Easter Flowers, Marathon Reminder, and Bell Tower Update!
Bell Tower CompletedWe are so happy that our bell tower is now fully in place. Have a look at these amazing photos to see how it looks. LA Marathon this Sunday – Plan Your Route to ChurchThis Sunday is the day of the LA Marathon, but please come to church anyway. Just leave extra time and plan your route carefully! LA Marathon 2026 Course Map_Final Time Change this WeekendJust a reminder that this weekend we ‘spring forward’ with the time change, so plan accordingly! Organ Recital by Jennifer Shin March 8, 2026 at 6PM following Evensong at 4:15Be sure to say with us after the 4:15PM Evensong on March 8 for a special organ recital from Jennifer Shin at 6PM! Read more about Jennifer Shin here! This Sunday March 8 - LA Voice Visits St. JamesWe are blessed that, immediately following the 10:30AM service this Sunday, March 8, we will enjoy a visit by friends from LA Voice. This faith-based organization protects the rights of immigrants and other vulnerable people, and we will learn all about their work. Come upstairs to Hampton Hall for a powerful discussion, including ideas for how we can get involved in supporting the rights of our beloved siblings in this challenging time. A Zoom class during Lent - Passion Week in Visual ArtsYou can still join St. James’ church member and art historian Nancy Bishop for three more Tuesday evenings in Lent to see how artists and craftspeople through the ages have interpreted the Gospel accounts of Passion Week. We will see cloaks and Palm leaves on Sunday followed by many events leading up to the glorious Resurrection on the first Easter morning. Classes are meeting from 7-8 pm on the following Tuesday nights: March 10, 17, and 24. RSVP to Kate if you are interested in joining: kcress@stjla.org. Easter FlowersEaster is just around the corner so please donate Easter flowers now by clicking on this link https://secure.myvanco.com/YM5N/campaign/C-10R6V. It will be a joy to fill the church with beautiful Easter flowers. Supporting Saint James in 2026Dear Friends, 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 $815,625.16. Our goal for a balanced budget is $904,000. We are slightly over 90% 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'Great Music Sunday, 8 March 2026 4:15 pm Evensong Choir of St. James 6 pm Organ Recital Jennifer Shin DMA candidate, Eastman School of Music Sunday, 22 March 2026 4:15 pm Evensong ICantori (from Walla Walla College) Kraig Scott, Director Sunday, 12 April 2026 4:15 pm Evensong Choir of St. James 6 pm Organ Recital Jennifer Pascual St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City Sunday, 10 May 2026 4:15 pm Evensong Choir of St. James 6 pm Organ Recital Ariana Corbin Washington National Cathedral Last Week's SermonIn a Nutshell |
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Quarterly Parish Meeting April 19th – This Sunday! We love our tradition of gathering as a parish throughout the year to review exciting initiatives, current finances, and dreams for the future. Please join us upstairs in the Parish Building this Sunday, April 19th following the 10:30 service for our next parish meeting, held upstairs in the parish building. Plus bagels! April 26 Invitation for Parents and Children to Experience Godly Play On Sunday, April 26th, Rev. Kate will join interested...
Happy Eastertide! Parish Administrator Lauren Azeltine Retires - Celebrate this Sunday! Dear friends, We wanted to share with you an update about our beloved Parish Administrator, Lauren Azeltine. As some of you may know, she has been out on medical leave. After a period of prayer and discernment, she has decided to retire from Saint James’. It is so hard to believe that she has been a part of this community for over thirty years. Lauren first joined us as a member of the choir in 1997. She...
Holy Week and Easter Schedule Good Friday, April 3 – 7:30 PM (Choir) The Great Vigil of Easter, April 4 – 7:30 PM (Choir) Easter, April 5 – 8:00 AM (Choir and Brass), 10:30 AM (Choir and Brass), 12:30 PM (Korean) Easter Flowers Easter is upon us! If you would like to donate to help defray the cost of beautiful flowers and music we will be enjoying this weekend, use this link: https://secure.myvanco.com/YM5N/campaign/C-10R6V and thank you very much! Parish Administrator Lauren Azeltine Retires...