St. James' Day
Sunday, July 26
Mark your Calendar for St. James' Day on Sunday, July 26. We will have a combined service at 11 am, followed by a BBQ.
The Vestry would like to enhance the worship experience by creating a quiet, peaceful entry to the sanctuary through the narthex. Anyone who is raising funds for a nonprofit is requested to set-up in Founders Hall.
Welcome
“Wherever
you are in your journey of faith, you
are welcome at this table.”
We
hear these words at every Eucharist, and we seek to live these words
every day in the respect we show for one another. Whoever you
are, you are welcome here. There is a place for everyone at the
table at St. James’: It is God’s table.
We
work to practice a ministry of radical hospitality, in which we are intentionally inclusive,
welcoming, respectful, and nurturing.
St. James’ provides a holy, safe place where we can have fruitful conversations about difficult topics; where we support each other in our life in the faith; where we are open to finding new ways to carry out God’s will.
Heritage
The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone.” Psalm 118:22, Matthew 21:42, Mark 12:10, Luke 20:17.
We cherish, affirm, and hold fast to our African-American heritage. Remembering that St. James’ was founded by black Episcopalians who were not welcome in white churches in Austin, we strive to be a church where all of God’s children can worship in a spirit of loving acceptance.
Worship
Our
worship is joyful! We value our beautiful, spirited, and varied
music. We appreciate creative expressions in liturgy and the
arts. We value good preaching. We seek ways for worship
to be a nurturing experience for children.
Our celebrations of the Eucharist are varied to meet the needs of our congregation, including our Spanish-speaking community.
We go forth into the world, rejoicing in the power of the Spirit. Alleluia!
Stewardship as Service
God calls us to be faithful stewards of our time, talent, and resources.
As a community, we have a strong commitment to Christian formation for children, youth, and adults; to pastoral care; and to providing multicultural experience.
Our ministries range from programs located on our church campus ¡V such as St. James’ Episcopal School and the East Austin Wellness Initiative ¡V to our partnership with the Ali Arab Hospital in Gaza.
We
value our role in nurturing and helping train seminarians from the
Episcopal Theological
Seminary of the Southwest.
Diversity
We rejoice in our diversity at St. James’. St. James’ provides an opportunity for each of us to share our Episcopal worship with people who are different from us, and we believe we are all blessed by that experience. We pray that our diverse, loving community can be a beacon of hope, a foretaste of God’s Kingdom.