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SUMMER 2019 MESSAGE FROM THE SENIOR WARDEN

05/23/2019

BY SJECWARRENTON

SUMMER 2019 MESSAGE FROM THE SENIOR WARDEN

BY COLIN BORGSTROM, SENIOR WARDEN

As spring slowly turns into summer, we welcome the opportunity to support Fr. Ben and his family on his well-deserved sabbatical over the next few months.

This has been a long time in planning and preparation, and our church leadership is ready to execute on its plan.  If you missed our two previous letters related to the sabbatical, you can read them here and here.

THIS SUMMER: PASTORAL AND LITURGICAL NEEDS

Fr. Randolph will be presiding over Sunday liturgies throughout this time.  He will have office hours Sunday through Tuesday (including Sunday afternoons) and is ready and able to meet with you on liturgical or pastoral needs.  He will also be on call for pastoral needs throughout the week.

Please reach him through the church office at (540) 347-4342, his cell phone (202) 841-8365, or through email to schedule an appointment or for any emergency pastoral need.

Please do know that Randolph is not full-time and is only available Wednesday through Saturday for extenuating circumstances.

THIS SUMMER: OPERATIONAL NEEDS

For business affairs of the church, including property management, financial, and anything else non-pastoral or non-liturgical, please reach out to myself as senior warden or Margy Thomas as junior warden.

You may email or call us with our listed contact info and you may also reach us through the church office.  Your vestry members can also be contacted if needed and will bubble up questions, concerns, or comments to the appropriate committees.

Summer months tends to be slower with travel and vacations for parishioners, church leadership and staff.  But remember we are still open for business!

Clubs and committees will continue to meet, services will still be held, and planning is underway for the new church year which will be upon us in just a few short months.  So get involved and stay involved in our program offerings all summer long!

(And a pitch from our treasurer – keep those pledge payments coming in as well!)

Fr. Ben will not be going far for the first part of his sabbatical.  You may still see him on a walk throughout town, at the store, or at a sporting event (or golfing!).  None of us need to avoid him for the next 10 weeks, but please remember that he and his family are on this journey of refreshment together, and we should avoid ‘talking shop’ with him for the next few months.

If there is a emergency need to speak with Fr. Ben on a pastoral matter, please reach out to Fr. Randolph or one of the Wardens for next steps.

The leadership of St. James’ is excited for this season of revitalization for both Fr. Ben and our parish and look forward to the new opportunities ahead – please join us with your support and anticipation for our next journey together!

-Colin Borgstrom, Senior Warden

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today the playing rosters for the 2019 Lexus AHL All-Star Classic presented by MGM Springfield, to be held January 27-28 in Springfield, Mass.

Atlantic: F Henrik Borgstrom, Springfield Thunderbirds F Greg Carey, Lehigh Valley Phantoms F Michael Dal Colle, Bridgeport Sound Tigers F Ryan Fitzgerald, Providence Bruins F Janne Kuokkanen, Charlotte Checkers F Colin McDonald “C”, Lehigh Valley Phantoms D Sebastian Aho, Bridgeport Sound Tigers D Trevor Carrick, Charlotte Checkers D John Gilmour, Hartford Wolf Pack D Ethan Prow, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins G Sam Montembeault, Springfield Thunderbirds G Vitek Vanecek, Hershey Bears

Central: F Mason Appleton, Manitoba Moose  F Daniel Carr, Chicago Wolves F Denis Guianov, Texas Stars F Jordan Kyrou, San Antonio Rampage F Cal O’Reilly, Iowa Wild F Brandon Pirri, Chicago Wolves F Chris Terry, Chicago Wolves D Erik Brannstrom, Chicago Wolves D Andrew Campbell “C”, Rockford IceHogs D Matt Donovan, Milwaukee Admirals G Collin Delia, Rockford IceHogs G Kappo Kahkonen, Iowa Wild

North: F Drake Batherson, Belleville Senators F Alex Belzile, Laval Rocket F Reid Boucher, Utica Comets F Cory Conacher, Syracues Crunch F Zac Dalpe, Cleveland Monsters F Trevor Moore, Toronto Marlies F John Quenneville, Binghamton Devils D Lawrence Pilut, Rochester Americans D Zach Redmond, Rochester Americans D Calle Rosen, Toronto Marlies G Mackenzie Backwood, Binghamton Devils G Connor Ingram, Syracuse Crunch

Pacific: F Andrew Agozzino, Colorado Eagles F Joe Gambardella, Bakersfield Condors F Conor Garland, Tucson Roadrunners F Curtis Lazar, Stockton Heat F Francis Perron, San Jose Barracuda F Sheldon Rempal, Ontario Reign F Troy Terry, San Diego Gulls D Kyle Capobianco, Tucson Roadrunners D Jacob Middleton, San Jose Barracuda D Sean Walker, Ontario Reign G Pavel Francouz, Colorado Eagles G Josef Korenar, San Jose Barracuda

Buffalo Franchise Roster

Buffalo- Steve

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Askarov Yaroslav

Berdin Mikhail

Binnington Jordan

Campbell Jack

Comrie Eric

Dipietro Michael

Garand Dylan

Greiss Thomas

Halak Jaroslav

Husso Ville

Jarry Tristan

Lindbom Olof

Lindgren Charlie

Luukkonen Ukko-Pekka

Price Carey

Rask Tuukka

Reimer James

Saville Isaiah

Scott Ian

Swayman Jeremy

Tarasov Daniil

Thompson Logan

Vanecek Vitek

Wolf Dustin

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Aho Sebastian

Amirov Rodion

Arvidsson Viktor

Asplund Rasmus

Bailey Josh

Beauvillier Anthony

Bergeron Patrice

Boeser Brock

Borgstrom Henrik

Brink Bobby

Brown Connor

Chekhovich Ivan

Chibrikov Nikita

Cirelli Anthony

Comtois Maxime

Connor Kyle

Coronato Matthew

Couturier Sean

Dahlen Jonathan

DeBrusk Jake

Draisaitl Leon

Duke Dylan

Eichel Jack

Elvenes Lucas

Farabee Joel

Fiala Kevin

Gallagher Brendan

Gunler Noel

Hallander Filip

Hoffman Mike

Holtz Alexander

Horvat Bo

Hyman Zach

Kane Evander

Keller Clayton

Khovanov Alexander

Khusnutdinov Marat

Killorn Alex

Kisakov Aleksandr

Kopitar Anze

Kupari Rasmus

Lauko Jakub

Lundell Anton

Marchessault Jonathan

Mcbain Jack

Mittelstadt Casey

Nylander William

Olofsson Victor

Oshie T.J.

