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​Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.
Romans 12:15
For many, the holiday season between Thanksgiving and the new year is the most joyful time of the year. We gather to celebrate with family and friends, we prepare special food and drinks, we adorn our homes and tables and buy gifts for one another, wrapping each gift lovingly and placing them under a decorated tree. We sing songs full of hope, promise and cheer. The holidays are a celebration of life, love, family, and friends.  
However, for many, the holiday season is the most difficult time of the year. As the world celebrates, they feel like strangers in a foreign land: isolated, ignored, and invisible. The holiday season can be exceptionally difficult for those who have recently lost loved ones, those who lost loved ones during a previous holiday season, and for those who suffer from anxiety, loneliness, depression, or other stresses in their lives. For them, the holiday season creates a complex web of difficult personal feelings in open conflict with the public expectations of joy.

This year, in addition to our celebrating the joy and wonder of Christmas and the promise of a new year, St. James will make room for those who need a space where they can experience God’s healing and grace without pretending that everything is okay. On December 21, St. James will offer its first “The Longest Night” service. December 21st is the night of the winter solstice and the longest night of the year. It bears the promise that although the darkness is at its deepest, tomorrow the light will begin to return. This will be a simple, candle-lit service of quiet prayer, contemplation, and silence, acknowledging the pain and discomfort the season can bring, while grounding everything in love, hope and healing.

All are welcome to attend without explaining why you are there, and members of the community are welcome as well. We simply ask that you register in advance so that we have a list of attendees for contact-tracing purposes. Attendance is limited to twenty-five people, so please register early.
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Fr. Stephen+
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Service Times

SUNDAY SCHEDULE  
​8:00 a.m. Rite I (said Eucharist)
10:30 a.m. Rite II (Choral Eucharist)

Nursery care is available during the 10:30 service

​WEDNESDAYS
6:30 p.m. Celtic Eucharist with Anointing for Healing
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Contact Us

301 Piney Mountain Road
Greenville, SC 29609
864.244.6358
​864.244.6359 (fax)
​admin@stjamesgreenville.org
  • Home
  • What We Believe
  • Welcome
    • Welcome Visitors >
      • St. James Online Visitor Card
    • Who We Are
    • The St. James Story
    • Leadership >
      • Ministry Staff
      • Office Staff
      • The Wardens, Vestry & Delegates
    • Baptism & Membership
  • Worship
    • What to Expect on Sunday
    • The Wednesday Celtic Evening Eucharist with Healing
    • Live Streamed Services
    • Holy Week and Easter Services
    • The Sacraments & Sacramental Rites >
      • Holy Baptism
      • The Holy Eucharist
      • Confirmation
      • The Celebration and Blessing of a Marriage
      • The Burial of the Dead (Resurrection Liturgy)
      • Reconciliation of a Penitent (Confession)
      • Ministration to the Sick (Holy Unction)
      • Ministration at the Time of Death (Last Rites)
      • Holy Orders (Ordination)
    • Special Services
    • Music >
      • From the Music Director & Organist
      • St. James Organ
      • Organ Specifications
      • St. James Choral Scholars
    • Stained Glass Windows
    • Altar Flower Registration
    • Sanctuary Lamp Registration
  • Formation
    • Prayer and Spirituality
    • St. James Day School >
      • 2020 Day School Parent Contact Info
      • From the Day School Director
      • Pay Day School Tuition
      • Camp Fun
      • Weather Conditions and Closings
    • Episcopal Youth Community (EYC) >
      • Calendar & Communications
      • Newsletters
      • Registration and Forms
    • Adult Christian Education >
      • Faith Seeking Understanding
    • Adult Ministry >
      • The Gathering - A Senior Adult Ministry
      • St. James Small Group Ministry
      • St. James Men's Group
      • Yoga
    • Children's Ministries >
      • Children's Christian Education
      • Christmas Pageant Registration
  • Mission
    • St. James Outreach >
      • Blood Drive
      • St. James Companions
      • Vivancos' Ministry in Ecuador
      • Prayer Shawl Ministry
      • Housing Ministry
      • KAIROS
    • Pastoral Care
    • Grief Ministry
    • Restoring Trinity Abbeville
    • Iglesia Episcopal San Francisco
  • Giving
    • St. James Stewardship
    • Online Giving
  • Resources
    • Parish-Wide Calendar
    • St. James Store
    • St. James Facebook Page
    • Servants in Worship Calendar
    • Forms & Documents
    • St. James Enote Archive
    • News Sites >
      • Anglican Communion News Service
      • Episcopal News Service
      • EDUSC News
    • The Anglican Communion
    • The Episcopal Church
    • Daughters of the King
    • Liturgical Resources >
      • The Daily Office
      • Book of Common Prayer Online
    • Galleries >
      • Photo Gallery >
        • Bishop Waldo 2020 Visit
        • Meal Packaging Event - Oct. 2019
        • Burning of the Greens 2019
        • 2018 All Parish and Friends Breakfast
        • Bishop Waldo Visits St. James (2017)
        • Stop Hunger Now Nov. 2016
        • 2016 Fall Festival
        • 2016 Blessing of the Animals
        • 2015 Annual Meeting
        • All Saints Day 2015 Baptisms
        • 2015 Fall Festival at St. James
        • Stop Hunger Now Photos
        • Faith Memorial 2015
        • Bishop's Visit 2015
        • Epiphany 2015
        • Christmas 2014
        • Easter 2014
      • Video Gallery
    • Recorded Sermons