Christmas Eve Request

Greetings Families with Children,

This year we will have three Christmas Eve services, and the first one, at 4PM, is our annual Family Service. I am looking for children of all ages to read; and, I would also like a Mary, Joseph, Baby Jesus and other Nativity characters. So, please email if you plan to attend the 4pm service on Christmas Eve and would like a reading or a role. Many thanks!!

Kate+

kcress@stjla.org

Advent Lessons and Carols this Sunday at 4:15PM

I hope you will join us for our Advent Lessons and Carols this Sunday afternoon, December 14th at 4:15PM. This is one of the most glorious and moving services of the church year, and we are blessed at St. James to hear it performed by our outstanding choir, exciting interim music director Bruce Neswick, and an array of carefully-chosen musical pieces from ancient to modern. In addition, readers from across our ministries at St James – from Soup Kitchen to St James School -- will read the lessons from scripture. Please join us! And if you cannot make it in person, the service will be streamed live – just visit stjla.org.

Supporting Saint James in 2026

Dear Friends,

As we wrap up 2025, the Vestry has started to put together 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 $648,517. Our goal for a balanced budget is $904,000. We are almost 72% 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

Advent & Christmas Schedule

• Lessons and Carols December 14 at 4:15PM – THIS SUNDAY!
• Christmas Eve: 4:00 PM (Family Service), 7:00 PM, 9:00 PM
• Christmas Day: 10:30 AM, 12:30 PM (Korean)

If you would like to donate to support flowers, wreaths, or musicians for Christmas, you may do so online here.

Better Ways The Rev. Dr. Kate Cress Listen to Sermon

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