St. James' Episcopal Church - Old Town, ME

03/11/2026

St James is having our 3rd Saturday community lunch on March 21st at 12:00. This month is an Irish themed lunch! Please join us for free food and conversation at St. James Episcopal Church, 132 Center St. in Old Town.

03/10/2026

St. James will celebrate Holy Eucharist and the Palm Sunday liturgy on March 29th at 10:00 AM

Maundy Thursday Holy Eucharist and Foot Washing on April 2nd at 7:00 PM

Good Friday liturgy on April 3rd at Noon

Easter Sunday with Holy Eucharist April 5th at 10:00 AM

03/02/2026

03/02/2026

Letter from Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe on Military Strike on Iran

Dear people of God in The Episcopal Church,

Here in the United States, we awoke this morning with alarm to the news that the United States and Israel have launched a large military strike on Iran. This violent attack comes despite weeks of negotiations that many of us had hoped would prevent armed conflict in this fragile region, which is home to so many religious traditions and faithful people.

Bishop Jeffrey Mello of Connecticut and a group of pilgrims from that diocese are in the Holy Land now, and when we spoke this morning, he let me know that they are safe at St. George’s College in Jerusalem. I ask you to pray fervently for them and their safe return.

Pray, too, for all the people of the Holy Land, and especially for the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East and its leader, Archbishop Hosam Naoum. I had planned to be with Hosam today and tomorrow when he made a long-planned visit to our church. Many Episcopalians who had hoped to see him and assure him of our support will feel his absence keenly in the coming days. I commend to you the letter that he has sent to the people of his diocese this morning.

As news reports tell us of fear and panic in Iran, I ask you to pray especially for the people of the Diocese of Iran and for all of the Iranian people. In recent weeks, we have mourned as the regime in Iran has killed peaceful protesters, and watched with alarm at both its increasing repression of the Iranian people and the escalating response of the U.S. government. As Christians who follow a Prince of Peace, we mourn that today’s attacks will surely mean further hardship for the most vulnerable Iranians and, as retaliation inevitably follows, suffering that will spread across the entire region.

Eternal God, in whose perfect kingdom no sword is drawn but the sword of righteousness, no strength known but the strength of love: So mightily spread abroad your Spirit, that all peoples may be gathered under the banner of the Prince of Peace, as children of one Father; to whom be dominion and glory, now and for ever. Amen.

The Most Rev. Sean Rowe
Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church


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03/02/2026

Come sing!

Come and sing along!

02/01/2026

04/18/2025

Maundy Thursday Garden of Repose last evening. (Eighth station of the cross, Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem -- beautiful artwork by Jim Day.)

03/10/2025

Congratulations Jane White-Hassler! We are thankful for you and your ministry.

We offer our sincerest gratitude and congratulations to the Rev. Jane White-Hassler on the 25th anniversary of her ordination.

10/01/2023

08/08/2023

A couple of pictures of our Deacon Jared Talbot and his children Katherine and Samuel, from last Sunday. Photo credit: Jean-Marie Boddy-Johnston

06/21/2023

St. James has taken on the much needed task of repairing and refurbishing the leaded glass windows in the church. It was a monumental project with a price tag of over $100,000. The project is nearly complete with only two windows left. We need to raise $11,000 to finish this work.

If you would like to contribute to this undertaking, send a check to:

St. James Episcopal Church
Box 183
Old Town
Maine 04468