St. James Episcopal Church
9 Williams Street
Clinton NY
tel: (315) 853-5359
e-mail: office@stjamesclinton.org

St. James office hours: 
Tues-Fri, 9am - 1pm.

Our Mission Statement: "St. James' is a community where we come together in Christ to develop spiritually; find opportunities for outreach; receive comfort when in need; and engage in sacred experiences through our liturgy, music, fellowship and mutual ministry." More...
Communion 
GLUTEN INTOLERANT: If you are gluten intolerant, please know that we have gluten free (less than 0.01%) wafers. Just let an usher or Eucharistic minister know of your need.
Liturgical Practices
H1N1 (“swine” flu) and Seasonal Fl

If you are experiencing flu-like symptoms, you should stay away from church, work or school, at least until 24 hours have passed since you have had a fever (without using any fever reducing medication).  While we will miss your presence at church, the greatest kindness you can show to others is to avoid sharing your flu.

HAND SANITIZERS are available at the back of the church and on the table in the hallway leading to the Parish Hall.  Please feel free to use them.  The Center for Disease Control recommends frequent hand washing with soap and warm/hot water as the best way to fight germs.  Hand sanitizers are the next best alternative.  In case you are wondering, there is a container of hand sanitizer at the altar which our Priests and Lay Eucharistic Ministers use, as appropriate, before handling Communion items.  As one parish member commented, “PurellÒ is the new Lavabo.”  Don’t know what a Lavabo is?  Ask one of the “old timers.”

PASSING OF THE PEACE need not involve physical contact.  You can always simply state “May the peace of the Lord be with you,” nod, make the sign of the peace with your hands, or bow.

RECEIVING HOLY COMMUNION can be “in both kind” – that is by receiving the bread and wine – or by receiving only one.  Medical experts agree that the danger of transmitting communicable diseases by sharing the chalice is negligible.  All Episcopal churches use real wine; many, including St. James, use port.  The high alcoholic content kills off almost all the germs, virus and microbes.

If you still felt uncomfortable using a common cup, either drinking from it or in by intinction (dipping the bread in the cup), don’t worry.  Episcopalians believe Christ is equally present in both the consecrated bread and in the wine; “receiving one, the other, or both, get you no more (or less) in Christ’s presence.”  If you prefer not to receive wine, simply cross your arms across your chest as the chalice bearer comes by. 

Worship Services

Saturday 5:15 PM
Sunday 9:30 AM
no Sunday service Sept 5 or 12

UPDATES
NEW! St. James tee shirts and golf shirts. Click here....
Many thanks to all who supported and continue to support our Young Adult Service Corp mission worker Joanna. On Thursday, Sept 2  we had a farewell pot luck. Pictures to come...
The vestry voted, on August 18th, to list the Lewis house for sale.  If you are interested in being on the committee to work out the details or would like to know more about the decision, please contact one of the wardens, Jim White or Patricia Jue. Also click here...
Fair trade coffee
 St. James Church uses fair trade coffee. We see this as one step we can take in helping to alleviate poverty in the world by helping these farmers provide financially for their families.


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