The next 275 years

“The fact that St. James continues to manifest itself as a witness to progressive Christianity and survives – that’s an amazing thing in and of itself,” Pastor Don Prange told Margaret Morton of Leesburg Today.
It is a tribute to “an amazing collection of people, with tremendous gifts,” Prange said, citing the mix of graphic [...]

275th Celebration!!!!

Greetings!  This month of celebration of  275th year of our congregation has indeed been heartwarming. 
Two weeks ago we had Phil Wright as a guest speaker, reflecting on A “Veteran’s Perspective in 2008”.  His talk not only covered his own thoughts about serving in the military, but included the history of his parents in the post [...]

A Few Words to St. James UCC Members and Friends

Three things:
FIRST: 
It’s Church School Sunday…   and there are some very exciting and fun things planned for children from pre-school to 7th grade….
and that means it’s also Adult Discussion Sunday… and we’ll be picking up on some continuing thoughts around A Sacred Conversation on Race,  something that is certainly pertinent giving the presidential election campaign and [...]

Prayer for National Leadership on Election Day

Prayer for the National Elections
BY Sister Joan Chittister, OSB
Give us, O God,
leaders whose hearts are large enough
to match the breadth of our own souls
and give us souls strong enough
to follow leaders of vision and wisdom.
In seeking a leader, let us seek
more than development for ourselves–
though development we hope for–
more than security for our own land–
though [...]