RSVP for Confirmation Class, Godly Play Continues, and More!
Confirmation Class Underway - You Can Still JoinThere’s still time to join Confirmation class which continues this coming Tuesday night!I am teaching a four-session confirmation class and three dates remain: August 11, 25, and September 1. These classes will meet on Tuesday nights on Zoom at 7 PM in the evening and will last one hour. Please email me if you would like to participate! This class can lead to confirmation or reception into the church if you have already been confirmed elsewhere. Godly Play in the Parish HallGodly Play, a fun class for our St. James children, will be every 1st and 3rd Sunday during 10:30am service! Parents may drop off their children ages 3 and up at Godly Play in the Parish Hall before 10:30AM service for a child-focused lesson. Children under the age of 3 may attend with a trusted adult. Two adult volunteers will be present, and parents will be asked to sign a consent form. Children will be returned to their parents in the church by adult volunteers by the time of announcements. Come join us this Sunday for fun, child-centered lessons and activities! The Godly Play Schedule is below: Save the date - Sunday, August 16I am sad to say that our dear vestry member Martin, held for many months at ICE’s Adelanto Detention Center, has been deported to Nigeria. We pray for him and his family. Join me and our friend Carlos Rodriguez from LA Voice to talk about ways we can speak out for the safety, dignity and rights of our friends. We will meet following the 10:30 service on August 16. Coming Up at Saint James'Friends, there are lots of amazing services and events coming up, and here are a few important dates for you to save: Sept 27 St Michael and All Angels and full choir returns Oct 4 Feast of St Francis of Assisi and Blessing of the Animals Oct 11 Evensong returns Oct 18 African Fellowship Sunday Nov 8 Evensong Dec 13 Lessons and Carols Dec 24 Christmas Eve, 4pm (Family) and 8:30pm GREAT MUSIC Announcing the 2026-2027 organ recitalists … Sunday, October 11 Maurice Clerc | Dijon, France Sunday, November 8 Johann Vexo | Nancy, France [no recital in December: Lessons and Carols] Sunday, January 10 Jinhee Kim | Atlanta, Georgia Sunday, February 14 Chuyoung and Erik Wm. Suter, organ and piano | Washington, DC Sunday, March 14 Jae-Hyuck Cho | Seoul, South Korea Sunday, April 11 Emma Whitten | Los Angeles Sunday, May 9 Kartika Putri | Wausau, Wisconsin Previous Week's Sermon Always Visited
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St. James in-the-City | Los Angeles
Our new St. James School Chaplain this Sunday We are so grateful to our new St. James School Chaplain, The Rev. Susan Anderson-Smith for serving at both services this Sunday while Mother Kate is away on vacation. Godly Play This Sunday Godly Play, a fun class for our St. James children, will be every 1st and 3rd Sunday during 10:30am service! Parents may drop off their children ages 3 and up at Godly Play in the Parish Hall before 10:30AM service for a child-focused lesson. Children under the...
Some Updates from St. James-in-the-City! ❤️
Bishop’s Visit - This Sunday, September 13th We are so looking forward to a visit and baptism from our new Bishop, The Right Rev. Antonio Gallardo Lucena on September 13. In addition to preaching, he will confirm, receive, and baptize members of the English speaking and Korean speaking congregations. Our New St. James’ Team This week, our new team got together for coffee and bagels. Father John Kim and I welcomed our new director of music, Chris Caruso-Lynch, who began his work here in July....