Pageau Jean-Gabriel

Palat Ondrej

Palmieri Kyle

Perfetti Cole

Perreault Jacob

Phillips Matthew

Point Brayden

Quinn Jack

Roulette Conner

Ruotsalainen Arttu

Salminen Samu

Stankoven Logan

Stephenson Chandler

Svechkov Fedor

Tavares John

Teravainen Teuvo

Tschigerl Sean

Verhaeghe Carter

White Colin

Wilson Tom

Yamamoto Kailer

Zary Connor

Zuccarello Mats

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Burns Brent

Butcher Will

Dahlin Rasmus

DeAngelo Tony

Drysdale Jamie

Ellis Ryan

Fabbro Dante

Forsling Gustav

Girard Samuel

Gostisbehere Shayne

Guhle Brendan

Hague Nicolas

Hedman Victor

Karlsson Erik

Miller Colin

Miller K’Andre

Morrisey Josh

Muzzin Jake

Nause Evan

Pionk Neal

Power Owen

Pysyk Mark

Salo Robin

Sanheim Travis

Severson Damon

Timmins Conor

Weber Shea

Yandle Keith

Zamula Egor

Waivers remaining:7

CHAIMOVICH: PLAYING ROSTERS UNVEILED FOR 2019 AHL ALL-STAR CLASSIC

BY: Jason Chaimovich, AHL

SPRINGFIELD, MA - The American Hockey League announced today the playing rosters for the 2019 Lexus AHL All-Star Classic presented by MGM Springfield, to be held January 27-28 in Springfield, Mass. Each of the AHL’s four divisions will be represented by 12 players. Rosters were determined by committees of AHL coaches, and all 31 AHL teams are represented by at least one All-Star. The 2019 rosters feature 35 first-time AHL All-Stars and 13 former first- or second-round draft choices. In addition, 26 of the All-Stars named have been recalled to the National Hockey League already this season, including standouts Michael Dal Colle of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (N.Y. Islanders), Mackenzie Blackwood of the Binghamton Devils (New Jersey), Lawrence Pilut of the Rochester Americans (Buffalo), Collin Delia of the Rockford IceHogs (Chicago), Drake Batherson of the Belleville Senators (Ottawa) and Brandon Pirri of the Chicago Wolves (Vegas). Charlotte Checkers head coach Mike Vellucci, Syracuse Crunch head coach Benoit Groulx, Iowa Wild head coach Tim Army and San Jose Barracuda head coach Roy Sommer will serve as coaches for the event. The 2019 AHL All-Star Skills Competition on Jan. 27 (7 p.m. ET) will pit the All-Stars from the two Eastern Conference divisions against those from the two Western Conference divisions in seven skills events. In the 2019 AHL All-Star Challenge on Jan. 28 (7 p.m. ET), the four teams will participate in a 3-on-3, round-robin tournament featuring six games of 10 minutes each. The two teams with the best records at the end of the round-robin will face off for the championship, a six-minute, 3-on-3 game. Tickets for the 2019 Lexus AHL All-Star Classic presented by MGM Springfield are priced at $39, $49, $59 and $99, and include admission to both the Skills Competition on Jan. 27 and the All-Star Challenge on Jan. 28. Tickets are available now at springfieldthunderbirds.com/allstar. Atlantic Division All-Stars D Sebastian Aho, Bridgeport Sound Tigers (1st appearance) F Henrik Borgstrom, Springfield Thunderbirds (1st) D Trevor Carrick, Charlotte Checkers (2nd) F Greg Carey, Lehigh Valley Phantoms (1st) F Michael Dal Colle, Bridgeport Sound Tigers (1st) F Ryan Fitzgerald, Providence Bruins (1st) D John Gilmour, Hartford Wolf Pack (2nd) F Janne Kuokkanen, Charlotte Checkers (1st) F Colin McDonald (“C”), Lehigh Valley Phantoms (3rd) G Sam Montembeault, Springfield Thunderbirds (1st) D Ethan Prow, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (1st) G Vitek Vanecek, Hershey Bears (1st) Coach: Mike Vellucci, Charlotte Checkers (1st) North Division All-Stars F Drake Batherson, Belleville Senators (1st appearance) F Alex Belzile, Laval Rocket (1st) G Mackenzie Blackwood, Binghamton Devils (1st) F Reid Boucher, Utica Comets (2nd) F Cory Conacher, Syracuse Crunch (3rd) F Zac Dalpe, Cleveland Monsters (1st) G Connor Ingram, Syracuse Crunch (1st) F Trevor Moore, Toronto Marlies (1st) D Lawrence Pilut, Rochester Americans (1st) F John Quenneville, Binghamton Devils (1st) D Zach Redmond, Rochester Americans (2nd) D Calle Rosen, Toronto Marlies (1st) Coach: Benoit Groulx, Syracuse Crunch (2nd) Central Division All-Stars F Mason Appleton, Manitoba Moose (2nd appearance) D Erik Brannstrom, Chicago Wolves (1st) D Andrew Campbell (“C”), Rockford IceHogs (1st) F Daniel Carr, Chicago Wolves (1st) G Collin Delia, Rockford IceHogs (1st) D Matt Donovan, Milwaukee Admirals (2nd) F Denis Gurianov, Texas Stars (1st) G Kaapo Kahkonen, Iowa Wild (1st) F Jordan Kyrou, San Antonio Rampage (1st) F Cal O’Reilly, Iowa Wild (5th) F Brandon Pirri, Chicago Wolves (3rd) F Chris Terry, Grand Rapids Griffins (4th) Coach: Tim Army, Iowa Wild (1st) Pacific Division All-Stars F Andrew Agozzino, Colorado Eagles (2nd appearance) D Kyle Capobianco, Tucson Roadrunners (2nd) G Pavel Francouz, Colorado Eagles (1st) F Joe Gambardella, Bakersfield Condors (1st) F Conor Garland, Tucson Roadrunners (1st) G Josef Korenar, San Jose Barracuda (1st) F Curtis Lazar, Stockton Heat (1st) D Jacob Middleton, San Jose Barracuda (1st) F Francis Perron, San Jose Barracuda (1st) F Sheldon Rempal, Ontario Reign (1st) F Troy Terry, San Diego Gulls (1st) D Sean Walker, Ontario Reign (1st) Coach: Roy Sommer, San Jose Barracuda (3rd) The 2019 Lexus AHL All-Star Classic presented by MGM Springfield will feature the top young talent in the American Hockey League: since 1995, more than 94 percent of All-Star Classic participants have gone on to compete in the National Hockey League, including Jake Allen, Patrice Bergeron, Ben Bishop, Zdeno Chara, Logan Couture, Connor Hellebuyck, Braden Holtby, Tyler Johnson, Martin Jones, Jonathan Marchessault, Brandon Montour, William Nylander, Zach Parise, Mikko Rantanen, Tuukka Rask, Pekka Rinne, Jason Spezza, P.K. Subban and Mats Zuccarello. In operation since 1936, the American Hockey League serves as the top development league for the players, coaches, managers, executives, broadcasters, and staff of all 31 National Hockey League teams. More than 87 percent of today’s NHL players are American Hockey League graduates, and more than 100 honored members of the Hockey Hall of Fame spent time in the AHL in their careers. In 2017-18, over 6 million fans attended AHL regular-season and playoff games across North America for the 17th year in a row. Read the full article

Top 300 Keeper League Skaters – April 2019

Here are the Top 300 skaters to own in your points-only keeper leagues – April edition!

