In this week's edition of the eNews:

- The next St. PJ's Jazz Collective Concert: September 1

- August 28: "Club Lost" with IONNE (Maurice Harris)

- News from the Wider Church: Pope Leo quotes Bob Dylan, Texas faith leaders condemn ICE killings, Episcopal ballet, and more

- This Sunday at St. PJ's: Holy Eucharist

• Cycles of Prayer
• Video: Last Sunday's Service and Sermon

- There's Always More...

The next St. PJ's Jazz Collective Concert:

Tuesday, September 1, 7 p.m.

The St. PJ’s Jazz Collective will play two more concerts this year: Tuesday, Sept. 1, and Friday, Dec. 4.

Get your tickets for September 1 now, and invite your friends!

August 28: "Club Lost" with IONNE

From St. PJ's member Dr. Maurice Harris, aka the artist "IONNE":

Club Lost: A Music. Dance. Poetry. Social Experience.

August 28, 2026

7:00pm - 9:00pm

Lost in New Haven

80 Hamilton St., New Haven, CT

Club Lost is a one-night music, dance, visual art, poetry, and social experience. IONNE (Maurice Harris) will perform a continuous DJ/live-song set featuring deep house, melodic house, and progressive house, along with two new original works connected to the 250th anniversary of the United States. The evening will also feature spoken word by New Haven Poet Laureate Yex and performances and artwork by several other New Haven artists.

The event is designed as an immersive, all-ages evening where guests can enjoy music and performances, move through the museum, see visual art, and spend time together in community.

IONNE has generously offered St. PJ's members the discount code CLUBLOST10, which provides 10% off orders of up to four tickets.

More information and tickets are available here: https://www.lostinnewhaven.org/events/clublost

In the picture: IONNE Live at Lost in New Haven with Trevor Babb and Dylan Rowland, January 24, 2026. Photo by: Kasaad Bullock/The Collective NHV.

News from the Wider Church: Pope Leo quotes Bob Dylan, Texas faith leaders condemn ICE killings, Episcopal ballet, and more

- [CT Mirror] CT officials say ICE is active at Bradley International Airport: https://ctmirror.org/2026/07/24/ice-immigration-customs-enforcement-bradley-international-airport-ct/

- [ENS] Episcopal priest’s Faith on Pointe course combines spirituality with ballet: https://episcopalnewsservice.org/2026/07/24/episcopal-priests-faith-on-pointe-course-combines-spirituality-with-ballet/

- [ENS] Washington National Cathedral to host funeral for South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham: https://episcopalnewsservice.org/2026/07/21/washington-national-cathedral-to-host-funeral-for-south-carolina-sen-lindsey-graham/

- [RNS] Texas faith leaders condemn ICE deaths: https://religionnews.com/2026/07/22/this-isnt-a-peacekeeping-initiative-this-is-a-terror-campaign-texas-faith-leaders-condemn-ice-deaths/

- [RNS] ‘It's a sin if you do not vote’: Progressive National Baptists urge midterm turnout: https://religionnews.com/2026/07/23/its-a-sin-if-you-do-not-vote-progressive-national-baptists-urge-midterm-turnout/

- [NCR] Pope Leo quotes Bob Dylan song in book foreword calling for nuclear disarmament: https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/pope-leo-quotes-bob-dylan-song-book-foreword-calling-nuclear-disarmament

- [Texas Tribune] South Texas nun detained by ICE faces uncertain future in U.S.: https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/23/ice-detained-south-texas-nun/

- [Sojourners] This Foreign Policy Is a Rejection of Jesus' Teaching: https://sojo.net/sojoshare/NTE5NTJ8MjM4NzE1fDE3ODUwMjgyMjh8MTc%3D

Come 10:30 a.m. tomorrow, Sunday, July 26, the ninth Sunday after Pentecost. Rev. Nathan will preach and celebrate Holy Eucharist.

Children's Sunday School is on summer break until September.

