Stewardship Sunday - United Service

On Sunday, October 27, we will have a united service at 9:15 for Stewardship Sunday. Sunday school, Confirmation class, and our Stewardship Event will following the 9:15 service at about 10:15. At 11:30, everyone will be invited into the church for a short Halloween Music Concert. Please feel free to come in costume and of course, treats will be handed out.

Coat Drive

October 15 begins our annual coat drive done in conjunction with the Montclair Fire Dept. Gently used coats (men's, women's, children's) can be dropped off at the church or any Montclair Fire station. Coats will be collected until November 15.

Annual Halloween Organ Concert

Annual Halloween Organ Concert - Get into the Halloween spirit and join St. James music director, Sean Price for a short, family-friendly organ recital featuring the works of Bach, Barber, and Bovet. Free of charge. Please wear your Halloween costumes and enjoy the treats to be given out!

Fall Festival

Our Fall Festival will be on Sunday, October 20, immedicately following the 10:15 service. Fun for all with a petting zoo and pony rides on the front lawn of the church from 11:30-1.

An Evening with Christine Coulson - Metropolitan Stories

St. James will be hosting a reading, discussion, and book signing of Christine Coulson's new book, Metropolitan Stories. An enchanting novel from a writer who worked at the Metropolitan Museum for more than twenty-five years. She shows the reader the Met that the public doesn't see.

Welcome to the Episcopal Church of St. James!

St. James Church at the heart of Upper Montclair and worshiping in the Episcopal tradition, is an inclusive community focused on faith, family and fellowship.

We seek to:

Nurture spirituality through community and Christian education
Grow and support our diverse membership through fellowship and outreach
Serve the needs of Montclair and beyond through God’s love.

Collect for the Community

Gracious God, strengthen in us two values that we hold central as a Christian Community. These values are inspired by Jesus' two great commandments. First, we love God or something greater than ourselves with all our hearts and mind, and second we commit to loving our neighbor as we love ourselves. There is no boundary or condition to our love and commitment to God or to our neighbor, no matter who they may be. All are welcome in this place. Amen.