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The reason that I chose to pledge to St. James’ is out of gratitude. St. James’ has been a part of my entire life and I believe it is a big part of how I became the person I am today (the good parts and the bad). When our family faced difficult times and…
If like me you’re a regular shopper at Amazon.com, you can nominate St. James’ to receive a portion of your spending. Amazon will donate a percentage of your spending to St. James’ if you checkout via Amazon Smile using our special webpage. Visit saintj.com/amazon to register, and use this link whenever you make a purchase…
Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good . . .…
I come from a very humble, devoted Catholic family. I attended private Catholic school from kindergarten to high school thanks to a generous scholarship. Every Sunday my parents would put it a few dollars in the basket. We were not required to pledge an annual amount or to practice tithing. As I grew up and went to college,…
Indeed. How many Episcopalians does it take to change nine light bulbs? When it involves an extension ladder extended to the maximum, it takes a crew – one brave soul to ascend the ladder and three or four to attend the ladder. That’s what happened on June 28th and July 2nd. All-in-all the crews replaced…
As a child growing up in the Episcopal Church, giving was a weekly Sunday School obligation, a “tax” on my weekly allowance, which I felt would be much better spent on candy and comic books. As an adult recently returned to the Episcopal Church, my faith creates a completely different perspective – giving is…
Sacred Space is a specialized mission of the Diocese of California that provides an outdoor worship service and lunch to homeless persons each Sunday afternoon. This ministry is spearheaded by The Rev. John Trubina. Currently there are two locations, Hayward and Oakland, and along with other parishes in the Southern Alameda County Deanery, St. James’…
Found in the second creation story, Genesis, chapter two, you find the line, “a river flows from Eden.”[1] This beautiful imagery brings to mind the point of God’s original creation, Eden, flowing outward towards and into all of creation that is and that will come to be. All things, animals, plants, humanity, air, water, all…
It may be only July but the school supplies are appearing in the stores and we are starting our 2016 School Supplies Drive. Many of you are very familiar with the school supply lists handed out to parents of kids from kindergarten to 12th grade. That list that can include paper, binders, pencils, colored pencils,…
During each school year St. James’ Sunday School takes part in a number of outreach projects. Leading the sock campaign, making sandwiches for Sacred Space, and promoting the school supplies drive all impact our local community so our Spring project widened our horizons. In order to support Episcopal Relief and Development projects overseas through their…