Youth Fellowship - Miniature Golf & Bowling, May 1st

Atrium Fellowship will take place on May 1st at 5pm. 3yrs-4th grade and 5th-8th graders are invited to a night of miniature golf at the Severna Park Golf Center. Cost is $6.00 per person.

Also on May 1st at 5pm, the Senior High Youth Group will go bowling. Cost is $10.

Labyrinth and Memorial Garden Dedication and Blessing, May 1st

Please mark your calendar. The Labyrinth and Memorial Garden Dedication and Blessing will be held on Sunday, May 1, after the 11 a.m. service. A light brunch will be provided by POETs (Pals of Eileen’s Together). For more information please contact Patti Sachs.

Save the Date: Time and Talent Silent Auction, June 5th and 12th

Help raise money to support The Women of St James'! Silent auction bidding will begin during coffee hour on Sunday June 5th and concludes after the Parish Brunch on Sunday June 12th. Parish Brunch begins following the 10am service, sponsored by The Women of St. James' Parish.

Auction items will be listed on www.stjameslothian.com prior to the auction.

If you are able to make a donation to the auction of your time or talent please contact Wendy Crawford.

Easter Egg Hunt, April 24th 10am

Our annual Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for 10am on Easter Day, April 24th. All children up through 5th grade are invited to bring their baskets and join in the fun! Please meet in your classroom at 10am!

Parents of Church School Children: Gift Cards Needed

Christian Education is sponsoring a basket for Basket Bingo on April 29th. The theme for the basket is "gift cards galore." If you can please send in a gift card of any denomination for any location on Sunday, April 17th that would be fantastic. They can give it to their Sunday School teacher.

Save the Date: Spring Dinner, May 21st 2pm-6pm

Prices: $20.00 Adults eat in and carry out orders, $10.00 children 10 and under, children 2 and under eat free.

Menu items: Crab Cakes, Country Ham, Honey Ham, Green Beans, Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes, Homemade Coleslaw, Rolls and Biscuits, Homemade Pie @ $2.00 Slice. Many activities and shoppes for all ages.

If you are interested in making a donation to the dinner or if you are available to volunteer in preparing or serving the day of the dinner please contact Wendy Crawford or Peggy Horn.

Parish Wide Clean Up the Bay Day, April 17th

Join the entire parish on Sunday, April 17th at 1pm for our first ever clean up the bay day. We'll adopt a cove and some shoreline and clean up God's creation. We'll work from 1-5pm and then meet back at the church for a cookout. Everyone is encouraged to lend a hand! Contact Amanda+ for more details.

Please wear/bring:

• suitable clothing (we will get dirty!)
• boots (if you have them)
• gloves
• sunscreen
• water bottles

Lenten Program #5: Land Creatures, April 13th 6:00pm

On the sixth day of creation God created land creatures and when God saw all that was made God called it very good. This week we’ll consider humanity as part of creation that needs as much care as the rest! We’ll also examine how the two creation accounts are in tension and complement one another.

6pm Fellowship, 6:30pm Soup Supper, 7:30pm Program

Basket Bingo, April 29th

We are having a Basket Bingo at St. James' featuring filled Longaberger baskets and pottery on April 29 to benefit Christian Education/Outreach. Doors will open at 6pm; games start at 7pm. Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 at the door.

We need lots of help to make this a success. We are looking for people to sponsor a basket ($100) or 1/2 basket ($50), donate items towards the baskets, bake items for the dessert table, donate food items to be sold and/or help with set-up/clean-up of the event. For more information or to help out, please contact Nola Meyers (noreme@verizon.net) or Shay Hall (hallshay@aol.com).

Crosses for Palm Sunday

Crosses for Palm Sunday will be made in the Parish Hall kitchen on Saturday, April 16th at 9am. Everyone is invited to come and help!

Walking the Way of the Cross

The annual Good Friday ecumenical service of the stations of the cross will be held at 12 noon on the grounds of Atria at Manresa, an assisted living home on the banks of the Severn River in Annapolis. For over 10 years, 13 local churches and the Kiwanis Club have participated in a common challenge to restore the 14 stone Stations of the Cross to their original beauty. St. James' is the caretaker of Station V (Simon helps Jesus carry his cross), and about 30 parishioners of all ages, as well as our clergy have participated in the initial vegetation removal, the follow-up planting and gardening, and the planning and conducting of the Good Friday service in the past. We still need volunteers to plant some colorful flowers, read the short liturgy and carry the cross from Station IV to Station V for this year's service. Any age is welcome to help and many children and teens attend the service. If you would like to help or need directions to get to the Manresa, please contact Marjie Mack at mmack3108@comcast.net.