First Evensong, Vestry Nominations, and More! ❤️


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Evensong This Sunday

This Sunday at 4:15 PM we will have our first evensong of 2026! Please join us for an evening of sacred music.


New Website

This week 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

This afternoon, 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.


Vestry Nominations

If you or someone you know would make a great Vestry member and would like to be added to the slate of Vestry candidates, please email Father Jon at jfeuss@stjla.org by this Saturday, January 10, 2026. Vestry members attend board meetings following the 10:30 service the third Sunday of each month and attend an annual retreat on a Saturday in February.

Our current slate includes:

Jean Dillingham

Cathy Helm

Chuck Moffitt

Bright Onyenwe

Sandra Spencer

SaraJane Thies

Marsha Vargas


Delegates to Diocesan Convention

We are also looking for at least four people interested in serving as delegates to Diocesan Convention. Convention delegates attend a pre-Convention meeting one Saturday morning in October, and attend Diocesan Convention in Riverside, California on Friday, November 13 and Saturday, November 14. If you are interested, please email Father Jon at jfeuss@stjla.org by January 10, 2026.

Our current delegation slate includes:

George Marks

Janet McKinnon

Marsha Vargas

Matt Wallace


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 $760,064. Our goal for a balanced budget is $904,000. We are 84% 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’

Annual Meeting

Sunday, January 25 following the 10:30 AM service


The King Among Us

The Rev. Jon Feuss


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