mahlke Jr.

Jeff Hartman

Diane Ruttig

24

Olivia Burtrand

25

Judy Thompson

27

Charles Montez

Jacob Wolfe

29 Jessica Reger

Norma Jean Sarris

3

Bil l Nickerson

3

Mike Hartman

f your name is not listed or listed incorrectly on

t he b ir th d y or n niv ers r y l is t p le s e c l l t h e

church office and it will be corrected

W RNIN

Bible usage can be habit forming.

Regular reading of the Bible can cause loss

of anxiety and fear and a decreased appetite

for impatience and anger.

Birthdays Next Month

February

7

Amy Beaver

16

Marie Abercrombie

Karlee Mae Hennessey

20

Bill McKenzie

2

Chelsea Houser

23

Sandy Howe

27

Bob Goddard

28

Susan Hamilton

cs:

February Anniversary

14

Carl

&

Barbara Knollinger

Minutes of Gold

Two or three minutes - two or three

hours

What do they mean in this life of ours?

Not very much if counted as time

But minutes of gold and hours sublime

If we would make use of them once in a

while

To make someone happy - make

someone smile.

A minute may dry a little lad s tears

An hour may sweep aside troubles of


6/10

Food Pantry

The Food Pantry was held on Nov 25 with 246

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families served and 26 new clients. On Dec 23,

the Food Pantry served 191 families with 24 new

clients. The next Food Pantry will be held on

Tuesday, Jan 27 and Feb 24 at 10:00 a.m.

THANK YOU ... To those who help with the Food

Pantry, and to all those who helped with Cabela's

pick-up day.

M a r th a C irc le

T he M artha C irc le w ill m ee t the la s t T h ursda y o f the

m on th , W end y 's in M artin s F erry a t 10 :30 a .m .

T hu rs da y, J an ua ry 2 9th D ec em be r G a th er L es so n

Thur sday, F eb rua ry 26 th

ATTENTION MARRIED COUPLES:

Have

you signed up for your spring Lutheran Marriage

Encounter Weekend? NOW is the time to register for

this opportunity to rekindle the romance and realize the

full potential of your marriage with all the joy and

beauty God intended. Weekends run from Friday

evening at 8 PM to Sunday afternoon around 4 PM.

The 20] 5 Pennsylvania Spring Weekends are:

March 13-15,2015 at the lovely Sheraton

Pittsburgh Airport Hotel located in a peaceful setting 6

miles from the Pittsburgh Airport.

April 10-12, 20]5 at Toftrees Golf Resort and

Conference Center nestled in 1500 wooded acres in

State College, PA.

Registrations are also being accepted for the September

]8-20,20]5 Weekend at Spruce Lake Retreat Center in

Canadensis, PA, in the Poconos and the October 16-18,

2015 Weekend at the Heritage Hotel in Lancaster, PA.

Two nights lodging, 5 meals for each of you, and all

supplies are included with your $45 registration plus a

contribution of whatever amount you wish to make at

the end of the Weekend toward the continuation of the

program. To sign up online. go to:

wv.-v,

.GodLovesMarriaQ.e.on , and pay the $45

registration fee using your credit card, or mark the

option to mail in a check. Registrations are limited, so

act today to ensure that you can attend the Weekend of

your choice. For questions, or if you would like a

brochure mailed to you, contact Pennsylvania Directors

of Lutheran Marriage Encounter. Fred Julie

M IN IS T R IE S O F

ST/~JAMES

Gabriel Project

The Gabriel project provides immediate assistance to

mothers and babies in our area with diapers, wipes,

clothing, beds, etc. They are always in need of

diapers, (all sizes) but especially size 3, 4, and 5,

baby oil, wipes, baby shampoo, rash ointment,

thermometers, onesies, crib sheets, swings, carriers,

car seats, high chairs (gently used), bottles, infant

shoes and socks. 29 mothers and babies were

helped in Nov and 20 were helped in Dec.