  As with every year for the last 17 years, my April, May and June adjustments are casual. The July and August editions are my "audit" rankings because, thanks to the Fantasy Guide, every detail of every player within every team is analyzed top to bottom. April? Not so much. I go over every player on my spreadsheet and wipe the slate clean for the season just completed, and I make my best guess – no formulas – at how they will do next year. I tweak the 3YP, I adjust the team offense value (i.e. for Columbus I tweaked it downward because I expect them to lose a lot of offense this summer).

  What's left is that the young players improve, the older players slip. The injured players get a clean slate and move up, the over-achievers of 2018-19 move down. The late-season surges of some promising young players get a bit of a bump. Doing the April rankings are always a lot of fun. My goal is to do my best to get these as close to what I come up with in August after extensive analysis as I can. The players I'm 'way' off on I take it hard. I want to be a savant with this – I want spew out an accurate player value without doing the work (and then prove myself right after doing the work in the summer).

  As always, players between +/- 5.0 in the ratings should be considered equal. Click on any player name to be taken to his incredible stats page (with charts, game logs, graphs, fancy stats – everything you need, even customizable date windows you can look at).

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  April Player Team DEF? Rating March Feb Change 1 Nikita Kucherov TBL   312.9 2 2 1 2 Connor McDavid EDM   308.6 1 1 -1 3 Johnny Gaudreau CGY   208.4 4 5 1 4 Patrick Kane CHI   207.9 5 11 1 5 Nathan MacKinnon COL   202.9 3 3 -2 6 Leon Draisaitl EDM   201.0 13 17 7 7 Sidney Crosby PIT   189.1 7 6 0 8 Mitchell Marner TOR   185.1 8 8 0 9 Mikko Rantanen COL   177.6 6 4 -3 10 John Tavares TOR   172.8 14 13 4 11 Auston Matthews TOR   167.8 16 12 5 12 Steven Stamkos TBL   167.2 19 23 7 13 Jack Eichel BUF   164.1 12 15 -1 14 Mark Scheifele WPG   162.9 10 7 -4 15 Brayden Point TBL   160.5 11 10 -4 16 Brad Marchand BOS   158.0 18 19 2 17 Blake Wheeler WPG   152.6 9 9 -8 18 Artemi Panarin CBJ   150.8 15 16 -3 19 Aleksander Barkov FLA   150.7 27 29 8 20 Sebastian Aho CAR   147.8 22 25 2 21 Alex Ovechkin WAS   147.7 17 18 -4 22 Sean Monahan CGY   147.2 20 21 -2 23 Claude Giroux PHI   144.5 21 22 -2 24 David Pastrnak BOS   143.9 25 14 1 25 Jonathan Huberdeau FLA   143.2 28 28 3 26 Elias Lindholm CGY   141.6 23 34 -3 27 Evgeni Malkin PIT   139.4 24 24 -3 28 Phil Kessel PIT   135.3 26 20 -2 29 Taylor Hall NJD   134.0 47 40 18 30 Nicklas Backstrom WAS   131.3 32 26 2 31 Elias Pettersson VAN   130.9 40 39 9 32 Matthew Tkachuk CGY   130.3 35 27 3 33 Jake Guentzel PIT   128.8 42 42 9 34 Alex DeBrincat CHI   126.6 38 51 4 35 Erik Karlsson SJS y 125.0 56 30 21 36 Evgeny Kuznetsov WAS   124.4 31 36 -5 37 Tyler Seguin DAL   124.3 33 35 -4 38 Mathew Barzal NYI   124.1 37 32 -1 39 Gabriel Landeskog COL   124.0 30 33 -9 40 Brent Burns SJS y 121.8 29 31 -11 41 Vladimir Tarasenko STL   118.9 46 60 5 42 Sean Couturier PHI   117.8 50 69 8 43 Ryan O'Reilly STL   114.3 43 45 0 44 Dylan Larkin DET   113.1 55 57 11 45 Tomas Hertl SJS   113.1 68 80 23 46 Jakub Voracek PHI   112.1 39 44 -7 47 Patrice Bergeron BOS   111.9 44 41 -3 48 Mark Stone VGK   110.7 36 37 -12 49 Morgan Rielly TOR y 110.5 34 38 -15 50 Kyle Connor WPG   110.4 70 54 20 51 Teuvo Teravainen CAR   109.4 53 70 2 52 John Carlson WAS y 109.1 48 43 -4 53 Anze Kopitar LAK   107.6 64 63 11 54 Mika Zibanejad NYR   107.5 58 67 4 55 Patrik Laine WPG   107.4 52 59 -3 56 Dylan Strome CHI   106.6 111 138 55 57 Sam Reinhart BUF   102.8 59 62 2 58 Logan Couture SJS   101.6 51 50 -7 59 Max Domi MON   101.2 57 58 -2 60 Matt Duchene CBJ   100.3 41 46 -19 61 Jonathan Drouin MON   100.3 71 83 10 62 Clayton Keller ARI   99.4 79 64 17 63 Nikolaj Ehlers WPG   99.2 91 89 28 64 Ryan Johansen NSH   99.1 61 52 -3 65 Jonathan Toews CHI   98.6 49 73 -16 66 Jonathan Marchessault VGK   97.5 74 78 8 67 Alexander Radulov DAL   97.4 63 53 -4 68 Brock Boeser VAN   97.2 73 66 5 69 Timo Meier SJS   97.2 62 49 -7 70 Mikael Granlund NSH   96.4 54 48 -16 71 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM   96.1 67 56 -4 72 Nico Hischier NJD   95.5 78 79 6 73 William Nylander TOR   94.8 114 111 41 74 Cam Atkinson CBJ   93.0 45 47 -29 75 William Karlsson VGK   92.2 83 84 8 76 Viktor Arvidsson NSH   90.3 98 87 22 77 Mark Giordano CGY y 89.9 80 90 3 78 Vincent Trocheck FLA   89.7 102 96 24 79 Mike Hoffman FLA   89.2 72 71 -7 80 Victor Hedman TBL y 88.6 77 76 -3 81 Jamie Benn DAL   88.6 69 55 -12 82 Bo Horvat VAN   87.4 81 74 -1 83 Ryan Getzlaf ANA   86.9 82 77 -1 84 Kevin Labanc SJS   86.8 110 120 26 85 Filip Forsberg NSH   86.7 76 82 -9 86 Thomas Chabot OTT y 85.3 75 61 -11 87 Evgenii Dadonov FLA   84.3 84 75 -3 88 Josh Bailey NYI   83.8 86 88 -2 89 Tyson Barrie COL y 82.4 87 81 -2 90 Anthony Mantha