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Sundays8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite I Spoken service in church10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II Service in the church with choir(s)

Nursery open 8:45 ‘til noon

5:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II Chapel of the Twelve Apostles

WeekdaysMondays school is in session8:15 a.m. Day School Morning Prayer

WednesdaysNoon Holy Eucharist, Rite II with Healing Prayers in the Chapel of the Twelve Apostles

Fridays school is in session8:15 a.m. Day School Eucharist

Louisiana Marathon Weekend

January 13-14, 2018

Christian Educationclasses for all agesresume January 21

at 9:15 a.m.

2018 ANNUAL MEETINGSunday, January 21

Voting at 8:00 & 10:30Reports & results at 11:30

Annual Meeting Scheduled on January 21Vestry and Associate Vestry Candidates Profiled in this IssueFeatured in this issue are bios of this year’s twelve nominees for the St. James Vestry. To be nominated is a distinct honor. To accept this nomination infers that the nominee is willing to serve for three years in a leadership position at St. James.

Six current vestry members who have served their three-year terms will rotate off this important governing body. Twelve will remain, and you will select six new additional members to bring the total to 18 members of the vestry.

Retiring members are Margaret Culbertson, Andy McCall, Caroline Ross, Manette Sammons, Chip Stirling, and Gerry Sulzer. As announced earlier, Gerry will be remaining as Senior Warden as a non-voting member of the vestry during our transition. We give grateful thanks for their dedicated service.

Incumbent members are (one year remaining): Charlie Frey, Barbin Graham, Catherine Harrell, Buzzy Heroman, Bill Hines, and Sue Larisey; and (two years remaining): Barbara Irwin Garon, Lee Griffin, Kyle Landrem, Jay Noland, Anna Catherine Soule, and David Warrington.

The biographies of the Associate Vestry nominees are on page seven. The AV candidates will be presented as an entire slate for a vote of approval.

The Annual Meeting Day is Sunday, January 21, with the business meeting to be held in Bishops Hall following the 10:30 services in the church.• 8:00 a.m. service with ballots for voting • 9:00-10:15 a.m. Parish Breakfast in the Day

School cafeteria, sponsored by the Associate Vestry

• 10:30 a.m. services with ballots distributed for voting

Denise Allen has been a member of St. James for 20 years, since she and her son, Clayton, returned to Baton Rouge. She graduated from LSU and is an avid football and baseball fan. Denise retired from AT&T in 2015

as a Global Project Manager and has been an active participant in parish life and retirement has afforded her the time and opportunity to ‘give back’ even more. Denise has been active in the ECW/Gumbo, Wedding Guild, St. Martha’s, St. Joan of Arc, and various event-related ministries. She served on the vestry as Junior and Senior Warden and is currently in year three of EfM, serves on the Diocesan Budget Review committee, has attended several Diocesan conventions and served as recording secretary, and recently led the volunteer efforts for St. James’ hosting of the November 2017 convention. “This community is special to me. I’ve made great friends, found comfort and challenge, and learned valuable lessons. It’s difficult to describe or enumerate the blessings … the grace … and the gifts offered to

all who worship at St. James. We are blessed with a diverse, active, often vocal and dedicated group of believers who, in the end, truly love one another. We are on the brink of another exciting chapter in the rich life of St. James as we call a new rector. What an opportunity for us all — I can’t wait.”

Claudia Black is a native of Vicksburg, Mississippi who moved to Baton Rouge in 1967 to attend LSU, earning a B.S. in 1971. A cradle Episcopalian, she joined St. James in 1978, developing

a strong attachment with two sons baptised and confirmed, one married, and her husband of 42 years buried from St. James. Claudia has taught Sunday School, served as lector and EM, on stewardship committees, with We Care and fifth Sunday meals, completed EfM, and served on Associate Vestry and Vestry, including as Senior Warden. She is a Lay Eucharistic Visitor and helps with the Wednesday Eucharists at St. James Place. Claudia says, “During my time at St.

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In Our Thoughts and Prayers …

The Diocese of Louisiana is one church, faithful to our Lord Jesus, united in mission,

reaching out through service and proclamation to all for whom Christ died. We live in joyous

expectation of God’s transforming power, compassion, and mercy in our lives.

St. James Staff

St. James Vestry

Floral Dedications and ArrangementsArrangements on the altar are given to the glory of God.

Christmas flower listings can be read from our online document library at:stjamesbr.org/resources/documents.

Arrangements in the Parish Hall parlor are by Elizabeth Noland on January 7; Manette Sammons on January 14; Jan Sumrall on January 21;

and, on January 28 by Martha Yancey.

The Rt. Rev. Morris K. Thompson, Jr. Bishop of LouisianaThe Very Rev. Joe Reynolds Interim RectorThe Rev. Ralph F. Howe, Jr. Sr. Associate Rector and Day School ChaplainThe Rev. John Pitzer Associate Rector and Prior, The St. James Center for Spiritual FormationDeacon Pat Lyle Spiritual Director in ResidenceThe Rt. Rev. Robert C. Witcher Bishop-in-Residence XIX Rector of St. JamesThe Rt. Rev. James M. Coleman Bishop-in-Residence XX Rector of St. James

Margaret Culbertson*

Charlie Frey **

Barbara Irwin Garon***

Lee Griffin ***

Barbin C. Graham**

Catherine S. Harrell**

Buzzy Heroman**

Kyle Landrem***

Sue Larisey**

Andy McCall*

Jay Noland***

Caroline Ross*

Anna Catherine Soule***

Chip Stirling*

David Warrington***

Gerry Sulzer* .................................Senior Warden

Bill Hines** ..................................... Junior Warden

Manette Sammons* .......................................Clerk

Josh Pesses (ex-officio) .........................Treasurer

Mary Hunt Boutwell Director of Lay Ministries

Sara Bray Interim Co-Choirmaster

Jo Craddock Director of Communications

Mary Davis-Palms Parish Dietician

Eric Johnson Interim Co-Choirmaster

Cheryl Speights Olinde Bookkeeper

John Ozier Parish Secretary

Sylvia Rabalais Administrative Secretary

Hannah Rothermel Director of Youth Ministry

Susan Rothermel Organist

Lauren T. Ray Head of School

Nursery Open Sundays 8:45 until noonInfants and toddlers are welcome at all services, but, as parents desire, may also be lovingly cared for by trained staff in our nursery/wiggle room on the first floor of the Parish Hall between 8:45 a.m. and noon on Sunday mornings, and for other events as announced.

You may prefer to keep your young child with you during the service, and children are welcome at all our services. Some hints that may help you and your young child be more comfortable while we worship together are available on our website, or by clicking here.

For the departed: William M. Stirling, J. King Woolf Jr., Cecile Rodrigue; Robert H. Carpenter Jr., Braxtyn Coffey

For recent concerns of: Elizabeth Poole, Joyce Rucker, Camille Delaune, Hillary Poirrier, Theresa Boba, Aidan, Susan Bueche, Bill Desselle, Jennifer Saurage Moreland, Ginger Duncan, Susie, the Cutrer family

In our continuing prayers: Kevin Stockton, Glenn Stockton, Jim Coleman, Richard Garber, Barbara Shilg, Judy Calhoun, Janet Arst, Peyton Feigley, Mary Jarnagin, Bessie Stockton, Jeff Cobb, Billy Heroman, Bobby McCall, Janie LeBlanc, Charlie Matherne, Joanne Anderson, Thomas, George Helland, Antonia Day, Bobby Hines, Mary C. Elliott, Catherine Strauss, Sam, Glen Ezell, Alan Farries, Jay, Faye, Erin Collins, Peg Austin, Robert, Tanne, Kitty Claus, Richard Tannehill, Jeff Mills, Rieta Reiser, Karen Garcia, Tony Sonnier, John Lejeune, Louella, Jeff, Wesley, Shayne, Tim Foss, Tal

Broyles, Cathy Liles, Bonnie Reames, Sissy Jaroz, Bob Carpenter, Christine Smith, Bill Rosenbaum

For those in the armed forces: Major John Lyford V, Staff Sgt William Martin USMC, PFC Don Ellen, Lt Jon Bethel, Trey Wolf ABFAN, Lt Jordan Morris, Sgt James Chambers, Major Andrew “Andy” Stone USAF, Capt Michael Oliver, Specialist Daniel Anderson, Sgt Ethan Wade, Major Charlie Hines, Capt Mathis Guy Hall USMC, Airman Avery Frink, Pvt Mike Lee, Philip S. Mullenix MD US Army, KC - USMC

For those in law enforcement: Sgt. Carol Landry, Deputy Chad Tate, Chief Detective John East, Officer Eddie Kay, Louise Myers, Sgt. Jeremy Hummert, Detective Brock Bunch, Taylor McDonald, Detective Adam Lea, Trooper Paul L. Toups Jr., Officer Nick Tullier, Walter, Richard, Craig Russell, Joe Rawls

Important Youth Meetings in JanuaryYoung people interested in confirmation, and their adults, should attend an information meeting on Sunday, January 7 at 10:00 in the Activities Room, first floor, Ministries Center for the class schedule and details for May 2018 confirmation.

Summer Mission Trip plans will be the topic at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday, January 21. Youth interested in participating, and their adults, should plan to attend.

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Vestry candidate profiles, cont’dJames, I have developed wonderful friends who have truly become family. St. James is a vibrant place with much to offer, and I believe our best years are ahead of us. With our committed congregation, we can make a real difference in our community. This is an exciting time in the life of our church, and I loook forward to being a part of it.”

Lucy Bowers (a/k/a Lucy McGough, law professor at LSU) has been a member of the St. James community since moving to Baton Rouge in 1981 when she and her late husband,

Jim Bowers, joined the LSU Law faculty. The seven children of their blended fam-ily grew up in Baton Rouge and St. James Church. Lucy was educated at Agnes Scott, Emory University Law School and Harvard University Law School and joined the Epis-copal church in college, being drawn by both the incredible spiritual beauty of the Book of Common Prayer and the church’s willingness to assume courageous leader-ship during the Civil Rights movement. At St. James, Lucy has been a lector, member of the Altar Guild, and very active in many of the Outreach services of St. James. She was a member of the Vestry from 1998-2001 and chaired the Millennium commit-tee. She has taught Sunday school aided in Vacation Bible School, and has assisted in services at St. James Place. She has been a member of the Board of Trustees and Board of Visitors of Episcopal School. After a few years away, Lucy returned to Baton Rouge in 2015 and still teaches at the Law School. Lucy declares, “St. James is a meeting place of very interesting people, many of whom have become friends. This is a comfortable but not a complacent community. You can feel a new energy welling up. I am so grateful for this home away from home, and I would like to see it grow, bloom, and prosper.”

Linda Bowsher, a na-tive of San Antonio, Texas, and a graduate of Wellesley College, she and her family moved to Baton Rouge in 1977 from Wash-

ington, D.C., when her attorney husband joined a law firm here. Linda’s involvement

Patrick Broderick is a lifelong member of St. James Episcopal Church. Pat is a gradu-ate of Episcopal High School of Baton Rouge and LSU, where he re-ceived a B.S. in Civil Engineering and an

MBA. He is the civil/environmental engi-neer for TESI, a private water and waste-water utility company. He has three grown children, and a college son, Peter, all of whom were raised at St. James Church and Day School. Pat has previously served on the Associate Vestry, a prior Rector Search Committee, chair of the Steward-ship Committee, president of the St. James Day School Board, and Junior Warden. He is presently serving as the interim chair of the Property Committee, Finance Com-mittee member, Capital Improvements Committee member, usher and lector. Pat shares that, “I have been privileged to be guided and inspired by the wonderful communion of saints at St. James. I want to preserve and enhance the best of our traditions while expanding our vision into needed service projects and popular ministries in the best tradition of St. James Church.”

Stephen E. Broyles has for 48 years been married to his loving wife, Bobbie, and for all of their 41 years of residence in Ba-ton Rouge have been members of St. James.

Both are life-long Episcopalians. A gradu-ate of LSU Law, for the past 42 years he has been in private practice, primarily defending accident and injury suits. Prior involvement in activities at St. James has been one of the most satisfying parts of his life. Many years ago, he and Bobbie taught Sunday School for wonderful first graders; since then, he has served on the Associate Vestry, including as president, and the Vestry, including senior warden. Committee memberships, some as chair, include the Long Range Planning, Build-ing, Outreach, and Finance, along with participation in Stewardship campaigns. Much of his service was during the period of the expansion of the facilities resulting in the construction of Bishops Hall, the Ministries Center, and renovation of the Parish Hall. Steve relates, “It was very ex-citing, challenging and rewarding to work with so many fine parishioners who had the interests of St. James at the forefront and to assist in bringing those visions to fruition. We are now at a point where, with the selection of a new rector, the path of St. James will be forged anew. I welcome the opportunity to be a part of that and would be honored to serve you and St. James Episcopal Church.”

at St. James in the nearly 40 years since has included stints teaching Sunday School and Vacation Bible School when her girls were children, serving two terms on the Vestry (including serving as Clerk), serv-ing as president of the St. James Day School Board and subsequently working as the school’s Advancement Director for several years. She and her husband have been stew-ardship volunteers numerous times, and have co-chaired a stewardship campaign. A graduate of the Education for Ministry course (twice), she currently serves as a lec-tor, an Altar Guild member and as secre-tary for the Center for Spiritual Formation board. Linda shares that, “I think St. James has experienced a lot of healing during Fr. Joe’s time here; my wish is for that to con-tinue as we look forward to calling a new rector. St James is blessed to have so many people willing to give of their time, talent and treasure to serve God and the Baton Rouge community here at the corner of Convention and Fourth Streets. I am happy to do all that I can to further that work.”

Susan “Susie” Wood Furr was born in Alex-andria, Virginia, where her father, the late Rev. Charles A. Wood, was attending seminary. Susie is married to Joey Furr, a local landscape architect, and they have

three children, all of whom were confirmed and attended Pre-K at St. James. Susie has been a lifelong Episcopalian and began at-tending St. James close to 20 years ago, and has served as lector in the As You Are ser-vice for many years. Susie attended LSU, where she received her undergraduate and

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Bob Israel and his fam-ily became members of St. James Episcopal Church upon moving to Baton Rouge over 41 years ago. A native of Bogalusa, La., Bob earned his degree in Political Science from

Southeastern Louisiana University where he was the president of the Canterbury Club. Bob retired as president of the Loui-siana Automobile Dealers Association and was a board member of the National Au-tomobile Dealers Association, and the Na-tional Automobile Trade Association Ex-ecutives, served as Chairman and sat on its board. Now retired, Bob enjoys working with special needs children as a volunteer with the BREC Hearts and Hooves Pro-gram. At St James, Bob has served on the Associate Vestry and the Vestry, chaired the Stewardship Committee, sat on the board of the St. James Day School, and led an Adult Sunday School on the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John for many years. He presently serves as an usher and is a member of the Rector Search Commit-tee. Bob and his wife, Deanne, have two children who were active in all youth pro-grams growing up in St. James. According to Bob, “For years members of our con-gregation have selected our church when other churches were much closer to their homes. My goal for the future is to focus on and take full advantage of the economy and, more importantly, the influx of hun-dreds of new residents, families of the best

Annie Knazs Jung has been a member of St. James Church for 12 years, along with her husband, Stephen, and children Bella, Helene, and Garner, as well as an active member of

the Diocese of Louisiana for 21 years in various roles for youth & children’s minis-try. At St. James, Annie has served on the Associate Vestry, Vacation Bible School director and volunteer, Sunday School teacher, Youth Ministry Parent Commit-tee, Artist Guild member, Gumbo vol-unteer, and Adult Mission Trip member to Oaxaca. Annie is currently serving on the Board for Spiritual Formation, attends St. Mary’s guild Bible study, and is a team leader for Adult Sunday School. She has served in Youth Ministry for the Diocese in multiple roles, supporting and directing youth retreats such as Happening, rallies, and Youth Leadership planning. Annie graduated from LSU, receiving her BA in Mass Communication, Public Relations and Masters degree in Community Coun-seling. She has provided professional men-tal health counseling to kids, teens, and families for 15 years. Annie has a passion for helping all people feel they have a place and purpose within their church. She feels it is important that we follow our call to serve God, each other, and our greater community with the divine gifts bestowed within each of us.

law degree, and is a partner and employ-ment law attorney at Phelps Dunbar. Susie has volunteered with numerous local phi-lanthropies including the National Charity League, president of the Board of Trustees for Boys and Girls Club, and she remains an active board member today. Susie says, “So many things in the world are changing and challenging organized religion, and it is im-portant for the church to find new ways to demonstrate its relevance in people’s lives, particularly as a source of comfort and ref-uge for people who are searching for mean-ing, assistance and belonging. My hope is for St. James to maintain and expand on its relevance in the lives of parishioners and our community.”

demographics we could hope for, in down-town Baton Rouge, on the very doorsteps of St. James Episcopal Church.”

