2025
New Family Gathering – Fall 2025
Sunday, November 23rd 4:00pm-6:00pm
Use the Registration Form
Below to let us know
you are coming!
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Worship
All are welcome to Sunday Worship Services. We gather in the church every Sunday for 8:00 am Holy Eucharist and the 10:15 am Holy Eucharist with Choir (livestreamed to YouTube).
Sunday Offerings for Children
Our Staffed Nursery opens at 8:45 am every Sunday, prior to adult forum, and welcomes children of all ages. Our Children’s Chapel takes place during the first half of the 10:15 am service. Children are invited to follow our teachers immediately following the opening hymn and prayer and they return at the peace.
Adult Forum
Join us between services at 9:00 am in the Parish Library for Adult Forum.
Coffee Hour
Everyone is invited to enjoy a delicious array of treats together at coffee hour after the 10:15 am Sunday Service.
Weekday Services
We also offer weekly Noonday Prayer (12:00 pm Monday–Wednesday via Zoom) and Compline (8:00 pm Monday–Thursday via Zoom). Healing Eucharist is at 9 am in the church the second and the fourth Thursday of every month.
Bible Studies
Bible Study is at 9:00 am in the parish library the first and third Thursday of each month. Women’s Bible Study is at 6 pm in the library on the third Thursday of each month.
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Adult Forum
Adult Forum is is on Sundays from 9:00 am to 10:00 am in the parish library. We will explore the Difference Course. The course helps us follow Jesus in a conflicted world, using scripture as a guidepost to equip participants to cross divides, navigate disagreement and pursue a just and flourishing world. Nursery care is provided.
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Healing Eucharists
Our healing Eucharist services, with laying on of hands and anointing with oil, are held at 9:00 am in the church, on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month.
All are welcome.
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Events
All are welcome every Sunday to our 8:00 am (in person) and 10:15 am (in person and online) worship services.
Drive-thru communion is offered every Sunday from 11:15 am to 11:40 am by the mounting block, or from the porch outside Macdonald Hall. The church is open during the week for prayer. Please park in the front lot to avoid Academy traffic.
Weekly Events
Sunday Worship Services
All are welcome! We gather in the church every Sunday for 8:00 am Holy Eucharist and the 10:15 am Holy Eucharist with Choir (livestreamed to YouTube).
Sunday Offerings for Children
Our Staffed Nursery opens at 8:45 am every Sunday, prior to adult forum, and welcomes children of all ages. Our Children’s Chapel takes place during the first half of the 10:15 am service. Children are invited to follow our teachers immediately following the opening hymn and prayer and they return at the peace.
Adult Forum
Join us between services at 9:00 am in the Parish Library for Adult Forum. Our current study series is a deep dive into what it means to “Live in Community“.
Coffee Hour
Everyone is invited to enjoy a delicious array of treats together at coffee hour after the 10:15 am Sunday Service.
Weekday Services
We also offer weekly Noonday Prayer (12:00 pm Monday–Wednesday via Zoom) and Compline (8:00 pm Monday–Thursday via Zoom). Healing Eucharist is at 9 am in the church the second and the fourth Thursday of every month.
Bible Studies
Bible Study is at 9:00 am in the parish library the first and third Thursday of each month. Women’s Bible Study is at 6 pm in the library on the third Thursday of each month.
Sacred Ground Course Offered
Joe is offering the Sacred Ground course this Fall with time and day to be determined by the group once it has been formed. Contact Joe to get your name on this list: rector@saintjames.org; 434-249-3868
Inquirers’ Class
Joe is offering an inquirers’ class to all who are interested in learning more about St. James Church, The Episcopal Church, and Christianity in general. Contact Joe if you are interested: rector@saintjames.org; 434-249-3868
Upcoming Special Events Calendar
September
WELCOME BACK SUNDAY
Sunday, September 7, 2025
Our new program year begins. We welcome back Choir, Adult Forum, Coffee Hour, Nursery, Children’s Chapel.
ACADEMY SUNDAY
Sunday, September 21, 2025
Join us at the 10:15 am service as we welcome Academy students, faculty and staff, and offer prayers for the new academic year.
October
Car Show
Saturday, October 4, 2025
Calling all car enthusiasts for a day of beautiful cars, food and community.
Blessing of The Animals
Sunday, October 5, 2025
Celebrate the ministry of St. Francis and drive thru with your pets for a blessing after the 8 am service, and after the 10:15 am service. All animals, including horses, are welcome!
Fall Festival
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Pumpkin carving, family activities, Trunk-or-Treat, food and live bluegrass music. We will be cleaning out the pumpkins October 27 at 6 pm if you want to volunteer.