DET   82.2 141 144 51 91 John Klingberg DAL y 81.4 112 100 21 92 Pierre-Luc Dubois CBJ   81.0 65 68 -27 93 Jeff Skinner BUF   80.9 66 65 -27 94 Nick Schmaltz ARI   75.8 179 177 85 95 Rasmus Dahlin BUF y 75.3 99 129 4 96 J.T. Miller TBL   75.1 109 103 13 97 Torey Krug BOS y 74.7 92 97 -5 98 Joe Pavelski SJS   74.3 60 72 -38 99 Alex Tuch VGK   73.9 126 86 27 100 Chris Kreider NYR   73.6 95 91 -5 101 Kevin Hayes WPG   73.3 90 107 -11 102 Rickard Rakell ANA   72.8 132 109 30 103 Keith Yandle FLA y 72.6 89 92 -14 104 Christian Dvorak ARI   72.4 157 153 53 105 Brayden Schenn STL   72.1 94 95 -11 106 Roman Josi NSH y 71.6 96 104 -10 107 Alex Galchenyuk ARI   70.8 115 117 8 108 Andreas Athanasiou DET   70.4 122 119 14 109 Kris Letang PIT y 69.7 85 85 -24 110 David Krejci BOS   69.5 88 131 -22 111 Anders Lee NYI   69.4 101 102 -10 112 Seth Jones CBJ y 67.7 93 101 -19 113 Jakub Vrana WAS   66.4 129 132 16 114 Kyle Palmieri NJD   66.3 104 98 -10 115 Travis Konecny PHI   65.7 113 124 -2 116 Yanni Gourde TBL   65.5 105 106 -11 117 Nino Niederreiter CAR   64.6 116 135 -1 118 Evander Kane SJS   64.6 103 105 -15 119 Jacob Trouba WPG y 64.2 143 151 24 120 Shayne Gostisbehere PHI y 64.0 128 127 8 121 Jason Zucker MIN   63.5 140 134 19 122 Zach Werenski CBJ y 63.1 118 123 -4 123 Gustav Nyquist SJS   63.1 108 94 -15 124 Erik Gustafsson CHI y 62.7 119 163 -5 125 P.K. Subban NSH y 62.4 133 128 8 126 Oliver Ekman-Larsson ARI y 62.1 123 122 -3 127 Andrei Svechnikov CAR   61.8 159 149 32 128 Tyler Johnson TBL   61.0 107 93 -21 129 Kevin Fiala MIN   60.9 121 115 -8 130 Reilly Smith VGK   60.5 144 126 14 131 Oliver Bjorkstrand CBJ   59.7 168 184 37 132 Zach Parise MIN   58.1 97 99 -35 133 Tomas Tatar MON   57.7 106 113 -27 134 Vinnie Hinostroza ARI   57.3 198 224 64 135 Andreas Johnsson TOR   57.1 124 173 -11 136 Jaden Schwartz STL   56.8 130 118 -6 137 Matt Dumba MIN y 56.2 178 175 41 138 Tyler Bertuzzi DET   55.9 196 191 58 139 Ryan Dzingel CBJ   55.8 100 112 -39 140 Drew Doughty LAK y 55.7 146 137 6 141 Nazem Kadri TOR   54.7 120 114 -21 142 Troy Terry ANA   54.0 267 271 125 143 James van Riemsdyk PHI   53.9 152 182 9 144 Brandon Saad CHI   53.7 131 143 -13 145 Mats Zuccarello DAL   53.4 142 141 -3 146 Nick Ritchie ANA   53.4 165 156 19 147 Max Pacioretty VGK   53.4 138 125 -9 148 Brendan Gallagher MON   52.5 137 142 -11 149 Jesperi Kotkaniemi MON   52.4 180 186 31 150 Chris Tierney OTT   52.4 139 130 -11 151 Kasperi Kapanen TOR   52.3 125 171 -26 152 David Perron STL   52.3 134 110 -18 153 Jakob Silfverberg ANA   52.1 191 157 38 154 Eric Staal MIN   51.4 117 116 -37 155 Danton Heinen BOS   51.0 192 197 37 156 Tom Wilson WAS   49.6 127 121 -29 157 Phillip Danault MON   49.6 136 139 -21 158 Jesper Bratt NJD   49.2 158 179 0 159 Derek Stepan ARI   49.1 166 158 7 160 Ryan Donato MIN   48.9 236 263 76 161 Dougie Hamilton CAR y 48.3 173 169 12 162 Alexander Kerfoot COL   48.1 147 133 -15 163 Tyler Toffoli LAK   48.0 161 147 -2 164 Charlie Coyle BOS   47.9 151 150 -13 165 Anthony Cirelli TBL   47.2 233 236 68 166 Ryan Ellis NSH y 47.1 153 165 -13 167 Erik Haula VGK   46.9 184 188 17 168 Colin White OTT   46.8 164 152 -4 169 Brady Tkachuk OTT   45.1 156 155 -13 170 Artturi Lehkonen MON   45.1 169 167 -1 171 Maxime Comtois ANA   44.8 290 293 119 172 Jimmy Vesey NYR   44.3 155 170 -17 173 Jared McCann PIT   44.1 301 310 128 174 Robert Thomas STL   43.3 248 230 74 175 Pavel Buchnevich NYR   42.9 185 220 10 176 Mark Jankowski CGY   42.5 187 192 11 177 Anthony Beauvillier NYI   42.4 201 190 24 178 Ondrej Palat TBL   42.3 148 146 -30 179 Mikael Backlund CGY   41.7 163 164 -16 180 Rasmus Ristolainen BUF y 41.6 145 145 -35 181 Jordan Eberle NYI   41.4 162 161 -19 182 Alex Pietrangelo STL y 41.0 176 196 -6 183 Nolan Patrick PHI   41.0 189 212 6 184 Brendan Perlini CHI   40.9 227 238 43 185 Charlie McAvoy BOS y 40.8 292 269 107 186 Drake Batherson OTT   40.4 251 250 65 187 Dustin Byfuglien WPG y 40.3 135 108 -52 188 T.J. Oshie WAS   39.3 171 194 -17 189 Marcus Johansson BOS   38.4 172 198 -17 190 Alexander Wennberg CBJ   37.9 170 148 -20 191 Josh Morrissey WPG y 37.9 149 136 -42 192 J.T. Compher COL   37.8 200 176 8 193 Jake Gardiner TOR y 37.8 177 168 -16 194 Nikolay Goldobin VAN   37.4 193 174 -1 195 Ryan Pulock NYI y 37.1 207 208 12 196 Jake DeBrusk BOS   36.8 195 218 -1 197 Mattias Ekholm NSH y 36.3 154 154 -43 198 Bryan Little WPG   35.9 174 160 -24 199 Darnell Nurse EDM y 35.4 215 222 16 200 Jack Roslovic WPG   34.8 203 206 3 201 Ryan Suter MIN y 34.6 167 166 -34 202 Alex Killorn TBL   33.9 188 180 -14 203 Micheal Ferland CAR   33.5 183 200 -20 204 Brett Connolly WAS   33.5 216 242 12 205 Ondrej Kase ANA   32.8 265 201 60 206 Sven Baertschi VAN   32.6 222 215 16 207 Craig Smith NSH   32.3 224 202 17 208 Henrik Borgstrom FLA   32.1 204 207 -4 209 Dominik Kahun CHI   32.1 231 291 22 210 Ryan Poehling MON   31.8 377 NR 167 211 Shea Theodore VGK y 31.8 202 205 -9 212 Daniel Sprong ANA   30.8 256 256 44 213 Casey Mittelstadt BUF   