Parish Life

St. James Episcopal Church has gotten creative with Parish Life opportunities over the last couple of years. We offer in-person, online, and even hybrid opportunities to connect. We invite you to come and see! We’ve made a commitment to maintaining our connection while fostering our relationship with our neighbors and with God.

Commission Contacts: Porter Young, [email protected], Virginia Pierce, [email protected], & Hannah Brownlow, [email protected]

The Parish Event Committee facilitates parish events. We coordinate set-up, decorations, food/beverages and clean up. We hope that through these events, parishioners and guests will find a gathering which fosters fellowship and camaraderie while partaking of a nice meal and ‘spiritual’ beverage if desired. Simple events planned via email or meetings for more involved events. Committee members might help with food preparation, set-up, serving and/or clean-up. This committee is a great way to meet and serve with fellow parishioners. The work is light and divided among the members. We have a good time and we would love to have you on board. Please join us!

Contacts: Marietta Gwathmey, [email protected]

Bible Studies & Small Groups

Find a small group that speaks to you with one of our many Bible Studies, Classes, Meet-ups, and more. If you're new to St. James and interested in quickly expanding your community, you'll want to attend one to see what it's all about.

Bread Breakers

The Bread Breakers are a welcoming group of young adults and young families that gather to share in fellowship and service. Our monthly gatherings 'Hospitality at Home' include a potluck meal, plenty of time and space for conversation and fun activities for kids of all ages. In previous years we have volunteered at the Good Shepherd Center. We are heavily involved in activiti…

ECW officially stands for Episcopal Church Women - we have also heard it to mean Everyone Caring and Working! As a member of St. James', every woman is automatically a member of ECW. We encourage women to participate and help with activities that ECW sponsors - like our annual bake sale, our parish life events, our evening out in February. We look forward to bringing Sheri Castle…

Would you like to know members of the St. James community at a deeper level? The perfect solution is joining a Foyers group. "What's that," you ask? It's a group of 12-14 members including couples and singles who gather in members' homes or at a local restaurant, a park or the beach for a meal and socializing about every six to eight weeks. All ages are welcome.

New groups a…

Men on a Mission, affectionately known as "MoM," is a group of St. James men who join forces in a fun way to focus on Service and Fellowship at St. James and throughout our community. We currently have over 170 members. The purpose of Men on a Mission is to provide the men of our parish with an opportunity to get to know each other better and to work together to serve our par…

There's always something happening at St. James Parish. Keep an eye on our calendar for upcoming events for all ages.

If you would like to host an event on the Downtown Campus or at Mt. Lebanon Chapel, please complete our ONLINE FORM or reach out to Parish Administrator, Florence Ellen Cowden at [email protected].