Julie McCall is a life-long Episcopalian, bap-tized and confirmed at Grace Memorial Epis-copal Church in Ham-mond. Julie and her husband, Andy, were married at St. James in

2007, and their son, Everett, attends the Day School. After graduating from Louisiana Tech University with a B.A. in Political Sci-ence, she received her Juris Doctorate and B.C.L. from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at LSU. Since then, she has been practic-ing law and is a shareholder with the firm

Kantrow, Spaht, Weaver & Blitzer. Julie has previously served as a member of the As-sociate Vestry and the Stewardship Com-mittee. She is currently an active member of the Children’s Council, St. Mary’s Bible Study, and is a Sunday School teacher.

Bettsie Baker Mill-er, a native of Baton Rouge, joined St. James Church Choir in 1981 and subsequently joined the church in 1983. She holds a B.S. and M.B.A. from LSU

and has worked extensively in finance, eco-nomics and administrative management. Bettsie was Undersecretary for the Louisi-ana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the Department of Natural Resources; and, was Director of Public Affairs for the Louisiana Chemical Association and re-tired from “paid” work in 2000. Bettsie has been an advocate for education reform and educational improvement for many years having served and chaired numerous edu-cation and community boards. She is a CPA (non-practicing) and is Accredited in Pub-lic Relations. Bettsie has recently rejoined the choir and has helped St. James in the Vi-sion/Mission planning effort as well as our recent capital campaign to restore St. James’ historic church building. Bettsie was mar-ried to the late Ben R. Miller, Jr.

Craig Rhodes, a native of Brusly, holds a degree in landscape architecture from LSU and has been practicing for nearly 30 years. He was married at St. James in 1992 to Jeannie Frey Rhodes,

and their daughter, Martha, who attended the Day School is currently a freshman at Episcopal. In addition to being a landscape architect, Craig is an artist specializing in life casting and glasswork and is a member of the St. James Artists Guild. Another passion for Craig is music. He is a drummer and singer and has volunteered his musical talents to various churches for years. Craig has been an active member of St. James since Martha was born and looks forward to serving the church more in the future.

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Associate Vestry Slate for 2018

Lacee Lissard Perry is a native of Baton Rouge and a member of St. James for seven years. She is married to Hunter Perry and they have three children: Fields (4), William (2), and Eleanor (1). She is

a graduate of LSU and first grade teacher at St. Aloysius School. Lacee also serves as a member of the St. James Children’s Council.

Thank you to retiring Associate Vestry members:Paul Buller • Megan Campbell • Don Capron • Betsy Hurst

Mary Pesses • John Soule • Chad Toups • Robin Toups

Michael F. West is a Baton Rouge native and has attended Epis-copal services since birth. In college and law school, Michael was an active member of St. Alban’s Chapel

serving as the president and vice presi-dent of the Canterbury Club. Michael is married to Kortney Raeuchle West, M.D.; they were married at St. James in 2011 and have two children, Eliza-beth (4), and Josh (1). Elizabeth attends school at St. James. Michael is an at-torney at Baker Donelson, PC working primarily in its Gaming and Litigation sections.

Emma Benton Achorn is a native of St. Fran-cisville and life-long Episcopalian. She was baptized and confirmed at Grace Church of West Feliciana Parish. She and her husband, Tray, are third-generation mem-

bers of St. James. She is a graduate of Loui-siana State University and currently teaches fifth grade at St. James Episcopal Day School.

Nile Bolen grew up in northeastern Mary-land but calls Newark, Delaware home where he and his family at-tended St. Paul’s Lu-theran Church. Child-hood activities included achieving Eagle Scout,

skateboarding, mountainbiking, camping, and backpacking — most anything out-doors. Nile attended Purdue University for Mechanical Engineering and has worked for Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. for 22 years in Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Singa-pore, and in Baton Rouge since 2003. Nile met his wife, Connie (a native of Shreve-port), in Baton Rouge and they have two children, Elisabeth (4) and John Robert (1). With what little free time he has, Nile enjoys skiing, biking, tennis at Bocage, wrenching on old cars, and trying not to feel as old as his children say he is!

Anita Byrne and Lau-ren Whatley joined the St. James family in 2015 after attending services since 2013. They were married at St. James in 2016. At St. James, they have found a church home with a strong

sense of community and service. Anita is a native of New Orleans who has made the Capital City home after graduating from Louisiana State University with Honors. She is a partner with SSA Consultants, a business management and organizational development consulting firm, where she works with organizations ranging from nonprofits to Fortune 500s to public agen-cies to improve their performance.

