Palm Sunday Services
8:30 & 10:30 AM
Palm Sunday services begin with a congregational procession into the churchyard with palms and follows the Passion story.
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Sunday Morning Forum Resumes on April 16th
Join Randall Zachman on April 16th at 9:30 AM for the continuation of our study on prayer. Lord, teach us to pray. Up next in our study? Evagrius Ponticus, a Christian mystic and writer who became a monk and withdrew to the Egyptian desert where he spent the rest of his life developing his mystical theology in theory and practice.
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Monday, April 3 | 7 PM
Monday Evening Meditation
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This Monday evening, the group will meet in the lower level of the Parish House at 119 North Duke Street. The lower level can best be accessed by entering through the front door of the Parish House.
Monday evening meditation will not meet on April 10th but will resume meeting on Mondays at 7 PM beginning April 17th.
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Tuesday, April 4 | 8:30 - 11:30 AM
The Church Kitchen: Meditate, Market, Meal
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Meet Jonathan Bancroft Colon by the fountain after morning meditation to visit Central Market and purchase ingredients for a meal prepared together in the parish house kitchen. Meals created will be distributed to parishioners in need. Optional lunch to follow.
The Church Kitchen meets the first Tuesday of the month, April through June of 2023. Have questions? Click here to email Jonathan. Click here to sign up.
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Wednesday, April 5 | 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Restorative Yoga
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Wednesdays through
May 3rd
Enjoy 60 minutes of easy supported yoga. Movements are gentle and slow with bodies fully supported in easy poses and long holds. Meditations will also accompany the sessions. Yoga mats and other props will be provided or participants are welcome to bring their own. Comfortable easy to move in attire is recommended.
Restorative Yoga meets in the yoga studio in the lower level of the Parish House. Click here to visit our website for more information.
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April 5
Early Bird Registration Ends
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Saint James Harriers team captain Bruce Nickles Rallies the Team for upcoming Race Against Racism!
Friends, Romans, Cross Country persons lend me your ear.... Yes, it's that time again. Time to join the Saint James Harriers and run, walk, shuffle, crawl or whatever at the 2023 Race against Racism.
Early bird special ($35) registration fee lasts until April 5th.
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The Triduum at Saint James |
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Thursday, April 6 | 5 - 6:30 PM
Bible Foods Dinner
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In the Parish House Forum Room
Saint James' Top Chefs Hoffer & Mackey are preparing the lamb and fish!
All you need to do is bring a biblically-inspired side dish or dessert to share potluck style. Think Middle Eastern: hummus, pita, olives, salad, falafel, etc. CYF families are invited to join in before the family foot washing service at 6:00 PM.
After the dinner, everyone is invited to gather in the cloister narthex for continued fellowship prior to the evening service.
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Maundy Thursday,
April 6 | 6 PM
CYF Family Foot Washing
In the chapel
Families who would like to engage in the symbolic gesture of washing the feet of others in their family are asked to bring a towel from home. Chairs and pitchers of water will be provided for our brief observance.
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Maundy Thursday, April 6 | 7:30 PM
Holy Eucharist with
Foot Washing
This service is the commemoration of the institution of Holy Communion by Jesus and his commandment to love one another as he has loved us. In this mass we recount Jesus’ last supper with his disciples and his betrayal in the Garden of Gethsemane. Click here to view the service via livestream.
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Maundy Thursday, April 6 | 9 PM through Holy Friday, April 7 - 7 AM
All Night Prayer Vigil with the
Blessed Sacrament
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This year’s all night prayer vigil will take place in the Saint James Chapel beginning at 9 PM on Maundy Thursday, April 6 and concluding at 7 AM on Holy Friday, April 7 with morning meditation.
Someone will be keeping watch at the Chapel door to greet you and will remain there while people pray during the night. For those who wish to participate virtually, you may view the vigil at your convenience by clicking here. Participants are encouraged to bring their own meditations, prayers and/or prayer beads.
Please sign up for the hour(s) you wish to “keep watch in the garden” by clicking here. For more information about the all night vigil or for help in signing up, please click here.
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Holy Friday, April 7 | 7:30 AM
Walk of Witness with Stations of the Cross
We meet in the cloister to begin a contemplative prayer walk around the neighborhood while reflecting on the world’s need for Christ and pausing to offer prayers for the city and the people it serves.
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Holy Friday, April 7 | 7:00 PM
Veneration of the Cross
The tradition of venerating the cross began in the 4th century with a Spanish nun who, on Holy Friday, would display parts of the wood of the cross on which Christ died, for veneration by pilgrims. This custom made its way into several liturgies as part of the Triduum, the three-day period from the evening of Maundy Thursday through Easter evening.