November
Blessing of The Hounds
A Thanksgiving Day tradition at St. James
Thursday, November 27, 2025
10am at the Pony Ring. Parking in lower field (donations appreciated).
Organ concert at 9am
History Tours
Advent Wreath Workshop
November 30, 2025 at 11:30 am
Join us in Macdonald Hall during coffee hour after the 10:15 am service to create a family Advent wreath to light throughout the holiday season. All supplies will be provided. Open to all ages.
December
Advent Organ Concert
Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 4:00 pm
Hear the many colors of our organ at the hands of organist Bert Landman. Enjoy an hour of peace in the midst of a busy season.
Service of Remembrance
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
A reflective and quiet approach to Christmas for anyone grieving a loss–this contemplative, prayerful setting promises respite to weary hearts.
Greening of the Church
Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 9:00 am
Decorate the church for the Christmas season.
Christmas Concert & Carol Sing
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 11:00 am
Service will be at 9 am. The concert will be begin at 11 am.
The Saint James Choir and friends invite you to come hear the sounds of Christmas and sing along to your favorite Christmas carols.
Christmas Eve Family Service and Live Nativity
Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at 4 pm
Immerse yourself in the Christmas Story through a guided nativity experience. Includes carols, communion, costumes and cocoa!
Christmas Eve Holy Eucharist
Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at 9 pm
Experience the joy, peace and hope of a traditional Christmas Eve Holy Eucharist Service at Saint James. Music and carols begin at 8:30 pm.
Christmas Day Holy Eucharist
Thursday, December 25, 2025 at 10 am
Gather together for a warm, intimate and reflective service that celebrates the birth of Christ.
January
Baptisms of our Lord
Sunday, January 11, 2026
No Children’s Chapel or Adult Forum
February
Shrove Tuesday “Mardi Gras on Monkton”
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Pancakes, Jazz and Jambalaya
Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Service at noon and 7pm
March
Deer Creek Chorale at St. James
Sunday, March 8, 2026
Stations of the Cross
Experience the walking meditation path of Stations of the Cross and sculptures during Lent outside of school hours.
Holy Week and Easter Services
Palm Sunday
Sunday, March 29, 2026
Beginning of Holy Week
April
Manor Races
Blessing at My Lady’s Manor Steeplechase Races
Blessing of the HOGS
Holy Week and Easter Services
Labyrinth Walk
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Rectory Property
Maundy Thursday
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Service at 7pm
Good Friday
Friday, April 3, 2026
Service at 7pm
Stations of the Cross (begins at the church); Solemn Collects
Easter Vigil and Baptism Service
Saturday, April 4, 2026
7:30pm
Luminaries on the Wall
Easter Sunday Services at 9am and 11am
Egg Hunt at 10:15am
Sunday, April 5, 2026
(No Children’s Chapel, Nursery, Adult Forum)
May
Blessing of the Bikes
Sunday, May 23, 2026
Spring into Summer
Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 5:30pm
Dinner at Macdonald Hall
July
St. James Feast Day
July 25, 2026
St. James Feast Day Celebration
Sunday, July 26
Service and Dessert Reception
August
Shorts and Sandals
Sunday, after the 10:15 am service
Cookout
2024
Christmas Services on YouTube
Christmas Eve Holy Eucharist 9:00pm in the church and on YouTube
Christmas Day Holy Eucharist at 10:00am in the church, no live stream
First Sunday After Christmas Holy Eucharist, Dec 29th 10:15am in the church and on YouTube
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Christmas Eve Live Nativity
Christmas Eve – 4:30pm – Live Nativity at the Rectory. All children may participate – come at 4:00pm if costumes are needed (children may wear their own costumes). This is a narrated Pageant. You’ll walk to various stations on the journey to Bethlehem. Park in the Church and Academy lots – crossing guards will help guide you across Monkton Rd.
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Christmas Concert – December 15th – 11am
All are welcome to attend this FREE concert and carol sing in the church. Our choir and musicians performance will include
The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came Melody/Tune: From the French Basque Provinces (before 1895) Edited by: Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924) O Magnum Mysterium, The Joys of Christmas, Coventry Carol, Good King Wenceslas. The concert concludes with several Christmas carols/hymns which all are encouraged to sing.
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Children’s Chapel every Sunday
Bring your children to Sunday Worship at 10:15am every Sunday. Each week there’s something new!
We have free nursery care too.
2024
12th Sunday after Pentecost – Joe Cochran+
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John 6:35, 41-51
Jesus said, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”
Then the Jews began to complain about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” They were saying, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?” Jesus answered them, “Do not complain among yourselves. No one can come to me unless drawn by the Father who sent me; and I will raise that person up on the last day. It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me. Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father. Very truly, I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”