Lock-In

What do a bonfire,

a scavenger hunt,

a canned good drive,and carrot hats have in common?Youth Lock-In!!!!!

Youth Boxing for Hunger

Help the youth collect 1000 canned goods and food items to stock our food pantry and fight hunger on our streets. The youth at St. James are having their annual Boxing for Hunger drive and lock-in on Friday, March 18, beginning at 6PM in front of the church. They'll be collecting cans until 9PM. Please come out and donate food for this worthy cause.

Mid-Week Prayer Services

Beginning on Ash Wednesday, join us for mid-week prayer services throughout the season of Lent. This year's theme is 40 Days of Prayer during the 40 Days of Lent. Worship starts at 6:30PM in the sanctuary. All are welcome.

Preparing for Lent

~Shrove Tuesday Prayer~

Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for it is from your goodness that we have this day to celebrate on the threshold of the Season of Lent.

Tomorrow we will fast. Today we feast. We thank you for the abundance of gifts you shower upon us. We thank you especially for one another. As we give you thanks, we are mindful of those who have so much less than we do. As we share these wonderful gifts together, we commit ourselves to greater generosity

toward those who need our support.

Prepare us for tomorrow. Tasting the fullness of what we have today, let us experience some hunger tomorrow. May our fasting make us more alert so that we might be ready to hear your Word and respond to your call.

As our feasting fills us with gratitude, so may our fasting hollow out in us

an attentiveness to hear the cry of the poor. May our self-denial turn our hearts to you and give us a new freedom for generous service to others.

We ask you these graces with our hearts full of delight and stirring with readiness for the journey ahead. We ask them with confidence in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen