THIS SUNDAY - Godly Play in the Parish Hall Godly Play, a fun class for our St. James children, will be every 1st and 3rd Sunday during 10:30am service! Parents may drop off their children ages 3 and up at Godly Play in the Parish Hall before 10:30AM service for a child-focused lesson. Children under the age of 3 may attend with a trusted adult. Two adult volunteers will be present, and parents will be asked to sign a consent form. Children will be returned to their parents in the church by...
7 days ago • 1 min read
Confirmation Class Underway - You Can Still Join There’s still time to join Confirmation class which continues this coming Tuesday night! I am teaching a four-session confirmation class and three dates remain: August 11, 25, and September 1. These classes will meet on Tuesday nights on Zoom at 7 PM in the evening and will last one hour. Please email me if you would like to participate! This class can lead to confirmation or reception into the church if you have already been confirmed...
14 days ago • 2 min read
Festive St. James' Day Last Sunday Last Sunday we enjoyed a special day of hellos, goodbyes and celebration. Our interim director of music, Bruce Neswick, joined us for one final service; incoming director of music Chris Caruso-Lynch stepped on board in his new role; longtime church member Monica Watters celebrated a big birthday in style; and last but not least, the feast day of our patron saint, James the Greater. A HUGE thank you to the St James Men’s Group for funding the taco truck again...
21 days ago • 2 min read
St. James Day this Sunday, July 26 Every year on the final weekend of July, we celebrate our patron saint, St. James! This year we will again enjoy a visit from our favorite taco truck and celebrate with cake. If you’d like to bring something, salads, and fruit salads are most welcome! In the past, we have gathered on the St. James school field; however, this year, we will stay cool in our own parish hall with overflow into the courtyard! Be sure to join us for a festive summer lunch! This...
28 days ago • 1 min read
TONIGHT! Shabbat with Mother Kate Join Mother Kate+ for a Summer Shabbat under the stars at Wilshire Boulevard Temple!Tonight from 6:00pm to 8:00pm Tickets available here. Godly Play in the Parish Hall Starting this Sunday, July 19th, Godly Play, a fun class for our St. James children, will be every 1st and 3rd Sunday during 10:30am service! Parents may drop off their children ages 3 and up at Godly Play in the Parish Hall before 10:30AM service for a child-focused lesson. Children under the...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
This Sunday - a return visit from Carlos Rodriguez of LA Voice Over the past year here at Saint James, our concern has grown for the safety of our community because of ICE raids. One of our own vestry members is currently still in a detention center, and we worry about the safety of our vulnerable soup kitchen guests. And so, we have been developing a relationship with a faith based organization called LA Voice to help us learn more about how we can help. This Sunday, immediately following...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Happy Fourth of July! Soup Kitchen Seeks New Kitchen Stove! Cooking is at the heart of all the kindness and community that flows from Soup Kitchen. But that very cooking has been increasingly frustrated by a faulty stove in the kitchen right now. So. After careful consideration and consultation with pros whose business is cooking, our Kitchen Cooks are ready to buy new. Total cost: $13K. Can you help? Kitchen Volunteers are getting the message out through friends and family. Your support will...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Word Cup Traffic June 28 Please leave extra time… Soup Kitchen Open House! We're holding an Open House on Saturday evening, June 27, 5pm to 7pm, in the same place we do Soup Kitchen. The goal: enlarge our community of supporters. Casual, fun, includes snacks, tours, art, maybe even a little music. Join us if you can, invite your friends. Click here to RSVP for the Open House This Sunday June 28 Father Jon’s Last Service Fr. Jon Feuss has been appointed Canon to the Ordinary by our...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Word Cup Traffic June 21, June 28 Please leave extra time… St. James Pride Month Discussion To celebrate Pride Month, you are invited to join Matt Wallace and Fr. Jon to meet after the 10:30 a.m. service one last time on June 21, for fellowship and discussion. This Pride, we’ve been taking a deep dive into Scripture. We are discussing articles from scholars and priests wrestling with the so-called “clobber passages” that have historically been cited as a basis for excluding LGBTQ people, as...
2 months ago • 5 min read