This calendar shows events being held by St. James’. To check on all meetings being held on campus and for meeting room availability, please see our Facilities Use Calendar. Rooms on campus may be reserved by contacting the Office Administrator.
Interfaith Candlelight Vigil with Abode Services
Too many people live and die on the street, nameless and alone. Join us in remembering those who have died and raise your own awareness of this crisis.
The video recording of the vigil is no longer available to watch online.
Join us for a four-week exploration of Advent using the readings from A Women’s Lectionary For The Whole Church which we will use on Sundays this season. Starting on Tuesday, November 29th at 7:00 PM and continuing weekly through December 20th, we will meet on Zoom to explore the themes and message of God’s promises and the people – especially women – who helped in their fulfillment to discern how our stories intersect with theirs as those promises continue to find fulfillment in our lives. Rev Bill will provide each week’s materials in advance that we may together “hear, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest” these stories from a new perspective. For more information, please contact Rev Bill.
Join us in person on Wednesday afternoons to read together the book, “Inspired” by Rachel Held Evans. Rachel Held Evan’s book has the subtitle “Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again”, a nod towards the overall content of the book being one about scripture. How do we read our sacred stories? How do we reconcile the difficult stories with our understanding of God? What does the Bible mean for us today? Through memoir, poetry, short stories and vignettes, Held Evan’s walks with us while we learn about the living word of God’s story. This book study will meet in the Education Room from 3:00-4:00 beginning September 14. Please purchase your book in advance. If you need financial assistance, please let Lori know. If at all possible, consider supporting a local bookstore such as Banter Bookstore [link to book here].
The gatherings will be facilitated by Rev. Lori and Ann Saponara.
Everyone is welcome to join this evening where we celebrate the waiting and anticipation of Advent. The evening includes a short service, an early playing of Christmas music and an opportunity for each household to make the angels, shepherds and sheep for their own nativity scene. We will also share dinner together.
You can sign up on the sheet in the parish hall, or online here.
Join us for a four-week exploration of Advent using the readings from A Women’s Lectionary For The Whole Church which we will use on Sundays this season. Starting on Tuesday, November 29th at 7:00 PM and continuing weekly through December 20th, we will meet on Zoom to explore the themes and message of God’s promises and the people – especially women – who helped in their fulfillment to discern how our stories intersect with theirs as those promises continue to find fulfillment in our lives. Rev Bill will provide each week’s materials in advance that we may together “hear, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest” these stories from a new perspective. For more information, please contact Rev Bill.
The Search and Transition Committee invites all members of the Diocese of California to share in a conversation about our hopes for the next bishop. The data gathered at these meetings will form the core of the diocesan profile—the descriptive document we will publish to seek applicants to serve as the Ninth Bishop of California. For more information, visit this link.
The Southern Alameda Deanery’s session is scheduled for Wednesday, December 7th, from 7 – 9 PM hosted by St. Clare’s, Pleasanton. If you would like to join the car pool from St. James’ (leaving approximately 6:10 PM), please sign up using this FORM. Any questions? Email Jan Scrutton. To attend the meeting via Zoom, click here.
Join us for a four-week exploration of Advent using the readings from A Women’s Lectionary For The Whole Church which we will use on Sundays this season. Starting on Tuesday, November 29th at 7:00 PM and continuing weekly through December 20th, we will meet on Zoom to explore the themes and message of God’s promises and the people – especially women – who helped in their fulfillment to discern how our stories intersect with theirs as those promises continue to find fulfillment in our lives. Rev Bill will provide each week’s materials in advance that we may together “hear, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest” these stories from a new perspective. For more information, please contact Rev Bill.