Effective on Monday, December 5th the office hours will be 8:30AM to 1:30PM Tuesday to Friday.
Due to this change, the deadline for announcements, dedications, and donations is now Wednesday at 9 AM.
Items received after this time will be included in the following weeks’ bulletin.
In a display of solidary with the 2SLGBTQ+ community, St. James United Church has painted the stairs to their main entrance the colour of the Progressive Pride Flag.
To learn more about Affirm United, please visit: affirmunited.ause.ca
St. James United Church Council is pleased to advise that we will no longer require the wearing of masks within our premises.
We encourage those using our premises to consider masking on a personal level and will fully support their decision. We also remind everyone of the importance of Physical Distancing and hand sanitizing as a precautionary measure against many viruses.
Thank you for your ongoing support and cooperation through all the changes and restrictions as a result of the pandemic.
Let us move forward together to embrace our new normal.
We are pleased to welcome Stephanie Harnum as the new Office Administrator at St. James. Stephanie has a strong background in office administration and comes to us with much enthusiasm. We are sure she will be warmly welcomed in this position by the congregation and you are encouraged to visit the office to meet her in person.
Our Office hours are from 8:30 am – 1:30 pm, Tuesday to Friday.
St. James’ Public Health Notice: March 17, 2022
Now that Public Health restrictions have been lifted, St. James will be taking a cautious approach toward our “new normal”. Public Health is still strongly recommending wearing masks, so we ask people to wear masks when entering or exiting the building and visiting the office or any part of the building for any purpose.
In addition to wearing masks, until further notice, groups or committees who use the building are asked to continue to sanitize the room’s items touched, following their meetings. Each group will decide their own protocols for participation in their activities and events according to their participants’ comfort level and agreement.
Worship — For worship, we strongly recommend wearing masks while entering, exiting, or moving around the building and while singing. Masks can be removed while seated. The choir/soloists can remove masks for singing as has been the practice. Social distancing is encouraged. Registration and assigned seating is no longer required.
These provisions are in place as “an abundance of caution” and will be reviewed in 30 days. Thank you for your usual co-operation and understanding.
Marilyn Adams, Council Chair
United Church of Canada
On February 24, 2022 the armed conflict between the Russian Federation and Ukraine erupted, costing precious lives and creating a humanitarian crisis as people flee from the conflict. The United Nations estimates that hundreds of thousands of people, displaced from their homes, are seeking refuge in neighbouring countries.
Many have lost friends and loved ones, struggle to meet their basic needs, and face an uncertain future. United Church Mission & Service partners are responding to the rapidly unfolding crisis. You can help. Right now, people urgently need shelter, clean water, food, and medical attention. Please show your support by making a gift today.
Donate Now:
Online via our secure donation page.
Phone 416-231-5931 or toll-free 1-800-268-3781 ext. 2738 and use your Visa or MasterCard.
Send a cheque or money order to:
The United Church of Canada
Philanthropy Unit – Emergency Response
3250 Bloor Street West, Suite 200
Toronto, ON M8X 2Y4
**Please be sure to note “Emergency Response—Ukraine” on the face of your cheque.
Note: As part of the United Church’s Emergency Response Fund, 100% of your donation goes directly to emergency relief, with 85% of your donation responding to this designated emergency and 15% responding to future emergencies that do not receive intense media coverage. Donations to Mission & Service enable the United Church to cover all of the costs of emergency response work without deducting any fees from your donation.
The United Church of Canada is committed to working in partnership. We are responding to the crisis in Ukraine with Mission & Service partners ACT Alliance and the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. Through the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, we have joined the Humanitarian Coalition to call on Canadians to show tangible support for the people of Ukraine.
United Church of Canada – Pay It Forward
For just $25, you can give the gift of a two-shot dose of vaccine in a country still struggling through the worst of the pandemic and support the worldwide effort to protect people from COVID-19.
While people in Canada are receiving COVID-19 vaccines, people in many other parts of the world have no way to get them. Providing vaccines to these countries is only part of the story — the vaccines also have to get to the people who need them most. Support the worldwide effort to protect people from COVID-19, one vaccine at a time.
Your Gift will provide a complete COVID-19 vaccination to one person in a country where vaccines are in short supply.
Visit https://giftswithvision.ca/collections/featured/products/pay-it-forward to make a direct donation or to find out more information about “Gifts with Vision”
Calling all members of St. James, We want to hear from you!
The “St. James Visitor” would like to include more content from our members, so we are putting the call out for submissions, and we would love to hear from you. What stories do you have to tell us? How has your faith helped you through these “unprecedented times”, or anytime for that matter? Have you written a short story? A poem?
You can submit your work/thoughts/ideas to the Administration & Communications Committee, and we will get in touch with you regarding your entry for any future issue of the “St. James Visitor”. Email your submission to St. James Office at with the subject “Visitor Submission”.
Please note: This is a file of submissions we are building for future issues of the “St. James Visitor,” so please don’t feel discouraged if you don’t see yours in an upcoming issue.
*All entries will be reviewed and edited for grammar and spelling.
*Submit only your own work.
*By submitting, you agree to allow St. James to publish your work. *All copyright
remains with the author.
New Feature Added to Our Website.
St. James United Church website now contains ‘Messages’ (Sermons) from Rev. James Ravenscroft’s Sunday worship services. The ‘Messages’ are available to download and view on our website in the top right-hand banner under the heading called “Sermons”.
Rev. Ravenscroft’s messages will be added weekly. We hope you enjoy reading them !!!