Chetwin Carter, con-firmed at St. James Church in 2007, is a native of Baton Rouge and is a graduate of the College of Business at Southern Uni-versity. He is currently a high school social studies

teacher at Madison Preparatory Academy. He is married to the former LaToya Cham-bers. Chetwin is the proud father of three children: Destiny (19), Micaiah (17), and Chetwin II (3).

Rawlston David Phil-lips III lives and works in West Baton Rouge where he runs a diversi-fied group of nine small businesses. As a child, he attended St. James Day School and gradu-ated from LSU College

of Business. He served on the board of the Baton Rouge Green for six years and was president of the organization for two of the six years. Currently, he serves on the board of Quality Deer Management Asso-ciation and West Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce and is still very involved with Baton Rouge Green. He also served on a subcommittee appointed by the Vestry to determine the potential use for some areas of church property. Rawlston is married to Amanda and they have three children: Ca-mille, Stella, and RD, two of whom attend the Day School.

Parish Family News

BirthsFrances Marin Myers was born to Louise

Hines Myers and Michael Myers on No-vember 22, 2017. Delighted grandparents include Bunny & Bill Hines.

MarriagesSarah Burrows and Joseph Wilson

were married at St. James on Saturday, December 2, 2017.

Elizabeth Hamilton Feigley and Joseph Burchman Rochelle were united in holy matrimony at St. James on Saturday, December 30, 2017.

DeathsWilliam M. Stirling, Jr. died Friday,

December 1, 2017. His burial office was held at St. James on December 5, 2017.

J. King Woolf, Jr. died Tuesday, December 5, 2017 and was buried from St. James on Saturday, December 9, 2017.

Robert Holmes Carpenter, Jr., died on December 8, 2017 and his burial office was held the following week.

INVITES YOU TO EXPLORE OUR LIFE AND MINISTRIES Messenger

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We proclaim Christ crucified and risen, and invite all to join with us in ministry together in his name.

The MESSENGER is the monthly magazine of St. James Episcopal Church, containing extended news of parish programs and events.

Readers are encouraged to use the online version to enjoy color photographs and graphics, easy links to contact information, maps, reference materials, and more at www.stjamesbr.org.

If you know of someone who cannot receive the electronic version, nor is able to pick up a paper copy available in the narthex, foyers and vestibules, please share their name with us so other arrangements can be made — or better yet: pick up a paper copy at church and bring it to them on a visit, yourself!

joan of arc

All women of the church are invited to the Joan of Arc Study Group, held at noon on the first Wednesday of the month, during the academic year, hosted by various members of the group.

The Joan of Arc Study Group is looking at some of the Miracles of Jesus in their 2016-2017 first-Wednesday meetings. The group next gathers for study on Wednesday, January 4 at noon, hosted by Susan Rolfs.

Please contact Nina Broyles for more information on the Joan of Arc Study Group.

St. Mary’s Bible Study resumes in JanuarySt. Mary’s is a new Bible Study group for women who are in their late-20s to 50-ish. The group will meet next on the third Thursday in January (and each month, through April), at 6:30 p.m. in a member’s home, with volunteer lists for snacks. We’re meeting at 6:30 p.m., hoping it’s convenient for both those who work outside the home or inside the home. Our study theme this year is “Women in the Bible,” but there are no reading assignments or homework. All you need to do is show up! If - and only if - you would like to lead a lesson, you may volunteer to lead one of the six lessons for the year. Please contact Mary Boutwell (mboutwell@stjamesbr.org, or 225-421-3543) or Anna Catherine Soule (acbsoule@gmail.com, or 205-242-1290) if you are interested in this group.

By Helen Campbell and Trey RobertsThe Search Committee has completed the church profile and Office of Transitional Ministry documents. Beginning in January the Committee will receive and review names from the national church directory, the Diocese of Louisiana, as well as those already coming in from parishioners. (You can submit a nomination for consideration, here.) All names submitted by parishioners must be sent to the Diocesan office for clearance.

The timeline for calling a new rector has not been set. It is the hope of the committee that we will find several qualified candidates and will be able to complete the process in the spring. We continue to ask for your prayers as we pursue the serious work of finding the next rector for our church.

Search Committee Report