Winterfest Fundraiser

January 19th   Saturday 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Rummage Sale, Big Breakfast, Plant Sale and more!

Our Big Breakfast will be offered from 8AM until 10AM. This all-you-can-eat breakfast consists of scrambled eggs, sausage, biscuits, sausage gravy, pancakes with strawberry and whipped cream topping. Coffee and tea is also served – all for $7.00 per person. Come support the Civic Association with this great event! A volunteer signup sheet for this event is posted at the Civic Center.
Your donations for the Rummage Sale of household items, small appliances, tools, furniture, jewelry, collectibles, plants, flowers, are most welcome! 

Art and Craft vendors may rent table space - contact Ellie at 973-650-9168.

Proceeds from the Rummage Sale and Big Breakfast support the daily operations and activities offered at the Civic Center.  We are a non profit organization - we rely on fundraisers and our volunteers to keep our doors open! 

🤑50/50 Raffle - Extra Special - Month Long Ticket Sales

  We are holding a "Breakfast to Breakfast" Month-Long 50/50 Raffle!

Come to the Big Breakfast on January 19th and purchase your ticket(s)!

Come to the next Big Breakfast on February 16th and find out who wins!

Tickets: $10 donation for one ticket OR $25 donation for three tickets!  

Raffle tickets will be on sale from January 19 to February 16, 2019.  You do not need to be a member of the SJCCA and you do not need to be present on February 16th to claim your prize if you are the winner!

GOLDEN BRUSHERS WELCOME 2019 AT SJCCA!

Don't be shy! Come explore your artistic muse with SJCCA's painting group on Tuesday mornings at 10 A.M. in th colorful building on 4th and Lemon in St. James City.

Order of the Golden Brush, founded over 45 years ago by Gladys Stroud, continues to provide a supportive atmosphere for individuals wishing to play with paints and pencils.

Golden Brush is happy to sponsor 3 workshops in January on Tuesday afternoons from 1 to 4 P.M.  Check it out....

January 15... Guest artist, Nancy Lenz Barr, leads participants in decorating a magnetic board using alcohol ink. All materials will be provided, but feel free to bring extra embellishments such as sparkles, pictures, ribbons, shells, beads, buttons and bows!  Cost is $45.

Register/Information: Nancy Barr at 630-768-0194 email: zneln08@yahoo.com

January 22... Glass artist, Janet Sams leads a workshop using smashed glass. Create your masterpiece from broken repurposed glass on a 9 by 12 canvas. Learn to cut glass and to how to design your individual work. You can view Janet's work on her website.  All materials provided, but if you have colorful broken vases, etc. consider bringing them with your apron.    Cost is $55

Register/Information: Janet Sams at 859-948-1834 or Nancy Barr at 630-768-0194

January 29... Pine Island's own, Mel Meo, returns for an afternoon using acrylics. Learn Mel's techniques with "oops" paints and leave with your painting of a Pine Island Landscape. No previous experience necessary. All materials provided. Bring your apron. Cost is $45

Register/Information: LInda Selleck at 239-283-5207

Euchre - Our Euchre group is growing!  Former players are returning for the season and New players that signed up at Open House, learned about us from our Newsletters or the Pine Island Eagle. Couples, singles, beginners, old pros - everyone is welcome. Don't know how to play? We'll gladly teach you!  Come join us on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30PM. Contact Darlene Bender at 260-437-4392 or Jan Robertson at 239-282-1053 for more information. 

Book Club - We meet the second Monday of the month from 9:00-10:30 am.  Next meeting is January 14th and the discussion will center on Educated, by Tara Westover.

The Last Days of Night, by Graham Moore, will be discussed at the February 11 meeting.  You may join/ renew your membership at our meeting. Why join? In a nutshell, without members there would be no St James City Civic Association. Without the SJCCA, there would be no book club! Please bring a check, $25/ person for the 2019 year, Jan-Dec., and cash, $2/ member, $4/ member's guest, for each event.

In order to continue the newly instituted "2 month out" book choice, we need someone to offer 3 titles at our January meeting for the March discussion. Will you offer titles? Please email back to me to say you will!  Looking forward to seeing you - Carol Roscher carol.roscher@gmail.com

Activity Information

Book Club - second Monday each month - 9:00 - 10:30 am  Carol Roscher

Bridge: Mondays - Happy Islanders - 12:30 pm  Kay Winter / Mary Tobias

             Wednesday- Slambidders - 12:30 pm  Kay Winter (until Joyce Coryell returns)

             Fridays - Open Bridge - 7:00 pm  Bonnie Love

Bridge Lessons *NEW* - Wed 10:00 - 11:30 am for 6 weeks starts Feb 6th Kay Winter

Chess Club *NEW* - Sundays 10:00 am - Noon begins Jan 27 Gabrielle Solterra

Cribbage - Thursdays (Dec - Apr) 6:45 -  9:30 pm  Mike Mulder

Dominoes - Tuesdays 6:30 - 7:30 pm (currently full - call first) Fran Wolford

Island Crafters - Wednesdays 9:00 am - 12:00 pm  Ellie Fenyohazi

Euchre - Wednesdays 6:30 - 8:30 pm Darlene Bender / Jan Robertson

Exercise - Tuesday and Thursdays 8:30 - 9:30 am  Jodee McCollum

Line Dancing - Mondays 4:00 - 5:50 pm  Chris Miley

Mah Jongg - Thursdays 1:00 - 4:00 pm  BJ Skribiski

Ping Pong - Mondays  and Thursdays 9:00 - 11:30 am  Jim Sullivan

Photo Club - second & fourth Mondays Jan thru Mar (Nov&Dec see calendar) 6:30 - 8:00 pm Andy Bergsten

Shuffleboard - Tuesdays 9:00 am & Fridays 9:00 am  R Cleenput / Mike Schreibman

Yoga Jaime Boswell - Thursdays 10:30 - 11:45 am

Yoga Tune-Up with Michelle Jordahl - Mondays 11:00 - 12:00 am

Events and Gatherings

Big Breakfast - Nov 17, Jan 19, Feb 16 & Mar 9  Sat morning  Denny Dekker

Rummage Sale - Nov 17, Feb 16  Sat morning  Shelley McManus

Holiday Dinner - Dec 15, Saturday 11:30 am  

Spaghetti Dinner - Mar 5, Tuesday 4:00 pm  Ellie Fenyohazi

Concerts:   Uproot Hootenanny - Jan 6, Sunday 6:00 pm  Cindy Bickford

                       Dueling Pianos - Feb 17, Sunday 6:00 pm  Cindy Bickford

                       Duos & Duets - Mar 10, Sunday 6:30 pm  Cindy Bickford

Open House - Jan 6, Sunday 12:00  Carlos Gomez

Card & Game Party - Feb 13, Wednesday  Pat Johnsen

Photo Expo - Feb 22 / 23, Friday / Saturday  Andy Bergsten

Breastfest - Mar 9, Saturday  Jodee McCollum

Mah Jongg Tournament - Apr 13, Thursday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Mary Halbleib

Pickin' in the City -  1st & 3rd Sundays Jan-Mar 2:00 - 4:00 pm  Cindy Bickford

Golden Brush Workshops:  Linda Selleck

Nancy Barr - Alcohol Ink  Jan 15, Tuesday 1:00 pm

Janet Sams - Glass Art  Jan 22, Tuesday 1:00 pm

Mel Meo - Acrylics  Jan 29, Tuesday 1:00 pm

Jean Curley - Watercolor  Feb 19th, Tuesday 1:00 pm

Remember to bring your membership card with you to all activities and events.  If you paid your membership dues but did not receive your membership card, please check the "Membership Applications" bin next to the ladies room.  Unclaimed membership cards for 2018 and 2019 are in the bin - ask any board member or activity leader for help! 

Reminders and Clarifications

 <img height="22" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5e9922_4e761513980f4ced8ba00612716210b6.png_256" width="22"> If you have ideas, suggestions, pictures or articles for our newsletter, our website, or our Facebook page, please contact us!  We want to know how we are doing and if we can improve.  Feel free to share your news or celebrations with other members in our newsletter - Email: info@sjccapi.org

**Newsletters & Bulletins:  If you are a current member and provide us with your email address, we will add you to our email list!  Go to our website at the link below and select the "Newsletter" tab for the email and printable versions.  

**SJCCA Contact Information:  We have removed all personal phone numbers and email addresses for our board of directors, activity leaders, and event contacts from the public pages of our website.  A list of contact information is located on a new page that is private and can only be viewed by registered members of the SJCCA - click on the "Help" button below the "Members Only" tab for instructions.  We will continue to post contact information on the bulletin board at the Civic Center if you do not wish to register as a member on the website.  Inactive members and the public can complete the "Contact Us" section on our website and their inquiry will be forwarded to the appropriate contact person.

**A Members Only page was created to provide our members with information such as financial reports and minutes to board/association meetings.  To access the Members Only page you must first "Sign Up" to be approved as a valid Member of the SJCCA. Once approved, you need to "Log In" each time you enter the Members Only page. For Help - click on the "Help" button below the Members Only menu tab.