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Church News - (updated 3/07/2010)

St. James' Church Newsletter
The Messenger - Christmas 2009  (added 12/10/09) 

Current Lay Minister Serving Schedule  

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Announcements & Happenings in the Church


January 2010 Ministry Fair - Photos


Vacation Bible School 2009- A Snapping Success


St. James' Graduating Seniors 2009


click images for high resolution versions  - Photos Mr. Don McCoy
The Easter Vigil - April 11, 2009


Baptized into the Body of Christ
Ryan Lawson Crabbe, Perri Dawson Wallace
Presley Jade Crabbe, Jayden Dawson


First Holy Communion
Emma Anderson, Maddie Anderson, Haleigh Silveira, Harrison Torrans

 


Organ Tour March 25, 2009- A slide show of the unveiling of our new instrument .  Reuters Organ company has installed the organ and is now beginning to voice all of the 1,400+ pipes which will take~ 2-3 weeks. We hope to be able to hear it during the Easter Vigil for the first time!  - Photos courtesy of Don McCoy.


Organ Moving Day! March 22, 2009 Reuters Organ Company arrives and we help them move the new instrument into the church building.  - Photos courtesy of Don McCoy.



Confirmation Sunday 2008 - Photos  courtesy of Don McCoy

Did you know?

Fr. Anderson sends out a weekly "knee-mail" with the latest news from St James.’  If you are not getting this e-mail, you're not on our mailing list.  Please send a blank message to therector@stjamestxk.org
and put KNEE MAIL in the subject line.

The St James’ Prayer Group

Meets every Wednesday at 9:30am in the Parish Center.  For more information, please contact Marti Newell at 903.8321712 martinew@cableone.net or Lila Walker at 903.831.4322 lilawalker@tamut.edu

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Fr. Douglas Anderson  - downloadable audio of Sermons
 
 Sermon Lent III - March 7, 2010
 Sermon- The Last Sunday after the Epiphany (VI) - February 14, 2010
 Sermon Epiphany V -  February 7, 2010
 Sermon - Epiphany IV - January 31, 2010
 Sermon - Epiphany III - January 24, 2010
 Sermon - Holy Family - January 10, 2010
 Sermon - Christmas Eve (Transcript) - December 24, 2009 (.pdf format)
 Sermon - Advent IV - December 20, 2009
 Sermon - Advent III - December 13, 2009
 Sermon - Christ the King - November 22, 2009
 Sermon - Pentecost XXIV - November 15, 2009
 Sermon - Remembrance Sunday - November 8, 2009
 Sermon - All Saints - November 1, 2009
 Sermon - Pentecost XXI - October 25, 2009
 Sermon - Pentecost XVIII - October 4, 2009
 Sermon - Pentecost XVII - September 27, 2009
 Sermon - Pentecost XVI - September 20, 2009
 Sermon - 133rd Aniv of St. James' Church Parish 1876-2009 - August 30, 2009
 Sermon - The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost - August 23, 2009
 Sermon - The Eleventh Sunday after Pentescost - August 16, 2009
 Sermon - The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost - July 19, 2009
 Sermon - The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost - July 12, 2009
 Sermon - St. Peter and St. Paul - June 28, 2009
 Sermon - The Third Sunday after Pentecost - June 21, 2009
 Sermon - Corpus Christi (The Second Sunday after Pentecost) - June 14, 2009
 


Sermon- The Rt. Rev'd Paul E Lambert, Bishop Suffragan of Dallas - The Most Holy &  Undivided  Trinity - June 7, 2009

 Sermon - Pentecost Sunday - May 31, 2009
 Sermon - Easter VI - May 17,2009
 Sermon - Easter V Youth Sunday - May 10, 2009
 Sermon - Easter IV - May 3, 2009
 Sermon - Easter III - April 26, 2009
 Sermon - Easter II Thomas Sunday - April 19, 2009
 Sermon - The Sunday of the Resurrection - April 12, 2009
 Sermon - The Easter Vigil - April 11, 2009
 

For all recorded sermon audio files
 from Church years 2007 - 2008
To download sermons, right click the link above and choose Save As option to your computer for playback with an audio player. Files are in mp3 format.  
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Audio from Selected Sunday Services - (mp3 format)

Lent III - March 7, 2010
Prelude - Choral No.3 in A minor -- Cesar Franck  - R. Andrew Clark organ
Offertory - Create in Me A Clean Heart - Healey Willan - SJC Adult Choir
 
Epiphany VI - February 14, 2010
Children's Choir - Ruth Hale Director, Lou Anne Harrell, Accomp
This Glimpse of Glory - David Ashley White - Adult Choir

Epiphany V - February 7, 2010
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty - G.F. Handel - Adult Choir

