Adult Formation Season Begins

Sept. 22, Oct.13, Nov.10 & 17, 9:00 am, Parish Hall

4-Week Study of Job

How do I help a loved one who is grieving? Why do bad things happen to good people? How do we make sense of a chaotic and unpredictable world?

The Formation Hour returns with a four-week study of the biblical character of Job. The series will follow Richard Rohr’s book Job and the Mystery of Suffering.

Rohr will help us see how Job’s story is not only about suffering and pain, but also about restoration and joy.

The series will be led by Rev. Abby, Rev. Mark, and Teresa Hixson. All are welcome to join.

Compline-by-Candlelight

Sunday, Sept. 22, 7:00 pm

Compline-by-Candlelight

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.

Celebrations of Giving (or Pimm's Parties)

September 21 & 27, 5:00 - 7:00 pm, Rectory

Once again we are having our annual "Celebrations of Giving" or Pimm's Parties at the Rectory. All who have participated in the financial life of the church will be receiving an invitation in the mail. The festivities will all be taking place outdoors in the rectory's beautiful garden. Please RSVP to walter@sjbts.org by selecting one of the dates above and saying how many will be in your party. THANK YOU!

Congregational Meetings

Sunday, Sept. 29, after the 8:00 and 10:00 services

There will be two congregational meetings on September 29th. One will be after the 8:00 am service, the other will follow the 10:00 am service. These are important meetings when the new Mission Action Plan, on which the Vestry have been working for several months, will be shared. Please do come if you can, it is important that everyone has the chance to not only hear about plans for the future, but also has the chance to comment and offer feedback. Mark

Children & Youth

Sunday, Sept. 22

• All children + youth meet at the 10:00 for worship.
• Children's Chapel (4k-5th grades) leave after the Gospel reading for story (Godly Play story: Job) craft, and feast in the Godly Play Room.
• NEW BABY Nursery(0-1yr)/TODDLER Nursery(1-3 yrs)/Family room open 9:45-11:45 for story, craft, and feast. Come see our new spaces (next door to Godly Play Room). Feel free to enter/exit through our door of Silverado-ushers to help!
• Youth Group (6th-12th grades) not meeting on 9/22. Next Youth Group: Sunday, 9/29 for Boat/Bay Day! Register today.

Congregational Meeting 9/29: Children+youth will be playing games and eating ice cream in the Parish Hall during the 11:00 congregational meeting. Pickup will be in the Parish Hall. 

Yearly Registration for Children & Youth:

Please register your children and youth with this QR code or LINK.

To participate in any Sunday activity, this form (that includes the yearly waiver) must be filled out! Thanks!

Feast of St. Francis and Blessing of the Animals

Sunday, Oct. 6, 10:00 am service

Join us for St. Francis Day with the Blessing of the Animals during the 10:00 am Morning Prayer Service in church. Invite your friends! Activities and treats for the animals at coffee hour. All creatures great and small are welcome. (Children will remain in the service.) Lisa Rothstein, our resident “animal” illustrator, will be offering pet portraits after the service, as well.

Though the 10:00 am service will not include Holy Communion, reserved sacrament will be offered in the chapel immediately following the service.

Diocesan Youth Broomball 9/20

Friday, Sept. 20, 11:45 pm - Sept. 21, 1:00 am

Youth in grades 6-12 are invited to share an evening of fun and laughter with young people from around the diocese. 

Please rsvp to by filling out THIS FORM as soon as possible to secure your spot. Space is limited and is first come, first serve!

• What: Broomball! (Think ice hockey with sneakers instead of skates and brooms instead of sticks.)
• Where: UTC Ice Rink
• When: September 20th @ 11:45 p.m.- September 21st @1:00 a.m.
• Who: Youth in grades 6-12
• Cost: $10 per person

Sunday Sermon

Sunday, Sept. 15

Gather, Transform, Send

With inspiration from Bishop Susan, the Rev. Dr. Mark Hargreaves and the vestry have decided to use “Gather, Transform, Send” as inspiration for our mission action plan going forward. See how this Sunday’s gospel reading shows Jesus doing the same with his disciples.

Watch or read the sermon HERE.

Bodhi Tree Concerts Returns to St. James with a Kurt Weill Cabaret

Saturday, Sept. 21, 7:00 pm. Parish Hall

Journey through the remarkable music of Kurt Weill in the Parish Hall transformed into the dark world of a Weimar cabaret. Experience well known songs, such as 'Mack the Knife' and 'Alabama Song', as well as not so well known - yet equally brilliant. All bound to surprise, delight, and take us back to a time in history, that we cannot repeat. Art imitates life imitates art. The concert features vocalists Tzytle Steinman, Danielle Perrault, Jonathan Nussman, and Walter DuMelle, with pianist Yewon Lee and accordionist Mark Danisovszky. For tickets and more information: bodhitreeconcerts.org. Concert to benefit The Monarch School.

RefugeeNet Offers a Benefit Concert

Saturday, Sept. 28, 5:30pm, Good Samaritan



RefugeeNet, an Episcopal church organization served by our Outreach Committee, is having a benefit concert on Saturday, September 28th. The concert is being presented by ROOTS (Refugee Children's Organization of Technology and Science}, a

student club at the Bishop's School and will be held at the Good Samaritan Episcopal Church, 4321 Eastgate Mall, San Diego, CA 92121.

The evening will showcase classical pieces such as Hungarian Dance No. 5 by Brahms, The Swan by Saint-Saens and traditional African music, arranged and performed by Matrida Boazi, resident Music Director at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, accompanied

by the St. Luke’s Choir. A reception in the courtyard will follow.

Tickets can be purchased in advance HERE .

A limited number of tickets may be purchased at the door.

Adult (18+yrs) $20, STUDENT (6-17 yrs) $10, CHILD (0-5yrs) Free