PARISH NEWS - AUGUST 13

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E-blast for August 13th, 2026

SERVICES AND GATHERINGS THIS WEEK

SUNDAY, August 16 – 10:00am – Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

If you are unable to attend worship in person, the service is live streamed. For links to the service and the order of service please visit St. James at: stjamesdundas.ca or the St. James Facebook page.

The church office has new hours

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 10am-2pm.

St. James Mission Statement

“To know Jesus and share Love through prayer, story, and service”

Monday Afternoon Games

First and third Monday of the month from 1:30-4pm, in the Parlour. Everyone is invited to participate, ladies or gentlemen. Any questions, please speak with Jill.

The Building Committee is planning a church cleaning day on Saturday, August 22nd at 9:00 am. We plan to work on the kitchen, entryways, and do some general cleaning. If you are available and interested in joining us, please sign up in the Narthex or email Terese Herron at tershaw1@gmail.com.

This week and possibly into next week, you will see technicians from Kridan Security installing a security system for St. James. The security system includes eight exterior cameras at each door, three interior cameras at key locations, 3 interior motion sensors and a monitored alarm system. We are fortunate to have received a Anti-Hate Security and Prevention Grant from the Province of Ontario to cover the cost of the system.

Thank you to members of the Building Committee for their work in obtaining the grant, selecting the contractor and arranging installation of the system.

Property Survey

The surveyors will be onsite Friday August 21st and Monday August 24th conducting the property survey, Please try to park out of their way if you are in the parking lot on these dates.

David Brown Funeral Details

Tuesday, August 18th.

Visitation 10.00 am

Service 11.00 am

Reception to follow in Dundas Room

Interment of Ashes at Christ Church, Flamborough Cemetery after the reception.

Notice of Funeral for Canon Wendy Roy

A service to celebrate the life and ministry of Canon Wendy Roy will be held on Monday, August 24 at 2pm at Christ's Church, Flamborough, with visitation happening beforehand at 1pm. A reception will follow in the parish hall. May she rest in peace and rise in glory!

Tuesday Evening Prayer Group

The prayer group is pausing for the summer and will consider

when and how it will resume in September.

Garden Project Update – as of August 11, 2026

The next phase of the Garden Project is about to begin. Edging and further cleanup of the gardens will continue over the next few weeks. Also, in the next couple of weeks a new 6 foot high fence will be built along the side of the church next to the Co-op playground. This will replace the fence that was damaged during the removal of a tree along our property line. A sprinkler system is also being selected and will be installed prior to the further development of the gardens. We are eagerly waiting for the garden/landscaping designs from the landscape architect.

WEDNESDAY – COMPLINE – 9:15p.m. Compline is a short service of night prayer. The heart of Compline is the recitation of several psalms. There is a short reading from scripture, intercession, and time for reflection. It is a beautiful way to close out an active day. Compline is offered by St. James’ through Facebook to bring the community together. If you cannot join live, the service is available afterwards on St. James’ Facebook channel.

St. James Church – 100^th Anniversary of the Church Building

Our quest for photographs and memorabilia continues! Please let Janet Cannon-Davison, Isabella Guthrie-McNaughton, Anne Washington or Kendra Gregson know if you have any photographs that could be loaned to the church for our anniversary event.

We are going to endeavor to post a new photograph in each new e-blast. Let us know if you can identify the people or event that we showcase each week.

Also, do you have any early memories of St. James that you would like to share? Christmas pageants? Holly Fairs? Church schools? Picnics?

Mark your calendars for our Anniversary Dinner on Friday November 20^th. And watch for further details in the weeks to come!

The picture this week depicts a presentation to an unidentified boy by a priest. Can you identify the people, or the occasion? This event was important enough to merit a professional picture (taken by S. Whittaker), but there is no information about it in our archives.