Serving this Sunday:

Sunday

10:30 a.m.

Jazz Service

In-person and online

Wednesday

12:30 p.m.



Quiet Communion

In-person only

Thursday

12:30 p.m.



Midday Prayers

In-person only

Cycles of Prayer and St. PJ's Prayer List

In the Episcopal Church in Connecticut cycle of prayer for July 26, we pray for Christ Church, Ansonia, and for St. Paul’s Parish: St. Paul’s Church with Christ Church Chapel, Bantam; and for postulants & candidates for Holy Orders, and the Commission on Ministry & its members.

In the Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer, we pray for the Anglican Church of Australia

On the St. PJ's prayer list, we pray for Doug Parker, Calvin Griffin, the Rev. Walter MacNutt, Kevin Gerbe, Leota Tucker, Edwina Johnson, Cynthia King, Paul D'Agostino, Tiras Jaske, Uli Mackert and family, Charlie & Bridget Farrell, Alyce, Pam, Stephen Lett, Vanetta Lloyd, Marietta D'Albero, Marietta Coppola, Alexandra Sanseverino, Dr Milton Coke, Pam Yesner, the Rev. Carl Scovel, Karl Mini, Margaret Perry, Ryan Welch, Kyle Park, Fr. Tom, George Moore, A.J. Crosby, Joan Farrell, Sharyn Kessler, Michael Montenegro, Meryl Tate Triplett, Tom Olds, Dawn Magliulo, the Gilder Family, Carolyn Wigley, Wendy McLeod, Anne Cheney, Sandy Sanford, Judy Hopkins, Cotton Burlingame, Deacon Felix Rivera, Marie Blake, Hossna, Peter Loden, Shujin Zhang, Veronica Holcomb & family

✠ Birthdays: Isis Jaske (7/25), Janie Lange (07/29), Leota Tucker (08/01), Juhani Jaske (08/01)

✠ Anniversary: Diana and Rev. Nathan Empsall (07/23)

✠ Deceased: Richard Holcomb (7/22)

VIDEO: Last Sunday's Service and Sermon

Last week was the seventh Sunday after Pentecost. Bill Evans officiated Morning Prayer, with a sermon from Kelly Park.

If you either missed or want to revisit last Sunday or other recent Sundays at St. PJ's, you can find the recorded livestream on our Facebook and/or YouTube pages.

There's always more...

Please remember that there is a blue Lost & Found bin in the church office.

If you would like to submit an item for consideration in the eNews or bulletin announcements, please let Rev. Nathan know at revnathan@stpaulstjames.org by next Wednesday afternoon.

Please contact Monifa Atkinson in the church office at office@stpaulstjames.org or (203) 562-2143 if you are interested in receiving more information about any of the following:

- Renting space at St. PJ's for your next party, meeting, concert, wedding, or other event. More info at the St. PJ's website here >>

- Volunteering with St. PJ's

- Adding a name, birthday, or anniversary to the St. PJ's prayer list

- Arranging pastoral care needs

- Purchasing grocery-store gift cards to benefit St. PJ's

- Reserving a place in the St. PJ's columbarium or purchasing a plaque on the Memorial Wall

St. PJ's Staff and Contacts

Administrative Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - Noon

Priest Office Hours: Tuesday - Thursday by appointment

office@stpaulstjames.org

(203) 562-2143

• Priest-in-Charge: The Rev. Nathan Empsall, revnathan@stpaulstjames.org, (203) 278-9199
• Administrative Director: Monifa Atkinson, office@stpaulstjames.org
• Sexton: Sammy Rodriguez
• Children's Sunday School: Sarah Hill
• Interim Director of Music: Dylan Rowland
• Tech and Music Intern: Dontae James
• Vestry: Bill Evans (co-warden), Juhani Jaske (co-warden), David Hill (treasurer), Maggie King (clerk), Maurice Harris, Pam Sayre, Vanetta Lloyd, Lynne Severance, David Boyer, Roni Holcomb