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Greetings from Scenic Picture Rocks!

This week is The Gathering, the annual retreat for all appointed clergy in the Desert Southwest Conference. It is held at the Redemptorist Renewal Center in Picture Rocks. It is a beautiful location. So I am out of the office and off my regular schedule most of the...

This Sunday

This Sunday will be Baptism of the Lord Sunday. And yes, you guessed correctly, we will be reading the story of Jesus' baptism by John in the river Jordan. You can read this episode in all four of the Gospels. Matthew 3.13-17, John 1.29-34, Mark 1.9-11,...

Two Projects

We have two projects we will be working on around the church in the near future. The first one is a roofing project, to re-coat and repair some spots. The second project is replacing outside lighting, specifically the front parking lot light and the rear parking lot...

Something Special for the Holidays!

Hey friends! Christmas is FAST approaching. Where has the year gone? You may or may not be ready for Christmas, but the best thing you can do now is to enjoy it! And at St James, we've got a couple of special events for you that require NO PREPARATION. Join us and...

O Holy Night

Join us at 6pm on Sunday December 24 for a joyful Christmas worship! "O Holy Night" will include candles and carols! We will also have great music, a reading of the Christmas story, a hope-filled message, and holy communion. And YOU are invited! We would love to have...

Try this prayer exercise!

Below is a prayer exercise that I found engaging. Give it a try. But first, a couple of announcements. ONE: We are serving at the Community Foodbank this Saturday. We need volunteers! Info is HERE. TWO: Grover and Cherie usually operate our slides and livestream. They...

Can you help?

St James is volunteering at the Community Foodbank Saturday! We will be assembling emergency food boxes. More info and the sign up form is HERE. We will serve from 9am to 12pm. This is a great opportunity to get to know people and work together. We need...

Community Foodbank–This Saturday

St James is volunteering at the Community Foodbank Saturday! And I forgot to mention that Sunday. We will be assembling emergency food boxes. More info and the sign up form is HERE. We will serve from 9am to 12pm. This is a great opportunity to get to know people and...

Advent begins Sunday!

Check out our latest email news HERE. There's a couple of videos to help you be ready for Advent starting Sunday.

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This Sunday

Jan 9, 2025

This Sunday will be Baptism of the Lord Sunday. And yes, you guessed correctly, we will be reading the story of Jesus' baptism by John in the river Jordan. You can read this episode in all four of the Gospels. Matthew 3.13-17, John 1.29-34, Mark 1.9-11,...

Two Projects

Jan 2, 2025

We have two projects we will be working on around the church in the near future. The first one is a roofing project, to re-coat and repair some spots. The second project is replacing outside lighting, specifically the front parking lot light and the rear parking lot...

Something Special for the Holidays!

Dec 17, 2024

Hey friends! Christmas is FAST approaching. Where has the year gone? You may or may not be ready for Christmas, but the best thing you can do now is to enjoy it! And at St James, we've got a couple of special events for you that require NO PREPARATION. Join us and...

O Holy Night

Dec 12, 2024

Join us at 6pm on Sunday December 24 for a joyful Christmas worship! "O Holy Night" will include candles and carols! We will also have great music, a reading of the Christmas story, a hope-filled message, and holy communion. And YOU are invited! We would love to have...

Try this prayer exercise!

Dec 12, 2024

Below is a prayer exercise that I found engaging. Give it a try. But first, a couple of announcements. ONE: We are serving at the Community Foodbank this Saturday. We need volunteers! Info is HERE. TWO: Grover and Cherie usually operate our slides and livestream. They...

Can you help?

Dec 11, 2024

St James is volunteering at the Community Foodbank Saturday! We will be assembling emergency food boxes. More info and the sign up form is HERE. We will serve from 9am to 12pm. This is a great opportunity to get to know people and work together. We need...