Weekly Update

Dear St. James Community, June 5 is the Third Sunday after Pentecost. We will have Service of the Word beginning at 10:15am, following a short time for quiet meditation and prelude music. Calendar Sunday, June 5Bible Study, 9:00 amService, 10:15 am Chicken BBQ MeetingGirl Scouts Troop 71471, 2:00 pm

Monday, June 6Boy Scouts, 7:00 pm

Tuesday, June 7Missions, 7:00 pmConsistory, 7:00 pm

Wednesday, June 8Daybreak, 7:00 pm

Thursday, June 9Choir, 7:00 pmToo Busy NOT to Pray, 7:00 pm

Friday, June 10Girl Scouts Troop #646, 4:30 pm

Saturday, June 11Daybreak Breakfast, 9:00 am

Sunday, June 12Bible Study, 9:00 am

Announcements

Pastor Brad's office hours for the week of June 5 will be Monday 9:00 to 3:00pm and Thursday 10:30 to 3:00pm.

Sandy's office hours for the week of June 5 will be Monday 10:00 to 2:00 and Thursday 9 to 12:00.

The annual all church offering (Strengthen the Church) is being taken for the next several weeks, envelopes and information can be found in the narthex. When you invest in the vision supported by Strength the Church, your gift will plant new churches, awaken new ideas in existing churches, and help develop the spiritual lives of our youth and young adults.

Daybreak - Please remember that Daybreak will be using our facilities on Sunday morning at 9:30, so please use the main entrance.

Pottstown Relay Weekend – Saturday morning, June 4th till Sunday morning.  Please come and visit the Great Strides team at tent sites 87 and 88 on the Pottsgrove HS track.  We will have food, crafts, games and raffle baskets.  Come sit in our tents, or walk the track, and be inspired by how the community joins together to fight cancer.  Please consider purchasing a luminaria bag for $10 to remember, or honor, a loved one and light the Pottstown night with hope (see Linda or Patti)!

Yard Sale - Join us for our Community Yard Sale from 8 to 2 pm, St. James UCC * 321 S. Limerick Rd  Limerick, Pa June 18, 2016(Rain date June 25) Vendors Needed: Inside tables (table provided)  $10 Outside tables, 2 parking spaces  (tables NOT provided)  $15 Refreshments available. For more information or to reserve a space contact Charlotte at 610-495-2215 or e-mail charf1948@aol.com

Yard Sale Help Once again we will be holding a yard sale to help raise funds for our roof. Our yard sale committee is looking for help for the following:1.  Someone to oversee and organize help for the kitchen to sell refreshments.2.  Volunteers to help man the church sale table with donations from the congregation.3.  Baked goods to sell4.  Donations of can soda, bottle water, small bags of chips, hot dogs and rolls or any monetary donations.We did very well last year and hope to exceed what we can donate to the roof fund this year.If you can help in any way, please contact Charlotte Fiedler or Ellie Wellman.Thank you in advance, Charlotte Fiedler

   Project Outreach- Save the dates - June 23, 2016 and October 13, 2016All are welcome to come and help package and distribute bags from 9am to 12pm on our scheduled dates at the Royersford Food Pantry, 4th and Washington Streets.

Check out our new website  - spring-fordprojectoutreach.org.  Also recent happenings and upcoming events can be found on Facebook/Spring-Ford Project Outreach.

Conference EventsQuiet Days on Various Dates in East Greenville

2016 Dates: JUN 7, JUL 5, AUG 2, SEP 6, OCT 4, NOV 1, DEC 6 Quiet Days are held at New Goshenhoppen UCC, 1070 Church Road in East Greenville, PA 18041. They are designed to open new avenues of communing with God, and to provide an opportunity for sharing faith journeys and stories. They allow for Sabbath time and renewal in the midst of our busy world. There is no formal registration, but a minimum donation of $5 is requested on Quiet Day. Each participant is asked to bring a Bible, journal, pen and a bag lunch. Come and see what God has in store for you!