Children's Sunday School and Children's Chapel are this weekend on Sunday beginning at 9:45 a.m.

Welcome to Cubs and Scouts observing Scout Sunday at St. James at the 10:45 a.m. this Sunday.

Daughters of the King will meet this Sunday, Feb. 5 at 9:30 a.m. in the Chapel.

Oyster Dinner tickets are on sale now. Tickets are $50 per person.

Ash Wednesday is February 22. The service of the Imposition of Ashes and Holy Eucharist is at 7:00 p.m. We will reflect on human mortality with Ashes on our foreheads, readings from Holy Scripture, and music with the St. James Choir. 

Click here to go to the Lectionary Page

Click here for a free PDF download of the Book of Common Prayer

The Lessons appointed for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany

Isaiah 58:1-12

1 Corinthians 2:1-16

Matthew 5:13-20

Psalm 112:1-10

2023 Oyster Dinner: Tuesday, Feb 21 at 5:30 pm. Tickets are $50 each. You can purchase tickets in-person at the church, or online using the Give Now button at the top of the homepage. If purchasing online, the fund “Oyster Dinner” will have the ticket price listed, but you will need to calculate your total based on the number of tickets you are purchasing. (ie. 3 tickets x $50 = $150) Buy tickets here!

Newsletter articles: Don't forget! Newsletter articles for the Lent, Holy Week, and Easter Seasons are due Friday, Feb. 10, in order to give the office and volunteers enough time to get them into the mail before Ash Wednesday.

We would love to have a few temporary (or permanent!) front desk volunteers to help handle Oyster Dinner ticket sales. Sales are starting to pick up, and it would be helpful to have someone up front to help people that stop buy to purchase tickets. Volunteer times are very flexible, but morning volunteers are here from around 9am-12pm, and afternoon volunteers from noon-4pm. Contact Krystal if you are interested in volunteering. We currently have openings for volunteers on:

• Monday afternoon
• Tuesday morning and afternoon
• Wednesday afternoon
• Thursday morning and afternoon
• Friday morning

Nametags - Please wear your nametags at church every weekend. Because of the pandemic, we have gotten out of the habit of wearing our nametags. This is an important thing to do and helps visitors and newcomers alike. This is one of the ways you can participate in welcoming new people to our congregation. If you need a nametag, please let us know. We will happily make one for you

So far, legislators in the Kansas Statehouse are considering proposed legislation that relates to regulations on wind farms (Senate Bills 46 and 49), proposed taxes on electric vehicle charging stations (House Bill 2004), and once again, attempts to prohibit localities from banning excess plastic use (Senate Bill 47). There are additional bills of interest as well - see the Creation Care webpage for more information.

Looking for an easy way to access Realm? If you aren’t using the Realm Connect app, you can now find a log-in button on the home page of the St. James website. Click Realm Login at the top-right of the homepage, next to the Give Now button.



St. James/St. Stephen’s Book Club meets in person at St. Stephen’s every Thursday at noon. New reading fans are always welcome. Questions, contact Mary Sloan.

The youth group is needing more adult volunteers to help this spring semester. We meet 7:00 - 8:00pm on Wednesday nights. We need at least one more adult leader to help in order to offer this program. Anne has everything planned, just need another adult to keep within Safeguarding God's Children requirements. If interested contact Chelsea in the office or Anne at 816-797-6177 or aws1155@yahoo.com. 

The youth group will not have a rummage sale in 2023, due to lack of volunteers. They have other ideas for fundraisers for the year - more info to come later!

The Nursery is open each Sunday from 8:15 am - 12:00 pm and special events for newborns to five years of age. We are looking for volunteers to assist Lauren. To volunteer, contact Chelsea.

In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer:

The Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea

In the World Council of Churches Cycle of Prayer:

Andorra, Italy, Malta, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Vatican City

In the Kansas Cycle of Prayer:

St. Paul’s, Clay Center

St. James Church prays for these individuals as well:

Our seminarian, Maddy Bishop

Those serving in the military:

Will Corkins, Maureen Tanner

Those who have recently died:

Joy Johnson; Fr. Bill Horn; Fr. John Kuenneth; Shirley Brookins Dewert; Janice Collins; Ron Harrison; Emily Swain Smith

And those who have died in Februarys past: 

Constance Baker; Bobbie Bastian; Patricia Bayles Frances Brinegar; Virginia Buck; Betty Burns; Edward Burns; Dolores Ann Carter; David Childs; Colleen Didier; Betty Jo Durrant; Frederick Harrison; Peggy Hartman; Frank Kastor; Geraldine Lynd; Billie Matzen; Ruth McGuyre; Ruth McQuyre; Sid Platt; Darb Ratner; Larry Reynolds; Jess Sanders; Krista Schnee; Elizabeth Taggart

Those in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness or any other adversity:

Evan & Sue L.; Terrisa C.; Friends & family of Taylor; Jim P.; Liz; Marilyn T.; Jaime; Roberta P.; John O. and family; Darwin P. and family; Brianna P.; Peer M.; Drew H.; Kai; Ron D.; John R.; Marge Rine & family; Janet R.; Phil S., Celia B.; Sylvester; Sharon & Jerry; Jan. M., Edna & James; Pat; Peggy S.; Gary; Deb H.; Bill and Jeri; Jayne P.; Barbara H.; Suzy R.; Helen B., Bill and Carolyn, Dave W.; Carole; Bob and Sue; Dal; Gus; Joan J.; Martha L.; Betty; Sage; Joseph B.; Jerry M.

For the sake of privacy, we do not list the last names of those who are on our prayer list because of trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or adversity. We do our best to include last name initials in the event that two parishioners with the same first name exist.

If your prayers have been answered, let us rejoice with you. Please contact the office to let us know we can remove your prayer request. If you have prayers you would like added to the prayer list, please contact the office at office@stjameswichita.org or 316-683-5686.

Loving, Liberating and Life-Giving

Grant, O God, that your holy and life-giving Spirit may so move every human heart, that barriers which divide us may crumble, suspicions disappear, and hatreds cease; that our divisions being healed, we may live in justice and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Episcopal Diocese of Kansas seeks to hire a Program Assistant for the Canterbury House at Kansas State University. The Campus Ministry Program Assistant facilitates the development and administration of Episcopal Campus Ministry at KSU. Their work focuses on identifying and forming student peer ministers who will grow and maintain the ministry. The Program Assistant works collaboratively with peer ministers and diocesan staff members to best serve the needs of students. This is a rewarding and life-giving position for those who desire to help college students grow in faith and love of God, through serving others and embodying the Episcopal expression of Christianity. See the full position description here. Submit resume and cover letter to Chad Senuta, Director of Young Adult Ministries to apply. csenuta@episcopal-ks.org 

• Link to the Position Description
• https://edokformation.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/canterbury-ksu-program-assistant-pd-2022.pdf 
• Program Assistant page on diocesan website
• https://edokformation.wordpress.com/program-assistants/