30.5 197 203 -16 214 Brandon Montour BUF y 30.5 220 204 6 215 Nick Foligno CBJ   30.5 160 140 -55 216 Vladislav Namestnikov NYR   29.8 199 213 -17 217 Nick Bjugstad PIT   29.5 270 219 53 218 Mikhail Sergachev TBL y 29.3 252 251 34 219 Zach Hyman TOR   29.3 205 225 -14 220 Paul Stastny VGK   28.9 240 268 20 221 Ryan McDonagh TBL y 28.9 212 217 -9 222 Aaron Ekblad FLA y 28.7 239 223 17 223 Jake Muzzin TOR y 28.7 194 221 -29 224 Conor Garland ARI   28.7 237 240 13 225 Tanner Pearson VAN   28.5 353 323 128 226 Kyle Turris NSH   28.4 262 172 36 227 Adam Henrique ANA   28.4 213 211 -14 228 Frank Vatrano FLA   28.2 268 272 40 229 Bobby Ryan OTT   27.9 214 189 -15 230 Jean-Gabriel Pageau OTT   27.7 397 382 167 231 Eeli Tolvanen NSH   27.6 190 195 -41 232 Christian Fischer ARI   27.0 217 210 -15 233 Joonas Donskoi SJS   27.0 209 199 -24 234 Tyson Jost COL   27.0 255 253 21 235 Tony DeAngelo NYR y 26.7 254 350 19 236 Dustin Brown LAK   26.3 206 178 -30 237 Ivan Provorov PHI y 26.3 286 288 49 238 Jordan Greenway MIN   26.0 299 299 61 239 Kailer Yamamoto EDM   25.9 218 226 -21 240 Corey Perry ANA   25.9 446 416 206 241 Travis Sanheim PHI y 25.7 280 432 39 242 Connor Brown TOR   25.6 285 287 43 243 Shea Weber MON y 25.5 272 290 29 244 Sam Steel ANA   24.6 230 234 -14 245 Will Butcher NJD y 24.5 367 338 122 246 Filip Chytil NYR   24.3 336 335 90 247 Tage Thompson BUF   24.3 226 229 -21 248 Carl Soderberg COL   24.2 181 209 -67 249 Vince Dunn STL y 24.2 358 343 109 250 Andre Burakovsky WAS   24.2 242 244 -8 251 Joe Thornton SJS   24.2 221 247 -30 252 Brett Howden NYR   24.1 311 309 59 253 Zach Aston-Reese PIT   23.9 314 312 61 254 Noah Hanifin CGY y 23.9 210 183 -44 255 Kirill Kaprizov MIN   23.3 289 292 34 256 Ryan Strome NYR   23.3 404 402 148 257 Patric Hornqvist PIT   23.3 245 162 -12 258 Damon Severson NJD y 23.0 246 246 -12 259 Josh Anderson CBJ   23.0 211 257 -48 260 Jeremy Bracco TOR   22.8 258 NR -2 261 Pavel Zacha NJD   22.8 243 245 -18 262 Miro Heiskanen DAL y 22.4 276 325 14 263 Sam Bennett CGY   22.4 293 329 30 264 Boone Jenner CBJ   22.3 223 232 -41 265 Kristian Vesalainen WPG   22.2 247 248 -18 266 Jordan Kyrou STL   22.0 249 249 -17 267 Andrew Mangiapane CGY   22.0 273 276 6 268 Aleksi Heponiemi FLA   21.9 241 243 -27 269 Dylan Sikura CHI   21.6 253 252 -16 270 Blake Coleman NJD   21.0 250 214 -20 271 Scott Laughton PHI   20.9 408 408 137 272 Filip Zadina DET   20.7 261 262 -11 273 Derek Ryan CGY   20.7 394 429 121 274 Calle Jarnkrok NSH   20.5 288 254 14 275 Tyler Myers WPG y 20.4 333 333 58 276 Justin Schultz PIT y 20.3 389 359 113 277 Richard Panik ARI   20.2 345 318 68 278 Jeff Carter LAK   20.1 208 181 -70 279 Conor Sheary BUF   19.9 186 185 -93 280 Esa Lindell DAL y 19.9 275 303 -5 281 Taro Hirose DET   19.9 NR NR NEW 282 Joshua Ho-Sang NYI   19.7 257 258 -25 283 Martin Necas CAR   19.6 232 235 -51 284 Vitali Kravtsov NYR   19.6 340 340 56 285 Vitali Abramov OTT   19.5 263 265 -22 286 Michael McLeod NJD   19.5 298 298 12 287 Jason Robertson DAL   19.5 264 266 -23 288 Mike Matheson FLA y 19.5 308 284 20 289 Gabriel Vilardi LAK   18.8 309 307 20 290 Evan Bouchard EDM y 18.7 271 275 -19 291 Nicolas Roy CAR   18.6 274 277 -17 292 Carl Grundstrom LAK   18.6 303 NR 11 293 Dominik Simon PIT   18.5 383 260 90 294 Logan Brown OTT   18.5 277 279 -17 295 Boris Katchouk TBL   18.4 278 280 -17 296 Jordan Staal CAR   18.2 477 371 181 297 Devin Shore ANA   18.1 244 237 -53 298 Sammy Blais STL   18.0 328 327 30 299 Cody Eakin VGK   17.9 238 233 -61 300 Bryan Rust PIT   17.9 219 216 -81                                 April Player Team DEF? Rating March Feb Change 240 Corey Perry ANA   25.9 446 416 206 296 Jordan Staal CAR   18.2 477 371 181 210 Ryan Poehling MON   31.8 377 NR 167 230 Jean-Gabriel Pageau OTT   27.7 397 382 167 256 Ryan Strome NYR   23.3 404 402 148 271 Scott Laughton PHI   20.9 408 408 137 310 Travis Dermott TOR y 17.5 443 438 133 309 Rasmus Andersson CGY y 17.5 439 434 130 173 Jared McCann PIT   44.1 301 310 128 225 Tanner Pearson VAN   28.5 353 323 128                 April Player Team DEF? Rating March Feb Change 348 Brock Nelson NYI   15.0 150 159 -198 600 Thomas Vanek DET   -1.3 433 390 -167 474 Travis Zajac NJD   6.0 316 281 -158 496 Patrick Marleau TOR   5.1 354 354 -142 358 Ilya Kovalchuk LAK   14.5 225 227 -133 314 Jeff Petry MON y 17.0 182 193 -132 306 Wayne Simmonds NSH   17.7 175 187 -131 610 Jason Pominville BUF   -2.3 479 549 -131                 April Player Team DEF? Rating March Feb Change 281 Taro Hirose DET   19.9 NR NR NEW 324 Filip Chlapik OTT   16.6 NR NR NEW 344 Rocco Grimaldi NSH   15.5 NR NR NEW 369 Alexandre Texier CBJ   13.1 NR NR NEW 430 Erik Cernak TBL y 9.0 NR NR NEW 435 Calle Rosen TOR y 8.6 NR NR NEW 459 Joel Persson EDM y 6.8 NR NR NEW 465 Chad Krys CHI y 6.6 NR NR NEW 494 Travis Boyd WAS   5.2 NR NR NEW 500 Philippe Myers PHI y 4.9 NR NR NEW 518 Ian Mitchell CHI y 3.9 NR NR NEW 521 Joel L'Esperance DAL   3.8 NR NR NEW 545 Rasmus Sandin TOR y 2.7 NR NR NEW

