St. James Day, Godly Play, and Confirmation Classes!
St. James Day this Sunday, July 26Every 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 Sunday, we will also be saying goodbye to our interim music director, Bruce Neswick, and hello to our new director of music, Chris Caruso-Lynch 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 for fun, child-centered lessons and activities! The Godly Play Schedule is below: Confirmation Class to BeginI will be teaching a four-session confirmation class on the following dates: August 4, 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. 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 Sermon Heaven's Gate |
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