12/18/2021

Read St James Weekly for special events, projects, and Worship services during the seasons of Advent and Christmas.

We value our diverse community. At St James Episcopal Church we welcome and celebrate diversity in age, race, nation of origin, citizenship status, gender identity, sexual orientation, social status, political view, background, ability level, marital status, and anything else that makes us unique. We strive to be an inviting safe community for all.

Please share your holiday/nativity photos by 12/19

We need your photo contributions for the upcoming Christmas season services:

Please send photos of your nativity creches, manger scenes, etc. These can be of any style or design.
Please send photos of your favorite Advent/Christmas decorations, trees, lights, wreaths, family/friend photos, events, concerts, holiday memories, or anything else holiday-related (indoor or outdoor).

Please share your photos to be included in slideshows during our Worship services. Send in as many as you like. We’ll also re-use photos you shared last year unless we hear otherwise from you. As with photo requests for our previous Worship services, we do not include names or other identifying information for privacy. Please send your photos to Worship Coordinator Tony Karl (email them to info@mysjec.com, text them to him, or give them to him and he can scan them for you). Please send your photos no later than December 19. Thanks!

St James Weekly for week of 12/19

In addition to items in this email, the attached St James Weekly PDF includes a variety of other announcements, updates, and our weekly prayer list.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD ST JAMES WEEKLY

Bible Study of 2 Corinthians - Sundays 8:30-9:30AM

In the church and online!

We're discussing the 13 chapters of 2 Corinthians, which will take us through the end of the year. Use any bible translation(s) you like; no other book/guide needed. We read through and discuss one chapter each week.

12/19 chapter 12; 12/26 chapter 13

Click the link to participate using a computer, laptop, tablet, or other device:

go.mysjec.com/biblestudy

Or participate from any phone: Dial 1-312-626-6799

When prompted for Meeting ID, enter 831 5230 0483 then press #

When prompted for Participant ID, press #

When prompted for Password, enter 0 then press # [number zero]

Sunday Worship - Sundays at 10AM

In the church and online!

COVID precaution: Masks and distancing are currently required for all present for all St James Episcopal Church indoor group activities. Thanks!

12/19: Fourth Sunday of Advent

(stay after on 12/19 to help decorate and set up your nativity sets)

12/26: First Sunday of Christmas--Christmas Hymn Sing

1/2: Second Sunday of Christmas

1/9: Baptism of Our Lord

1/16: MLK observance

View and interact during our Sunday Worship services on YouTube (also shared to Facebook) on Sundays at 10AM Central:

go.mysjec.com/youtube OR go.mysjec.com/facebook

Song lyrics, special prayers, etc for the service appear in the videos. You can also download the complete bulletin:

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE 12/19 BULLETIN

You may need to refresh the page if you arrive before the live stream begins. If you 'Subscribe' to our YouTube channel and then click the bell icon you'll receive a notification any time we post a new video.

If you can't watch live, you can watch at the same links at a later time/day on YouTube.

Fellowship - Sundays at 11:15AM

Join us for a weekly time of conversation after worship in our lower level Fellowship Hall. Due to COVID, we will not be having food/drink at this time.

Blue Christmas Worship - Tuesday 12/21 at 5:30PM

In the church and online!

Blue Christmas services are typically held on or near the Winter Solstice—the longest night of the year. This special service honors the different types of grief, loss, and pain we or others are experiencing in this season and helps us look toward the hope of Jesus Christ. Join us at St James at 5:30PM on Tuesday, December 21 as we Worship together with our Presbyterian and UCC friends.

You can also participate LIVE at 5:30PM or view at any time after on YouTube (video links are also shared on Facebook). If participating at home, you can have an Advent wreath or any five candles on hand to light as you view the service, if you like.

go.mysjec.com/youtube OR go.mysjec.com/facebook

If you can't watch live, you can watch at the same links at a later time/day on YouTube.

Mid-Week Worship - Wednesdays at 4PM (Zoom)

Join us for a mid-week Worship service on Wednesdays at 4PM.

