Wonderful Thanksgiving elves have been busy all week cooking up festive foods including 16 turkeys and all kinds of side dishes for our friends in need coming for socially distanced, grab & go dinner this Friday. (4-5pm) #Thanksgiving2020 #WayOfLove ๐งก๐ฆ๐๐๐งก 
#MondayMotivation ๐ Meet Justin and Leah who both volunteer hours of their time giving back to their neighbors through #GreatFood programs at St. James in-the-City. โค๏ธ"I really enjoyed it, to begin with, because I was serving my community, but then as I made friends, it made me want to go back week after week." โค๏ธ"It's very fulfilling to know that I'm doing something to actually get know my neighbors better, know my city better, and to try and contribute what resources I have to making something better. โค๏ธ"Love someone in the moment for exactly who they are. Tune in this Wednesday at 6:30PM to watch this full conversation with Kate+ to learn ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐จ ๐๐จ. 
"My vote makes me free..." This past Thursday, Bishop of Los Angeles John Harvey Taylor delivered a speech for the "Service of Prayer for Our Nation" on the importance of engaging in civic society. "Jesus's proclamation of a kingdom of justice and peace requires more of us than thoughts and prayers," Taylor said. "More even than outreach and advocacy. It requires us to lean into our freedom -- our freedom as people of faith and our hard-won freedom as citizens." In short, he said, it requires us to vote. 
โThis is how we get to the other side...โ โค๏ธ #mondaymotivation 
#WellnessWednesday This past week, St. James served as a testing site for COVID-19, partnering with St. John's @wellchildorg in their mobile testing van for many of our volunteers, parishioners, and staff. Many tested were those that volunteer for the great food programs each week and well as St. James parishioners and staff who support service to people experiencing homelessness. Father Kim was seen alongside Dae Han, nurse practitioner, working the testing site, as well as LA County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas @mrtempower. 
What a beautiful day for ๐๐ฉ. ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐จ ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ! โค๏ธ After a morning of live-streamed services, it was a delight to see the many faces of our St. James Family for drive-up blessings Sunday afternoon. We saw decorated cars, happy faces, and warm smiles we all have missed these last few months. The clergy were in full spirit with the celebratory vestments and a few of the liturgical instruments we use in the Episcopal church to deepen and enhance our spiritual communion together. #AllAreWelcome 
What are you doing this Sunday afternoon? Fr. Jon has an idea for you... and you can stay in your car! ๐ In celebration of our own Saint James Day, from 2:30-3:30pm, something exciting and different: a drive-through blessing! โ๏ธ Imagine the scene. You drive slowly down St. Andrewโs Pl. (pretending itโs the Camino de Santiago in Spain) and, at the gate to the church parking lot, you will see, surrounded by red balloons, Fr Kim, Fr Jon, Mtr. Kate, and a few of our clergy friends. Weโll bless you (from a safe distance, of course - while you stay in your car!). You can even decorate your vehicle to make things more festive. We canโt wait to lay eyes on you after way too long, and to celebrate our very own St. James! ๐๐๐๐ #AllAreWelcome 
The last week has been painful and profound. We pray that the Holy Spirit will open the eyes of all Americans to how racism corrodes and destroys who God is calling us to be. โฃ โฃ We at St. James in-the-City grieve the terrible, ongoing injustice and suffering caused by racism in this country, call for the end to oppression, and pray for justice and peace. #BlackLivesMatter 
For several weeks now, St. James has slowly evolved just as the world around us has also. We've relearned how to ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐, how to ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป, and how to ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ -- alone together. โฃ โฃ We know that a fabric of a community is made up of many pieces. Some are younger, some older -- some are alone in their dwelling, some with families, and others with friends. โฃ โฃ No matter where you are on your journey to connect with the world, St. James is here for you. You will always be welcome! ๐ผ๐ก๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐๐ค๐ข๐, and all can find a home here. We invite you to join us each Sunday -- live and together in spirit.โฃ โฃ So... grab your coffee, grab the bulletin, light a candle, and remember that you are anything but alone. We are together in this and together in God. โฃ โฃ (๐ธ: @omarthanks ๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ง๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ๐จ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ฎ ๐ข๐ค๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ข๐, ๐ฌ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐พ๐ง๐๐จ๐จ, ๐๐๐ซ. ๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐ช๐จ๐จ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ซ. ๐ ๐ค๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ข ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐)