OUR HISTORY . . .
 CENTENNIAL SENTIMENTS - Click THIS LINK to listen to a Centennial Sentiment shared by Carroll Minor. If you have been a member for any time at all, you have witnessed many of the wonderful ways St. James has performed its mission and some of the many challenges we have faced as a congregation. You have some stories to share and we want to hear them.
A dedicated telephone number has been set up especially for this purpose. The phone number is 865-357-0703. When you call this number, a recorded greeting will invite you to share your sentiments over the phone. Your recorded sentiments will be saved and added to a special collection that will be presented at our website. Selected sentiments will also be featured in upcoming editions of the St. James Sentinel.
 VINTAGE NEWSLETTERS - St. James maintains a robust digital archive of newsletters dating back only as far as 2008. As we prepare for a yearlong observance of our 100th Anniversary, we are striving to recover as many copies of "vintage" newsletters as we can. No doubt, most exist as precious articles that were created on typewriters, pasted, copied, and distributed by hand. Some may currently reside in your file cabinet. Others may be stashed in your grandmother's attic!
Whether you own a single issue or a small collection of newsletters published prior to 2008, we are interested in scanning them so we can share some of the interesting old stories. Please contact kevin@stjamesknox.org if you think you may have some vintage newsletters you can share.
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THE PRESENT . . .
 BRIDGE REFUGEE SERVICES is looking for faith community volunteers who may be willing to take refugees to appointments, pick them up at the airport, or welcome them to the Knoxville community. St. John's Cathedral is hoping to partner with St. James to form a Bridge Team. Find out more about Bridge Refugee Services by visiting bridgerefugees.org/about-us/ If you are interested in this volunteer opportunity, please contact Liz Wiggers at elizabethwiggers@gmail.com or by telephone at 678-592-9179.
 LENTEN QUIET DAY - This Saturday, Mar 12, St. James will observe Lenten Quiet Day - a day devoted to quiet, rest, and prayer. Dress comfortably, bring a Bible, journal, book, prayer beads, or other devotional materials if helpful. The Church will be open from 9:30 am - 3 pm and an indoor Labyrinth will be available in the Parish Hall all day. A simple soup lunch will be provided by the DOK at no cost. Please RSVP for a count for lunch to rjpowell@stjamesknox.org by Mar 11.
EASTER REMEMBRANCES - It is time to consider submitting Easter Remembrances in memory or thanksgiving for the life of a loved one. This year, as usual, there are three different fund options:
1. Clergy Discretionary Fund. Allowing the Clergy at St. James to meet needs quickly and confidentially, including emergency housing, transportation, and health-related needs as well as such things as sending a child to camp.
2. Flower Guild. Providing Easter Lilies for the altars. A minimum $16 donation is requested for each lily you wish to donate.
3. Bryant’s Bridge. Providing affordable housing and a safe space for LGBTQ+ youth to prevent homelessness and promote growth in areas of education, employment, health and mental health to develop strength of character and promote healing and independence in a world where societal structures create obstacles and hinder support systems necessary to adequately navigate the transition from youth to adulthood. https://www.bryantsbridge.org
Please submit your Easter Remembrances prior to Monday, April 11th. Submit them online by clicking “Easter Remembrances” under the "GIVING" tab at stjamesknox.org. Use the “Memo” field to provide the full name(s) for each memorial and thanksgiving and indicate whether it is to honor a "Memory" or express a "Thanksgiving". If you prefer, you may download the Easter Remembrances form at THIS LINK. Just complete the form and mail it along with your check to 1101 N. Broadway, Knoxville, TN 37917.
 2022 VISION DOK RETREAT - Sponsored by The Daughters of the King, the St. James 2022 Vision DOK Retreat will be held at St.James on March 26 @ 9 am - 3:00 pm. Those interested in becoming a member or renewing their membership are invited to attend. Childcare at St. James Parish will be provided.
 DISCERNMENT SESSIONS FOR WOMEN - The St. James chapter of the Order of the Daughters of the King will hold a series of discernment sessions for any women in our parish who think they may be interested in joining. Daughters pledge themselves to a life-long program of prayer, service, and evangelism. At St. James we are an active group of women who also participate in fellowship and spiritual formation. The seven online sessions will continue on Thursday evenings, 6:30 -7:30, through April 7. Contact Patricia Hammer at pchammerwv@gmail.com or text her at 304-444-6505 if you would like to attend. We welcome you!
 NEWSLETTER & ASSIGNMENTS DEADLINE - Remember the deadline for April newsletter articles and church assignments is Monday, Mar 21st. Please send publish-ready content to Linda Goins at lgoins@stjamesknox.org well before the deadline, if possible.
 GIANT PUPPET PARADE - St. James is excited to be partnering with the Cattywampus Puppet Council to hold open “parade maker” space for Knoxville community members to work on giant puppets for the community arts parade on Saturday, Mar 26 as part of the Big Ears Festival. At specific times (Mar 20, noon - 2 p.m., Mar 21, 3 - 4 p.m., and Mar 22, 3 - 4 p.m.) tables will be set up in the Parish Hall with some giant puppets to be dressed with papier-mache. There will also be some additional stations for adults and kids to make their own small masks or other art for the parade. Dolly Parton, (the giant puppet), is currently residing at St. James having some restorative work done in anticipation of her appearance in the parade. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band and some other Big Ears artists may also drop in to play some music while everyone is making art. Read more about the parade at cattywampuspuppetcouncil.com/giant-puppet-parade/.