We venerate the cross not because Christ died on it, but because by the cross, salvation has entered the whole world. At Saint James, worshipers are invited to come forward to touch, kiss or kneel before the cross if they wish. Click here to view the service via livestream.
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Holy Friday, April 7 | 9 PM
First Friday Compline
Ancient Music & Prayers for the Modern Soul
Holy Friday Compline will bring us into deep communion with Christ through the pathos of his death and Passion. Chant and prayers will encircle motets of Renaissance compositional masters, including the five-part Salvator Mundi, by john Blow. Click here to view via livestream.
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Holy Saturday, April 8 | 7:30 PM
Easter Vigil with Incense and Lighting of the Easter Fire
This is the first and central liturgy of Easter. Beginning Saturday evening in holy darkness out of which the Easter fire is kindled and candles are lit, we recount from our scriptures the saving works of God. Lights, bells and incense attend the joyous celebration that marks the start of fifty days of Easter. Click here to view the service via livestream.
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Sunday, April 9 | 9:30 AM
in the Churchyard
CYF Eggstravaganza
All are welcome!
Our time together will begin with a few words of reflection on the resurrection of our risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ followed by a song and the search for Easter eggs! Children are asked to bring their own basket and meet in the memorial garden. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
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Easter Sunday Services
6:30 AM: Sunrise service in the churchyard
8:30 & 10:30 AM: Saint James clergy along with Quintessential Brass Quintet will join our Easter celebration for the prelude, congregational singing, anthems and the postlude. Both the 8:30 and 10:30 AM services will be streamed. Click here to visit our website for the links to each service
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Easter Offering
As we move toward our celebration of Easter, we invite you to join in the centuries-old tradition of making an Easter offering in gratitude for Christ’s risen life among us.
If you use offering envelopes, you will find a special Easter envelope, or you may simply mark “Easter offering” in the memo line of a check and drop it in the offering plate.
If you'd like to give online, click here to visit the giving page on our website. In the online giving form, click in the "Fund" box. Choose Easter Offering from the drop-down menu and follow the prompts. Thank you for considering this extra giving opportunity.
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April 22 | 10 AM - 2 PM
Namaste Retreat: A Sensory Exploration of Hindu Spiritual Traditions
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Join the contemplative community at the Urban Well as local practitioners offer insights into how Indian spiritual traditions can strengthen many spiritual practices.
Speakers include John Protopapas, exploring the healing forces of music, Rasmita Amin and students of Natyashala Dance Studio along with Debra Dower who will help participants explore chair yoga, mindful breath and anti-inflammatory spices and foods. For more information and to register, click here.
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Ministry Opportunities at Saint James |
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Ushers Needed
Ushers are needed for our Sunday services at 8:30 and 10:30 AM. Ushers serve on teams, training is "on the job" with experienced ushers and ushers typically serve once or twice every three months. For more information, please click here to email head usher, George Finney.
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Sunday Forum Hour Hospitality
Help is needed Sunday mornings beginning at 8:45 AM to help prepare coffee for forum hour at 9:30 AM. Instructions are provided, and making coffee could not be easier! Click here to sign up.
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Altar Guild
The altar guild is looking for volunteers to help prepare the elements needed for the 8:30 and 10:30 AM Sunday masses. Tasks include preparing the wafers and wine and lighting the altar candles. Training is provided along with written instructions and diagrams to aid in the placement of the elements. For more information, click here to email Deb Dickinson.
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Saint James Glass Crosses for Sale
Glass artist and parishioner Chip Buckley has made decorative crosses from the stained glass windows that were removed from the chapel hallway during the 2012 capital campaign to make way for the beautiful blue Venetian plaster that we now see today.
These classic pieces of Saint James memorabilia may be purchased for $30 each. Quantities are limited. For more information, click here to email Chip. He may also be reached at: 717-327-5943.
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April 4, 8:30 - 11 AM: The Church Kitchen with Jonathan Bancroft Colon
April 5: Race Against Racism early bird special ends
April 12, 6 - 7 PM: Restorative Yoga
April 15, 8:30 - 10:30 AM: The Upper Room Men's Group
April 15, 10 - 11:30 AM: Women's Gathering
April 15, 5 PM: Saturday night mass featuring music of Joni Mitchell
April 16, 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM: The Kitchen
April 19, 3 PM: Holy Eucharist at Willow Valley
April 19, 6 - 7 PM: Restorative Yoga
April 22, 8:30 AM: Pathways into the Saint James Community
April 22, 10 AM - 2 PM: Namaste Retreat: A Sensory Exploration of Hindu Spiritual Traditions
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