SHROVE TUESDAY

Traditionally viewed as a day of repentance, Shrove Tuesday has become the last day for celebration and feasting before the period of fasting required during the Lenten season. The name "Shrove Tuesday" is derived from the word "shrive", which means to confess and receive absolution. The name denotes a period of cleansing, wherein a person brings their lusts and appetites under subjection through abstention and self-sacrifice. 

St. James would like to invite you in joining us for a Pancake Dinner on Shrove Tuesday, March 4 from 6 to 8PM.  We will eat our fill of great food and enjoy wonderful fellowship.

Welcome Pastor Steve Plonk

St. James welcomes Reverend Steve Plonk as Interim Pastor.  Pastor Steve comes to us from St. John's Lutheran Church in Atlanta, GA.  We are very excited to welcome him as we look forward to the coming weeks and months.  Come join us in worship on Sundays at 8:00AM and 10:30AM to join in fellowship and hear Pastor Steve's message.
If you would like to contact Pastor Steve, you may do so at the office: 803-359-2122
 cell: 843-509-0438 
or email: pastor.steve@stjameslex.com

OWLs Luncheon

St. James' Older Wiser Lutherans will meet on Thursday, January 16 at noon for great food and fellowship.  This month, Creekside Restaurant inside The Old Mill in Lexington is where we will break bread together.  

Christmas Eve Service

Come join us for Christmas Eve service to celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.  St. James will have evening worship at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, December 24.  

All are welcome to worship with us!

Christmas Cantata at St. James

Come and hear the Christmas Choir and Orchestra at St. James perform Pepper Choplin's, The Heart of Christmas, at 5PM on Sunday, December 15. Let the Christmas story bless and strengthen your heart! 

Advent Daily Devotions

Click on the link below to check out these online 

daily devotions for Advent beginning today!

 Taking Faith Home for Advent

Prayer Ministry at St. James

Next time you are at St. James, be sure to take a moment to kneel at our prayer station at the back of the sanctuary, set up by our Guardian Angels Prayer Team. We have a kneeling bench as well as prayer candles and a prayer request box, where you can drop in your own specific prayer requests so that the Guardian Angel Prayer Team can be in prayer for you. The Guardian Angels pledge complete confidentiality, and can pray for specific concerns for you, or for general peace and caring.  

(Please note that this prayer box is separate from our church prayer list in Sunday's bulletin. If you would like for a name to be added to or removed from the prayer list in the church bulletins and newsletters, please contact the church secretary at 359-2122.)