 COVID UPDATES - We are excited to see more of us feel comfortable joining in worship. It is a delight to share worship together. The CDC is now reporting Knox County is at a "medium" level of risk. When our Vestry meets on March 15, we will be considering revisions to our mask policy. Stay tuned, but please keep wearing a face covering for the time being.
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OUR FUTURE . . .
 RUMMAGE SALE - Get ready for the long-awaited 2022 St. James Rummage Sale presented by the St. James Episcopal Church Women!
Please help make this a successful event by donating CLEAN household items, such as kitchenware, table lamps, area rugs, furniture, tools, collectibles, linens, books, artwork, knickknacks, functioning electronics, costume jewelry, accessories (belts, pocketbooks, etc.), denim, and children's toys & clothing.
Note: We cannot accept adult clothing or anything that is broken. Please bring your donated items to the Parish Hall during the following times:
Sun, Mar 27 @noon - 3pm
Mon - Wed, Mar 28 - Mar 30 @ 11 am - 2 pm and 5 pm -7 pm
Thu - Fri, Mar 31 - Apr 1 @ 10 am -7 pm
Then, come rummage through the hundreds of wonderful donated items on Sat, (Apr 2) @ 8:30 am -2:30 pm. Your participation in this rummage sale supports ECW scholarships for our kids to go to summer camp! Please contact Angie Livesay at 865-661-5349 or asl5409@gmail.com to say you'd like to help. ALL hands are needed!
 SHOW YOUR APPRECIATION - During our annual Neighbor Day Celebration, St. James shines the light on the work performed by our outreach ministries as we raise money to keep them fully funded. We also reach out to local business establishments we patronize to garner their support through donations of merchandise, gift cards, or cash for our fundraising auction.
Please help by drafting a concise patron appreciation letter and present it to some of the businesses you patronize to let them know what you appreciate about the way they do business. Click stjamesknox.org/appreciation-letters/ for some suggested language you may wish to consider using to express your appreciation and request their support.
 ST. JAMES AT NEYLAND STADIUM - Last year, The University of Tennessee invited St. James to participate in an extraordinary fundraising opportunity during the football season. All we needed were 10 volunteers to operate one of the concession stands at Neyland Stadium to receive 10% of all the sales generated at that stand. The payout would have been provided at the end of each game!
Unfortunately, COVID prevented us from recruiting the number of volunteers we needed last year, but UT has extended the invitation to us once again for the 2022 season! Seven home games will take place on: Sep 3 (Ball State), Sep 17 (Akron), Sep 24 (Florida), Oct 15 (Alabama), Oct 22 (UT Martin), Oct 29 (Kentucky), and Nov 12 (Missouri). If you are interested in volunteering this year, please contact Kevin Jeske-Polyak immediately for details kevin@stjamesknox.org. This is a time-sensitive announcement.
 REAL MINISTRY - Realm is our cloud-based "members only" church networking platform that helps us perform real ministry by working as a catalyst for engagement - 24/7. Easily downloaded on any computer device or cell phone, it provides valuable church information resources and helps us all stay in touch with each other via telephone, real time chat, email, and urgent news feed alerts.
Realm helps our ministry leaders organize their communications, share content, and distribute task assignments within their groups. It also helps to ensure new members are offered the resources they need to be put on pathways to achieve spiritual fulfillment. If you have only heard about Realm, but you have not activated your free Realm account, reach out to the Realm Orientation Crew at realm@stjamesknox.org
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REGULAR HAPPENINGS . . .
THURSDAYS
Thursday Study Group (Parish Hall or Zoom) 10 am - 11:30 pm
"No Future without Forgiveness" by Archbishop Desmond Tutu
an in-depth discussion of a few chapters each week.
Contact: nepullen@gmail.com or call 415-722-0139 for link.
SUNDAYS
Sunday Morning Adult Formation (Parish Hall or Zoom) 9:15 am - 10:15 am
Examining the incredible life of Archbishop Desmond Tutu in the face of apartheid in
South Africa and the difficult path toward reconciliation for the oppressed and oppressor.
Zoom Link Meeting ID: 882 1887 6476
Gospel Surprises (Zoom) 5 pm - 6 pm
Studying the Gospel of Luke.
Contact: mariewcantrell@gmail.com for link.
MONDAYS
Centering Prayer (Zoom) 6 pm - 7 pm
Studying Radical Wisdom: A Feminist Mystical Theology by Beverly J. Lanzetta.
Zoom Link Meeting ID: 813 3584 8679 | Pray
TUESDAYS
Tuesday Morning Book Discussion Group (Zoom) 11 am - 12 pm
The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
About a conversation between Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama
Contact: mbick@gmail.com, or call 865-384-7422 for link.
Tuesday Evening Prayer (Zoom) 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Zoom Link Meeting ID: 884 2912 1929 Password: Pray
The Soul of the Indian (Zoom) 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
"Soul of the Indian" by Dr. Charles Eastman - understanding of the Native American culture
and how it has been affected over the last 400 hundred years.
Contact: rondmorton@gmail.com for link.
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