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Our Mission

          ~ Sharing ourselves and our faith with others ~ ​           
St. James is a Christian community that welcomes all
with respect for the inherent dignity and value of every person.  
​​We strive to enable spiritual growth through worship, education, outreach, and stewardship for
​the purpose of restoring all people to unity with God and each other.

People of St. James Wear Masks in Public because we respect the citizens of our community.  
Our masks may not protect US from the Corona Virus, but they might protect our neighbors.
Wearing a mask is an act of LOVE. 
Statement by the St. James Vestry       May 27, 2020

​Worship Services

Sunday 9:15 AM Morning Prayer and Coffee Hour Both Available on Zoom
On Sunday morning, you will receive a link to Zoom. 
​It will lead you to the service followed by the Coffee Hour. 
When everything is ready in the church (9:15 a.m.) the service will begin.
This link will not be available on our website.

The Service (not Coffee Hour) is also available on YouTube & Facebook
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Holy Gospel for Sunday, November 22, 2020  The Last Sunday after Pentecost
Matthew 25: 31-46

     Jesus said, “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will put the sheep at his right hand and the goats at the left. Then the king will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you?’ And the king will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.’ Then he will say to those at his left hand, ‘You that are accursed, depart from me into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not give me clothing, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ Then they also will answer, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not take care of you?’ Then he will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

 A MESSAGE FROM FR. MAC BROWN
November 19, 2020

Friends,
     This week is the last week of the liturgical year.  That’s right, Advent begins next Sunday.  And this Sunday, we celebrate Christ the King Sunday.  You can see in our readings this week that our lectionary is focusing on two realities: the total and complete power of God and that we are not God.  Thanks be to God.
     Our realization and acceptance of these realities is both the beginning and the ending of our wisdom.  Once we fallible creatures realize and accept that we are not God, our true wisdom begins.  And in that very moment we also realize that whatever wisdom we had gathered prior to that realization and acceptance, is not whole and is incomplete.  That realization can cause fear and anxiety and even a return to the more comfortable fallacy.  And why is that?  Why does fear and anxiety cause us to deny reality and return to a less honest place of living?
     When we realize that we are not God, I believe one of the reasons we return to the fallacy is the fear and anxiety of what it means that we are not God.  It means many things but namely it means we are not in control.  Again I say Thanks be to God.  But we humans desire so much to be in control.  And so when we realize we are not, we, sometimes, return to believing the lie that we are in control.
     And yet, our wise liturgical calendar asks us to wrestle with this reality as the last week every year.  But as faithful folk, we know that endings are beginnings.  So as we prepare for this next year, as we get ready for Advent, as we prepare to witness the birth of God, let us wrestle with the reality that we are not God.  Let us wrestle with the fact that we are not in control.  Let us wrestle with the fact that the King of all creation is born into our midst.  Again. And again.  And Again.
     Love to you all, 
     Faithfully, Mac+
     the Very Rev. Mac Brown
     rector@stjamestaos.org