St. James — A Place to Feed and Be Fed

We are an affirming community, and we welcome you, no matter who you are, to come and be fed at the communion table and the fellowship table. Online or in person, we look forward to walking the path of faith with you.

St. James 2026 Annual Pledge

We invite you to walk in love with us this year by making a pledge to support the mission and ministries of St. James.

What’s New This Week

ADVENT FELLOWSHIP - Saturday, December 6 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. - In a time that tends to hustle and bustle: we would like to invite you and your family to come out for an afternoon that's about taking a moment to lean into the quiet anticipation of Advent. Join us on Saturday, December 6, from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. for a chance to rest, refresh and reconnect with everything that matters in this season of hope - food, faith and friendship are the only things on our agenda! Childcare is available, and it will be the perfect event if you are there. Sign up to attend at https://stjames.rocks/advent25.

BOOK SIGNING EVENT - Tuesday, December 9 at 5:30 p.m. - Our own Marie Schmidt has published her first children’s book. Join us on Tuesday, December 9 to learn all about Eddy, the castaway Portuguese Water Dog, and his adventure at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Food will be available and some copies of the book for signing, or you can get one from the DIA gift shop, some local bookstores (Schulers) or Amazon. 

PAGEANT - Sunday, December 14 at the 9:00 a.m. service - Did Gabriel expect that he would be bringing ‘good news of great joy’ to a young, poor, teenager? How do you book a hotel room for the Son of God? For that matter, how does a hotel advertise a room that is really a stable? And how do you tell someone that you’ve just been told about the most important thing in human history by an angel? Some short skits at our annual Christmas Pageant will explore exactly these questions. We hope you will join us for laughter and fun that points us to some deeper questions about our annual celebration of Jesus’ birth.

CHRISTMAS EVE - Wednesday, December 24

4:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Family Service - Our first Christmas service is designed for children while trying to keep meaning for adults. The choir will help lead worship and we will hear the story of that first Christmas while bringing the figures to the creche.

10:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Festival Eucharist - Traditional lessons will lead shepherds, angels and us to the manger. Favorite carols sung by our choir will fill the church with beauty and make your soul soar. And Candlelight will remind us of the arrival of this one small light into the world in the person of the Christ child.

CHRISTMAS DAY - Thursday, December 25 at 9:00 a.m. - A quieter more informal service in which we break bread and sing Christmas carols together.

CHRISTMAS LESSONS and CAROLS - Sunday, December 28 at 9:00 a.m. - The Christmas season continues well past the actual day. Join us on the First Sunday of Christmas for a festive service of lessons and carols. Hear more of the Christmas story than you are used to and enjoy the singing of lots of favorite carols. There is no sermon or Eucharist at this service.

Sunday Worship

SERVICES OF HOLY COMMUNION

9:00 a.m. Service in-person and livestreamed on our website and Facebook page.

www.facebook.com/stjamesdowntown.

Note: the service is also hosted on our own web site. Click the big blue button above to find our live stream video page!

Compline

Prayer at the End of the Day MON-Thurs, 7:50 PM

Please join us then when we gather each evening, Monday-Thursday, to wish one another a peaceful night. Click here to join us at 7:50 PM on Zoom. (If you need the code: please email deacon@stjamesbirmingham.org.)

Study

BIBLE STUDY/adult forum

Wednesdays: Noon Bible Study on Zoom

Sundays: 8:00 a.m. Adult Forum in the Lounge