St. James in-the-City | LOS ANGELESSTJLA.org Dear Friends, Please join me for a book group on Zoom, as we read Tina Rathbone’s amazing book, The Asylum Seekers. At this time when our immigrant friends are suffering, let’s delve more deeply into their stories. We will meet Tuesday evenings at 7PM Pacific Time on September 2,9,16 and 23. I hope you will join me for this rich discussion. Email me for the Zoom link at [email protected] Peace, Kate+ The Asylum Seekers: A Chronicle of Life, Death,...
8 days ago • 5 min read
St. James in-the-City | LOS ANGELESSTJLA.org Enjoy these photos capturing some of the exciting renovation work underway at St. James this month! The newly painted church. The Parish Hall building was painted too. Our scaffolding life! Painting one of the small quadrafoils; you can find this motif all over the interior and exterior of St. James. Copper flashing for the roof. Stained glass windows cleaned and restored. The sanctuary is brighter now with clean windows. Front door paint color...
15 days ago • 1 min read
St. James in-the-City | LOS ANGELESSTJLA.org “O Beauty, Ever Ancient, Ever New” Premieres in Europe Last month, the ZêzereArts Festival in Portugal chose our own Canon Jim Buonemani’s exquisite composition, “O Beauty, Ever Ancient, Ever New,” as the cornerstone piece for their choral festival. My daughter Allie and I traveled to Portugal to attend the premiere and cheer on our beloved director of music. Festival singers from all over Europe gathered to perform Jim’s composition in two...
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St. James in-the-City | LOS ANGELESSTJLA.org Soup Kitchen Fundraiser Our very own David Courtwright will be having an album release show this Saturday at 6:30 PM at St. Athanasius Episcopal Church (located in St. Paul’s Commons). A portion of the show’s proceeds will be donated to the Saint James soup kitchen. Tickets are available here. Olive Wood Crafts from Bethlehem This Sunday, August 3, we will enjoy a visit by our friends from Bethlehem Handcrafts, the company that arranged and hosted...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
St. James in-the-City | LOS ANGELESSTJLA.org Pledge Statements Pledge statements have gone out for the first half of 2025! If you have not yet received your electronic pledge statement, please email [email protected] and we will have it resent. The PIN to open the statement is 3903. Our special ask is that you review your statement with particular attention to how pledges and capital campaign gifts were recorded. If any adjustments need to be made, please email [email protected]. Painting is in...
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St. James in-the-City | LOS ANGELESSTJLA.org St. James Day This Sunday, July 20th we will celebrate our patron saint, Jesus' disciple James, for St James Day! Be sure to join in that day's special liturgy followed by a celebratory lunch on St James School Field immediately following the 10:30AM service. There will be a taco truck on hand, and you are invited to bring a dessert or just yourself! Interim Music Director for St. James in-the-City Dear Friends, We are so happy to share with you...
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St. James in-the-City | LOS ANGELESSTJLA.org Men's Group Retreat CHANGE OF DATE! The Men’s Group is holding a full-weekend retreat the first weekend in August (rather than in July), and there’s still time to join us! It will now be the weekend of August 1-3 at the Mary and Joseph retreat center in Rancho Palos Verdes (https://www.maryjoseph.org). The cost is $425 for a shared room and $545 for a single room. This registration fee covers lodging Friday and Saturday evening and all meals from...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
St. James in-the-City | LOS ANGELESSTJLA.org Sunday Celebrations This Sunday, June 29, is full of celebration. Along with a day of baptism, we will bid farewell to Justin Baker-Rojas, a long-time innovator here at St. James. He designed our website many years ago, making a model for other churches. He offered an elegant branding scheme for our church publications, designed our newsletter, turns out lively social media content, and, heroically, brought us into the world of live streaming...
2 months ago • 2 min read
St. James in-the-City | LOS ANGELESSTJLA.org Happy Juneteenth To Our St. James Family During the month of June, as we celebrate that everyone belongs in the life of the church, we’re also in the midst of exciting restoration work—from scaffolding and stucco to stained glass and rooftop crowns. Jon+ shares what’s unfolding and what’s being rebuilt—inside and out. Watch Video Celebrating Justin Baker-Rojas On Sunday, June 29 we will bid farewell to Justin Baker-Rojas, a long-time innovator here...
2 months ago • 2 min read