Lutheran Groups at St. James

On January 30, the Lutheran Men in Mission had their quarterly Saxe-Gotha Conference Gathering here at St. James. Wow! What a crowd we had. We welcomed guest speaker, Doug Haugen.

Our Women of the ELCA also met that evening, and made plans for the many different ways in which they will serve people in our congregation and in the community this year. One of those ways is through their annual dinner they provide free of charge to USC students, which will take place in February.

Our Lutheran Girls met on January 14. Their focus this month was on the story of Queen Esther. They had a class in makeup that was based on the story of Esther, and they also received charm bracelets that had charms for each of the skills they have learned this past year.

What fun it is to be Lutheran, and to work and learn together as we share the good news of Jesus Christ in this world!

Fore!

A group from St. James played in the Lutheran Men in Mission Golf Tournament out at Golden Hills Golf and Country Club this week. Although St. James did not win the tournament this year, a fun time of Lutheran fellowship was had by all.

Gone Fishin'

Our Lutheran Men in Mission gathered at 8AM this morning to attend the first annual Saxe Gotha Lutheran Men in Mission Fishing Tournament at Kinard Conference Center. Prizes were awarded to those who had the biggest catch. And the BEST part was that everyone got to take home what they caught!