One Hundred Years Later...
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 MembersCongratulations to our new vestry members voted on at Annual Meeting last week: Cathy Helm We thank all those who put themselves forward as candidates and look forward to a fruitful year ahead. Delegates to Diocesan ConventionMany thanks to all who stepped forward as delegates to Diocesan Convention. Our delegation to Diocesan Convention 2026 will be: George Marks 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 $793,568. Our goal for a balanced budget is $904,000. We are 88% 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 8 Evensong in honor of Canon Bob Williams at 4:15 PM, Organ Recital at 6:00 PM featuring Nathan Gumbs Ash Wednesday Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 7:00 AM, 12:00, and 7:30 PM Great Music Sunday, February 22 Evensong at 4:15 PM, Evensong & Dedication of the Statues and Bell Tower Last Week's SermonStrength of My Life |
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Annual Meeting Be sure to attend this year’s Annual Meeting. We will have orange juice, coffee and bagels and lots of information about St. James, as well as an election for new vestry members and delegates to convention. Don’t miss this exciting moment of the church year! We will be doing electronic voting again this year, so please be sure to bring your smartphone with you. Online voting may be accessed here. We have a sample question posted so you can try it out! Vestry Slate Thank you to...
Gift Card Scams There seems to be a considerable uptick in gift card scams. No one from St. James will ever email you saying we’re in a meeting but need you to go get us some gift cards. Please report emails like this as spam. Vestry Slate Thank you to Jean Dillingham, Cathy Helm, Bright Onyenwe, Sandra Spencer, SaraJane Thies, and Marsha Vargas for stepping forward to be on the Vestry slate this year. Please take the time to read about our candidates for the Vestry Class of 2029 here. Since...
St. James in-the-City | LOS ANGELESSTJLA.org 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...