Lenten greetings to you. If you’re like me, at this point, a couple of weeks into the season of Lent, you’re probably struggling to keep up whatever practice or abstention you planned on Ash Wednesday. That’s how habits work — they’re difficult to start and challenging to break once engrained. This year, we need to…
The Session of St. James Presbyterian Church is pleased to present the 2020 Annual Congregational Report. Please click below to download and read reports from our Elders and Committees. St. James 2020 Annual Report – CLICK TO READ The report includes: Staff and Officers List Annual Meeting Agenda for Sunday, January 24, 2021 Pastor’s Report…
Season’s Greetings from St James Presbyterian Mission and Social Action Team To brighten your day during these dark December days before Christmas, I’d like to share several greetings we’ve received from our mission partners that you, the people of St James Presbyterian, have generously supported in 2020. Thank you. Local Missions Whatcom Peace and Justice…
Written by Susan Diemont-Conwell, Chair, St. James Reopening Task Force A vaccine is on the way! After months of worry, this news gives us hope. But what does this news mean for St. James? When can we get back to normal? The practical reality is that it’s going to be some months before a significant…
Greetings! The Green Action Team (GAT) of St James Presbyterian’s Mission and Social Action Committee invites you to join us to discuss “The Human Element,” a dynamic and beautifully photographed film depicting the changes to our climate, as evidenced by impacts to earth, air, wind, fire and people. The film contains poignant human interest stories regarding these…
Happy early summer, everyone! You may recall from several months back that the sanctuary will be undergoing a “refresh” project. It all began with the idea of replacing the carpet, and has grown to include several things to be updated – the carpet, the tile under the pews, the walls, and even the pews themselves!…
Daily Prayer Service for April 22, 2020 You can follow along with Daily Prayers on our St. James Presbyterian Facebook Page, mornings at 9am.
Look at these Signs of Resurrection Life, compiled by the St. James Presbyterian Church family! Song credit: Rend Collective’s “Resurrection Day”
Note: Make sure you read to the end…there is a call to action in this email to send your “signs of resurrection” to Pastor Seth. Christ is Risen! Christ is Risen Indeed! Easter greetings to you on this beautiful mid-April day! It was such a joy to gather for Easter Sunday worship with so many…
In these final days of the Great Lent, greetings and peace be with you. These are times of great disruption and change for our community. And through them, we are invited to experience resurrection in fresh ways. Unexpected opportunities arise and in them we discover the hope of Christ amidst all that seems hopeless. As…