Sack Lunches

On Sunday, November 24, we will make sandwiches and assemble sack lunches to benefit our unhoused neighbors here in Tucson. The food will be distributed by Gator-Aid, a local organization that serves our unhoused neighbors every week. Here is what we need: 50 bananas...

AVIVA Holiday Gift Drive 2024

Holiday Toy Drive For Children in Foster Care YOU can ensure that every child in foster care will receive a gift this holiday season! For the last five years, St James has collected gifts to benefit foster children in southern Arizona through Aviva Children’s...

All Saints Sunday

Technically, tomorrow Friday, November 1 is All Saints Day. In most mainline denominations, the Sunday immediately following All Saints Day is called All Saints Sunday.  UMC.org says this:November 1 is All Saints Day, a sometimes-overlooked holy day in...

The end is near

THE END? Of what? The world? The election ads on TV? No, I mean the end of me talking about the church directory! After this Sunday (11/3), I’ll put the final touches on our directory (online and paper) and be ready to distribute it. PLEASE, if you want to be...

Help!

We can use your help this week! The food pantry is very depleted and we didn’t receive all the items we usually do from the Foodbank this month. So we need contributions. Pick up some items this weekend if you can and bring them to church Sunday. I found peanut...

Good to Know!

This email contains information that (I think) is good to know! Let’s get started. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. During October, we are holding a drive to benefit Emerge. A list of items can be found HERE. Our collection continues through Sunday...