Safeguarding God’s Children

St. James Lutheran Church is pleased to offer a program called, “Safeguarding God’s Children,” to educate members on the recognition and prevention of child sexual abuse. All church members who work with kids and youth will be required to complete this training program by January 1. Sign up today in the Narthex for one of our training sessions: Sunday, October 14,from 3-5PM; Wednesday, October 24, from 7-9PM; Monday, October 29, from 10AM-Noon; Sunday, November 4, from 6-8PM, Split Session on Sundays November 11 and 18 during the Sunday School hour at 9:15AM. Tuesday, November 27, from 7-9PM, and Thursday, January 8, from 7-9PM. Help us keep kids safe at St. James. 

Fall Is In The Air - And So Is Softball

St. James has embarked on another softball season this fall.  Our men's team will be playing against area churches each week.  Call the church office for dates and times, then come on out and support St. James Lutheran Church!

Back to School Blessing

On Sunday, August 19, all students, teachers, bus drivers, and school workers were invited to bring their bookbags, jerseys, and keys to receive a blessing before they started back to another year of school. We go out into the world each day, knowing that we carry the light of Christ into our community. May Christ's light shine through us to touch the lives of all whom we meet!   

Harmony At St. James Lutheran Church

This past week, St. James did something slightly different than in years past. Vacation Bible School was set to a musical theme. Our musical, Spend Awhile On The Nile, was a hit, and we have some hardworking volunteers and pastors to thank for it all. Many new faces came to know us at St. James, and several young members gave a warm welcome to those children who were here for the first time. What a wonderful way to wind down the summer!

St. James Sunday

On July 29, St. James will celebrate our sanctuary's 20th year of welcoming people for worship. On this day, we will also celebrate our namesake, St. James the Greater, whose feast day is July 25. St. James the Greater was one of the first disciples along with his brother, John. After Jesus ascended back into heaven, James is believed to have been a missionary, spreading the Gospel story to Spain.  May we all be like James, going forth to share God's peace and make disciples in all of the earth.

Summer Gardeners at St. James

"I planted the seed...but God made it grow" (1 Corinthians 3:6).

                     

Operation Inasmuch 2012

This spring, St. James participated in Operation Inasmuch once again, and we had a great time sharing God's love in our community by helping others and showing them the love of Christ. 

We planted a garden to grow fresh vegetables for the needy people in our community. 

                                   

We went out into the community and knocked on doors, handing out free books for children.

We held a Family Fun Day, inviting the community over for games, crafts, and a hot meal.  

We offered a vision screening and gave out bags and bags of canned goods, baby formula, laundry detergent, toilet paper, and other basic necessities to those who were in need.

A group of us went out to build steps to help a family get into and out of their home. 

We stood outside of grocery stores like Food Lion and Piggly Wiggly to collect canned goods and other groceries to help fill up our food pantry.

We put together birthday bags of cake mixes, icing, and other treats for people who have birthdays each month at our food pantry.

All these things (and more!) we did in the name of Jesus, seeking to share God's love in our community and to let everyone know that we care about them, and that God cares, too! All of these things we did, keeping in mind the words of Christ: "I tell you the truth. Whatever you did for the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me" (Matthew 25:40).