News from St. James - Jan. 4, 2023

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Creating opportunities for faith in God

to be discovered, renewed and

put into action

Compline-by-Candlelight

Sunday, Jan. 8, 7:00 pm, Church

Drawn from the most contemplative of the monastic offices begun in the middle ages, Compline-by-Candlelight offers music from Gregorian Chant and early polyphony to the contemporary music of modern mystics. An offering of thanksgiving and a plea for peace, the voices of the Schola Cantorum of St. James, an all-professional choir of 12 voices, continues this tradition of night-prayer as an offering of tranquility for the whole community. Compline-by-Candlelight is a brief 25-minute service offered in St. James Church.

Upcoming Adult Forums

Sundays, Jan. 15 & 22, 9:00 am, Parish Hall/Zoom

"The Minor Prophets - Responding to Crisis and Suffering."

Fr. Mark will guide us in looking at the 12 books that come at the end of the Hebrew Scriptures. In particular, we will focus on the short books of Joel and Habakkuk.

Adult forum will be on hiatus till January 15th.

Outreach Sunday Information Fair

Sunday, Jan. 15, 11:00 am

Outreach Sunday celebrates St. James' engagement with neighbors in need. Following the 10:00 am service on the front lawn, representatives from partner agencies will be eager to greet St. James parishioners and acknowledge St. James' support for their work.

It's always a joy to meet these people in person.

New Photo Gallery for Advent & Christmas

Enjoy scrolling through the photos from Advent and Christmas; including the Chrismas Bazaar, the visit of St. Nicholas, the Christmas Pageant, a Festival of Lessons & Carols, Christingle making, and Christmas Eve.

Click HERE to see them all.

Save the Date for Annual Meeting

Sunday, Jan. 22, 11:15 am, Church/Livestream

“Come One, Come All” to this informative and

important yearly event of our Parish family starting

immediately following the 10am service (about

11:15 am) in the church. New Vestry and Diocesan

Delegates will be elected, and we'll hear about our

year in review. A link for online participation will

soon be made available on our website.

Organ Unloading

Monday, Jan. 23, 9:30 am - all day

Final Organ Installation Begins

The final delivery of pipes and hardware for our new pipe organ is nearly here, and just like last time, everybody is invited to help unload the large semi-truck. It will arrive during the night, and we will spend all day on Monday, January 23rd filling the church with all its contents. We will begin around 9:30am, and the process will take the whole day. So, come for all or part of the day any time. It will be a fun, once-in-a-lifetime experience to see all the inner parts of the new organ. Once they are installed in the organ chambers, we won’t do this again in our lifetimes!

Interfaith Shelter Volunteers Needed

Jan. 3 - Jan 14, 2023, Parish Hall

Our Guests Have Arrived!

The period for St. James to host the county-wide Interfaith Shelter has begin! It will run January 3rd - 14th in the Parish Hall.

As of this week, there are still 14 slots for volunteers to fill as overnight hosts. SIGN UP HERE

There are also slots for preparing meals and other tasks. Please help St. James continue with its participation in this important outreach program. Prayerfully consider signing up today. READ MORE HERE

Sermons

Sermons Online

Sunday, Jan. 1, Feast of the Holy Name

Your Name Here

On the Feast of the Holy Name, the Rev’d D. Rebecca Dinovo asks you to think on your name, what it means, and how your life may be revealed in it. She suggests we ask God “…to be revealed to you in new ways – and to reveal your purpose in new ways – so that God’s Name may be praised in you.”

Read and Watch here