St. James Sunday

This past Sunday everyone was given a seashell pin to wear! The shell is the symbol of St. James the Greater, the saint for whom our church is named. Pilgrims travel along the coastline of Spain to walk along “The Way of St. James” every year at this time in his honor. As they walk, they pick up shells and affix them to their hats and on their person. Yesterday, July 2, when we picked up a shell, it represented our own earthly pilgrimage as we follow Jesus.

St. James Day

Sunday, July 25, was St. James Day. St. James the Greater is the saint for whom our church is named, so we celebrated with a great day of worship together. During our worship hour, we read the story of this fisherman, this brother of John and son of Zebedee, who was called to leave his boat and follow Jesus. We also talked about the symbols surrounding the story of St. James the Greater, which include the sword and the shell. Each member of St. James took a shell to the font in honor of James and as a sign of all laying down their own lives to follow Jesus. Just as Christ took this fisherman, James, to be his servant, teaching him how to be humble and faithful, so too, may Christ take us and show us how to serve faithfully.