    from All About Sports https://dobberhockey.com/hockey-home/hockey-rankings/top-300-keeper-league-skaters-april-2019/

It’s No. 1 Denver vs. No. 2 Minnesota Duluth for college hockey’s grand prize

CHICAGO — It’s No. 1 vs. No. 2, again. It’s the National Collegiate Hockey Conference regular-season champion against the NCHC tournament champion. It’s the two best teams from December, and now. It’s Denver and Duluth — fittingly. In a quintessential NCAA title game Saturday night at the United Center, the top-seeded Pioneers (32-7-4) take on the No. 2 Bulldogs of Minnesota Duluth (28-6-7) in a win-win situation for the Colorado Springs-based NCHC. The country’s most competitive conference had the country’s top-two ranked teams most of the season, and the sport’s final game of the season is a rematch of the two-game series at Magness Arena in December, when UMD was ranked No.1 and DU was No. 2. Denver coach Jim Montgomery, who is trying to become the fourth person to win an NCAA title as a player and head coach, summed up the rivalry in two words: “Fiercely respectful.” UMD, which won 3-1 in Denver on Dec. 10 to salvage a series split — the Pioneers won the opener 4-3 — is on an eight-game winning streak and 8-1-1 in its last 10 games. DU is 17-1 in its last 18 games, with the lone loss coming March 17 to North Dakota in the NCHC semifinals. The Bulldogs went on to beat North Dakota for the NCHC tournament championship. Denver routed Notre Dame 6-1 in Thursday’s national semifinals and is seeking its eighth national title. Minnesota Duluth, which scored in the final minute of regulation to beat Harvard 2-1 in the other semifinal, is vying for its second. “We all know how good and talented Duluth is,” Montgomery said before practice Friday at the United Center. “They’re a mentally tough team. They’re hard in all three zones. They don’t give you an inch. We know that. You’re going to have to go out and earn it. That’s why I think it’s going to be a great game.” Denver has advanced to its 11th national title game in relatively easy fashion. The Pioneers rolled over Michigan Tech (5-2) and Penn State (6-3) at the Midwest Regional in Cincinnati before Thursday’s blowout over the Fighting Irish. The Pios have outscored their three opponents 8-1 in the first period and built 5-0 leads against Michigan Tech and Notre Dame. The Bullodgs, on the other hand, have won three thrillers — beginning with 3-2 overtime wins against Ohio State and Boston University at the West Regional in Fargo, N.D. Forward Alex Iafallo scored with 27 seconds remaining to beat Harvard, which led 1-0 early. “Our team has certainly had their character tested a lot in the second half,” Bulldogs coach Scott Sandelin said. “We haven’t had any blowout games. But I think our guys have grown a little tighter together. I think that drive, when you start finding ways to win those games, continues to grow.” UMD will gets its first look playing against DU leading scorer Henrik Borgstrom, the freshman from Finland who missed the December series with an illness. “I saw those games. We lost one,” Borgstrom said. “It’s going to be good to play for it all against another NCHC team. It feels unreal to be here, so excited and don’t really know what to say right now.” Montgomery said his freshman’s influence could be big for the Pioneers. “Anytime you can inject one of the most talented offensive players in college hockey into a lineup that the opposing team hasn’t seen, it’s a benefit,” the coach said. “When you get on the ice (against Borgstrom), it’s a different world, especially for goaltenders.” But Denver is far from a one-dimensional offensive team. The Pioneers generally play four lines equally at even-strength and received two goals from their so-called fourth line Thursday. “Coach has the confidence to put out all four lines and our line just wants to go out there and contribute in whatever way we can,” said 23-year-old sophomore Colin Staub, a Colorado Springs product who assisted on goals by seniors Emig Romig and Evan Ritt against Notre Dame. “And last night we were fortunate enough to be able to get two goals, and it really helped our team get started with Romig’s first goal of the game. And that’s just what we want to provide.” Denver is equally impressive defensively — with junior goalie Tanner Jaillet and talented defensemen led by seniors Will Butcher and Matt VanVoorhis, juniors Adam Plant and Tariq Hammond and sophomore Blake Hillman. “They’ve got some great skill and shiftiness,” Sandelin said of DU’s blue line. “You’ve got to be careful. You can try and play really aggressive in their face, but they support the puck so well and those guys are pretty elusive that you’ve got to certainly play above the puck. Be aggressive when you can be. But just defensively you’ve got to be tight. And you’re going to have to weather some storms. They’re going to play in the offensive zone and they transition well. But in the offensive zone, they possess the puck, they move, they get five men involved in the attack, and obviously they’ve got some great guys to finish around the net.” NCAA Tournament, Frozen Four championship game/comparisons Minnesota Duluth (28-6-7) vs. Denver (32-7-4) Coach: Scott Sandelin (315-283-82, 17th year) … Jim Montgomery (101-47-11, fourth year) Goals/for: 3.37 3.47 Goals/against: 2.24 1.81 Power play: 19.8% 21.5% Penalty kill: 80.9% 84.1% Avg. height / weight: 6-1/196 5-11/182 Last five games: 5-0 4-1 Leading scorers: F Alex Iafallo, Sr. 20-30-50 … F Troy Terry, So. 22-21-43 F Adam Johnson, So. 18-19-37 … F Henrik Borgstrom, Fr. 22-21-43 F Joey Anderson, Fr. 12-24-36 …. F Dylan Gambrell, So. 13-28-41 D Neal Pionk, So. 7-26-33 …. D Will Butcher, Sr. 7-30-37 F Dominic Toninato, Sr. 16-13-29 … F Jarid Lukosevicius, So. 13-16-29 Starting goaltenders: Hunter Miska, Fr. 27-4-5, 2.17 GAA, .921 SP … Tanner Jaillet, Jr. 27-5-4, 1.83, .928

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2017 NCAA hockey tournament scores and bracket: Harvard, Minnesota-Duluth advance to Frozen Four

Oh, and Penn State scored ten goals.

We’d had 11 straight years with at least one No. 1 seed knocked out in the first round of the NCAA hockey tournament.

Make that 12.

Thanks to Notre Dame, Minnesota is headed home early. But that wasn’t the only notable game on the docket on Saturday. Half the Frozen Four is set!

Let’s recap.

But first, the bracket:

The Bracket

NCAA.com

Quarterfinals

No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth 3, Boston University 2 (OT)

Naturally, both teams that played into overtime on Friday played into overtime together on Saturday. The legs looked terribly weary on both sides, but it was one heck of a game.

Clayton Keller picked up where he left off on Friday, staking the Terriers to an early 1-0 lead with a goal in the first period. Minnesota-Duluth tied it up in the dying seconds of the frame with a goal from Alex Iafallo.

