High School Mission
Appalachia Youth Mission (For current 9th – 12th graders & HS graduates not yet 21)
June 22-28
What: Hurley Community Development Center, Hurley, VA (www.hurleycommunitydevelopment.org)
Middle School Mini-Mission
(For current 5th – 8th graders)
July 17-20, 2024 (Friday lunchtime – Sunday dinnertime)
What: Harvest of Hope (www.endhunger.org)
Where: Exmore, VA
Who: Up to 18 youth currently 5th-8th grades & 4-5 adult leaders
Interfaith Dialogue with Beth Ahabah
Interfaith Dialogue with Congregation Beth Ahabah We are excited to offer our interfaith dialogues with Congregation Beth Ahabah throughout the program year, rather than simply once per year. First Session: Let the Good Times Roll! Monday, February 25 Meal at 6:00…
Washington National Cathedral
Thursday, May 16, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Meet at St. James’s Episcopal Church for this all day Pilgrimage
The Washington National Cathedral is not just a house of prayer for all people: it is also the national cathedral for the Episcopal Church.
Monthly Jazz Mass Sunday Evenings
Jazz Mass Returns Every second Sunday, we include in our worship schedule a 5:30 p.m. evening Jazz Mass in the Michaux House.
January 19 at 5 p.m.
This service in celebration of the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., will feature St. James’s Choirs and the Concert Choir of Norfolk State University, one of the premiere African American ensembles in the country. The choirs…
Senior High Youth Lock-In January 19-20, 2020
On Sunday, January 19 at 4:00 p.m. through Monday, January 20 about 11:00 a.m., our 10th-12th grade youth will have a MLK Lock-In for Service.
Reclaim Your Mailbox
Recently, Penny Gugino told me a tip about junk mail. Yes, you can put it in your recycle bin as soon as you get it, but it is better to stop receiving it so that it doesn’t arrive in your mailbox in the first place.
Movie Night? Nature Videos: The Perfect Choice!
Growing up in the 1970s, I often watched Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom. I have cozy memories of the host, white-haired Marlin Perkins, narrating long, extended takes of animals in their natural habitat, far removed from human civilization.
Facing the Challenges of our Time
“To fast” means to do without in order to draw closer to God. For 2018, our Presiding Bishop Michael Curry asks us to fast on the 21st of each month in solidarity with all who struggle with hunger. His concern is domestic and international.
You Can Help With Storm Repairs at Roslyn
Roslyn Conference Center suffered losses from three different storms this summer and fall. The dining hall and the Bishop’s Chapel sustained damage and many of Roslyn’s beautiful, mature trees were lost. Please consider a gift to the conference center this…
Thanksgiving Food Drive
The face of hunger has shifted dramatically during the last decade. Today hunger is far reaching and includes not only senior citizens on fixed incomes but also our working neighbors who live paycheck to paycheck without any financial security blanket…
Christmas Giving Tree Ministry
Christmas Giving Tree
The Christmas Giving Tree Kicks off in Valentine Hall on November 24 and continues in the Narthex and in Michaux House hallway the following Sunday, December 1. Plan to return your gifts to Valentine Hall the morning of Sunday, December 8.
United Thank Offering Fall Ingathering November 11
United Thank Offering Ingathering – Sunday, November 11
Fall is here so that means it is time for the semiannual United Thank Offering Ingathering.