Sharing the Blues

Giving your gently used jeans could mean alot to

someone who has lost everything. Please remember

this ministry when you're at Walmart, Sears, or any

other department store and don't forget to buy a

package of new athletic socks. The used jeans and

new socks will help families when they are caught in

a disaster and need to replace clothes that are lost.

Don't forget to bring in your old inkjet cartridges,

your old cell phones and your old eye glassses to

be recycled.


7/10

Worship Volunteers for

Notes and Reminders

January

2015 ..

Greeters: Bill & Mary Ellen Hughes

Ushers: Mark Houser

Worship Assistant: Barbara Knollinger

Communion Assistant: Barbara Knollinger

Acolyte: Open

Altar Guild: Open

Parish Fellowship: 4 - Barbara Carl Knollinger.

11 - Open. 18 - Open.

25 -

Community Roundtable

luncheon.

Altar Flowers: Open all month.

February 2015

Greeters: Open

Ushers: Greg Jewell

Worship Assistant: Maureen Wagner

Communion Assistant: Maureen Wagner

Acolyte: Open

Altar Guild: Open

Parish Fellowship: 1 - Open. 8 - Open. 15 - Open.

22 - Community Roundtable luncheon.

Please sign the sheet in the Fellowship Hall to

volunteer for Fellowship

Altar Flowers Open all month

Remember When no one signs up for Altar Flowers

J

artificial flowers are used

COUNCIL MEETING ...The January meeting of

Council was canceled. The February meeting

will be held on February 10th at 5:45 p.m.

NEW ADDRESS ...For Kristen Lyrio-Takis: 302

Garden Lane, Huntington,

VN 25705.

2015

OFFERING ENVELOPES ... Please pick up

your offering envelopes in Fellowship Hall.

ALTAR FLOWERS ... If you would like Altar

flowers in memory or in honor of someone ,

please sign the sheet in the hallway or call the

church office.

PARISH FELLOWSHIP ... If you would like to

host, please sign the sheet on the wall in

Fellowship Hall or call the church office.

ST. JAMES WEBSITE .. .Don't forget to check our

church website regularly to stay current on

events at s t. James Lutheran Church. St. James

is now on Facebook Like our page at

http://www.facebook.com/stjameswheeling

Newsletter Deadline - 22nd of the month.
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8/10

cA new year - a IWW begi luUI1B.

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new earth. ISA IA H 6 5:17

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look back at yesterday's disappointment.

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S ec on d S un da y o f

Ch r i s tmas

Worsh ip 1 1 : a m

N o is y C a n C o lle ctio n

Qui l te rs

9 :3 a m

5

Epiphany of

Our Lord

6

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5

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2 22 23 24

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9 :3 0 a .m .

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A.A. Mee t i ng

C a be la 's F o od

7: p .m

Worsh ip 1 1 : a .m.

P i ckup

M a r tin L u th e r K in g J r O a y

25 26 27

28 29 30 31

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M a r th a C i rc le

F o od P a ntr y

1 :3 a .m.

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9/10

February 2015

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 3 4 5 6

7

Fourth Sunday

after Epiphany

Quilters

Thursday Music

9:30 a.m.

A.A. Meeting

Club Luncheon

Worship 11 AM

7:00 PM

11:00 AM

Groundhog Day

Noisy Can

d~

olletion

8

9

10 11 12 13 14

Fifth Sunday

Church Council

8

fter Epiphany

Meeting

A.A. Meeting

7:00 PM

1 J : 3 J E J { r r I ? { E

5:45 PM

Worship 11AM

D . ~ ~ Y

5 6

7 8

9 2 2

Ash Wednesday

Transfiguration

Quilters

Services

9:30 a.m.

Cabela's Food

A.A. Meeting

Of Our Lord

Pickup 7:00PM

President's Day

12 Noon

Worship 11

AM

7:00PM

First sund2-~

23

24

25

26

27

28

Lent

Martha Circle

Worship 11 AM

Food Pantry

10:30 AM

A.A. Meeting

]0 AM - Noon

Wendy's

7:00 PM

Martins Ferry


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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

1409 Chapline Street

Wheeling, VW 26003

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