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October Events | This month was another busy one! Pastor Nebrasky did a Blessing of the Animals on St. Francis of Assisi Day. Lilybeth's Little Big Players performed for us, the Youth Center had a Prize Bingo for kids on Oct. 10th, and a Halloween Party on Oct. 24th. On Oct. 25th we had a bunch of helping hands working all day to beautify the outside of our Church and that night there was a successful Prize Bingo Fundraiser with Raffles. We even had a special Baptism on Oct. 26th with five generations of the same family attending! |
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Prize Bingo Fundraiser |
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We had another successful Prize Bingo Fundraiser on Saturday, October 25th. The tickets sold out fast and there were plenty of winners. By the end of the night, everyone was anxious for the big prizes to be raffled off. We'd like to thank the winner of the 50/50 raffle for donating all of his winnings back to Saint James. That's what we call Support!! | | | |
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Ryan's Eagle Project |
Some great Boy Scouts showed up on Saturday, October 25th to lend a hand to their friend Ryan. He has offered to do some sprucing up for Saint James. He is working on his Eagle Award and has been busy getting donations and support for this project. Already he has repainted all our fencing, banisters and stairs, and scraped the growing grass & weeds at the edgings of the lawns. Now that the real work has started, we'd like to say Thanks to him and the sponsors who are helping him. They are the VFW, Knights of Columbus, Paradise Landscaping, Gerritsen Beach Cares, the Cort Club, Marine Pharmacy & the Parishoners of Saint James. |
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Youth Center Halloween Party |
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The Friday Night Youth Center had a Halloween Pizza Party on October 25th. Thanks to Gina & Linda for everything. They donated their time & money just so the kids could have a great time. Dunking for apples was one of the games they played, and prizes were given out for all types costume awards. | | | | |
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Lillybeth's Little Big Players Visit St. James |
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To help us kick off our Evangelism Program, on October 19th Lillybeth's Little Big Players presented Saint James with their Gospel/Patriotic Show. The performance was inside the Church during the 11 a.m. Sunday Service. It was a fantastic show and we are all anticpating their return on December 7th.Lillybeth's Players are invited as well as interested children from St. James to participate in their Christmas/Holiday Programs. For more information, contact Lillybeth at 648-6599.
Rehearsals @ 3:30 in Resurrection Auditorium:
Wednesdays - November 5, 12, 19
Wednesday - December 3 Performances:
Sunday, Dec. 7th, 11 a.m. @ St. James
Monday, Dec. 17th, 7 p.m., Resurrection's Older CCD Program
Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2 p.m., Resrurrection Children's CCD Program
(Arrangements need to be made to take participating children out of school) Children also are invited to perform at the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Gerritsen Avenue at the Hibernians - date to be announced |
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Blessing of the Animals |
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In observance of the commemoration of Francis of Assisi, renewer of the church, on October 4th there was a Blessing of the Animals. This service was conducted outside in our front yard. The myraid assortment of pets brought by their owners included dogs, cats, Murtle the turtle, and even a ferret in a hat!After Pastor Nebrasky gave the Blessings by passing by and calling out each pet by name, we all participated in singing the Celebration song "This Is My Father's World". | | | | | | |
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Fellowship With Saint Stephen's Church |
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Saint Stephen's invited member's of our Church to fellowship with them. On October 4th, some members of Saint James went with them to Lancaster, Pennsylvania to see a performance of the Love Story of Sarah & Abraham. There was plenty of family style food to be enjoyed and even a fun Bible Brain Teaser handed out for all to ponder. Test your Bible knowledge: | |
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Bible Brain Teaser |
There are thirty books of the Bible in this paragraph, can you find them?This is a most remarkable puzzle. It was found by a gentleman in an airplane seat pocket, on a flight form Los Angeles to Honolulu, keeping him occupied for hours. He enjoyed it so much, he passed it on to some friends. One friend from Illinois worked on this while fishing from his john boat. Another friend studied it while playing his banjo. Elaine Taylor, a columnist friend, was so intrigued by it she mentioned it in her weekly newspaper column. Another friend judges the job of solving this puzzle so involving, she brews a cup of tea to help her nerves. There will be some to names that are really easy to spot. That's a fact. Some people, however, will soon find themselves in a jam, especially since the book names are not necessarily capitalized. Truthfully, from answers we get, we are forced to admit it usually takes a minister or scholar to see some of them at the worst. Research has shown that something in our genes is responsible for the difficulty we have in seeing the books in this paragraph. During a recent fund raising event, which featured this puzzle, the Alpha Delta Philemonade booth set a new sales record. The local paper, the Chronicle, surveyed over 200 patrons who reported that this puzzle was one of the most difficult they had ever seen. As Daniel Humana humbly puts it, "the books are all right here in plain view hidden from sight." Those able to find all of them will hear great lamentations from those who have to be shown. One revelation that may help is that the books like Timothy and Samuel may occur without their numbers. Also, keep in mind, that punctuation and spaces in the middle are normal. A chipper attitude will help you compete really well against those who claim to know the answers. Remember, there is no need for a mad exodus, there really are 30 books of the Bible lurking somewhere in this paragraph waiting to be found. | | |
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