St. James — A Place to Feed and Be Fed

We are an affirming community, and we welcome you, no matter who you are, to come and be fed at the communion table and the fellowship table. Online or in person, we look forward to walking the path of faith with you.

St. James 2025 Annual Pledge

We invite you to walk in love with us this year by making a pledge to support the mission and ministries of St. James.

What’s New This Week

OKTOBERFEST - Sunday, October 5 - On October 5, after the 9:00 a.m. service, you can join us for our annual celebration of great food and fun. Sausages, applesauce, potato pancakes, sauerkraut, and a whole lot of fun.

ADULT FORUM - Beginning October 5 at 8:00 a.m. - A prayer attributed to St. Francis begins, ‘Make me an instrument of your peace.’

 In sermons, at coffee hour, and before and after meetings, I have heard time and time again from so many of our members their anxieties about the state of politics in our country. We see and are a people who are angry, depressed, frustrated, and exhausted by what we are doing and how we are treating each other. At our organizational meeting there was a desire to discuss some of these topics from a faith standpoint, to ask what God might have to say about the difficult topics of our times, to explore together what loving our neighbors looks like in our deeply fractured society.

But before we can talk about hard topics directly, it is incumbent on us, for the sake of relationships in our church and in the rest of our lives, to learn how to do so. So adult forum invites you to join us in October for Make Me an Instrument of Peace: A Guide to Civil Discourse. Over several weeks we will think about how to talk about hard, emotional, topics, and how to listen to others. This curriculum comes from the Office of Governmental Relations of the Episcopal Church and includes virtual sessions taught by experts in civil discourse.

If we are serious about dialogue with people who disagree with us, if we want to be peacemakers who bring polarized people together, then this course is the ideal way to begin.

FALL TERRARIUM - Saturday, October 11 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. - As the crisp autumn breeze rolls in and the leaves begin to change, it’s time to embrace Fall. Come join us on Saturday, October 11th anytime between 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. in Centennial Hall to make your own Fall Terrarium! Everyone is welcome and all ages will enjoy doing this project!

Choose your supplies with help from experienced experts to guide you. The cost is $10.00 for a small terrarium and $20.00 for a large one. Reservations are not necessary to attend but signing up will help to ensure we have sufficient supplies. Sign up online at https://stjames.rocks/Terrarium

Sunday Worship

SERVICES OF HOLY COMMUNION

9:00 a.m. Service in-person and livestreamed on our website and Facebook page.

www.facebook.com/stjamesdowntown.

Note: the service is also hosted on our own web site. Click the big blue button above to find our live stream video page!

Compline

Prayer at the End of the Day MON-Thurs, 7:50 PM

Please join us then when we gather each evening, Monday-Thursday, to wish one another a peaceful night. Click here to join us at 7:50 PM on Zoom. (If you need the code: please email deacon@stjamesbirmingham.org.)

Study

BIBLE STUDY/adult forum

Wednesdays: Noon Bible Study on Zoom

Sundays: 8:00 a.m. Adult Forum in the Lounge