Help us to Help the Homeless in Hamilton

Sandwich Making for the Men's Street Mission
Our sandwich making continues throughout the year so we appreciate your assistance with sandwich making and delivery and with sandwich making supplies and ingredients!  Barb Mierau and Jane Lee will alternate in leading our bi-weekly sandwich making, so if you are on one of our three teams of sandwich makers (Sunday after church, Monday morning or afternoon), you will hear from them when they need help with sandwiches.

What Do We Need?
We are looking for donations of non-perishable items like tins of tuna, salmon, Miracle Whip/mayonnaise, sandwich bags, pudding cups, fruit cups, and plastic spoons. These can be dropped off in the atrium on any Sunday. Coffee trays can also be dropped off any Sunday.

Financial donations to help support our sandwich mission are also appreciated. If you have any questions or would like to help, please contact Barb Mierau or Jane Lee.

Thanks for your continued support!

Volunteer from home! If you have some spare time and want to help us stay connected to those who don't have computers, and you can make six phone calls per week, please contact the church office to volunteer. We'll even provide you with the script of what to say.

ST. JAMES MASK MAKERS

During the pandemic shutdown a group of women from our congregation and the wider community identified a need for help. They started sewing masks and giving them away to the public. Over 4000 masks have been made to date with thousands of dollars raised for local charities. For information on our Mask Ministry please go to:
https://sites.google.com/hdsb.ca/stjamesmaskmakers/home 

PRAYER CYCLE

As a church, we are called to pray for each other and for our mission in the world. The Prayer Cycle invites prayer each week for particular communities of faith and their work, and prayer for other ministries.

HORSESHOE FALLS REGION - April 21: 

New Vision United Church

World Council of Churches Ecumenical Prayer Cycle:

Enabling us to journey in prayer through every region of the world and through every week of the year affirming our solidarity with Christians a over the world.

For the week of  April 21 - 27

Armenia,  Azerbaijan,  Georgia

Interfaith Calendar:



April 21- May 2 – Ridvan:
This Bahá’í 12-day festival commemorates Bahaullah’s declaration that he was a manifestation of God. The name means Paradise and is named after a garden found outside of Baghdad, where he was exiled before traveling to Constantinople.

April 22-30 – Passover:
This 7-day Jewish holiday week honors the freeing of the enslaved Israelites. It is one of three pilgrimage festivals and is a major Jewish holiday celebrated on the 15 days of Nisan, a Hebrew month.

Food with Grace Waterdown Food Bank

When : Open Tuesday's

Time : 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Where : Grace Anglican Church, 157 Mill Street N (parking can be accessed from ​182 Main Street N)

Food with Grace Waterdown Food Bank remains open to all in the community, with precautionary restrictions, on Tuesdays from 2-6pm. Please do not arrive before 1:30 pm. Neighbours seeking food assistance will be provided with pre-made bags of food at the entrance door. Thank you to our generous community for their donations. For more information, please click here.

Flamborough Food Bank

When : Open Wednesday's

Time : 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm; 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Where : Flamborough Food Bank, Carlisle United Church,  1432 Centre Road

The Flamborough Food Bank remains open weekly on Wednesdays 1-3pm and 7-8:30pm. Instead of entering the Food Bank for personal shopping, food is being packed into hampers by 2 volunteers who work 6 feet apart. Hampers are placed near the front door, into carts and then cars. There is no close contact between clients or volunteers. For more information, please contact Jim Leamen, 905-690-1036; flamborough1@hotmail.com

VIEW OUR CHURCH DIRECTORY ON YOUR MOBILE DEVICE!
FREE App for iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle. Our church directory is a great resource tool that allows you to get to know our church family better!
Simply go to the App Store, search for Instant Church Directory and download the FREE app to begin. You will use your email address listed in the directory to CREATE A LOGIN the first time you use the directory app. If you’re not listed in the directory, if you have trouble logging into the app, or if you would like to add your photo to the directory, please contact the church office.

Please note the directory is password protected, contact Vicki in the church office for access.

OFFERING & DONATION OPTIONS

• Offering Envelopes – If you would like a set of envelopes, please contact Vicki in the church office.
• PAR (Pre-Authorized Remittance) – to have your offering deducted monthly from your bank account. Brochure forms are on the Welcome table, or contact the church office.
• Online donations can be made at any time through our website. Click the “ GIVING ” tab at the top of any page, or the “ Donate Now ” button. This will take you to the secure CanadaHelps page. Either one-time or monthly donations can be made, directed to General Offering, Mission & Service, Memorial Gift, Outreach or special appeals. Pay by Credit Card,  Interac, or PayPal online.
  

Whichever way you choose to support the mission of St James, thank you for your donations.

LIBRARY  

Our church Library is now located in the Parlour. You are welcome to browse; if you find a book to take out, please help yourself. There is no sign out required and you are now able to keep the book or pass it along to a friend.

Please note that no books are currently being accepted as donations to the Library. Thank you.

CHILDREN’S PROGRAM

 Little Lights

Miss Ruth and her puppet friend, Sarah, welcome the Little Lights class each Sunday from September to June. This class is predominantly for children who are in Kindergarten to Grade 3.

The children will stay with their parents, in the sanctuary, for the first few minutes and enjoy time with Rev. Ryk before proceeding to their Sunday School room.

Rotating volunteers are needed to assist our Program Leader, Ruth Nicholson, on Sundays at 9:30am. Lessons are simple and pre-planned. For more information please email

stjames@stjameswaterdown.ca

Nursery
If there are pre-school children who will be attending, please contact the office so that the nursery area will be ready to receive them. Our nursery is staffed by ECE qualified staff.

PROPERTY & GROUNDS

Ever wonder how the church looks so good? Who shovels the snow in the winter and maintains the gardens in the summer? If you are interested in helping to create and maintain a welcoming atmosphere from a building and grounds perspective, the Property & Grounds Committee is looking for new members. This Group of committed individuals meets Thursday mornings from 9am to noon to work on various repairs and maintenance projects, and includes a coffee and fellowship time. Please contact the office should you wish to connect with our property team.

THE MINISTRY OF PASTORAL CARE

Do you have a heart for people and a passion to be a part of caring community in action? Do you have a special concern for members of this community who are not able to attend services regularly? The Pastoral Care Committee has visiting opportunities and tele-ministry opportunities. This is a great opportunity for those with flexible schedules! Please contact the church office for further information.

WORSHIP TEAM:

The Worship Team dedicates most of their time brainstorming ways to enhance our weekly worship as well as major services such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter. Interested in contributing? 

Contact Rick Harper,  905-512-9399 or email harperspropertymaintenance@hotmail.com