Worship, Service and Outreach

At St. James School we strive to provide our students with a solid, well rounded education, based on Christian values.  Our curriculum is tied with teachings of Christian doctrine so as to turn out well-educated and well-valued children in a competitive society. At St. James we welcome students of all faiths and backgrounds, and as an Episcopal school we  endeavor to integrate religious and spiritual teachings into our basic curriculum. As a part of our offered education, we seek to help our students understand their feelings and beliefs towards   religion, God, human beings, and our community. St. James is not just a school, it is a support system. We are a community. We are a family.  

As part of school activities, students attend chapel three times  a week. It is a time for all our students to come together for   worship. During every chapel service, students participate in    intercessory prayers, which include prayers for family, friends, pets, our armed forces, the leaders of our school, church and nation, and countries around the world. Many times, former students or faculty will call the school to be added to the prayer list because they  remember what an important role prayer has at St. James School.  In addition to the prayers in chapel, we also have a Prayer Tree in the school building. Prayers are added to our prayer tree on “leaves” and as students pass the tree, they read a name on a leaf and say a small prayer for that person. The Prayer Tree provides a visual for everyone who enters the school to remind them to pray for those people in need whose names are on our tree.