Epiphany IV - January 31, 2010
Be Thou My Vision - R. Shephard - Adult Choir,  Guest organist Dr. Jim Works

Epiphany III - January 24, 2010
Offertory - O Love, How Deep, How Broad, How High - C.Schalk - Adult Choir

Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ - January 3, 2010
Epiphany Pageant - Children of St. James' Parish,  Ruth Hale-Director

Advent IV - December 20, 2009
Offertory - Ave Maria - James Biery - Adult Choir

Advent III - December 13, 2009
Offertory - Dave Clark flute, Andrew Clark Organ

Lessons and Carols - Advent II - December 6, 2009
Adam lay-y-bounden - Adult Choir
Thou Shall Know Him - Adult Choir
Offertory - Childrens Choir - Ruth Hale Director, Lou Anne Harrell Piano

Christ the King Sunday - November 22, 2009
Offertory - Christus Paradox - Alfred Fedak- Adult Choir

Pentecost XXIV - November 15, 2009
Offertory - Christ Whose Glory Fills the Skies - Frederick H. Candlyn - Adult Choir

Rememberance Sunday - November 8, 2009
Offertory - The Russian Kontakion of the Dead - Kiev Melody - Adult Choir

All Saints - November 1, 2009
Introit - We Will Worship - Children's Choir - Ruth Hale Director
Offertory - Praise the Lord for He is Glorious - Adult Choir
Communion Hymn - This is the Hour of Banquet and of Song

Pentecost XXI - October 25, 2009
Offertory - Sing to the Lord A New Song (Psalms 148, 149 & 150) - Robert Lau - Adult Choir

Pentecost XVIX - October 11, 2009
Offertory - Be Thou My Vision - Eleanor Hull - Adult Choir

Pentecost XVIII - October 4, 2009
Postlude - Duet for Violin and Piano Mozart - Jason Ashley violin / Mary Scott Goode piano

Pentecost XVII - September 27, 2009
Offertory - Jesu! Rex admirabilis - G.P. da Palestrina  Adult Choir

The Instructed Eucharist / Eve of Holy Cross - September 13, 2009
Offertory - Lord, As to Thy Dear Cross We Flee - C. Tye  Adult Choir

The 133rd Anniversary of the St. James' Church Parish - August 30, 2009
Offertory - O How Amiable R. Vaughan Williams   Adult Choir

Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost - August 16, 2009
Offertory - Ave Maria - Franz Schubert  - Ruth Hale, Soprano

Third Sunday after Pentecost - June 21, 2009
Organ Offertory - Prelude on Royal Oak - M. Burkhardt - R. Andrew Clark organist

The Most Holy &  Undivided  Trinity - June 7, 2009
Introit at the Entrance of the Bishop Ecce sacerdos magnus!  Adult Choir & Guest Organist Jason Alden - Reuter Organ Company
Prelude at the conclusion of the Blessing of the Organ - Fanfare - William Matthias
Postlude - Finale from Symphony No.2 - Charles Marie Widor 

Pentecost - May 31, 2009
Processional Hymn - St. James' Church 

Easter VI - May 17, 2009
Chant Style Gloria  Howard L. Hughes, S.M.- Adult Choir
Offertory - Now the Green Blade Riseth - Hal H.Hopson Adult Choir

Easter V - Youth Sunday - May 10, 2009
Choral Prelude - The World We Love - Raffi & Michael Creber - Girl Choir
   Ruth Hale Director, Lou Anne Harrell & Larry Paez accompanists
Offertory Anthem - If Ye Love Me - Thomas Tallis  Text John 12:15-17
Communion Motet - Jesus, Sun of Life, My Splendor - Handel/Bunjes

Easter III - April 26, 2009
Offertory Anthem - We Know that Christ Is Raised - Richard Proulx (Text from Hymn 296)
Communion Motet - O Taste and See - R. Vaughn Williams (text from Psalm 34:8)

Easter III - April 26, 2009
Offertory Anthem - Joy Dawned Again on Easter Day - C. Hobbes

Easter II - Thomas Sunday - April 19,2009
Organ Prelude - Awake, Arise, Lift Up Your Voice - Healy Willan
Organ Postlude - Fanfare - Nicholas Jacques Lemmens

The Sunday of the Resurrection - April 12, 2009
Postlude - Tocatta from Symphony No. V - Charles-Marie Widor
Mr. Andrew Clark Organist & Choirmaster

The Easter Vigil - April 11, 2009
The Great Noise - Glory to God - Howard L. Hughes, SM
Christus Resurrexit - Gordon Young
Alleluia! Run, O Run to Jerusalem - David Music
Postlude -




For all recorded church service audio files
 from Church years 2007 - 2008