Friday, October 31, 2008

Fall Family Festival


We dressed up and had a good time together at St. James last weekend, inviting the community to our Fall Family Festival, where we offered scary car trunks full of candy, delicious hotdogs, yummy sweets, fun family games, and great fellowship. We celebrated Halloween by thumbing our noses at evil, always remembering that we have nothing to fear, because the resurrected Christ has made us victors over death, sin, and evil forever!

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Golden Age Banquet

Earlier this month, the people of our congregation took time to honor our Golden Agers at our annual Golden Age Banquet. We shared a delicious meal together, listened to the good music of the Memory Singers, and enjoyed a nice time of fellowship. We thank God for all of our church members, young and old, who work together to share the good news of Christ's love to every person in our midst.

Friday, October 24, 2008

A Face Lift

Don't mind the furniture on the steps, the pieces of carpet on the pavement, or the tape over one of our doors! The office and education building of St. James has been under construction for the past few weeks. Our people have been working hard lately to lay down new tile and carpet, paint the walls, and rearrange the furniture to update the place and spruce things up. Want to see what it looks like inside? Stop by for a visit! Among other rennovations, you'll find that our pastors each have their own office now, our secretary's office has been rearranged, and our library has moved upstairs. We are so thankful for all of our volunteers who have helped with this whole project. The changes are looking great!

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Lutheran Church Youth Conference

St. James hosted the LCY Conference this month for the first time in several years. Lutheran Youth from all over the Saxe-Gotha area gathered here for an afternoon of service activities, worship, and fun. With the help of our praise band, we lifted our voices in song and our hearts in prayer. Next on the calendar for LCY is Lutheran Youth Day at Newberry College. We can't wait!

Sunday, September 28, 2008

The Kid Zone

The young people at St. James are having a blast together this fall! Whether our youth group is out getting lost in a corn maze, or our God Rockz kids are listening to Bible stories, or our toddler class is doing crafts, we know just how to celebrate God's love together! Looking for a place where your kids can grow in the love and knowledge of Christ? Join us here for our various children's activities.


Sundays:
9:15 AM - Sunday School
5:00 PM - Youth Group
6:00 PM- Children's Choir


Every Other Wednesday:
6:00PM - God Rockz

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

What's Going On?

No, you're not seeing things. Those are our church folks in the fellowship hall, flapping their arms like doves and rocking their arms like boats. If you join us for our morning gathering time in between 8AM worship and Sunday School, you'll get the chance to do these actions as well as sprinkle your fingers like the rain, stomp your feet like a hippopotamus, sway your arms like a tree, and have fun as you sing praises to God.

Don't miss out on all the fun at St. James! Join us this Sunday for worship and Sunday School. All are welcome here.

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Sunday School Rally

Are you smarter than a church kid? At our Sunday School Rally just a few weeks ago, the adults and the church kids went head to head to determine who is smarter. They were posed questions including, "How many books are in the Bible?" and "Who were the two sisters that had Jesus over for dinner?" and "What color was the third horse in the book of Revelation?" With one question after another, the children figured out the most answers, leaving the adults in the dust. The kids not only won the game, but they also got to share some Krispy Kreme Doughnuts as a reward. What a fun time we had together as we celebrated the start of another Sunday School year.