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

SCHOOL SUPPLIES DRIVE - It’s not too late!!! School supplies drive ends on Sunday the 20th with the blessing of supplies. So many thanks to all those who have helped the pile in the narthex grow so much. We can’t wait to deliver them to our families. Items needed include: 24 count box of crayons, Boxes of tissues, Cleaning wipes, Dry erase markers, Big pink erasers, Kid scissors, Pencil sharpeners, Rulers, Glue sticks, Plastic pocket folders, 1” 3 ring binders, Highlighters, 3 Hole zipper pencil pouches, Red and blue ball point pens , Wide & fine line markers (10 packs)

ST. JAMES READS THE BIBLE - This September we will be reading the Bible together, pausing on Sundays to hear and talk about some of the major lessons. We will have opportunity to connect the different stories and discuss together their meanings. I am so excited to be embarking on this journey with you and can’t wait to learn beside you as we walk the pilgrim path through sacred story together.

Sunday, September 20 - The First Creation Story – Genesis 1:1 – 2:3

Sunday, September 27 - The Second Creation Story and Fall – Genesis 2:4-3:24

September 28 – October 3 - Cain and Abel – Genesis 4:1-25   Read at Home

Sunday, October 4 - Noah – Genesis 6:1-9:7

OKTOBERFEST WITH THE OPPORTUNITY FUND - Sunday, September 27 - The Opportunity Fund Committee will be hosting OktoberFest on Sunday September 27 after service.  We will also welcome Mallory Kallabat, a senior attorney from the Birmingham office of Clark Hill, who will be our guest speaker.  Mallory specializes in estate planning, probate and trust administration, charitable planning, special needs planning and related tax matters.  Please take this opportunity to “feiern und lernen”. 

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, 7:00 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 7:00 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 is on a break.