UPDATE: RETURNING TO IN-PERSON WORSHIP Next Sunday the 4th October we will hold our first ‘in-person’ service at church at 930am. This...

UPDATE: RETURNING TO IN-PERSON WORSHIP A few updates as we prepare to resume ‘in-person’ worship. On Saturday past, the province changed...

RETURNING TO IN-PERSON WORSHIP This week a letter was emailed (and mailed hard copy to those without email) detailing our plans to start...

RETURNING TO IN-PERSON WORSHIP Subject to Diocesan approval, our re-opening team is aiming for our first in-person service at Saint James...

THE SEASON OF CREATION Dear Friends, As September begins so does the short ‘Season of Creation’; a recent addition to our liturgical and...

Rector’s Vacation Mike is on vacation from 19th to 30th August inclusive. Please direct any emergency pastoral matters to Rev. Canon...

Reopening Our Reopening Team meets for the first time this week to start the detailed and careful planning that will prepare us to begin...

Amber Stage Reopening Last week the Diocese released a document along side a letter from our Bishop that details the steps necessary for...

FUNERALS Please pray this week for Alice Cannon and Rev. Canon Ruth Jefferson and their families and friends as they celebrate their...

MOVING FORWARD As we all know, this past week our province moved into stage 3 of reopening. With this comes the resumption of most...

Dear Friends, This coming week is the Feast of Saint James after whom our church is named. There are several ‘Saint James’s, but the one...

STAYING CONNECTED As these months of distancing and closure continue we are particularly concerned for those who do not have access to...

Dear Friends, This past Friday was the Feast of Saint Thomas. It was also the 15th anniversary of my ordination as a priest. The day of...

Dear Friends, As this time of Pandemic continues and we try to find our ‘new normal’ we should expect to be experiencing stress - at the...

Dear Friends, As you may have seen this week, the Ontario House of Bishops released a plan for the gradual and controlled reopening of...

Dear Friends, While it feels like ‘the worst is over’ and we have begun the gradual process of reopening our economy, there is a lot to...

This Sunday, I have prayed with people who have been deeply affected by discrimination; because of their sexuality or gender identity and...

Come Holy Spirit!! I’m writing this email Sunday afternoon after joining with some of our parish online watching the Diocesan Pentecost...

TIME KEEPS TICKING The famous reading from Ecclesiastes 3 reminds us that there is a ‘time for everything and a time for every matter...

WE ARE THE CHURCH Greetings again to our whole Saint James Church Community- we may not be meeting in person these days but we remain the...