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Our Mission

St. James' is a church family where
all are invited by the limitless love of God
to be nourished, blessed, and empowered
to love and serve the world.

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These pages describe the work of the laity and those who serve in licensed ministries as well as Holy Orders -- the many ways in which we are living into our baptismal calling.  Just "click" on the underlined links for more detail or contact us with any questions or comments.

St. James' Episcopal Church is a relatively small congregation in a similarly relatively small town of Eureka Springs, Arkansas.  However, our ministries are numerous.  The following summary of our activities is the result of a meeting in which parishioners were asked to identify the various ways in which St. James' serves the community, the diocese, and the world.

Ministry is a Mutual Effort - see our brochure (requires Adobe Acrobat reader) and print a copy

Ministry Within St. James':

• Adult Education
• Altar Guild
• Blessing of the Animals
• Breakfast Club Breakfasts ("Best in Town") on Sunday Morning
• Children's Circle
• Choir & Music
  
• Cursillo Participation and Support
• Easter and Thanksgiving Dinners
• Episcopal Church Women
• ECW Women's Retreat
• Eucharistic Visitors
• Fundraising including the Bank of Eureka Springs parking lot and the sale and delivery of Christmas poinsettias
• Garden of Meditation
• Golf Team
  
• Green Corner -- Environmental Support
  
• Healing Services
• Holy Week Services
• Inquirer's Classes
  
• Lenten Soup & Study Series
• Library at St. James' House
  
• Licensed (Lay) Ministries: acolytes, readers, preachers, servers, and ushers
• Life Sacraments
• Newsletter and Web Presence
  
• Organized social gatherings through Foyer Groups
• Pastoral Care Program
  
• Vestry
• Yoga

Focus on Community:

• ECHO (Eureka Christian Health Organization) Participation and Financial Assistance
• Food Bank Participation
  
• Grief Recovery Classes & Counseling
  
• Holiday Food Baskets
• Participation in Meals on Wheels
• Silver Tea at the Crescent Hotel
• Shepherd's Inn (Eureka Springs) Financial Assistance
• Support for the Community of Hope
• Sunday Worship at Peachtree Village Assisted Living Home in Holiday Island
• SHIFT -- interdenominational youth ministry
• Victorian Candlelight Tour Participation
• YOGA of Sound Retreats with Russill Paul
  

Reaching Beyond (person to person)

• ERD - Episcopal Relief and Development Support (formerly Presiding Bishop's Fund for World Relief)
• EGR -- Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation (in conjunction with ERD)
  
• EMIN -- Episcopal Mental Illness Network
  
• Guatemala -- Hospitalita at Santiago Atitlan via Pueblo a Pueblo
  
• India -- Shantivanam Ashram
• Support for Arts -- Eureka Springs School of Arts (ESSA)

2008 Budget


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