Joey Anderson assisted on that one, and he struck again with a goal of his own in the third. For a fleeting moment, it seemed Minnesota-Duluth would skate to the Frozen Four easily.

But BU didn’t go down without a fight: Patrick Harper ripped a laser over goalie Hunter Miska’s shoulder to send the game to overtime.

The extra frame didn’t last long, as Adam Johnson potted the game-winner just two minutes in to send the Bulldogs to the Frozen Four.

No. 1 Harvard 3, No. 3 Air Force 2

Like so many teams on Saturday, Harvard spent most of the game just trying to hang on to a dwindling lead.

Their three star forwards struck gold again: Alexander Kerfoot assisted on the opening goal, and Ryan Donato and Tyler Moy both scored in the second period to give Harvard a 3-0 lead. Then the Crimson just had to hold on.

Air Force scored twice before the second period ended: Brady Tomlak and Jordan Himley found the back of the net within about 15 seconds of each other.

But that was all the Falcons could muster, and Harvard advanced to play Minnesota-Duluth in the Frozen Four.

First Round Games

No. 4 Notre Dame 3, No. 1 Minnesota 2

For the better half of the game, the Golden Gophers played like the No. 1 seed they were. Connor Reilly staked Minnesota to a 1-0 lead in the first period, and Vinni Lettieri added another just 30 seconds into the second period to extend the lead.

Notre Dame needed a spark. They got one.

Notre Dame’s Cal Petersen caught Minnesota on a shift change, setting Andrew Oglevie free with an odd-man rush that he capitalized on. Less than a minute later, Anders Bjork tied the game.

Bjork struck again in the third, and that was all she wrote. Notre Dame scored the first big upset of the tournament and a date with UMass Lowell on Sunday.

No. 3 Penn State 10, No. 2 Union 3

So. Not much to recap here.

Though it should be noted: Penn State’s shot totals weren’t ridiculous. They only put 33 shots on net and still scored on ten of them. A remarkable opening tourney game in a remarkable year for the Nittany Lions.

No. 1 Denver 5, No. 4 Michigan Tech 2

The score makes this contest look closer than it actually was.

Tech was chasing the whole game after letting the Pioneers score five unanswered goals in the opening 27 minutes. Colin Staub scored two of those, and Michael Davies dished in two assists.

Two of Denver’s top NHL draftees got into the action as well: Will Butcher (Avalanche) scored and Henrik Borgstrom (Panthers) assested on the fifth goal.

Gavin Gould and Jake Lucchini scored to keep it somewhat close in the second, but Tech never could mount a sustained attack. Denver advances to play Penn State.

No. 2 Massachussetts-Lowell 5, No. 3 Cornell 0

Not much of a contest here. UMass-Lowell controlled play with their patented brand of grinding hockey, capitalizing on their scoring chances where Cornell could not.

Ryan Lohn had two goals in the win and Ryan Collins added two assists. UMass-Lowell plays Notre Dame on Sunday.

2017 VESTRY NOMINEE: COLIN BORGSTROM

01/10/2017

BY SJECWARRENTON

2017 VESTRY NOMINEE: COLIN BORGSTROM

My name is Colin Borgstrom and I have been a member of the Saint James’ family since 1994.  My wife Debbi and I have four children: Samantha (18), Sabrina (16), Zachary (12), and Nathaniel (10). Our family lives in Warrenton and I work for Oak View National Bank in Marshall.  

My wife and I move to Virginia from New Jersey in 1994 and were married in Saint James’ parish that year.  Over the years, I have been a part of numerous ministries: stewardship, food outreach, café, and audit committee, culminating in a term on the Vestry in the 2010-2012.  I have also been the church Treasurer in 2013 and 2014.  My family has been very active is establishing the Food for Friends ministry at SJ and using that platform to interact with several local food outreach organizations in Fauquier County.  I am also co-captain of the SJ summer co-ed softball team and current coordinator of the wood ministry for the church.

I am proud to be a part of Saint James’ community and the work that is being done here.  There is a strong movement of the Holy Spirit throughout our parish and church school that is changing lives.  I have seen this in the outreach done outside of our church walls and on the faces of those community members in need that we have helped by providing basic needs (food, warmth, education).

I would love to see the Saint James’ family continue to push forward into more community-based outreach that would allow each parish member the opportunity to experience the Holy Spirit through the act of giving back of the time, talent, and treasure granted to each of us.  I am ready to serve on the Vestry to help guide and shape Saint James’ for this and other missions yet to come.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve!

FIREWOOD MINISTRY EVENT – SAT OCTOBER 23 – 8 – 10AM

10/14/2021

BY SJECWARRENTON

FIREWOOD MINISTRY EVENT – SAT OCTOBER 23 – 8 – 10AM

Join us Saturday October 23 between 8am and 10am for our next firewood ministry event!  Several local groups and churches will be meeting on this date to continue firewood deliveries to more than 2 dozen families in Fauquier County to prep for cooler weather.  We need your help!

No experience necessary – we have a number of meaningful jobs available for all ages.

Specific needs this weekend include: 1)   Drivers and delivery helpers with trucks and trailers to make deliveries of seasoned firewood to designated households.  Further instructions and directions will be given at the wood collection site. 2)  Crews of 2-3 to split and stack the immense amount of wood rounds at the site to prep them for seasoning for winter – we use the five log splitters onsite and can train you for their use – if you can pull a lever, you can split wood! 3)  Volunteers to stack wood and move logs around the site and complete general clean-up.  This is a great job for kids! 4)  Do you have a chainsaw ?  We have many logs and long pieces of wood that need to be cut into 18-inch pieces for further splitting.

The collection site can be muddy, so wear boots and gloves.

Questions?  Need more info?  Please call SJEC firewood ministry coordinator Colin Borgstrom at 540-270-3285 (cell) or email [email protected] Directions to the collection site:

From the Warrenton Walmart, travel past the Walmart and Home Depot, heading to Brumfield Elementary School on Alwington Blvd.

At the stop sign in front of the school, continue straight (bearing to the left, away from the school)

Follow Alwington Blvd past the school and drive through the farm gate and past the community center – park in the designated parking lot

Trucks for deliveries can follow the dirt road up the hill to the firewood

SJEC FIREWOOD MINISTRY

09/03/2021

BY SJECWARRENTON

SJEC FIREWOOD MINISTRY

SJEC Firewood Ministry

Partnering with several local churches through the Fauquier Community Coalition, we continue to assist with providing over 130 deliveries of firewood to more than two dozen families in Fauquier County.  This ministry is oftentimes the only source of heat for these families and is a wonderful blessing with each delivery.  Our teams combine for a variety of tasks:  splitting and stacking the donated wood for seasoning at the firewood collection site behind Walmart in Warrenton; maintaining the wood collection site through multiple clean-up efforts; and delivering the seasoned firewood during the fall and winter months as requests come in.  There is a job for EVERYONE who comes out to the collection site, whether you are an experienced lumberjack (or jane!) or this is your first time joining us.

Our goals for this Fall and Winter:

We continue to work through the donated wood to prepare for the planned 130 cords of firewood delivered weekly beginning in early September.  We need volunteers to help split and stack wood on Saturday mornings as well as drivers on call to make deliveries on Saturdays and throughout the week.  

