St. James' Episcopal Church

St. James' Episcopal Church St. James Episcopal Church in Riverton Wyoming

06/10/2026

June 10, 2026 ☕️
How much of our peace do we lose by carrying worries that belong to tomorrow? Jesus never asked us to predict the future. He asked us to trust Him one day at a time. 🙏

"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." — Matthew 6:34

Today's grace is enough for today's challenges. Today's mercy is enough for today's mistakes. Today's strength is enough for today's journey. So take a deep breath. Thank God for this moment. Trust Him with the next one. Join our FREE Weekly Devotional for biblical encouragement, guided prayers, Scripture reflections, and mindful practices delivered to your inbox each week. Explore our FREE Worship Playlists created to help you slow down, worship, pray, and find peace in God's presence throughout your day. Browse our devotionals designed to help you grow in faith, overcome anxiety, deepen your walk with Christ, and discover God's peace in every season. Everything is linked in our bio.

05/31/2026

June is a gentle reminder that God is still creating new beginnings. New mercies. New growth. New opportunities to trust Him more deeply. “Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning.” — Lamentations 3:22-23 🙌

No matter what last month held, God’s grace is already waiting for you here. May this new season bring peace to your mind, strength to your spirit, and renewed hope for the road ahead. If you need encouragement for your journey this month, our devotionals, peaceful worship playlists, guided prayer resources, and monthly ministry support community are all linked in bio. Thank you for helping us continue sharing God’s peace, hope, and encouragement online each day. 💕

05/28/2026

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05/17/2026

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05/12/2026

"This past spring break I had the privilege of traveling to Oahu with Laramie’s Canterbury Fellowship to provide disaster relief at Camp Mokuleia following Hawaii’s historic rainstorm of March 2026. During our week in Hawaii, we would dig holes, fill sandbags, rescue wild and farm animals alike, pick exotic fruit, and grow our individual faith in the lord, as well as each other.

I would describe this trip as one large trust fall exercise... that really started around the early morning hours of the 5th day. Around four or five AM, when Allen, woke us up with news that flood waters were rising around camp... Since we were at the bottom of the valley the flood waters had washed out the road from camp to town. Word of houses that we passed days ago were now floating in the street. The real worry began when our phones began to buzz with the same warning, “dam breach imamate.” When reality began to set in, we packed bags as quickly as we could and sought shelter on higher ground.

As light began to creep in through the storm-ladened morning sky, it became clear that only now, the real work was to begin, only we couldn’t be there to see it through. Resort style cabins that I wished we'd had slept in only nights ago were washed out to sea. Huge sink holes around the sea wall had opened like hungry faces.

We would make it out of the valley and into the city clear of the path of destruction. Most of us were little shaken but all of us were in good spirits. For the folks at camp and the rest of O'ahu, the work was only beginning...

I learned that there is a great virtue Hawaiian’s have surrounding disaster. I met a man whose car had been completely crushed by a downed iron wood tree. I met a woman whose chicken farm was underwater... All these people shared a similar virtue that I cannot place. “Unshakable island-time” is the closest I can come to describing it...

All those people I mentioned had the right to be angry, to be bitter, but they weren’t. The people who live and work on the islands are not props for an island adventure Instagram post, they are holy, salt of the ocean people."

-Austin

05/10/2026

"Each morning during my reflections I was able either sit or stand near the ocean and listen to it in the presence of God and his creations. That time was such a wonderful way to start my mornings. It really reminded me of my first couple of semesters at Canterbury where we really focused on contemplative prayer and silence.

One of the mornings I had the opportunity to stand out on one of the old coral shelves in the ocean for one of my reflections. Feeling the glory and power of the ocean gliding between legs as I stood looking out at the open sea I realized that because of my schooling I don’t spend that much time out in nature anymore. I realized it was something I missed. That was the first time in a long time that I dedicated to existing in nature.

On another day I was able to sit near the sea wall and watch the ocean crash against the rocks. It was the time where the tide was starting to fall. After watching it for a little while I thought about how busy I was and about how I felt like one of those rocks and the waves were things which God was throwing at me. They served as a great reminder of the seasons of life we all go through. Later that day when I was taking a break from my work and the tide had lowered, I noticed the rocks were untouched. It was a great reminder that my current season of stress and business will come to an end and that my low tide will come."

-Abby

05/03/2026

"I was excited to go on this trip because I had done other mission work in high school with my local church, and loved the opportunity it gave him to get away from my regular life, and I was eager to go out and help people in the name of the Lord again. The Highlight of the trip was all of the work I was able to do for storm relief at Camp Mokuleia.

My life experience of working in landscaping, being a senior assistant manager for Discount Tire, and being a Marine helped me as a leader during our time at Camp Mokuleia.

I specifically enjoyed doing this during our trip because the Canterbury group was unlike any team I had been apart of before, and this diversity taught me new “soft skills” when it came to leadership; I am used to being in situations where “leadership” meant yelling at your team to work harder and be better, since that is the way we do it in the Marines...

I found that not everybody responds well to the aggressive leadership style that I am used to, and that I need to adapt to other learning styles. This Hawaii trip with Canterbury gave me the perfect opportunity to experiment with teaching in a “softer”, less aggressive, manner, and I am very grateful that I was able to learn transferable skills while on this trip. Overall, I had an amazing time, and am so grateful to have had this opportunity!"

-James

05/01/2026

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04/30/2026

"Overall, I am glad that I made the trip. There was a lot of stress [back home] relating to the trip, but it was worth it in the end. The camp had lovely grounds, excellent meals, and the places visited had a great deal of very vibrant culture. With the work we did, I felt for once that I was a part of something. Our service was invaluable, and I came out of our feeling much more learned."

-Brandon

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519 E Park Avenue
Riverton, WY
82501

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