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If you’re searching for a community of faith to call home, you are welcome at Saint James. We are a mix of talents, ideas, ages, and backgrounds. We offer many worship, service, learning, and fellowship opportunities for all ages.
 
We believe in the importance of living the example of Jesus, by responding to his call to take care of the other people in our world.

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Our Sunday Worship Service is in person in our sanctuary and also  streamed live on YouTube. If you would like to receive a worship guide, just click on the link below or send us an email.
 
 
 

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Bonnie Inkman MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND

2024 Application Season Is OPEN!

Saint James United Methodist Church is pleased to announce that the 2024 APPLICATION SEASON for the BONNIE INKMAN LIVING LEGACYMUSIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND opened on SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 and will close on DECEMBER 29, 2023. 
 
For more information about the Fund as well as the Requirements & Guidelines for applying, please click here:
 
All inquires relating to this scholarship should be sent via email to stjamessec@verizon.net.
 

Sunday, December 3, 2023

Advent 2 – Being Present With Peace

 
SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 40: 1-11 and 2 Peter 3: 8-15a; Mark 1: 1-8
      

In our Advent series, we are celebrating the gift of being truly present — to each
other and to the call of God to make this world a better place. We can be the gift of
presence with those who are experiencing life as less-than-peaceful. But this might also
be true of how we are personally feeling in this moment. Our lives can feel a bit chaotic
or in need of a makeover. The Good News is that God is continually making a way for
do-overs. In this we can find peace, even when life doesn’t feel so peaceful. This week
we focus on what it means to be a gift of non-anxious presence for those who need it
most. 

 
9:20 am – Ringing of the Bell
9:30 am – Live and Online Worship in the Sanctuary
10:30 am – Friendship Time
 

Worship Guide

  • Rev. Patricia Abell, Pastor
  • Antuan Hairston, Director of Music Ministry
  • Clarice Snyder, Organist/Pianist
  • Jeff Williams, Liturgist
  • Praise Team
  • Donna Benson, Children’s Message

Next Week’s Worship Service

Sunday, December 10, 2023

Advent 3 – Being Present With Joy

 
SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 61: 1-4; 10 and Psalm 126: 1-3 and Luke 1: 41-55
      

Today we will read the words of Isaiah offering a prophetic vision that Jesus then claims for his ministry. Likewise, we are called to claim the gift of being fully present with all people — those who mourn, those who grieve, those who have suffered indignity and oppression. Mary’s Magnificat is prophetic as well. She claims the overturning of injustice even before it has come to pass. In the difficulty of her situation, she “sings” with joy about the very real presence of God growing within her.

 
9:20 am – Ringing of the Bell
9:30 am – Live and Online Worship in the Sanctuary
10:30 am – Friendship Time
 

Worship Guide

 
  • Rev. Patricia Abell, Pastor
  • Antuan Hairston, Director of Music Ministry
  • Clarice Snyder, Organist/Pianist
  • Edie Candee, Liturgist
  • Chancel Choir
  • Jane Ohlmacher, Children’s Message

 

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