From the Rector Christmas Eve & At Home Holy Communion We hope you will join us for our streaming Christmas Eve Candlelight & Carols Holy Eucharist at 5:00 pm on December 24. It won’t be what we’re used to, but we’re hoping to make it special by filming it in our beautifully decorated sanctuary, including…
From the Rector – Supporting St. James’ Thrift Shop Today I have two asks for you – prayer and action. First, please keep our Thrift Shop Manager Sandy Baker in prayer as she faces some serious health issues (not COVID related). Please also keep our dedicated staff (Becki, Sergio, Jeanne, and Ed), and the volunteers who…
From the Rector In Person & Online Worship ~ 2 Services Begin This Sunday Beginning this Sunday we transition back to two services. We will gather at 8:30 am outside for Holy Eucharist in the Memorial Garden and field (more details on that below), and at 10:30 am we will gather on Zoom and livestream…
From the Rector New weekly Bible study begins next week As I preached about last Sunday, in this time when we are fasting from the sacrament of holy communion because of social distancing measures, perhaps we are called to more fully feast on the sacrament of the Word. It is my hope that by beginning…
Vestry Our Vestry Retreat last weekend was filled with laughter, scripture, moments of silence and good discussion. The following were lifted up to be an Officer/Liaison of the Vestry: Ty Conlon – Jr. Warden Dave Rak – Clerk Andrew Gobien – Thrift Store Liaison Vivian Carden – Nursery School Liaison Jeannie Pellicier – Outreach Liaison…
Vestry You might have noticed some visitors that attended our October 27th service – BUCKETS! Yes, we had buckets out to catch the drips coming from the sanctuary ceiling. Fortunately, this has been remedied. Jim Bullington and his company stripped the old caulk from around the windows on the west side of the portico and…
On July 1st Rev. Kristin announced that St. James’ would become a charter organization for the Boy Scouts of America and that I would be joining as the Scoutmaster of the new Boy Scout Troop. In conversations with the church and local scouting leadership, I shared a vision of the troop being an inclusive environment where…
Yesterday we shared the news that St. James’ is becoming a new Charter Organization for the Boy Scouts of America. We are hopeful that Troop 829 will launch here this fall! How did this emerge at St. James’? A few months ago we were approached by the District Executive for the Baltimore Area Council of…