St. James Episcopal Church
9 Williams Street
Clinton NY
tel: (315) 853-5359
e-mail: office@stjamesclinton.org
St. James office hours:
Tues-Fri, 8:30am - 1pm.
About U2Charist: August 29, 5:15pm St. James Church, 9 Williams St, Clinton NY
The plate offering collected during the Saturday U2charist service on August 29 and the following Sunday service – August 30 – will be donated towards the Freedom Project to build a school and health clinic in Jebel Lado. It is the hometown of Moses Agapito.
A U2Charist is an inter-generational service of Holy Eucharist that features the music of the rock band U2 with a message about God's call to work for justice for the poor and oppressed. For this contemporary service of worship a powerpoint presentation is used along with taped music and a special offering is taken to support the Millennium Development Goals.
Granted this service will not be to everyone's liking but both the Worship & Formation and Outreach Ministry Groups hope that many from St. James and the community will attend especially the children, youth, college students and young adults. And it is hoped that you will invite others to come and take part in this lively, fun, U2Charist. What better way to invite the coming of the Holy Spirit than with spirit filled music and raising awareness of how we, as the church, can make a difference by caring for our neighbors in need around the world?
When Anglican Archbishop Thomas Cranmer compiled the Book of Common Prayer during the 16th century, he wanted to make the prayers accessible, so he wrote in English, not Latin, and made sure it was distributed to every church. About 450 years later, there is another attempt to make prayers more accessible ? by an Irish bard who wears wrap-around shades instead of a clerical collar. It may not qualify as a mini-Reformation, but a Communion service driven by the music of singer Bono and his U2 bandmates is catching on at Episcopal churches across the country. The U2Charist is not a youth service held in the church basement but is a traditional Episcopal liturgy that uses U2's best-selling songs as hymns. (from www.apologeticsindex.org/486-u2charist)
Saturday Worship Service - 5:15 PM
Sunday Worship Service - 9:30 AM
UPDATES
On Jan 12, 2010, Haiti was struck by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake The situation is dire. Episcopal Relief and Development (ER-D) is already bringing in supplies by way of the Dominican Republic; the Sisters of St. Margaret are supplying rice and ministry of prayer Update on our Episcopal Sisters and Brothers in Haiti....
St. James outreach has already sent relief funds. Another collection is being taken - send checks to office, made out to ER-Dor to St. James with Haiti on the memo line. If you prefer, contribute directly to ERD OR through
To donate material goods; go to Agape Flights. Agape Flights is flying often and able to land in Port au Prince. The supplies are reaching the medical clinics, orphanages, schools, and churches.
Fair trade coffee St. James Church uses fair trade coffee. We see this as one step we can take in helping to alleviate poverty in the world by helping these farmers provide financially for their families.
Annual Meeting - Sunday, Jan 17, 2010
Our Annual Meeting was held on Sunday, Jan 17, 2010. We began at 9:30am by worshiping God through Word and Sacrament. After a time of fellowship, we begin our Annual Meeting; the 2010 budget was presented, we review all the good things God has done in 2009, and elected new members to the vestry.
