Spring Dinner - We Need YOUR Support!

St. James' Parish will hold the annual Spring Crab Cake and Country Ham Dinner and Festival on Saturday, May 20, from 1-5 PM. This is a wonderful day of fellowship for everyone at St. James' Parish and the community, and we need your support! Please donate your time, your talents to support the event. Financial donations to help offset the cost of food for the dinners are appreciated and can be given to Peggy Tucker. We also need donations of baked goods, attic treasure items, plants, books and DVDs.

• Baked Goods Donations Please be sure to make a note of the ingredients that you use in your baking. Many ingredients can potentially cause allergic reactions. We want to avoid any problems which may be caused by ingredients such as nuts, milk products, eggs or wheat.
• Attic Treasures Gather up all those unwanted, gently used items that you have been meaning to get rid of in the attic and the basement.
• Plants Please bring your newly divided house plants and perennials to the Parish Hall any time the week before the dinner. Please leave them outside by the North Portico.
• Book Stall Please consider donating your gently used books and DVDs. Just leave your donations in the designated box located in the Parish Library.

For more information, to volunteer to help, or to make a financial donation, please contact Lesa Eser at lesaeser@gmail.com, or Lillie Barret at garylillie502@gmail.com.

Easter Dinners Provided to 58 Families!

Thanks to the generous contribution of hams and other groceries, approximately 25 volunteers from St. James' Parish and Friendship United Methodist Church worked in partnership to organize and provide Easter food baskets to 58 local families in need on April 15th. And, thanks to the generous financial donation of approximately $2,000 from Friendship UMC and some additional money from St. James' parishioners, there were even extra groceries that we were able to donate to the SCAN Food Bank!

This Food Basket Ministry provides holiday dinners three times each year to families who need assistance - at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. Thanks for your generous support that continues to make this important Outreach Committee project possible!

Calling all Handy-Hands

Whether you know something about gardening, household repairs, electrical work, plumbing, masonry, painting or just like to get your hands dirty helping on a project; we need You! We need you to join us Sunday, May 7th at 10 a.m. (in-between the two services) in the Parish Hall to discuss an approach to the maintenance and improvement of our buildings and grounds. Please reply to newmankelly@comcast.net and let us know you’ll be there. We plan to discuss how the work can be divided and shared to accomplish our buildings and grounds needs. If you have ideas to share but can’t make that meeting, please email newmankelly@comcast.net with your ideas. Thanks in advance. - Your Vestry

Lenten Program, The "Easter Experience" - Session 6, April 11

Join us at 6 PM in the Parish Hall for a fellowship and a pot luck supper before the lesson at 7:30. A free will offering will benefit our Community Assistance fund.

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry Speaking at Goucher College on May 12

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry will speak at The Big Tent Meeting on Friday evening, May 12, at Goucher College. This event, with music by Patrick Lundy and the Ministers of Music, is free and open to the public. Go to https://goo.gl/VnXB0m for more information, to register, and for a free ticket!

Crosses for Palm Sunday

Crosses for Palm Sunday will be made in the Parish Hall kitchen on Saturday, April 8 at 8:30 AM. Everyone is invited to help!

Lenten Program, The "Easter Experience" - Session 5, April 4

Join us at 6 PM in the Parish Hall for a fellowship and a pot luck supper before the lesson at 7:30. A free will offering will benefit our Community Assistance fund.

Lenten Program, The "Easter Experience" - Session 4, March 28

Join us at 6 PM in the Parish Hall for a fellowship and a pot luck supper before the lesson at 7:30. A free will offering will benefit our Community Assistance fund.

Paint Night for Prom Breakfast

Paint Night is being held at St. James' on Friday, March 24th at 7 p.m. to benefit Southern Senior High's Prom Breakfast. Our parish has 4 young people graduating from this class. Cost will be $35 and includes wine, sodas and appetizers. The event is being hosted by Jeanie LesCallett, with painting being done on glasses, vases or mugs. Class is limited to the first 30 people, so sign up quickly. For more information or to sign up, call Laura Miller at lmbirdwatcher@live.com.

Lenten Program, The "Easter Experience" - Session 3, March 21

Join us at 6 PM in the Parish Hall for a fellowship and a pot luck supper before the lesson at 7:30. A free will offering will benefit our Community Assistance fund.

Outreach Committee Needs Desserts for Concert

The St. James' Parish Outreach Committee will be serving refreshments during intermission at the South County Concert Assoc. tomorrow Monday, March 20th. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at Southern High School. We are asking for donations of homemade cookies, cupcakes, brownies, dessert bars or sheet cake. You do not need to individually wrap your baked goods because they will be put on plates. For those attending the concert, your donation can be dropped off at the school cafeteria. If you are not attending, please leave your donation in St. James' Parish kitchen by 1:00 p.m. on Monday, March 20th and label SCCA. There will be a sign in the kitchen as to where to leave the baked goods. In the past, this has been a very successful fundraiser. Please let us know if you are willing to donate baked goods. Contact: Lucy Arthur at donlucyarthur@verizon.net.

Manresa Stations of the Cross - Volunteers Needed!

Manresa, a former monastery now used as an assisted living center, is located on the beautiful banks of the Severn River near Annapolis, MD. The lovely grounds offer visitors the opportunity to experience the Stations of the Cross in an outdoor setting. St. James' Parish is responsible for maintaining the grounds around Station 5.

St. James' Parish volunteers are needed to coordinate a fun day in the sunshine cleaning up and planting around our station in preparation for the noon Good Friday Service. If you would like to volunteer to make this happen, please contact the Parish Office at 410-867-2838 as soon as possible. Thanks!

Easter Food Baskets - Please Help Feed the Needy

St. James' Parish and Friendship United Methodist Church, will continue our partnership to provide groceries for Easter dinners to approximately 80 local families in need. We hope you will generously donate your Time on Saturday, April 15, from 7 AM to 10:30 AM, Treasure (cash donations for groceries or a 10-12 pound ham (labeled) in the Parish Hall refrigerator by Wednesday, April 12th) and/or Talent (join us for a fun time loading grocery bags and sharing chocolate bunnies). This is an excellent family service opportunity.

For additional information, to volunteer to help, or to identify a family in need, please contact Cindy Carrier at bccarrier@comcast.net.

YAC Coordinates Prom Dress Drive

YAC (Young Adults in Church) is collecting gently used and cleaned prom-style, bridesmaid, and dresses recently worn to holiday parties as well as accessories and shoes for girls in and around our community. YAC believes this is a terrific opportunity to recycle party dresses and help local girls that might not otherwise be able to dress up for that special night! NEW THIS YEAR - We are also collecting suits and shoes for boys! Please drop off your donations in the Parish Hall. Cash donations are also needed to purchase additional dresses, shoes, and accessories.

The Dress Drive will be held on Saturday, April 1st, From 1-5 PM. For additional information, please contact Laura Miller at lmbirdwatcher@live.com.

Lenten Program, Session 1, March 7

Join us at 6 PM in the Parish Hall for a fellowship and a pot luck supper before the lesson at 7:30. A free will offering will benefit our Community Assistance fund.