St. James' Church

Sacred Ground is dialogue series on race, grounded in faith.  Small groups are invited to walk through chapters of America’s history of race, racism, and whiteness while weaving in threads of family story, economic class, and political and regional identity. The 10-part series is built around a powerful online curriculum of documentary films and readings that focus on Indigenous, Black, Latino, and Asian/Pacific American histories as they intersect with European American histories.

Sacred Ground is a resource coming out of Becoming Beloved Community, The Episcopal Church’s long-term commitment to racial healing, reconciliation, and justice in our personal lives, our ministries, and our society.  This series is especially designed to help white people talk with other white people, while being open to all racial/ethnic groups.  Participants are invited to peel away the layers that have contributed to the challenges and divides of the present day – all while grounded in our call to faith, hope and love.

Through interest from many parishioners, St. James' has formed a Racial Justic & Reconciliation Commission to do our part in the community. This group of active volunteers meets regularly and is commetted to sharing important information regarding Racial Justice. This Commision shares resource material on StJamesSkan.org and within the St. James' Weekly Newsletter in the column entitled Did You Know?. 

CreationCARE is the environmental ministry of St. Jame's founded on the belief that we hav e moral responsibility to ve stewards of God's Creation.  CreationCARE is dedicated to fostering ecological practices that will lessen our impact on the earth. Through prayer, discussion, education, and action, members seek ways to create an earth-friendly environment within their personal lives, their communities, and the world.  

St. James' is a member of an Ecumenical Jail Ministry servicing Cayuga County Jail located in Auburn, New York.  Teams of 2 visit the mena nd women at the jail to offer prayer, song, support, devotional and study of the Bible.  The goal in visiting incarcerated men and women is to offer the presence of Christ to them.  Besides their GED program, these group meetings are the only programming available at the jail. The hope is to help them turn towards the Lord and move towards recovery.

The Soup Kitchen located in Auburn at SS Peter and John feeds as many as 150 of our hungry neighbeors every Saturday, 52 weeks a year.  St. James' sends volunteers on the last Sunday of the month. Some work preparing food while others serve and clean up.  

Each October and May, St. James' puts fortha. huge effort to make a difference in the local community. A number of charitable agencies are contacted to find out what specific items are needed. Donations are collected. Sign up is easy. A complete list of service opportunities and items requeted for donation is provided online.  People sign up for what they can do. Projects are flexible and can be scheduled at your convenience anytime within the month.  Each project may seem small but the total gorup of activities is hugely impressive and makes a massive difference in the lives of those suffering locally.