St. James Episcopal Church, Black Mountain, NC

06/03/2026

Saturday, June 27 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm, Alumni Voices and Instruments of the University of Notre Dame Folk Choir will be at St. James.

Click on the link below to purchase your ticket. $18/online, $20/at the door. Seating is limited!
https://onrealm.org/stjameswnc/PublicRegistrations/Event?linkString=ODk4MGM0ODYtODUxZS00MTkyLTlhNzQtYjQzYzAxMDVlZTMw

05/29/2026

Start your week off with a restorative sound bath at St. James with Kendall Harbour. Kendall is a 200 RYT who specializes in sound and practices that nourish the nervous system. She holds space for deep relaxation, transformation, and self healing.

Bring whatever will make you comfortable on the floor (i.e.. mat, blanket, pillow, eye mask). Yoga mats, bolsters and chairs will be available. $15 suggested donation. All are welcome.

05/19/2026

Join us on Monday, June 1 from 10:00 am - 11:00 am in the parish hall for a restorative sound bath to calm the nervous system with Kendall Harbour.

To help you feel as comfortable as possible, please bring any cozy items such as a yoga mat, blanket, pillow, bolster, or eye mask. Participants with back or hip sensitivities are welcome to enjoy the experience from a seated chair. There will be some yoga mats and cushions available.

$15 suggested donation

04/28/2026

This Saturday, May 2 at 7:45 pm. Mark World Labyrinth Day at St. James with live music from Steve Warner, candle lit pathways and participate in the worldwide labyrinth experience in moving meditation for world peace.

04/04/2026

THE FEAST OF THE RESURRECTION
Easter Sunday Services

🌿8:00 am - A contemplative service of the Holy Eucharist

🌿10:30 am - A festal Eucharist with the St. James Choir and Asheville Youth Symphony quartet

Parking on Easter Sunday
Please leave the St. James parking lot for those who may have mobility issues. The church has been granted permission from our neighbors at Precision Graphics, First Citizens Bank, and the Monte Vista to utilize their parking areas on Easter Sunday. If you are parking across the street from the church, please use the crosswalk in front of CVS. There will also be an officer to assist with crossing safely before and after the 10:30 am service.

Nursery
The nursery will be available during the 10:30 am service.

04/02/2026

TONIGHT AT 6:00 PM

Maundy Thursday Service - The Holy Eucharist with the ancient rite of foot washing and the stripping of the table.

There will be a special foot washing station for children.

03/31/2026

TONIGHT AT 6:00 PM

🌹Mary Magdalene Ceremony of Anointing🌹

Saint Mary Magdalene is the woman who anointed Jesus for his death, refused to depart as he died, and first recognized the Christ beyond the tomb. She alone walked the entirety of his journey through death. She was a woman acquainted with and unafraid of the deep mysteries of the heart and by her presence with Jesus she continued his presence beyond his death, ushering Christ forward by her own being. Her legacy is a portal into Christ--for those seeking to live the holy reality offered us by Jesus through death into life. Mary Magdalene, the first apostle to Jesus, understood the meaning of Christ in the world and she bore Christ as herself. Following the death of Jesus, she was the first to realize Christ in herself as Christ in the world. She is an invitation to us into the full and sacred experience of being fully human in these lives, which is nothing less than recognizing the Christ we are in this world.

We are. We are.

This service is grounded in the wisdom tradition of Mary Magdalene and culminates in the sacrament of anointing. Episcopal priest Cynthia Bourgeault writes: Fully availing ourselves of Mary Magdalene’s wisdom presence today, will be primarily through recovering a wisdom relationship with the ritual of anointing—coming to understand it as an act of conscious love marking the passageway into both physical and spiritual wholeness. She was a woman acquainted with Presence and what remains of her legacy ushers us into a The Communion of Love.

03/27/2026

A truly historical moment. The 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally has been installed at Canterbury Cathedral. While being enthroned as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury after 1,400 years she declares "nothing will be impossible with God".

03/26/2026

🧡 A letter from Rabbi Rami Shapiro To The Most Reverend and Right Honorable Lord Archbishop of Canterbury 🧡

an open letter

03/26/2026

🌿Palm Sunday | Sunday, March 29
8:00 am – A contemplative Holy Eucharist.
10:30 am – A festal Holy Eucharist with Great Procession (donkey & children). Donkey rides follow the service.

🌿Mary Magdalene Ceremony of Anointing | Tuesday, March 31
6:00 pm – A tender contemplative service of chant, prayer, devotion, and anointing.

🌿Maundy Thursday | Thursday, April 2
6:00 pm - The Holy Eucharist with the ancient rite of foot washing and the stripping of the table. Special foot washing station for children.

🌿Stations of the Cross | Friday, April 3
5:00 pm – A sacred journey marking the path of Jesus to the cross, inclusive of silence and the Sabat Mater.

🌿Good Friday | Friday, April 3
6:00 pm – Holy Eucharist by reserved sacrament. The Passion of Our Lord presented by the St. James Choir.

🌿The Feast of the Resurrection | Sunday, April 5
8:00 am – A contemplative service of the Holy Eucharist with sacred music.
10:30 am – A festal Eucharist with the St. James Choir and Asheville Youth Symphony quartet.