Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 14

1 Kings 19:4-8

Psalm 34:1-8

Ephesians 4:25-5:2

John 6:35, 41-51

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Presider/Preacher: The Very Reverend Samuel S. Colley-Toothaker, Dean

Deacon of the Mass: The Reverend Deacon Nancy Key

Director of Music: Ms. Sherah Moore-Burdick

Assisting Clergy/Tech. Services/Hispanic Missioner: The Reverend Nelson Serrano Poveda

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On August 15, two concerts will be held in the Chapel of Holy Innocents at 4 pm and 7 pm, emceed by Brigid deJong. Musicians performing will be Cactus Harris, Matt Horton, Sherah Moore Burdick, Aaron Burdick, and Joe Vigil. The paintings of Kay Sermon will be on display. Tickets will be sold for $50 apiece as a fundraiser in support of the campus buildings and grounds. Please contact Denise Grayson at admin@stjamesfresno.org to request tickets which went on sale starting July 25. If you would like to attend but cannot afford a ticket, please see Dean Sam.

If you purchase tickets online, please pick up your physical tickets before the event at the office, or if you are going to view the concert online, you will be emailed a virtual ticket with the link to view the concert online.

Please join us on Saturday, August 7th at 8 a.m. (and every first Saturday thereafter) at Yosemite Falls Cafe, across Cedar Avenue and 1/2 block north from us for our monthly men's breakfast. Questions? Call Kim at 999-5218 or Richard at 439-5002.

With the increased caution due to spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19 in major metro areas of California, masking and social distancing is mandatory yet again on campus during services. We thank you for your consideration of your health and that of others.

Share your summer moments with the St. James Community!

We want to see how you're spending your summer. Send us photos of you camping, barbequing, volunteering, lounging by the pool, or whatever else you're doing these sunny days. Are your pets sporting new summer couture? Celebrating a birthday/ anniversary? Finally spending time with family after a long year apart? We want to celebrate with you!

Let us know who is featured in the photo and where you are or what occasion is being celebrated. These photos will be featured here in the Midweek Missive and on our Cathedral social media accounts. So keep that in mind when sending in your pictures.

Dean Sam is continuing his home visits, but he will be adding some time slots for your convenience. Available time ranges are:

If you haven't already, please call the office at 559-439-5011 or click the button below to send an email to Denise, Cathedral Administrator to set up your home visit.

A group of parishioners are coming together to explore the use of visual arts at St. James.

Are you an artist in our community or an individual who would like to explore our traditions and inspire a spirit of joy and passion in our worship through the arts?

Join this group from our parish and help us discuss how the arts can enrich our liturgy and our church. You do not have to have any experience creating art, just a desire to help tell a story or begin a dialogue to build relationships and enrich our community. Consider being a voice in developing and shaping guidelines for art at the Cathedral. If you are interested, please call Denise Grayson, Cathedral Administrator at 559-439-5011 or send your contact information to admin@stjamesfresno.org.

I would like to invite you to consider becoming involved with hospitality at St. James. I am a lifelong Episcopalian. Two congregations contributed to my raising: St. Timothy’s, a small mission church in Gridley, CA and Trinity Episcopal Church, the Cathedral for the Diocese of Northern California. What both of these congregations have in common is the extraordinary efforts they made to make people feel welcome. From the homey coffee hour tables of St. Timothy’s to the coordinated newcomer ministry of the Cathedral, I have great models of hospitality. I am excited to build on that foundation with all of you at St. James. I will be looking for volunteers to help with the following:

Coffee Hour: Once restrictions are lifted and we can return to socializing, I will be seeking teams of volunteers to provide refreshments after the 10:00am service.

Events: We will one day return to hosting Cathedral events and Diocesan events on our campus and I will need volunteers to help decorate and to prepare and/or serve food.

