ICantori Evensong, Women's Retreat, and More!
Holy Week and Easter SchedulePalm Sunday, March 29 – 8:00 AM, 10:30 AM (Choir), 12:30 PM (Korean) Maundy Thursday, April 2 – 7:30 PM (Choir) Good Friday, April 3 – 7:00 AM (Chapel), 12 (Stations), 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 FlowersEaster is just around the corner so please donate to Easter flowers and music 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 and exquisite music. Join us this Sunday, March 22 for a Special Evensong at 4:15 with ICantori of Walla Walla UniversityICantori is the select choir of Walla Walla University, an auditioned group chosen from the 1,500-member student body, enjoys a history of touring that began in 1929. Renamed ICantori (Italian: “the singers”) in 1979, the ensemble has traveled extensively in the Pacific Northwest and western United States and appeared also in Canada, Russia, and Romania. Since 2011 they have performed at venues including The Cathedral of Christ the Light (Oakland), St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral (Seattle), St. James Cathedral (Seattle), Christ Church Episcopal (Tacoma), Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (Portland), the Co-Cathedral of Saint Theresa (Honolulu), the historic Kawaiaho’o Church (Honolulu), Peachtree Road United Methodist Church (Atlanta), the Cathedral of St. John the Divine (New York), St. Patrick Cathedral (New York). In 2022 the choir performed a three-concert series of Messe Pour Nostre-Dame by composer/organist David Briggs with the composer at the organ. These took place at Walla Walla University and two New York city landmarks - the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Second Space Option for Parents and ChildrenHere at St James, we love families and are not one of those churches where people will ‘shoosh’ you if your children are busy and vocal. However, some parents with small children have asked for a separate space as an option during service, a place where they can watch the live stream of worship and allow their children space to work on projects and move their bodies. So, starting this Sunday, March 22, we will set up our large TV in the parish hall, and lay out art supplies, for children and their families. Enjoy and let us know what you think! One Final Zoom class during Lent - Passion Week in Visual ArtsYou can still join St. James’ church member and art historian Nancy Bishop for one last glorious Tuesday evening in Lent to see how artists and craftspeople through the ages have interpreted the Gospel accounts of Passion Week. This last class will meet from 7-8 pm on Tuesday night, March 24. RSVP to Kate if you are interested in joining: kcress@stjla.org. Women’s Retreat Saturday, April 18th, 9:30-3:30Episcopal Diocese Retreat Center, St. Paul’s Commons 840 Echo Park Avenue Authentic Joy: From Confusion to Courage on the Road to Emmaus Retreat Leader: Rev. Dr. Michelle Baker-Wright The season of Easter unfolds with joyful "alleluia's," yet it is also a time when the disciples sorted through their fears and questions, and began the journey of apprehending the implications of Jesus's resurrection. Please join us for our women's retreat as we explore the many ways that the road to Emmaus is a model of journey from a place of confusion to one of courage and authentic joy. Join us for a day of prayer and reflection. Come with a friend or make new ones! Cost: $65 (scholarships are available) Payment Link: Questions: Holly Holyk at gaah@att.net 323-697-6122; Ingrid Finley-Scott at ingridfs45@icloud.com 818-314-5071; SaraJane Thies at sjthies@sbcglobal.net 323-273-6745 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'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 SermonLight of the World |
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Easter Flowers Easter is just around the corner so please donate to Easter flowers and music 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 and exquisite music. Second Space Option for Parents and Children Here at St James, we love families and are not one of those churches where people will ‘shoosh’ you if your children are busy and vocal. However, some parents with small children have asked for...
Bell Tower Completed We 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 Church This 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 Weekend Just a reminder that this weekend we ‘spring forward’ with the time change, so plan accordingly! Organ Recital by...
Meet the Wardens! With a new Vestry class comes new Wardens. We are excited to share that Mike Mullins (mmullins@stjla.org) will be our Senior Warden and Lynn McCarthy (lmccarthy@stjla.org) will be our Junior Warden. We want to thank Ken Robbins and Chris Marcil for their incredible work as they respectively served as Senior and Junior Warden. Bishop-Elect names Jon Feuss Canon to the Ordinary From the Episcopal News Bishop-elect Antonio J. Gallardo L. will call the Rev. Jon Feuss — currently...