Click the link to participate using a computer, laptop, tablet, or other device:

go.mysjec.com/wednesday

Or participate from any phone: Dial 1-312-626-6799

When prompted for Meeting ID, enter 670 567 006 then press #

When prompted for Participant ID, press #

When prompted for Password, enter 0 then press # [number zero]

Everybody is encouraged to read/pray/sing at appropriate times during Mid-Week Worship. If you need to mute your phone for any reason, use your phone's mute button or press *6 to mute/unmute.

Morning Prayer - Fridays at 7AM (Zoom)

Click the link to participate using a computer, laptop, tablet, or other device:

go.mysjec.com/friday

Or participate from any phone: Dial 1-312-626-6799

When prompted for Meeting ID, enter 831 5230 0483 then press #

When prompted for Participant ID, press #

When prompted for Password, enter 0 then press # [number zero]

Everybody is encouraged to read/pray/sing at the appropriate times during Morning Prayer. If you need to mute your phone for any reason, use your phone's mute button or press *6 to mute/unmute.

CLICK HERE FOR 12/24 FRIDAY MORNING PRAYER READINGS

Christmas Eve Worship - Friday 12/24 at 6:30PM

In the church and online!

Join us starting at 6:30PM on Friday 12/24 for a musical prelude celebrating Christ's birth. Anybody who’d like to sing or play a song is welcome to do so-talk to Tony Karl or Amma Diane if you are interested or have questions.

Worship begins at 7PM, includes festive music, and ends with our Sanctuary softly glowing by candlelight.

You can also participate LIVE at 6:30PM or view at any time after on YouTube (video links are also shared on Facebook).

go.mysjec.com/youtube OR go.mysjec.com/facebook

If you can't watch live, you can watch at the same links at a later time/day on YouTube.

Thanks for your support!

We appreciate your continued financial support while we are being the church in this different way. Checks can still be mailed to the church, and are regularly counted and deposited. You can also set up payments through your bank (most offer this for free). Online options are available with the link below. We know that these are difficult times for some, and we understand if you are unable to support the church financially. Please contact Amma Diane if you need help connecting to assistance or resources.

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS SECURE ONLINE GIVING THROUGH OUR WEB SITE

Our special offering in odd-numbered months (January, March, May, July, September, November) goes to Painting Pathways Clubhouse, helping those in our community with a diagnosed mental illness. Our special offering in even-numbered months (February, April, June, August, October, December) goes to the Rector's discretionary fund, helping those in need. Please label your gifts accordingly.

St James Weekly and email list timing

St James Weekly is included in two emails per week, and mailed once per week. When sharing information about projects, programs, and events please send the info as early as possible so we are able to promote over a longer period of time, when appropriate. (To help limit the burden on everybody’s inboxes, we intentionally send only two emails per week to our email list, unless there is a death or other urgent matter.)

View our past Worship services at any time

View our previous services any time you like on our YouTube channel:

go.mysjec.com/youtube

If you 'Subscribe' to our YouTube channel and then click the bell icon you'll receive a notification any time we post a new video.

Do you ever have trouble clicking our links?

For a variety of technical reasons, links in the emails we send may sometimes malfunction. These are often due to incompatible updates or security settings on various device, software, and web sites. If you click a link in our emails (or attached PDFs) and it doesn't work properly, type in the link manually. Open your web browser and type in the exact link (don't add www or anything else). Manually typing the link should always work properly. We use customized shorter URLs in the format "go.mysjec.com/_______" that make manually typing links easier than the longer URLs for most events. If you encounter a link that doesn't work when you type it in manually, please contact Tony (text, call, or email info@mysjec.com). Thanks!

We appreciate your feedback

Thank you to everybody who has taken the time to participate in our various opportunities to engage remotely for worship, sharing, learning, and connection. Until further notice we'll be maintaining our schedule on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, as well as other special services and remote gatherings. Thank you for watching/listening! Thank you for commenting and engaging with each other! And thank you for liking and sharing our videos, Facebook page, and YouTube channel to help spread the word!

We appreciate your feedback about any of these new technologies we are implementing. If you had any technical issues or technical questions, please let us know. Please email your feedback and questions to info@mysjec.com