African Sunday

Next Sunday, October 19, will be African Sunday! We will be celebrating the Holy Eucharist according to the Nigerian Book of Common Prayer. Then, afterwards, we will head over to St. James’ School Field for an afternoon of delicious food and fun festivities. Please be sure to join us!

New Date for Quarterly Meeting

Please note that our Quarterly Meeting will now be Sunday, October 26 at 9:30 AM.

Candidates for Bishop at Meet and Greets

Come and meet the candidates for Bishop. They will be traveling around the diocese and available on Zoom as well to help us get to know them.

Here is the schedule: 

Tuesday, Oct. 21, 7 p.m.  All welcome. St. Columba’s Parish, 1251 Las Posas Rd., Camarillo 93010 (Zoom link will be provided.)

Wednesday, Oct. 22

• Session 1: 1 p.m.  Clergy only. St. Paul’s Commons, 840 Echo Park Ave., Los Angeles 90026 (No Zoom link will be available.)
• Session 2: 7 p.m.  All welcome (Spanish-language translation available). Christ the Good Shepherd Parish 3303 W. Vernon Ave., Los Angeles 90008 (Zoom link will be provided.)

Thursday, Oct. 23, 7 p.m.  All welcome. All Saints’ Parish, 3847 Terracina Drive, Riverside 92506 (Zoom link will be provided.)

Friday, Oct. 24

• Session 1: 1 p.m.  Clergy only. Church of the Messiah Parish, 614 N. Bush St., Santa Ana 92701 (No Zoom link will be available.)
• Session 2: 7 p.m.  All welcome (Spanish-language translation available). St. Thomas Mission, 15694 Tetley St., Hacienda Heights 91745 (Zoom link will be provided.)

The Blessing of the Animals

Last Sunday, we had a marvelous time blessing our cherished animal friends.

Important October Dates to Remember

Ever Ancient, Ever New Zoom Classes Oct 14, 21, 28

African Sunday Oct 19, 10:30 service then Celebration on Field

Quarterly Meeting Oct 26 at 9:30AM

November 22 & November 23: Evensong, Return to the Sanctuary, Choir Reunion, and Saying Goodbye to Canon James Buonemani

Please mark your calendars! On Saturday, November 22 at 4:15PM, we will have our first Evensong of the season, combined with a service of rededication of our restored Sanctuary. Then on Sunday, November 23, we will celebrate the Feast of Christ the King, which will also be Canon James Buonemani’s final Sunday leading the music program at St. James after more than 30 years of dedicated service and extraordinary artistry. If you have sung in the choir under Jim’s direction during these years, you are warmly invited to join us in singing Hubert H. Parry’s I Was Glad at this special service. Please reply no later than Monday, November 3, to ChoirRSVP@stjla.org, indicating your voice part. Additional details will be shared with all who respond. We look forward to gathering voices old and new for this meaningful occasion.

Francis & Jane The Rev. Dr. Kate Cress Listen to Sermon

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