Soup Kitchen Updates, Fr. Jon's Final Service, and Dodgers Tickets!
Word Cup Traffic June 28Please leave extra time…Soup Kitchen Open House!We're holding an Open House on Saturday evening, June 27, 5pm to 7pm, in the same place we do Soup Kitchen. The goal: enlarge our community of supporters. Casual, fun, includes snacks, tours, art, maybe even a little music. Join us if you can, invite your friends. Click here to RSVP for the Open House This Sunday June 28 Father Jon’s Last ServiceFr. Jon Feuss has been appointed Canon to the Ordinary by our Bishop-Elect Antonio Gallardo, and we are so proud of the role he will play in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. Be sure to some to church this Sunday, June 28th, as this will be his final service at St. James. And plan to stay for a festive lunch and goodbye celebration (complete with speeches!) immediately following the service. A Gift for Fr Jon+When a beloved clergy or staff person leaves St. James, it is customary to take up a collection called a ‘purse.’ If you would like to contribute to a purse for Fr. Jon, click this link. Or, feel free to mail a check to St James or place a gift in the collection plate clearly marked ‘Gift for Fr Jon.’ Save the date July 12 - a return visit from Carlos Rodriguez of LA VoiceOn July 12, after the 10:30 AM service, our friend Carlos Rodriguez from LA Voice will lead us in something called a Landscape analysis. He is preparing an overview of the elected officials and decision-making arenas that shape life in Koreatown and Wilshire Center, including the open SD26 senate race and the county's new $385 million affordable housing fund. In our first meeting with Carlos, a number of you asked for more information about the decision makers in our area, so this visit from Carlos is a chance for us to learn more! And as a reminder, his organization, LA Voice, is a multi-racial, multi-faith community organization that awakens people to their own power, training them to speak, act, and work together to transform LA County into one that reflects the dignity of all people. LA Voice’s organizing presence is based throughout LA County, across 5 county supervisorial districts and 28 strategic cities. LA Voice is a part of PICO California, a statewide network that represents over 500 congregations in 18 counties. How to Watch the Consecration of Our New BishopA website providing of information related to the upcoming series of events set to welcome the Rev. Dr. Antonio J. Gallardo L. as eighth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles is now live here. Published in English and Spanish, the webpages offer details of the July 11 consecration at All Saints Church in Pasadena and concurrent watch parties around the diocese; the July 12 installation at St. John's Cathedral preceded by the afternoon downtown "Walk for Love and Truth"; and upcoming summer Saturday celebrations in each of the diocese's 10 geographic deaneries. Topics include ticketing for the consecration and installation, opportunities to share in giving gifts planned for the new bishop, and arrangements for a July 10 clergy gathering with Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe. The new website has been created by Samantha Wylie, diocesan program officer and Diocesan Convention coordinator, working in collaboration with the consecration and transition committees appointed by the diocesan Standing Committee. All invited to July 11 consecration watch parties scheduled across dioceseFestive watch parties scheduled across the six-county Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles on Saturday, July 11, will offer livestream video coverage of the ordination and consecration of the Rev. Dr. Antonio José Gallardo Lucena as its 8th bishop in 1o a.m. rites at All Saints Church in Pasadena. Because seating at All Saints is limited and in-person attendance at the consecration service will be ticketed, the consecration committee has arranged the watch parties in each of the diocese's 10 geographic deaneries so Episcopalians across diocese can participate together. A directory of congregations in each deanery is here. Watch parties will screen the livestream, which will be available on the diocesan Facebook page and the YouTube channel of All Saints, Pasadena. Confirmed watch party hosts and addresses are: Deanery 1: Trinity Church, 600 Saratoga St., Fillmore; St. Peter’s, 402 S. Lincoln St., Santa Maria Deanery 2: St. Luke’s of the Mountains, 2563 Foothill Blvd., La Crescenta Deanery 3: St. Alban's, 580 Hilgard, Westwood (Los Angeles) Deanery 4: To be determined Deanery 5: St. James, 1325 Monterey Road, South Pasadena Deanery 6: Holy Trinity, 100 N. 3rd Ave., Covina Deanery 7: All Saints, 3847 Terracina Drive, Riverside Deanery 8: St. Peter's, 1648 W. 9th St., San Pedro; Christ Church & St. Andrew's, 408 S Broadway, Redondo Beach. Deanery 9: St. Andrew’s, 1231 E. Chapman Ave., Fullerton Deanery 10: St. George's, 23802 Avenida De La Carlota, Laguna Hills For updates, additional details, and the full consecration weekend schedule, visit the consecration website here. It's Time for Dodger Baseball!Coming Up at Saint James'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 SermonGod Hears |
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Confirmation Class Underway - You Can Still Join There’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...
Festive St. James' Day Last Sunday Last Sunday we enjoyed a special day of hellos, goodbyes and celebration. Our interim director of music, Bruce Neswick, joined us for one final service; incoming director of music Chris Caruso-Lynch stepped on board in his new role; longtime church member Monica Watters celebrated a big birthday in style; and last but not least, the feast day of our patron saint, James the Greater. A HUGE thank you to the St James Men’s Group for funding the taco truck again...
St. James Day this Sunday, July 26 Every year on the final weekend of July, we celebrate our patron saint, St. James! This year we will again enjoy a visit from our favorite taco truck and celebrate with cake. If you’d like to bring something, salads, and fruit salads are most welcome! In the past, we have gathered on the St. James school field; however, this year, we will stay cool in our own parish hall with overflow into the courtyard! Be sure to join us for a festive summer lunch! This...