Stewardship As we celebrate this Advent season, please take notice of our Stewardship goal as you enter the Sanctuary. Your prayers are appreciated in helping us reach our goal so that St. James’ can continue to shine our light through our community. The work on St. James’ 2020 Budget has begun and, at the Vestry…
From the Rector – For Heroic Service O Judge of the nations, we remember before you with grateful hearts the men and women of our country who in the day of decision ventured much for the liberties we now enjoy. Grant that we may not rest until all the people of this land share the…
From the Rector – St. Francis & the Blessing of the Animals This Sunday you’re invited to bring your pets to church! Whether they’re cats, dogs, reptiles, birds, or guinea pigs (or anything else), bring them for a blessing and for the sheer joy of worshipping God with all creation. This custom developed in remembrance…
Vestry Over the last couple of months, St. James has hosted several social events that I hope you’ve been able to participate in. It’s hard to make time for everything, but some of the reasons I enjoy these activities is the opportunity to hear peoples’ stories: what are their hobbies? how did they meet their…
From the Rector – Attend to the breath The Beloved knelt down and scooped dust up from the earth and bent down and kissed that dirt, laid tender lips on yours and breathed into you and there you are, dirt breathing, breathing God. Attend to the breath… The image of attending to the breath from the poem above,…
Rector – Grace & Grub Dinner Fellowship We’re putting on the grub! An ad hoc group of people passionate about building up fellowship and ways we can care for one another as a family at St. James’ has come up with some ideas for new ministries, the first of which – Grace & Grub dinners – will begin next month.…
From the Rector All Saints and All Souls, A Celebration of Faith and Remembering Almighty God, you have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord: Give us grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those ineffable…
From the Rector – Will You Serve With Us Next Summer? Summer just ended, but we’re already planning for next years’ service trips! As many of you heard in the reflections offered the Sunday we returned, and saw with our slideshow presentation, we had a very meaningful trip to St. Timothy’s Outreach Center in July.…
Rector – Kick-Off Sunday After a summer of worshipping together and taking rest, this Sunday we’ll return to two services (8:30 am & 10:30 am) and kick off the program year. The highlight of Kick-Off Sunday will be our Ministry Fair at 9:30 am. Come check out all the ministries we have at St. James’,…
Rector – Appalachia Reflections Not quite a week home from our trip to Barnes Mountain in Kentucky and I am still reflecting on our time there – the work we did, the people we met, how we created community, and where God was in all of it. Some of you heard several of our youth…