Friday, December 1, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, December 2, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Valentine Hall and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (more…)
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Summer Forum on August 23 with Hilary Streever
Have We Met? Hilary Streever, our new associate rector for adult formation, will tell her spiritual journey on Sunday, August 23, 11:15 a.m. to noon in the Parkinson Room. Here’s a preview:
Summer Jazz Mass Sunday Evenings
Summer Jazz Mass Continues through Labor Day From June 14 through Labor Day weekend, we return to a worship schedule that includes evening Jazz Mass in the Michaux House. Every Sunday at 5:30 p.m. through August 30, our clergy lead Richmond’s finest jazz players along with cantors from our choir and congregants through a specially […]
Welcome Summer Concerts 2015
Welcome Summer Recital Series Presents International Artists in Concert Stroll the streets of cities in Italy in the early evening and you will likely stumble upon music wafting from a church with open doors. Entering the cool space, sitting in the beauty of a sanctuary washed in music, and reflecting on the day, on life […]
project:HOMES Builds Relationships
As we thaw out from winter and walk into spring, we have a great Project:Homes ministry team at work around Richmond. A host of “doer” volunteers set off on a work project in May! Last year, volunteers helped an elderly and low-income resident who was friendly and loved to share stories! Kyle Martin leads the helping hands […]
Magnificat Choral Ensemble Concert – April 15
We are honored to host a concert in The Episcopal Arts Series again this year. The concert is by Magnificat, one of the world’s premiere vocal ensembles. Many of you will remember the fabulous concert by the Tallis Scholars that the Series brought to St. James’s in 2013. This event promises to be equally wonderful. […]
Three Choirs Evensong at St. Paul’s
Three years ago, the musicians of St. Stephen’s, St. Paul’s and St. James’s reinstituted a Richmond choral tradition of musical collaboration between the three parishes. This year’s event takes place on March 15 at St. Paul’s with a 5:00 p.m. service of Evensong. The Three Choirs Festival, from which our Evensong takes its name, is […]
CARITAS Week February 21
Christ’s love often is made known by one’s presence and kindness. CARITAS guests feel the embrace of our love and the warmth of our shelter. Would you like to join us for the upcoming CARITAS shelter week (February 21-28) when we invite parents and children to be part of our St. James’s family? Our guests arrive […]
Annual Meeting February 15
The parish will be convened for our Annual Meeting on February 15, 2015, at 10:15 a.m. to hear reports from the vestry and lay leaders, and to elect the new class of vestry members. Please plan to be with us for this important occasion. The vestry slate can be found here.
Jonathan Rudy Organ Concert January 25
Jonathan Rudy, First Place and Audience Prize Winner of the American Guild of Organists’ National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance in June 2014, will play a concert on the Fisk Opus 112 at St. James’s Episcopal Church on January 25 at 7:00 p.m. Rudy currently serves as the Organist of Central Presbyterian Church, Terre […]
Winter 2015 Wednesday Night Programs
Starting the evening of January 7, St. James’s Episcopal Church will offer our regular semesters of Wednesday night programs, which all begin with an Evening Prayer service in the Chapel at 5:30 p.m.. This is followed by our famous Wednesday night dinners, prepared by our finest cooking teams and served from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. […]
Return Giving Tree Gifts December 14
A long tradition at St. James’s, the Giving Tree ministry provides church members an opportunity to provide gifts to children and senior citizens served by Peter Paul Development Center. In addition, it offers the opportunity for people to give financial gifts to our in-house emergency financial fund which helps us provide emergency assistance and counseling […]
Thanksgiving Service, November 27
Our annual Festival Holy Eucharist service at 10:00 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day will include brass with the Parish Choir. Join us for this joyful worship as we give thanks for our many blessings. This is also the service where we give thanks for our annual donations of goods for the Central Virginia Foodbank. Your contributions […]
Taste of St. James’s November 19
Please join us in celebrating the Taste of St. James’s in Valentine Hall from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 19, with fellowship, wine, and tastings of gourmet food sale items. The St. James’s Bake Shop will also be open for business during this time, so come by and find the perfect sweet for […]
Choral Eucharist – November 16, 11:15 a.m.
On Sunday, November 16, at 11:15 a.m. the musical portions of the Eucharist (Kyrie, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei) will be sung by the choir. While these are customarily sung by the entire congregation at St. James’s, in many churches, and throughout the majority of Christian history, these portions of the liturgy have been sung by […]