Summer 2026 Number 13

September 3, 2026

The funeral service for Barbara Ketchum,

beloved St. James parishioner who died on July 15th, will be held in the Chapel Today Thursday, September 3rd at 10:00 AM



Final High Season Sunday This Week

This Sunday is our last service of the season with Tracey, our Priest-in-Charge, and Peter, our Chapel Musician. It has been another rich and engaging summer, and we thank them for all of that, and also for the off-season work of planning music and scheduling guest preachers. 

There will be a spoken Sunday morning Eucharist at 9:30 for each of the next two Sundays. On Sept 13, the Rev. Brenda Hussen, retired Rector of St. James, Madison Avenue NYC, joins us. On Sept 20, the Rev. Priscilla Wood, retired Rector of St. Andrews, Framingham MA, will close the season with us.  

This Week's Preacher:

The Very Rev. Tracey Lind

Priest-In-Charge

This is Tracey's last Sunday of the 2026 summer season before she heads home to Ann Arbor, MI.



8:30 AM Patio Conversation

9:30 AM Worship with Holy Eucharist



This Week’s Patio Conversation

Faith In The Future:

A Report From The Institute For The Future

8:30 AM

Fall is in the air. So is change. The Institute for the Future is the longest running, and one of the most respected, future research groups in the world, with a remarkable track record for accuracy. In 2008, the Institute for the Future created a custom forecast for the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes (now called The Episcopal Parish Network). I was part of that effort and used its findings to help guide discussion and decision making at Trinity Cathedral, my congregation in Cleveland, Ohio. In 2025, the Diocese of Texas, one of the largest and fastest growing diocese in the Episcopal Church, commissioned the Institute for the Future to make a new 10-year forecast.

In this week’s patio conversation and sermon, we will explore these two forecasts and consider how they might inform our individual lives and the life of the churches, businesses, organizations, governments and communities in which we find ourselves. Please join us at 8:30 for the last patio conversation of the summer.

Thank You All!

St. James the Fisherman relies on the generous contributions of time and talent by many volunteers. Here's a shout-out of thanks to all of them:

Emily Ingalls for the weekly e-newsletter;

Stewart Wood for the weekly worship bulletin;

Mary Blocher for the website updates;

Pat Penza for refreshing our Facebook page;

Holiday Houck for lay ministry coordination,

Harriet Blanchard and the Altar Guild for setting the table; Jennifer Lord for flowers;

and, various vestry members for serving as Sunday house managers.

Thank you to all who read a lesson or prayers or served as a Eucharistic minister this season. This year, two dozen people volunteered for these vital roles in our worship.

Thanks to the patio punch preparers (and servers of Oreos), including our youngest volunteer, Charlotte Pontbriand, age 8.

And specific thanks go to members of the Wednesday music group: Harriet Blanchard, Jen Daly, Alex Glowacki, Tom Hurwitz, Emily Ingalls, Stephen Powell, Barbara Reed. Madison Riley, and Stewart Wood. We thank them for their varied offerings during communion.

What To Do With Your Leftover Food

If you are cleaning out your pantry in the next few weeks, please bring non-perishable, unopened, packaged foods to the chapel and we will get them to the Wellfleet Food Pantry. The Pantry is an annual recipient of one of our outreach grants. 

Photo: Janet Vincent

Mark Your Calendar

Next week’s preacher will be the Rev. Brenda Husson, retired rector of St. James Episcopal Church, Manhattan.

Looking for a newsletter volunteer for next summer to prepare and send this weekly newsletter. Please speak with Tracey or Emily on Sunday if you are interested, or email:

THE CALENDAR

Photo: Janet Vincent

Your Generosity Makes a Difference!

For most of our 70+ years, St. James the Fisherman has supported community programs and local services through outreach grants. Last year, we gave $40,000 to 18 nonprofit organizations that serve year-round residents and seasonal workers. 

Your contribution to the Chapel matters. Once again this year, we hope to give away 50% of our annual revenue.

 The need is great; help us with your support. 

The Chapel of

St. James the Fisherman

The Very Rev. Tracey Lind, Priest-in-Charge

Stewart Wood, Warden

Peter Kosewski, Musician