St. James United Church of Christ
9008 Meisner, Casco, Michigan 48064
(586) 727-1623
Worship at 9:00 am on Sundays, Coffee Hour afterward
Sunday School during Coffee Hour, Sept. through May
News(updated July 19, 2008) RSSVBSVacation Bible School is coming to St James the week of Aug 11-15.NewslettersMay, 2008 April, 2008 Free PDF file readers (required to view newsletters):FoxIT PDF Reader for Windows (it's less than 1MB for the download, compared to 17MB for Adobe, and it's free!)Adobe Reader Vision/Mission StatementAt St James, we are transformed by the love of God to be a welcoming and accepting family. We believe In God the Creator, Jesus Christ and in the presence of the Holy Spirit In the grace of God, the power of prayer, forgiveness and everlasting life That God is present in our lives, that all are welcome at God's table and that all are called to share God's love and Word through fellowship and service to each other and to the community Our Guiding Values are:Compassion,Love,Support,Mentoring,Fellowship,Friendliness, and Integrity.Adopted by vote of Council on October 11, 2005 - presented to the congregation October 16, 2005.Disaster HelpA devastating hurricane hammered the U.S. Gulf Coast on August 28, 2005. Other disasters continue to jeapordize people around the world. Here's how you can help.Pray!Never underestimate the power of prayer.Donate!Most charities are requesting financial donations rather than goods or clothing. This enables them to use the funds within the communities that are most affected.Church World Services (800) 297-1516 American Red Cross (800) 435-7669 or (800) HELP-NOW America's Second Harvest (800) 344-8070 Catholic Charities (800) 919-9338 Network for Good provides easy access for donations to a number of charities. Salvation Army Tsunami HelpThe largest earthquake to hit the planet in more than 40 years struck southern Asia on Dec. 26, 2004 and the resulting tsunami has claimed an estimated 150,000 lives.Action Steps For Tsunami ReliefPray!using the pastoral prayer by John ThomasContribute!All gifts will be used to support emergency relief and rehabilitation efforts of UCC partners.Make Kits!Health Kits for personal hygiene urgently needed.Tsunami updates available at:One Great Hour of Sharing Global Ministries and PartnersMeijer Community RewardsOur Stewardshipcommittee has made us a part of the Meijer CommunityRewards program. To help us, please signup to get a Meijer Guest Card,or a Meijer credit card, and, when you sign up, enter 850736 in one of the threenumbers you're allowed to include for schools orchurches. If you already have a Meijer Credit Card or aMeijer Guest Card, call Meijer at 1-800-962-7011 to getour number (850736) added to your card. Meijer has a good description of the program here .© Copyright 2002-2005. All rights reserved.
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