Youth , Children & Family Ministries
Join Us for the Blessing of the Backpacks on August 31 at 10 a.m.
St. James' Children & Family Ministry
Beginning September 14-we will be worshipping inside and following a new and improved worship schedule.
7:30 a.m. Rite I-Spoken Service
8:30 a.m. Traditional Worship with Organ & Choir
8:30 a.m. Mini-Saints Sunday School Learning Time -lower level
9:30-10:30 a.m. Fellowship Coffee
10:00 a.m. Saints-in-Training Sunday School -lower level
10:00 a.m. Adult Formation Learning Time with Mother Pilar
10:45 a.m. Contemporary Worship with Praise Band
A Letter from Mother Pilar, St. James’ Rector
Dear St. James’, It is hard to believe that I have been with all of you for almost a year, but it has been the greatest joy to have spent this time growing with all of you! As I got settled here at St. James’, the vestry and search committee made me aware that at some point we may need to think about the pace of Sunday mornings and how it is feeding our church body spiritually. As we know, being part of Christian community isn’t just about our individual needs, but is about our collective formation and fellowship.
Some areas that needed to be addressed were • Including children in worship • Adult formation • Fellowship For the past 10 months, I have discerned with the staff and the vestry how to best approach changes to accommodate these needs. After many discussions with our staff, musicians and vestry, and of course with lots of prayer, we will be moving our service times beginning this Fall as we begin the next program year. Beginning in September, we will be implementing the following schedule:
7 a.m. Rite I, Holy Eucharist
8:30 a.m. Rite II, Holy Eucharist (Mini-Saints Sunday School Class will take place during this time)
9:45 a.m. Fellowship Coffee Hour
10 a.m. Available: Adult Formation Session-Optional
Saints in Training Sunday School Fellowship in Parish Hall
10:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II, Contemporary
This new schedule will allow for fellowship and relationship building between the different services and for the spiritual formation of everyone. It will take some adjustment, but I am confident that this will ultimately be life-giving for our parish. As we begin to build curriculum for the Fall, our adult formation will likely be grouped into 4-6 week sessions focusing on different components or spiritual development. If there has ever been anything you want to learn about, now is the time to send me an email with those things you are curious about! In addition, this change in service times will allow our older children to participate in our worship services at both the 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. as acolytes, readers, ushers and more. This will be a gift to all of us and I expect everyone to encourage our children and parents in this new emphasis. It is our belief in the Episcopal Church that our baptism is full initiation into the life of our parish. This means our children are full members qualified to participate and are very much needed for our expression of faith in worship. I fully believe that this next year will be filled with joy and growth. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out! Thank you!
Yours in Christ,
Mother Pilar
Seeking Candidates for New Staff Position Leading Children & Families
Programming runs Fall (September 14, 2025) through the Spring (Mother’s Day, May 10, 2026).
Mini-Saints Sunday School is held at 8:30a.m. in thelower level. And & Saints in Training Sunday School are held Sundays at 10 a.m. There are some Sundays where classes are not held due to holidays or special events. The children come up to attend communion each Sunday with their family. Children & youth participating in worship is a priority at St. James’.
Mother Pilar integrates children at most worship services to show how even though they are young they are part of the family of Christ.
Click below to view more information on each program, including resources and activities!
Contact Laura Posecznick at laura@stjamesskan.org for questions.
