Presiding Bishop Curry’s Christmas Message 2020 Joy to the world! The Lord is come. In your hearts, in your homes, in your lives, prepare him room. Joy to the world! The Lord is come: let earth receive her King; let every heart prepare him room, and heaven and nature sing. Perhaps like me, you’ve sung…
Vestry The Vestry would like to thank everyone that came out for our Stewardship Drive-Thru or made a pledge prior to this. As of today, we have 34 pledges. If you did not have a chance to drive by on Sunday, do not despair! You can still mail in your pledge, drop it in our…
Vestry Stewardship packets were mailed out earlier this week and I hope you’ve had a chance to read through yours. Our Stewardship campaign, “Faith-Filled Generosity” begins this Sunday with a live speaker at our 8:30 service and a video at our 10:30 Zoom service. I am looking forward to hearing these testimonials as they help…
Vestry August at St. James always seems like a sleepy month – many folks are on vacations or focused on preparing their children to start school. But, many parishioners and committees are busy preparing for this fall. The Sunday School teachers recently had discussions with parents to envision what classes could look like this fall.…
Vestry Compassion Camp This week, approximately 16 children from St. James’ and St. Andrews’ Episcopal Churches are attending the first Virtual VBS Compassion Camp. You’re probably asking “How does this work?” Honestly, we weren’t sure either at the beginning of the week!! But, I can say with confidence, it is a huge success! What a joy it…
Vestry It has been over three months since St. James’ has held a church service in our church building – there are times it seems like 3 weeks and other times like an eternity! Your Vestry, the Nursery Board and the Thrift Board have continued to hold Zoom meetings each month (and Vestry more often)…
Vestry Although our church building has been empty, there are still bills to be paid and new contracts to be made. Due to our current electric contract expiring in June, it was time to negotiate a new one. Thank you to Jane Barger who researched a new broker for our utilities. This new broker, CQI,…
From the Rector & Vestry St. James’ Financial Update As we continue to navigate all the changes necessitated by this pandemic, we want to keep you informed as to how we are stewarding St. James’ financial resources in order to fulfill our obligations and take care of the amazing people who work at our church,…
Vestry There is a lot of news from Vestry this month so grab a comfy chair and a cup of coffee to read on! At the Annual Business Meeting this past Sunday, we voted in 3 new members to Vestry. Welcome to Matt Kastel, Dave Rak and Vivian Carden. We are so thankful for their…
Vestry This year we have 4 members of the Vestry rotating off: Susan Straus, Ave Smith, Chris Richard and Jeannie Pellicier. We thank them for their 3 years of time and service to the church. After reviewing the 2020 nominations, we are pleased to announce that Dave Rak and Matt Kastel will be joining the…