Evensong Blessing, Lenten Zoom Class, and More!
A Special Evensong this Sunday at 4:00PMBe sure to attend evensong this Sunday afternoon at 4PM to celebrate our new statues, bell tower crown, and Korean ministry at St James. And save time for a joyful reception to follow. Look at these two great articles, one from this week’s Episcopal News Update and the other from Korea Daily
A Zoom class during Lent - Passion Week in Visual ArtsJoin St. James’ church member and art historian Nancy Bishop for four 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. Our class will meet from 7-8 pm on the following Tuesday nights: March 3, 10, 17, and 24. RSVP to Kate if you are interested in joining: kcress@stjla.org. Lunar New Year and Ash Wednesday Chapel this Week at St. James' SchoolThis past Tuesday at St. James’ School we celebrated Lunar New Year, including K-Pop music, Korean drumming and a traditional bowing ceremony. Then the next day we celebrated Ash Wednesday, including the imposition of ashes. It is meaningful and fun to celebrate multiple traditions at St. James’ School. 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 $ $803,868.28. Our goal for a balanced budget is $904,000. We are 89% 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, February 22 Evensong at 4:00 PM, Evensong & Dedication of the Statues and Bell Tower Last Week's SermonMidlife Crisis |
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New Friends Join St. James’ this Week How exciting this week to see a large lift transport our new statues up the front of the church building and place them in their designated niches. The statues look amazing! And just think – they will be looking out over Wilshire Blvd and Koreatown for the next one hundred years, and more. What a powerful witness to the great spiritual and social justice leaders who have come before us: The Bishop Barbara Harris, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Bishop Simon Kim,...
Scouts' Pancake Breakfast: This Sunday, February 8th The Scouts will be hosting their Annual Pancake Breakfast on Scout Sunday this Sunday. Breakfast is $8 per person and $20 for a family of 4. They will be serving after the 8 AM and 10:30 AM services in the parish hall. Monks Participating in the Walk for Peace Visit St. James’ School This week, our students welcomed three Buddhist monks to our weekly Chapel ceremony - our theme was peace. You may know the Venerable Luangpor Jeww, alongside...
One Hundred Years Later... Our four wonderful new statues have arrived and are set to be installed in their new niche homes in February. In the meantime, they are spending time with us in the sanctuary! (Below, see our statue of Bishop Barbara Harris, the first woman and woman of color to be consecrated bishop in the Anglican Communion). And the glorious new crown for our bell tower, designed by Rhett Judice, is shipping this week. Welcome to Our New Vestry Members Congratulations to our new...