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 Jean Dillingham, Cathy Helm, Chuck Moffitt, 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 there are more candidates than vacancies, we will have a rank-order vote at Annual Meeting to determine which of these five candidates will be called to serve on the Vestry. Thank you for taking the time to read about these amazing people, thank you for your prayerful discernment, and thank you to Jean, Cathy, Chuck, Bright, Sandra, SaraJane, and Marsha for putting their names forward for consideration.

New Website

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

Two weeks ago, 2025 pledge statements were emailed. If you did not receive your pledge statements or if you have any questions/corrections, please email office@stjla.org. The PIN for opening the pledge statements is 3903.

Supporting Saint James' in 2026

Dear Friends,

The Vestry is finalizing the church’s budget for 2026. One thing that is incredibly helpful for us to is how much you hope to be able to give to Saint James’ in 2026 – the church word for this is “pledging.” Pledging allows us to create a balanced budget and plan out our ministries for the upcoming year. Please take some time to pray this week about how you’ll be able to support the great work this community does here. We hope that everyone will pledge.

To date, we have pledges totaling $793,068. Our goal for a balanced budget is $904,000. We are 88% of the way there. If you have not yet pledged, you can make your pledge on online here.

We wish you many blessings,

The Vestry of Saint James

Coming Up at Saint James'

Remembering Ifeanyi Nwoko

Friday, January 30 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Viewing at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills (6300 Forest Lawn Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068)

Saturday, January 31 3:00 PM - Memorial Service followed by Reception

Great Music

Sunday, February 8 Evensong at 4:15 PM, Organ Recital at 6:00 PM featuring Nathan Gumbs

Ash Wednesday

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 7:00 AM, 12:00, and 7:30 PM

Great Music

Sunday, February 22 Dedication of the Statues & Evensong at 4:15 PM

In the Community

4th American International Paderewski Piano Competition

Hear 25 of the best young professional pianists in the world from 13 countries, including Armenia, Canada, China, France, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Poland, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom and the United States. The Semi-Finalists Age 16-30 have been chosen to perform their own repertoire, providing a variety of music for listeners. This is going to be an extraordinary event you do not want to miss. Purchase your $15-$25 tickets now in the intimate West Los Angeles 200-seat theater before they sell out. Go to https://paderewskimusicsociety.org/ to learn more about each pianist and purchase tickets for the Feb 9-14 performances.

From Nightmares to Dreams The Rev. Jon Feuss Listen to Sermon