Our People
St. James' is led by our Vicar, The Rev. Edie Bird. She is also acting as ministry developer as we move toward a Ministry Support Team leadership model. Edie is assisted in presiding at the Eucharist and other priestly duties by The Rev. Betsy Porter and The Rev. John Burton.
The others who make up the Ministry Support Team include Laura Shoffner, preacher; Susan Vanselow, Pastoral Care Coordinator; Jane Acord & Judy Godfrey, Eucharistic Visitor Coordinators; David Miller, Eucharistic Minister and Worship Leader Coordinator. Regular team meetings are each month. All the people of St. James' are invited into these meetings as participants.
Our Vestry serve as overseers of the physical plant, manage our finances, and lead us in our growth as a people of God in Eureka Springs and Carroll County. The Vestry Minutes from their monthly meetings give a glimpse of the activity at St. James. Our Staff serve by being the focus for our communication, maintaining our plant, and enhancing our worship. Contact the office by e-mail at stjames28@sbcglobal.net
Licensed ministries include our worship teams and Eucharistic Visitors. The monthly assignments are posted on the web -- as Serving Rota and EV Assignments -- and in the sacristy. Our service to the church, the community, and to the world is facilitated through many people. To learn more about opportunities for serving, we have a listing of contacts for several (but not all) areas.
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