St. James's E.Y.C. offers a variety of communication avenues for youth and parents alike to stay up to date on what's happening with the Youth Group:

Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Weekly Parent Email
Google Calendar
Bi-Yearly Newsletter

You can find links and details on our EYC Calendar and Communications Page. 

​Who We Are:
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​St. James Episcopal Youth Community is the place for youth grades 6-12. We call this a community because the connections we build go beyond the doors of the church. We seek to be a place where we build and strengthen relationships with one another, while remaining an open and safe place to bring in friends and others who may be seeking a community to call their own. We also seek to be a community through building and strengthening relationships between youth and caring adults, and through building and strengthening relationships between Youth and Jesus Christ. 
We do this through programs that create shared experiences for our youth, adult volunteers, and the parish at large.  ​​Specifically, we seek to do this through building our time around four tenants: Study, Service, Socialization, and Spirituality. We Study and engage topics that are important to youth and their Spiritual journeys. We Serve in line with the spirit and heartbeat of St. James Parish, acting as Christ hands, feet, and heart in this world. Along side these experiences we acknowledge youth as Social beings and make space for them to live in to this though silly games and time laughing around the dinner (or lunch, or afternoon coffee) table. Finally, we guide youth as they develop their Spirituality and deepen their understanding of and relationship with Jesus Christ through liturgical and other prayer and responsive practices. 

Weekly Programs:

Youth Christian Education, Sunday Mornings
Youth Christian Education meets from 10:10-10:50am in St. James's Main Building, Room 110. This Spring we’ll be journeying through the book of James, discovering what a life of faith can practically look like in the world. We’ll also spend a few weeks doing a joint study on Religious Pluralism with our Adult Christian Education class. We will take time to dig in to this part of our reality, and what it means for us as Christians, in an intergenerational context.
E.Y.C. Youth Group, Sunday Evenings
Our E.Y.C. 's Youth Group typically meets on Sunday Evenings from 5-7pm, with the exception of some special events, which we'll communicate out about well in advance. We frame this time around Our Four Tenants mentioned previously (Study, Service, Socialization, and Spirituality).  Each week looks a little different than the last. Some emphasize service, some socialization, some spirituality, some study. Every time we meet we are intentional about making space for a meal, where we are all gathered around tables sharing food and life with each other. Youth are always welcome here as are their friends. 
Tina's Welcome to St. James Pool Party!
September 2015 Foothills Convocation Event
Summer 2015 Happenings! 
Fall 2015 EYC Shenanigans