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Whether you are searching for a new church home from another Christian faith, are new to Baton Rouge and seeking an Episcopal Church, or elsewhere on your faith journey, we invite you to join us in worship and fellowship.
St. James is located in downtown Baton Rouge on Convention at No. Fourth Street. You will appreciate the spiritual atmosphere of our historic English Gothic Revival church. Free parking is available across the street, and our professionally staffed nursery for infants and toddlers is open during the Sunday morning services, should you choose to use it. Read more about St. James here.
Christian Education classes for all ages are offered at 10:00 a.m. Or, join us for "coffee hour" fellowship in the Parish Hall parlor, following any of the morning services.
You are welcome at St. James.
God's Peace,
The Very Rev. J. Mark Holland,
Rector
What's Happening at St. James
Photos from the latest happenings
Visit our photo albums for snapshots of the latest events at St. James!
The Challenge of Jesus
The Center for Spiritual Formation will return to the presention of The Challenge of Jesus, a fascinating DVD series based on the research of the renowned Biblical scholar John Dominic Crossan, on Sunday, February 5 at 10:00 a.m. in the Media Room on the first floor of the Ministries Center.
Also, visit the site of the Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge for information and registration to hear John Dominic Crossan in person! He will be in Baton Rouge on March 23 and 24, 2012 for lectures on The Power of Parable: Fiction By Jesus Becomes Fiction About Jesus.
Sunday Morning Programs
Sunday morning gatherings for all ages will resume Sunday, February 5:
Young children and lower elementary-aged children experience the multi-sensory, atrium-based Catechesis of the Good Shepherd on the second floor of the Parish Hall.
Fifth and sixth graders join for The Gap in the Work Room on the first floor of the Ministries Center; middle schoolers will gather in the Parlor to sell Spanish Town Parade Parking Passes - a fund raiser for their summer mission trip.
Grey's Theology is for high schoolers, and meets at 2:00 p.m.
The Challenge of Jesus is a DVD-based program on John Dominic Crossan's work being facilitated by Mtr. Mary Ann Garrett and Dr. Ann Holmes for adults in the Media Room on the first floor of the Ministries Center at 10:00 a.m.
The nursery is professionally staffed and open from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. for your infants and toddlers, as you desire or need it. Pagers are available for your peace of mind.
Seniors Celebrate Bicentennial
“Música de España” featuring Alvaro Angulo, cellist, in mini-concert on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at noon in the Parish Hall parlor of St. James Episcopal Church, is free and open to the public.
The optional social hour begins at 11:15 a.m. with a hot lunch, served buffet-style, at 11:30, before the concert. Cost of the meal is $13.00 per person. Reservations available with your registration and payment by check payable to St. James Episcopal Church, PO Box 126, Baton Rouge LA 70821, Attn: Helen Campbell, or online.
Parade Parking Passes
Help fund the EYC Summer Mission Trip and get a great spot for the parade!
The Spanish Town Parade rolls at noon on Saturday, February 19. For $25, reserve a spot in one of the St. James parking lots for your vehicle (no RVs) at Fourth & Convention, where you can enjoy all the action.
The youth group will be selling passes in the Parish Hall parlor on Sunday mornings at 10:00 until February 11, or as long as space remains. To be sure you get a spot, you may go ahead and pay online here, and bring your receipt to the Youth Table in the parlor to retrieve your parking pass!
Worship Schedule
When there is a fifth Sunday in the month, we celebrate with a special Fifth Sunday Feast:
- 7:30 a.m. - A quiet service of Holy Eucharist, Rite I in the church
- 10:30 a.m. - A combined service of Holy Eucharist, Rite II in the church with traditional music, the CWS Musicians, and often, the Children's Choirs. On January 29, we will follow with a parish meal inviting and serving our downtown homeless neighbors, all enjoying a preview a Gumbo 2012!
- 5:00 p.m. - A more informal Holy Eucharist, Rite II service in the chapel
Sundays*
- 7:30 a.m. - A quiet service of Holy Eucharist, Rite I in the church
- 9:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist, Rite II in the church with traditional music, and the Children's Choirs during the school year
- 9:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist, Rite II in the Chapel with praise music by the Contemporary Worship Musicians (Note new time in 2012; prelude begins at 8:55)
- 11:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist, Rite II in the church with traditional music led by the Adult Choir
- 5:00 p.m. - A more informal Holy Eucharist, Rite II service in the chapel
Wednesdays
- Noon - Holy Eucharist, Rite II with emphasis on prayers for healing and anointing with oil (unction)
