profile

St. James in-the-City | Los Angeles

Bishop's Visit This Sunday, and Meet the New Team!

Published about 5 hours ago • 2 min read

Bishop’s Visit - This Sunday, September 13th

We are so looking forward to a visit and baptism from our new Bishop, The Right Rev. Antonio Gallardo Lucena on September 13. In addition to preaching, he will confirm, receive, and baptize members of the English speaking and Korean speaking congregations.

Our New St. James’ Team

This week, our new team got together for coffee and bagels. Father John Kim and I welcomed our new director of music, Chris Caruso-Lynch, who began his work here in July. And, we welcomed our new senior associate rector, Father Tim Hartley, who will join us on October 13th. Thank you, Holy Spirit, for bringing us these amazing new colleagues and friends! And continued thanks for our talented parish administrator, Diane Pound. Fun fact: Diane has served as assistant to seven bishops in her impressive career, and we are blessed to have her here at St. James.’

All Are Welcome to Attend Memorial Service for Markis White

Recently we lost a beloved member of our St. James’ community, Markis White. May he rest in peace and rise in glory. You are invited to attend a celebration of his life this Saturday, September 12 at 4pm at St. James. We will have beautiful music, our funeral liturgy, and a reception to follow.

This Sunday - Meeting with LA Voice Sept 13

​
This Sunday, September 13, after our 10:30 service and coffee hour, I invite you to join in another meeting with our friend Carlos Rodriguez from LA Voice. At this meeting, I will provide an update on vestry member Martin Nwogu, and Carlos will update us on pending immigration legislation, and help us plan our own visit to Adelanto Detention Center. He will share about an upcoming interfaith pilgrimage to shine a light on conditions at Adelanto. I hope you can join us upstairs in the Vestry Room after service on the 13th.

Next Godly Play Class Will Take Place on September 20th

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 adult volunteers by the time of announcements. Come join us this Sunday for fun, child-centered lessons and activities!

The Godly Play Schedule is below:

September 20

October 4

October 18

November 1

November 15

Coming Up at Saint James'

Friends, there are lots of amazing services and events coming up, and here are a few important dates for you to save:

​
​Sept 13 Visitation by Bishop Antonio Gallardo Lucena with baptisms and confirmations

Sept 27 St Michael and All Angels and full choir returns

Oct 4 Feast of St Francis of Assisi and Blessing of the Animals

Oct 11 Evensong returns

Oct 18 African Fellowship Sunday

Nov 8 Evensong

Dec 13 Lessons and Carols

Dec 24 Christmas Eve, 4pm (Family) and 8:30pm

Dec 25 Christmas Day 10:30am (English) and 12:30pm (Korean)

2026–2027 GREAT MUSIC AT ST. JAMES

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11​
4:15 pm Evensong
Choir of St. James
6 pm Organ Recital
Maurice Clerc
Dijon, France
​
​SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8​
4:15 pm Evensong
Choir of St. James
6 pm Organ Recital
Johann Vexo
Nancy, France
​
​SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13​
4:15 pm Advent Lessons & Carols
Choir of St. James

SUNDAY, JANUARY 10​
4:15 pm Evensong
Choir of St. James
​
​6 pm Organ Recital​
Jinhee Kim
Atlanta, Georgia
​
​SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14​
4:15 pm Evensong
Choir of St. James
6 pm Organ Recital
Chuyoung and Erik Wm. Suter, organ and piano
Washington, DC
​
​SUNDAY, MARCH 14​
4:15 pm Evensong
Choir of St. James
6 pm Organ Recital
Jae-Hyuck Cho
Seoul, South Korea
​
​SUNDAY, APRIL 11​
4:15 pm Evensong
Choir of St. James
6 pm Organ Recital
Emma Whitten
Los Angeles
​
​SUNDAY, MAY 9​
4:15 pm Concert: The music of J.S. Bach
Choir of St. James
6 pm Organ Recital
Kartika Putri
Wausau, Wisconsin

Previous Week's Sermon

Tools Against Loneiness​
The Rev. Dr. Kate Cress

St. James in-the-City | Los Angeles

Respecting the Dignity of Every Human Being

Read more from St. James in-the-City | Los Angeles

New Senior Associate Rector for St. James Dear Friends, I have great news. We have a new senior associate rector! His name is The Rev. Tim Hartley, and he is currently serving as senior associate rector at Church of Our Saviour in the San Gabriel Valley. Tim+ is a very talented and dynamic priest, equally strong in preaching, pastoral skills, mission and outreach, and with a background in business. I am so excited to have this wonderful colleague coming aboard, and so happy that the Holy...

7 days ago • 3 min read

Bishop’s Visit September 13th We are so looking forward to a visit from our new Bishop, The Right Rev. Antonio Gallardo Lucena on September 13. In addition to preaching, he will confirm and receive members of the English speaking and Korean speaking congregations. We also will have baptisms, which require no training, so, if you or your child would like to be baptized, there is still time - just reach out to me. And, we have one more choice. This one is very beautiful. In the Episcopal...

14 days ago • 2 min read

Meeting with Carlos Rodriguez from LA Voice Last Sunday, we enjoyed a wonderful meeting with our friend Carlos Rodriguez from LA Voice. We discussed how to lend our voices to important legislation and also how to support detainees at Adelanto Detention Center. More on this soon! Thank you everyone for coming and thank you LA Voice! Search Underway for Our New Associate Rector Currently, we are searching for our next associate rector. Have a look at this social media post, and forward it to...

21 days ago • 1 min read