Altar Guild
Altar Guild is the ministry that prepares the church (with specific attention to the altar) and chapel for worship services, including weddings, funerals and baptisms.The guild takes care to ensure that each feast day, most especially in Advent, Christmas, Holy Week and Easter, is celebrated visually and sacramentally appropriate to reflect the church season. The Altar Guild has five teams who serve every fifth week. Contact: Lucy Meade, 200-1372

Flower Guild
This new ministry is for those who love to create beautiful flower arrangements. Members will arrange flowers at the altar for the worship services, as well as special events. Contact: Anita Lisk, 355-1779 ext. 13 or alisk@doers.org

Acolyte Guild
Acolyte Guild is comprised of young people who serve as crucifers (the lead crucifer assists the priest with the elements at the altar), banner bearers and torch bearers during the worship services. Contacts: Connie Saffelle, 355-8929 or rsaffelle@aol.com for the 9:00 a.m. service or Anne Jamerson, 285-3174 or annejamerson@comcast.net for the 11:15 a.m. service

Lay Eucharistic Ministry
Lay Eucharistic Ministers serve as chalice bearers and lectors during the Eucharist and at the 7:45 a.m. worship service serve as the acolyte to the priest. LEMs also provide in-home communion to those parishioners who are unable to attend church. Contact: Michael Lantz, 359-5223 or mwwlantz@yahoo.com

Lectors
Lectors read the scripture passages for both the 9:00 and the 11:15 a.m. services. Lectors read approximately once or twice in a four- to five-month period. Contact: Eleanor Angle, 231-3394 or eleanor.angle@comcast.net

Ushers
Ushers welcome worshipers with bulletins, introduce newcomers, answer questions and guide people during our worship services, take up the collection and deliver altar flowers to shut-ins and parish members. Contacts: Rich Walker, 358-9255 or richwalker_st_james@hotmail.com for 9:00 a.m. service or Harry Turton, 282-3484 or Harry.Turton@firstmarketbank.com for the 11:15 a.m. service

Music Ensembles