St. James Glastonbury

Please join the Outreach Committee for a Soup Lunch following the 10:15am service on Sunday, March 7th. We plan to serve several delicious soups, maybe even some chili and “mac and cheese”, plus yummy crusty bread for your enjoyment.

The Outreach Committee will be accepting donations of $5.00 for adults and $2.00 for children under 10 to help with the expenses of our upcoming mission trip to the Gulf Coast. where work is still in progress from Hurricane Katrina. At the present time we have 8 members of the church who plan to participate on this mission trip scheduled for the April school vacation week.

In addition, the committee is always looking for funds to support our outreach to local as well as worldwide programs. There is a special need for funds to sponsor inner city children at HEADS UP HARTFORD to be held in June. We hope to see many of you at lunch on the 7th where, as always, the most important thing will be the fellowship that comes from breaking bread with fellow members of St. James.

If you have any questions please contact Blakely Crevoiserat.

A Pilgrimage Through Ireland:  Exploring our Celtic Spirituality
September 30 – October 9, 2010

As you can see by the day-to-day itinerary, the focus of this trip will be on spiritual matters but Irish history and the natural beauty of Ireland will be an integral part of the adventure.

Here is a description of the trip.

Here is the sign-up sheet for the trip.

More information can be found here.

If you have any questions, click on "Contact Us" at the top of the web page and select "Request Info on Ireland Pilgrimage".

A special Thanks to Nick Monsarrat and his crew of volunteers from Serve Core that helped build our Chapel on the lawn. The volunteers joining Nick (l to r)  include Roger Thompson, Denise Sylvester, Stu Beckett, Bob Rosenburg, Rev. Rich Grobe, Tom Michalski and Bob Knowles. We also want to thank Katz Hardware and Rental center for providing use of a soil compactor and backhoe without charge for the project. In addition, I also want to thank the Connell family and Logan family as both helped with this special project.

Some people are wondering what is happening on our front lawn. Occasionally referred to as “The Platform”, the current building project will be our new “Chapel on the Lawn.” The Chapel will be called “St. Michael and all Angels’ Chapel” whose feast day we celebrate on September 29. Only 4 angels are mentioned by name in the Bible; one is Michael. The “Archangel Michael refers to the powerful agent of God who wards off evil from God’s people, and delivers peace to them at the end of this life’s mortal struggle.” (LFF) What better name for a beacon of hope on our front lawn?

There are many people to thank for our new Chapel. Initially, the chapel was part of our original capital campaign plans; but with more pressing needs, and limited funds, we saved that dream for the future. Now that our main construction has ended (but not yet completely funded!) the architectural gifts of Rich Connell have been resurrected and used for the Chapel on the Lawn. His son, Christopher, discovered a seashell 3 feet down, while helping to dig the footings, a sure sign of the right location for the new chapel. Our new junior warden, Jim Bennett, worked closely with our previous junior warden, Chip Flanagan and the Logan family (Dave, D.J. and Mary Jo) to help with the preliminary work. Your vestry leaders have overseen this whole process. Nick Monsarrat and his team of skilled laborers (Bob, Denise, Nick, Rich, Rodger, Stu, and Tom) have finished their construction work. While we still have some funds to raise for our St. James’ construction, the cost of our new Chapel is a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Steve Michael, owner of Spartanburg Forest Products, in South Carolina, another reason for the Chapel’s name. We are grateful to God for all those who have contributed so generously with their gifts of time, talents, and treasure to help build our new St. James’ construction, as well as “St. Michael and All Angels’ Chapel.”

We pray that the Chapel on the Lawn will be a daily reminder to everyone of God’s many angels. We hope that the Chapel will be used in many and various ways over the years to come. St. Michael has been the patron saint of countless churches, and now joins our patron saint, St. James’. Both structures are symbols of the saints that serve God in our church and throughout the world. November 1^st is All Saints’ Sunday, and a reminder of our sainthood given to us in baptism. Thanks for being one of them! Come worship on All Saints’ Sunday, and give thanks to God from whom all our blessings flow.    Nancy+