It is with deep gladness as well as real sadness, that I share the great news of the appointment of Shayna Watson to be priest in charge of Trinity Episcopal Church in the Takoma Park neighborhood of Washington DC. It is a culturally diverse historically Black and Afro-Caribbean Anglo-Catholic parish where Mother Shayna will be its first female senior pastor. She will begin her pioneering work in Washington on May 1^st.

Shayna’s last Sunday at Saint James will be April 28^th in a celebration Evening Prayer service at 5:00 PM with prayers, tributes and great music along with a farewell reception to follow.  

Augustine of Hippo (354 - 430) was converted to the Catholic Church by the preaching of Bishop Ambrose of Milan who also baptized him. When Augustine was appointed to be Bishop of the North African town of Hippo, he preached a series of sermons that had a profound influence on the understanding of the Eucharist in the Western Church and stood in tension with the understanding of the Eucharist presented by Ambrose.

Augustine distinguishes between the sacrament and the virtue or power of the sacrament and famously says of communion, "To what purpose do you make ready teeth and stomach? Believe, and you have eaten already." Augustine does not focus on the body of Christ that we eat with our mouths, but on the body of Christ we are called to become by means of the love of God poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit. Join us this Sunday as we explore together the unique insights of Augustine into the mystery of holy communion.

Click here to join forum via Zoom. Did you know? All resources used in forum hours along with the Zoom recordings are available on our website. Click here to go to the Forum Resources page.

The Saint James Mission & Justice committee, along with our friends at St. John's and St. Edward's is participating in this year's Soles4Souls drive.

Soles4Souls turns unwanted shoes into opportunity by keeping them from going to waste and putting them to good use by providing relief, creating sustainable jobs, and empowering people to disrupt the cycle of poverty.

We all can help by donating new or gently-worn shoes. Please use rubber bands, not shoe boxes, to keep pairs together. Boots are also appreciated. Look for the bin in the narthex. Click here to learn more about the global work of Soles4Souls.

Join us as we embark on a journey of reflection and growth in a study of the Book of Psalms. Beloved by many, the Psalms express the profound human experience with God in a range of emotions from grief and despair to joy and hope, and they offer us valuable insights into our own spiritual lives.

We warmly invite you to join us on this meaningful journey of self-discovery, spiritual growth, and connection with God as we rise from the ashes together and find inspiration in the timeless wisdom of the Psalms. Click here to let us know you'll be attending.

Join Chris Keeney and the Duke Street Band this Saturday evening at 5:00 PM for a U2charist featuring the music of U2! We'll hear I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For, Pride,

Where The Streets Have No Name, One and Beautiful Day.

In their program, Bound up in Love, soprano, Alice Teyssier,

Available in person and via livestream. Click here to purchase tickets.

Women's Gathering continues their discussion of Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community by contemporary Irish poet and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama. The book draws on the spiritual practices of Northern Ireland's longest established peace and reconciliation organization and captures the essence of the Corrymeela prayer experience to help us incorporate its spirituality into your practice of prayer. Click here to email Lorraine Rollo for the Zoom link.

All youth are invited to attend for part of or the entirety of the event! Registration options include: (1) Morning only; (2) Afternoon only; (3) Both Morning and Afternoon, with the options of attending or not attending lunch. To register, click here.

This first planning session will be for the volunteer work week scheduled for May 5 - 11 and the mission trip July 7 - 13 when the team will work with Potter County's Habitat for Humanity to renovate and repair a local residence. All are welcome; prior experience is not necessary.

Click here to email Paul Hoffer for more information.

Children in second grade, or ages 6 - 9 are invited to learn more about the Holy Sacrament of Communion. This is a special time for children to engage in a deeper understanding of their relationship with God in Jesus Christ as experienced in the sacrament of Holy Communion. Participants will be communed on Sunday April 7th during the 10:30 AM mass.

Classes meet Sundays March 17th and March 24th in the chapel following 10:30 AM Mass. Attending both classes is preferred but not required. Click here to register.

Click here to visit our Easter flower giving form. In the memo box, key in the name of the person you would like to honor or memorialize. If you are ordering multiple flowers and run out of space in the memo box, simply make your donation, type “list to Kristen” in the memo box and click here to email Kristen Vieldhouse, our office administrator, the list of names.

Please click here to sign up for the hour(s) you wish to “keep watch in the garden.”

For those who wish to participate virtually, click here to view the Vigil at your convenience.

For more information about the All Night Prayer Vigil or for help in signing up, please click here to email Kristle Evans.

Calling all 6th-12th graders! Join us for our Province 3 Youth Retreat this April. To register, click here. Transportation will be provided from the Diocesan Office. Click here to email Canon Moritz for more information.

Despite a recent diagnosis of early onset rigor mortis, I still plan to run (actually more like shuffle) the Race Against Racism, and once again serve as the captain of the Saint James Harriers. And I want you to join me! You can run, walk, crawl, stumble, use a walker, take a stroller, whatever. Just click here, type in Saint James Harriers in the team/group box, click the "join" button, fill in the info, and pay $35.  Early bird discount ($35) lasts until April 7th!

We pray for the soul of parishioner Ethyle Mae Heidig who died on March 1st. Click here for her obituary and service details at St. Edward’s.

March 9, 5:00 PM | Saturday Night Mass featuring the music of U2

March 10, 4:00 PM | World & Early Music concert with Filament Baroque and soprano Alice Teyssier

March 16, 8:30 - 10:30 AM | Men's Upper Room Group

March 16, 10:00 - 11:30 AM | Women's Gathering via Zoom

March 17, 11:30 | CYF Children's Communion Class

March 17, After the 10:30 AM Mass | Summer mission trip meeting

March 25 | Easter flower submission deadline

March 27, 3:00 PM | Holy Eucharist at Willow Valley