PLAY IT AGAIN WITH LOVE TOY DRIVE!
This year, in addition to our Adopt ad Family drive for SACRED Heart, we will also be conducting a gently used toy drive, Donations of clean, gently used toys will be acetped from Thursday Nov 19th- Monday Dec 7th. Please leave items on boxes provided opposite the parish office. Volunteers are needed to sort and organize toys, to move toys from the church to the storing location,and assist with toy distribution on Dec 12th. We will need help loading the truck in the AM and toy distribution in the Pm at St Augustine's Church in Newark .between 12:30 and 6:00Pm on Saturday DEC 12th If you are interested in helping please contact Kathy Lubarsky at jkjkkj@aol.com or call 908-953-0935. If you have allot of items please call and arrange to drop off directly at my home at 50 Manchester Dr BR
1. please keep all parts together, with instructions, in a clear plastic bag
2. NO VIDEO GAMES
3. If the toy requires batteries, please make sure the batteries are replaced with new ones so that we don't have to do that.
4. TOYS must be CLEAN and COMPLETE
There will be sign-ups following all masses next weekend for volunteer efforts on behalf of our sister parish, Sacred Heart, for Thanksgiving. This will include donations of (125) 15lb. frozen Turkeys or financial donations to defray the cost of other meal food items. Turkeys need to be dropped off frozen to the Church on Saturday, November 21 from 10-11 am. We will also need volunteer drivers for that same dayto deliver meals to Sacred Heart in New Brunswick.
The St. James CCD classes are collecting a $5.00 donation per family to be used in purchasing the non-perishable items to complete the meals. Your past generosity has been greatly appreciated by the parishioners of Sacred Heart.
Thank you,
Maggie Conroy
St James Coordinator
For more information or questions, contact Maggie at shawncon5@aol.com
Annual Christmas Gift Drive
To benefit local charities including Catholic Charities, Somerset Food Bank and Pajama Club: We will be handing out gift request cards this weekend after all Masses. Return gifts by November 21. Supermarket gift cards appreciated as well as pajamas for any size or gender. For more information, contact Joan Maher at 908-766-1766 or JLFM55@yahoo.com.
Annual Sacred Heart Adopt-a-Family Christmas DriveSign Up Next Weekend!
For the past several years St. James parishioners have adopted families at Christmas time from a list provided by Sacred Heart Church, our sister parish in New Brunswick. The list includes the family name, name of each parent and ages and sizes of children. Our parishioners sign up to be responsible for one family each and to purchase Christmas gifts (clothes are encouraged) for each family member. More detailed information is provided at sign up which will take place after Masses next weekend.
This effort has been greatly appreciated by recipients and often represents the only Christmas gifts they exchange as a family. Bags of gifts will be delivered to a specified location in our parish and then driven by volunteers to Sacred Heart no later than, Friday, December 15th. We will need about a half dozen drivers to take gift bags to Sacred Heart during the week of December 11th. Anyone interested in driving should contact Cathy Homan at 908-696-8976.
Girl Scout Silver Award Gifts for Teen Girls in Appalachia
Tess Saburn and Meghan Maffey are collecting new or gently used items for teen girls and women in Appalachia. Items will be collected in a box opposite the parish office from November 8 through November 22. Suggested items include: slippers, shoes, socks, hair brushes, feminine products, bathrobes, toothbrushes, toothpaste, shirts, and jackets. Thank you!
Parish Library Update
The Parish Library committee has established a Wish List called “The Church of Saint James” on Amazon.com. This Wish List contains titles that the library would like to acquire. Click on Gifts and Wish Lists. This takes you to Search Wish Lists and Registries. Check Wish List and search for The Church of Saint James. Lauren Vaccarello is working on the library project to fulfill the requirements for her Girl Scout Gold Award. An Open House is scheduled for Sunday, November 15th after the 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Masses.
