Ash Wednesday

Lent will arrive on Ash Wednesday, March 5th. 

We will offer "Ashes to Go" once again out in front of the church at 8:15am. 

The full Ash Wednesday liturgy will take place at 7pm in the church.

More info about Ash Wednesday is HERE

Personal Lenten Resources

Lenten resources are available for groups or individuals have been compiled by the Episcopal Church of NH.  You can find them here.

We will also have copies of a lovely booklet from the Salt Project called, "Coming  Back to Life" which contains many ideas for devotions and activities for the season of Lent.  You can get a digital version HERE, or paper copies can be found outside the office or in the Jonathan Daniels Room.

Lenten Discussion Group

On three of the Sundays of Lent, Elsa and Derek invite you to a Lenten discussion group to dive deeper into what has become an uncomfortable subject for many - The Church and Politics.  As we say, St. James is not afraid of the hard stuff, so we hope you'll come and take part in this important conversation, despite the heightened emotions in our society about this topic lately. 

• March 9 - The Continuums of the Church.  Churches do not identify themsleves along the political spectrum between conservative and liberal, but there are other continuums that better describe who we are.  Let's explore two of them and talk about where St. James is located in the wide field of Christian theology and action.

• March 23 - Drawing Boundaries as Episcopalians. Different Christian churches, denominations and traditions draw the line about societal issues in different places.  What is the history and witness of our particular tradition as Episcopalians?  Where do we draw our boundaries and where do we leave them open?

• March 30 - Being United in a Divided World.  This will be an open discussion about how we feel called to remain united and take common stands as a church in increasingly divided times?  The previous two sessions will help inform our discussions, so try to attend the others if you can.