Welcoming Newcomers: Beginning in the fall, we will begin a coordinated ministry to newcomers that involves welcoming them on Sunday, sitting with them during the service, taking them to coffee hour and introducing them around, and following up during the week. This program is called “Invite, Welcome and Connect” and some training will be involved should you feel called to this ministry.

You may have noticed that we have been providing a small token on Sundays to those who attend the 10:00 am service. Until we can gather for coffee hour, these takeaways are designed to extend a welcome and some hospitality in the meantime. If you feel called to provide 30–40 items one week, please contact me! Hopefully we will transition to coffee hour soon!

As you can see, there are a number of ways you can get involved in hospitality at St. James, and we need you to do so. If you are interested in participating in some way, please email Denise Grayson, Cathedral Administrator at admin@stjamesfresno.org, and your name will be forwarded on to me.

With continued in-person services, we are in need of Sunday ushers and greeters who can commit to regularly perform this duty. If you are interested, please sign up below.

Contact Aaron Schuelke, Junior Warden, if you are interested in working on the Buildings and Grounds Team. There is much to be done, and you can make a difference. You can reach him at jrwarden@stjamesfresno.org.

The CDC recommends everyone 12 years and older should get a COVID-19 vaccination to help protect against COVID-19. Widespread vaccination is a critical tool to help stop the pandemic. Getting your child or teen vaccinated can bring you one step closer to enjoying the activities you miss. Children 12 years and older are able to get the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine.

Effective April 8, 2021, all individuals 16+ years and older are eligible to receive the vaccine. The Pfizer vaccine is the only vaccine approved for those 16 and 17 years of age--those that are 16 and 17 years of age need parental consent before receiving the vaccine.

These clinics are for individuals interested in receiving the vaccine. To schedule an appointment, click on the button below. Bring proof of registration and any required forms (walk-in accepted at certain sites).

For second doses: Don't forget your white vaccination record card.

St. James offers Sunday worship each Sunday at 10:00AM on our YouTube Channel, Facebook Page, and Website. Archives of these services are available.

Don’t forget to download the digital service program to your device so you can follow along during the service. If possible, for our creation care work, please do not print the program.

To help us improve our digital church experience, please evaluate your experience of our "live stream service," by taking a moment to complete a short survey following Sunday's service.

Take initiative today and call, email, or write one of your state representatives regarding a creation care issue that you are passionate about. Positive environmental change starts with the individual and continues with larger scale change. You can contact your representative by calling the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121. You can find out who your US Representative is here and your US Senators here. 

We encourage you to join us on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 PM. You can join by the Zoom link here or in person in the office conference room following the 6:00 PM Mass. The Zoom meeting ID is 896 1414 2873 and passcode is 368674.

The clergy of St. James remain deeply committed to offering pastoral care and support to members of the Cathedral Congregation especially during this difficult time. If a pastoral need arises for you or someone you know in the congregation, and you want to contact the clergy, please either email us at clergy@stjamesfresno.org or call the Cathedral office at (559) 439-5011 and select option 5 to leave a message for the clergy.

Two Episcopal congregations in Dearborn, Michigan — one Arabic-speaking, the other English-speaking — have been sharing worship space, liturgy, Bible study, conversation and food, and are partnering to create beloved community together.

St. Bede’s Episcopal Church, a congregation in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with about 250 members, sets aside 10% of its plate and pledge collections each week for outreach efforts.

As COVID-19 vaccination rates have slowed, a growing number of states, companies and organizations are offering a wide range of incentives for people to receive the vaccine, from lottery tickets to college scholarships.

The unique blessings, joys, frustrations, challenges, and realities faced by the first five African American women diocesan bishops in The Episcopal Church are explored in candid conversations in “This Band of Sisterhood: Black Women Bishops on Race, Faith, and the Church,” compiled and edited by Westina Matthews.

If you have any feedback, comments, or questions for the Midweek Missive Editors, please email us. Submissions to the Midweek Missive are welcomed and must be submitted to midweek@stjamesfresno.org by Tuesday at noon.