Sunday Morning Bible Study (11:00 a.m. - noon)

Junior/Senior High School Students - Join us for Sunday school in the fellowship hall. We will be following the Enduring Faith Bible curriculum from Concordia Publishing House. In this series, where we are studying the Old Testament, students learn how to defend their faith. They become prepared to state what they believe about the Bible and why. The Board of Parish Education is super excited for this opportunity to work with a very fun group of students.

Junior & Senior High Youth Group Events

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Please note that some dates may have changed/been added or subtracted since our last notice.

Saturday, November 30 ~ Greening of the Sanctuary

Please join Altar Guild and the Order of St. Vincent at 9:00 a.m. to help decorate the church for the Advent/Christmas season! We’ll be decorating the Christmas tree in the sanctuary with antique chrismons, putting up our traditional window decorations, and so on. There are wreaths, garlands, and ribbons to hang and a nativity set to display. This activity reminds us that Advent is the time when the church “prepares the way” for the greatest gift, our Lord, Jesus Christ. Everyone is welcome to come and participate! We’ll meet in the fellowship hall where Pastor Bombaro will lead with a prayer and a devotion. A breakfast of baked goods, coffee, and juice will be available. We hope to see you there!

Wednesday, December 4 ~ Advent Supper

The SJS 7th grade class serves Advent supper as a fundraiser for their D.C. trip. Details will be sent to class and families. Everyone else–plan to come and eat before service!

Friday, December 6 ~ Let's Get in the Mood for Christmas!

Middle schoolers–we will turn our locker room at SJS into Santa’s Workshop from 7:15 to 7:45 a.m. AND breakfast will be served! 6th, 7th, & 8th graders invited to this ROC-sponsored event!

Sunday, December 8 ~ Christmas Parties

Sr. High Christmas Party - Meet at Mrs. O’Connor’s home on Sunday, December 8 from 12:30-2:00 p.m. Bring a nice gift @ $15 all wrapped for secret Santa exchange. We will have a devotion and other activities.

Jr. High Christmas Party - Meet in the annex on Sunday, December 8 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Bring a Christmas themed gift @ $10 wrapped to give away in a musical chairs game. We will have a devotion and other activities.

Friday, December 13 ~ Set Up for the Middle School Christmas Dance

All ROC members “on deck” to decorate the cafeteria from 3 to 5 p.m.

Saturday, December 14 ~ SJS Middle School Semi-formal Dance

The dance will be held in the cafeteria from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.  You may bring a friend if you sign him/her up with Mrs. Keiser by the Wednesday before the dance.  Entry fee is $3.

Sunday, December 15 ~ Intergenerational Christmas Caroling

Caroling is so much fun and brings so much joy to those we carol to. This is THE activity to really put you in the Christmas spirit! We will meet in the cafeteria at 2:00 p.m. and be on our way by 2:15 so that we can be back in the cafeteria for treats and hot chocolate around 4:00. We sing the first verse of familiar Christmas carols to our elderly and homebound. This will warm many hearts, including yours! Please join us!

 If you want to help with setup, come to the cafeteria kitchen at noon (right after Sunday school) that day and help to put together gift baskets for those we will be caroling to. Even if you aren’t going to carol, you can hep with the baskets. We will be done by 12:30 p.m.

Sunday, December 22 ~ Cookie Caper

It’s a COOKIE CAPER because this is a steal! Haven’t had time to bake those Christmas cookies? Need a little something to give away? Sweet tooth doesn’t want to wait until Christmas? Here’s the deal — right after both church services in the fellowship hall, you will find dozens of homemade cookies waiting to be bought and brought home for your Christmas culinary pleasure. You may pick out a dozen cookies for $6. This is a first come–first serve offer until we run out.

This is an NYG fundraiser, so all NYG participants are expected to bake and bring 5 dozen of all kinds of Christmas cookies. We will need to set up to sell during Sunday school time, so come right after church to get set up. We will also be making our baskets of Christmas cheer for shut-ins to take when we go caroling.

Tuesday, December 24 ~ Living Nativity

The Living Nativity service will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve, and Ms. Goodspeed will need help with animals, characters, etc., so please tell her you will be glad to help.

Friday, January 3

Let’s all head to Malibu Jacks for some end of the holiday vacation fun time! Details TBD

Sunday, January 12

Our Fantasy Football season ends on January 5. Let’s get together for awards fun on Sunday, January 12 at 12:30 p.m. at Wings Etc. (4725 Meijer Court, Lafayette). Let Mrs. Keiser know if you are coming or not. All players on all of our three teams are invited! Who will be our league champion this year?

ALSO ON JANUARY 12, we will send our flamingos flying for a FUN fundraiser for NYG. Flamingos will be gathering in the yards of our St. James families in hopes of getting warm! You can warm them up and send them off by donating toward the NYG trip! It’s a lot of fun, so join in when you get the chance. Who knows, you may wake up to a flock of flamingos in your yard!

Sunday, January 19 ~ The Great Chili Cook-Off and Bingo Night

Hey everyone–we need to see those chili cookin’ skills! Ask your dad, your uncle, your friend at church, Pastor Bombaro, your grandma, and anyone else who you know cooks up a mean chili pot to share their BEST chili recipe with us, and we will VOTE FOR THE WINNER! While we are waiting to determine our champion, we will also PLAY BINGO! We will vote by having people purchase 5 voting tickets for $5 and cast their vote for their favorite chili. We will be selling Bingo cards for $2 each or 5 for $5. We will play 6-10 rounds of Bingo for a $10 gift card prize per round. This is for all ages from 5-7 p.m. in the church cafeteria.  
*The menu will include chili, crackers, peaches, carrots/celery and drink. (Free will supper offerings also accepted–all proceeds go for the NYG Trip!)

January 31-February 2 ~ Annual St. James Boys Basketball Tourney and Cheerleading Competition. 

Everybody plan to attend for a good time! We need 8 to 10 youth and some parents to help  run our youth-sponsored dance on Saturday night.  

Friday, February 7 ~ Euchre

We will  be playing EUCHRE with our friends from Grace Lutheran Church as part of their 50th celebration and our 150th celebration and as a joint fundraiser for NYG! Find lots of pairs to pay and play. Details TBD

Youth Board
Lynn Keiser–Brenda Bunton–Daniel Kern–Michelle Kern
Contact lkeiser@stjameslaf.org with questions.