St. James' Episcopal Church Leesburg, VA

01/07/2024

St James' Church Leesburg, VA

Welcome to St. James' livestream. We're glad you're here!

01/05/2024

Tomorrow marks the Feast of The Epiphany. If you’re snowed in tomorrow, here are some lovely ways to mark the day at home.
-Rev. Marybeth

12/30/2023

Enjoy your ongoing celebration of Our Savior’s birth!

In The Episcopal Church, Christmas has only just begun!

12/25/2023

Merry Christmas!

Almighty God, you have given your only-begotten Son to
take our nature upon him, and to be born this day of a pure
virgin: Grant that we, who have been born again and made
your children by adoption and grace, may daily be renewed
by your Holy Spirit; through our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom
with you and the same Spirit be honor and glory, now and
for ever. Amen.

12/19/2023

Join us for Christmas Worship!
Christmas Eve: Sunday, December 24
🎄9:00 a.m.: Spoken Holy Eucharist Rite I
🎄4:00 p.m.: Christmas Eve Pageant and Eucharist
🎄7:00 p.m.: Candlelight Eucharist Rite II (Musical Prelude begins at 6:40)
🎄10:00 p.m.: Candlelight Eucharist Rite II (Musical Prelude begins at 9:40)
Christmas Day: Monday, December 25
🎄10:00 am: Holy Eucharist Rite II

Please join us for a service of Advent Lessons and Carols on Sunday, December 10. Advent is a season of quiet reflection and joyful expectation. This special prayer service will celebrate scripture lessons and music of the season as we prepare our hearts and minds for the true joy of Christmas. 

12/13/2023

Come and celebrate with us

12/07/2023

Join Bishop Mark and our brothers and sisters of St Gabriel's - San Gabriel Episcopal Church on Sunday, Dec. 10 for this beautiful celebration!

Blessed Advent! All are invited to join St. Gabriel's for the bilingual celebration of the Virgin of Guadalupe on Sunday, December 10 at 5pm; Bishop Mark Stevenson, preacher (Fr. Daniel Velez, interpreter); they will concelebrate the Eucharist. The service begins promptly outdoors with a procession in the St. James' parking lot (14 Cornwall St. NW Leesburg) at 5pm. The Mariachi Imperio will provide all hymns and service music! The service concludes with an indigenous Mexican folkloric dance (Irene Saucedo Dance Studio) honoring the Virgin of Guadalupe, and a delightful collation in the parish hall. All are welcome! Additional parking at the Senior Center of Leesburg off Wirt Street.

12/05/2023

Prayers ascending for Presiding Bishop Michael Curry.

[Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Michael Curry fell while visiting Syracuse, New York, and suffered a subdural hematoma, or brain bleed, that required surgery, The Episcopal Church’s…

12/05/2023

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Fours Family Chapel
Wishing you a wonderful Advent!

11/21/2023

Grateful this Thanksgiving for our preschool families.

Sending many blessings to our SJP families as they travel or welcome family and friends this Thanksgiving Holiday!
God Bless!

11/20/2023

The ladies of the Altar Guild, especially Lyndsay Welsh and Sherri Anderson, outdid themselves on the 26th!

11/17/2023

Happy to see parishioner Rachel Roberts, AKA “The Flower Lady,” recognized for her good work!

It’s the last Friday of the month, which means it’s time to introduce you to another .

Today, we’d like to introduce you to Rachel Roberts who has lived in Leesburg her entire life. But it’s her green thumb and big heart that has put her in the spotlight.

For the last 11 years, Robert’s has snipped flowers from her private garden, which are then placed in vases, before they are placed at the end of her driveway. Next to it is a donation box for Loudoun Hunger Relief. Flowers are sold on a pay-what-you-can honor system. Customers can drop off cash, checks to Loudoun Hunger Relief, or pay via Venmo to .

“I came up with the idea and started collecting jars and vases, knowing what I hoped to do,” said Roberts, who has volunteered at Loudoun Hunger Relief for a number of years. “I had plenty of fresh flowers and beautiful gardens that I was happy to share with our community. On one given day, I put a card table at the end of my driveway with a bowl for donations, completely on the honor system. That weekend I raised $50, and the rest is history.

Roberts...A.KA. the "Flower Lady" shared that some seasons have brought in more donations than others. In fact, the season of Covid was her most productive season due to people avoiding stores.

In total, Roberts has raised over $167,000 Loudoun Hunger Relief, which has always been near and dear to her heart.

“It’s a wonderful feeling to know you are helping to put food on the tables of our food-insecure neighbors,” Roberts said. “I often say, ‘my gardens grow food through the flowers.’.

Fun fact: the 'Flower Lady' grows more than just flowers! Most of the pumpkins on her front porch were grown in her own backyard. At the end of the year, she will throw what's left into her side garden. The seeds produce new pumpkins and gourds each year.

11/15/2023

Fall Cemetery Clean-up

Saturday, November 18th at 10:00 a.m.

All the repairs to the Columbarium are expected to be done and the grass has been cut, but general raking, trimming and preparation for winter need to be done. If you can help please call the church office, 703-777-1124. Many hands make light work is old but true. Coffee & Donuts will be provided.

11/11/2023

Wondering what took place at Annual Convention last week? The diocese has made available some important moments from last weekend.

By popular request! We had so many requests for recorded videos of various sermons and speakers at Annual Convention. They are now available on our youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com//videos

11/06/2023

The November 12 & 19 topic of the Sunday Adult Forum will be "The Gospel According to Les Misérable" led by Fr. Chad. This one should be fun as well as educational, 9:00 a.m. in the Parish Hall. See you there.

11/05/2023

The youth group meeting with labyrinth walk and Compline originally scheduled for this evening has been rescheduled for November 19. Look for future details soon.

11/03/2023

St. James' representatives at the Diocesan Convention in Fredericksburg: Fr. Chad, Dottie Brannock, Jane Roth, and Rev. Marybeth.
They will all be back for Sunday services.

11/01/2023

Prayer for All Saints' Day.
Almighty God, you have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord: Give us grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those ineffable joys that you have prepared for those who truly love you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.

10/30/2023

Lots of Trunks and lots of Treats and fun costumes!
Happy Halloween
(Photos by Zan Didoha)

10/26/2023

Stewardship - it's important
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https://www.stjamesleesburg.org/online-giving