Mark your calendars – Future wood ministry events – 2nd and 4th Saturdays each month – watch the weekly newsletter and the church’s social media accounts for regular updates!

What we can’t do:

Due to lack of qualified and experienced volunteers as well as proper insurance, we cannot remove trees or wood or take down tree limbs from your property.

Ministry needs:

Do you have a truck or trailer to help us make deliveries? Even an hour a week can help!

Do you have a chainsaw and like to cut stuff up?  We always have large logs that need to be broken down to manageable size and can use your help!

High school students – are you looking for service hours?  We’re happy to sign off for your work – split/stack events are on Saturday mornings for up to 2 hours and are an easy way to gather a few more volunteer hours as your graduation date approaches!

Don’t just think this is “burly guy’s thing” (I don’t even own flannel!)  We can use help in a variety of ways, regardless of age or gender – come out and see for yourself!

Collection site is located at 650 Alwington Blvd, Warrenton, VA 20186 (behind Walmart and Brumfield Elementary School) For more information on this ministry and the needs we serve, please contact Colin Borgstrom at [email protected] or 540-270-3285 (cell).

ST. JAMES’ ADULT COED SOFTBALL- FIRST PRACTICE NIGHT

06/24/2021

BY SJECWARRENTON

ST. JAMES’ ADULT COED SOFTBALL- FIRST PRACTICE NIGHT

Like the sequel you didn’t know you needed, St. James’ Adult Coed Softball is back! After taking a year sabbatical (that’s what we’re going to call it), we’re ready to get back outside and play some ball! We had a great first practice night on Wednesday but we’re always looking for players – here’s some softball team general info:

Team is coed and players need to be age 14+.  This is slow-pitch softball; underhand pitch with an arc to the plate.

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!  Several of us have been coaches before and we’d love to help you learn the game.

We have extra equipment but it is recommended that you invest in a softball glove if you are with us for the long run.  Dick’s Sporting Goods in Gainesville or Rankins in town normally has a variety in stock.  Bring an aluminium bat if you have a favorite or use one of ours.  If you want to be speedy on the base paths, grab a pair of cleats as well (no metal cleats though).

Games are played as 1-hour double-headers, starting at 6:15pm and the second starting as close to 7:15pm as possible.  If you cannot make the first game, come on by and we’ll sub you in on the second.

Everyone plays both on the field and batting – no designated hitters.

We have a strike mat that ‘calls’ balls and strikes – no umpires.

It’s all about having fun and fellowship – many of us adjourn to Foster’s Grille in Warrenton for a post-game wrap up.

We’ve already arranged for some opponents – see the schedule below: Wed, June 30 – Fresta Valley

Wed, July 7 – PATH Foundation Interns

Wed, July 14 – Warrenton Presbyterian Church

Wed, July 21 – Oak View National Bank  

Future Games to be Scheduled (other Wednesdays in July and early August)  

Taylor Middle School in Warrenton (350 E Shirley Ave, Warrenton, VA 20186) We selected this field as there is a large playground in the far outfield for  young children and adults to play while the game is ongoing. Team Captains Mike Taylor (571-237-3344 cell)Colin Borgstrom (540-270-3285 cell) [email protected]

FIREWOOD MINISTRY CANCELLED ON JANUARY 25, 2020

01/24/2020

BY SJECWARRENTON

FIREWOOD MINISTRY CANCELLED ON JANUARY 25, 2020BY COLIN BORGSTROM

Cold rain in the forecast does not make for a delightful Saturday morning, so we will not be working at the firewood collection site on Saturday, January 25, 2020.

Mark your calendars for February 8 and 22 from 9-11am for our next split / stack event.

If you are interested in making firewood deliveries during the week and are NOT already getting the delivery request emails from Tom Williams, please let me know and we’ll add you to the distribution list.

Stay dry and warm this weekend!

Colin Borgstrom 540-270-3285

FIREWOOD MINISTRY • THANKS & UPDATE • DECEMBER 11, 2019

12/11/2019

BY SJECWARRENTON

FIREWOOD MINISTRY • THANKS & UPDATE • DECEMBER 11, 2019BY COLIN BORGSTROM, SENIOR WARDEN

What a great turnout from our volunteers at the firewood collection lot in Warrenton last Saturday!

There were more than volunteers throughout the morning; thank you to Dana MacKimmie, Rick Miller, Fr. Ben and Elliott Maas, James Wright, Patrick Heijmen, The Kiffney family, and all others I may have missed.

We completed a MAJOR project at the collection site that began back in the spring – see the attached pictures to see just how much firewood we have split and dispersed this year!  The new collection site is about 100 yards farther back on the property (you can just see the piles of wood on the hill in the ‘after’ picture.)

Our work is not done, however.

With the cold weather surrounding us, we continue to prepare wood on the site and make deliveries in to December.

We will be onsite the next two Saturdays, December 14 and December 21, from 9:00-11:00am.

We will be splitting and stacking wood using the four log splitters onsite and loading trucks for deliveries throughout Fauquier County.

Want to join in to help out our community?  Contact Sr. Warden Colin Borgstrom.

BREAKFAST SANDWICH MINISTRY • DECEMBER 2019

12/05/2019

BY SJECWARRENTON

BREAKFAST SANDWICH MINISTRY • DECEMBER 2019

Looking for an early morning opportunity to provide a hearty breakfast to your neighbors?  Each month, a small staff of volunteers make twelve-dozen hot ham and egg breakfast sandwiches and provide these to local residents standing in line at the Fauquier Food Coalition distribution at Warrenton United Methodist Church.  

We also send several dozen sandwiches along with other breakfast items to the Fauquier Family Shelter to provide those residents with an abundant breakfast.

We gather each month on the third Saturday at 7:00 am and are normally done by 9:00 am. Our next event is Saturday, December 21st.

If you are interested in joining us or would like more information on this project, please contact Greg Arthaud or Sr. Warden Colin Borgstrom.

PLEDGE CAMPAIGN UPDATE: NOVEMBER 27, 2019

11/27/2019

BY SJECWARRENTON

PLEDGE CAMPAIGN UPDATE: NOVEMBER 27, 2019

We are six weeks into our campaign and we have received over one-hundred pledges. Thanks to those who have made your pledge. The vestry is eager to pass a budget for 2020 once we reach our goal.

As of November 25th we have received 105 pledges totalling $407,589. In order to fully fund our projected 2020 budget we need to receive $536,325 in pledges by the end of this year.

If you have not pledged yet, please prayerfully consider what you can contribute to support our mission and ministry.

You can pledge online through your Realm Connect profile or by using the paper form you received in the mail or picked up at the church. You can drop your pledge card in the offering plate during a worship service or drop it by the church office.

If you would like a paper pledge form, please contact the church office.

Thanks to all who have already made a financial commitment to 2020.

If you have any questions about any aspect of the campaign, please speak to Fr. Ben or to Colin Borgstrom and Margy Thomas, our Senior- and Junior Wardens. They would be delighted to talk with you.