This Wednesday night, December 18, we will have our third and final session about Mary, the subject of our Advent study this year. We will be talking about the many ways that she is seen today: prophet, matriarch, theologian, disciple, friend and so much more. Feel free to join us this Wednesday night, even if for the first time. We begin at 7 PM. Looking forward to seeing you.
Kitchen cabinetry work is underway here at St. James thanks to a grant from the United Way.
Repair work in front of the church
The marble in our altar area is being cleaned. Look at the difference!
Published: St. James Awarded National Fund for Sacred Places Grant
Take a moment to read this recently published article in the Larchmont Chronicle. Saint James' School parent and writer Brian Curran highlights many facets of our St. James history and present contribution to our community. We are so very grateful to Brian for writing the successful grant on behalf of St James.
Christmas Eve December 24
4:00pm Family Christmas Service 7:00pm Holy Eucharist with The Choir of St. James 9:00pm Holy Eucharist with The Choir of St. James
Christmas Day December 25 10:30am Gregorian Chant and Holy Eucharist 12:30pm Korean Language Holy Eucharist
Things to Remember:
Service Times & Spaces
8:00 AM Service with hymns in the Parish Hall
9:15 AM Service (spoken only) in the Chapel of the Resurrection
10:30 AM Service with the Choir of Saint James in the Parish Hall
12:30 PM Korean Language Service
Parking Changes
We want to ensure that church members with accessibility issues have an easy time parking for services. For this reason, we will be reserving a certain number of spaces in our small lot on Saint Andrews Place with blue cones to show that those spots are solely for the use of members with accessibility issues. These spots will be located on the school side of the parking lot. This will only be for the 10:30 AM service. At other services, the parking lot will be available for all.
Outdoor Church School
Now that we are worshiping in the parish hall, we are offering something new for children and families. Each week during the 10:30 AM service, our church school cart will be parked in the courtyard loaded up with crayons, markers, paper, crafts, and most importantly, snacks!
One requirement though: parents must always stay with their children.
Stewardship Update
Your commitment to what you will be able to give next year here at St. James is so important. With your pledge, you are helping to support God’s work in this beloved community. So far, we have received 157 pledges for a total of $845,800. The goal we need to reach is $993,224. If you have not yet pledged, please consider pledging today by using the button below.
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Annual Meeting Be sure to attend this year’s Annual Meeting. We will have orange juice, coffee and bagels and lots of information about St. James, as well as an election for new vestry members and delegates to convention. Don’t miss this exciting moment of the church year! We will be doing electronic voting again this year, so please be sure to bring your smartphone with you. Online voting may be accessed here. We have a sample question posted so you can try it out! Vestry Slate Thank you to...
Gift Card Scams There seems to be a considerable uptick in gift card scams. No one from St. James will ever email you saying we’re in a meeting but need you to go get us some gift cards. Please report emails like this as spam. Vestry Slate Thank you to Jean Dillingham, Cathy Helm, Bright Onyenwe, Sandra Spencer, SaraJane Thies, and Marsha Vargas for stepping forward to be on the Vestry slate this year. Please take the time to read about our candidates for the Vestry Class of 2029 here. Since...
St. James in-the-City | LOS ANGELESSTJLA.org Evensong This Sunday This Sunday at 4:15 PM we will have our first evensong of 2026! Please join us for an evening of sacred music. New Website This week we launched an updated version of our website. We're still updating and adding content, but please email contact@stjla.org if you have any feedback or suggestions. Pledge Statements This afternoon, 2025 pledge statements were emailed. If you did not receive your pledge statements or if you have...