Study and Learning

Wednesday classes

Wednesday night classes

Adult Confirmation Class (includes Sunday sessions)

Newcomers Class (offered twice, includes Sunday session)

Retreats and more

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Recent Additions to Our Schedule

Wednesday Night Programs

The History of St. James's From the Beginning. Wednesdays, April 14 – May 5, 2021 No matter how much you know about St. James’s, you’re about to learn a whole lot more. Every Wednesday evening from April 14 through May 5, we’ll see the history of St. James’s through the lens of race in our [...]

Sermon Talks with the Clergy

Join us on ZOOM just after the 10:00 am service each Sunday to discuss the preacher’s sermon. Bring your questions, thoughts, musings, and prayers.  The talk begins at 11:00 am each week.  Click here to register for the program. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing the ZOOM information you'll need to join [...]

Holy Peeps Project 2021

Children and Youth are invited to get a shoe box, some Easter Candy, and a bit of imagination to create a diorama of a Bible story or liturgical action featuring PEEPS candies. The idea of this Lenten project is to inspire our children and youth to have fun exploring Bible stories and Episcopal liturgy by [...]

Virtual Christmas Pageant – Take a Look!

It's Christmas at St. James's! This might be your favorite Christmas video of 2020.  Featuring photos and footage that go all the way back to 2002, our brand new Christmas Pageant video will bring a smile to your face and maybe a tear to your eye. Travel back to see our children grow from little [...]

Children & Youth Ministry

Families for Food

Summer Service Projects for Children, Youth, & Families St. James’s children, youth, and families are invited and encouraged to put their faith into action this August by sourcing food to feed people who are struggling with hunger during these challenging economic times. There are three ways you and your family can help share God’s love [...]

We helped celebrate our High School Seniors!

What great work! Scroll down to read details High School graduation is a huge milestone for youth and the pandemic has significantly disrupted anticipated rituals and celebrations for the class of 2020. For this reason the youth ministry leaders invite all St. James’s parishioners to show our graduates that God and their church love and [...]

Lenten Retreat: “Connecting to the Faith That Is In Us”

Saturday, February 29, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Valentine Hall This phrase comes from the Litany for Ash Wednesday - “We confess to you, Lord, our negligence in our prayer and worship and our failure to commend the faith that is in us.” Dr. Friend will offer five meditations interspersed with silence: 1) lack of [...]

Christian Journey Series: “Life in the First Century”

Wednesdays: January 15, 22, 29, and February 5, 6:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Valentine Hall AND Sunday, January 26, 10:15-11:00 a.m., Valentine Hall What was a Roman banquet like? What were illness, medicine, and death like in the ancient Near East? How were Roman cities designed? How do stories of mythical heroes compare to stories […]

WomanKind 2020: Fearless Women of Faith – CANCELLED

St. James’s Episcopal Church announces WomanKind 2020, an engaging, two-day women’s program scheduled March 20-21, 2020, hosted by and at St. James’s for attendees of any faith. (more…)

Life Transitions Study Series

This three-week study with the Rev. Dr. Mark Cooper addresses how to prepare for and approach major life transitions, considering spiritual, practical and emotional aspects. Explore topics relevant to those in the “sandwich generation,” such as how to care for both aging parents and adult children, what legal paperwork to prepare, and how to manage [...]

Visit Virginia’s First Church Sites

This year is the 400th anniversary of the first Virginia Assembly and the arrival of the first enslaved Africans to Virginia. Our day-long pilgrimage will visit two of the earliest church sites in British North America and the recreated historic site, Jamestown Settlement. The first stop of the day will be the museum and the [...]