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Welcome

Welcome, and thank you for visiting St. James online. We hope that our website highlights the wide variety of worship, fellowship and service opportunities available to you. Please feel free to read more about our church on this site and we warmly invite you to come in for a visit.  Wherever you are in your spiritual journey, we welcome you to join us!

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Our Mission

St. James embraces Christ’s teachings as a way of life, and is an inclusive, relevant and dynamic spiritual community whose mission is spreading the Gospel to the world. 

Inclusivity

Friendly and relevant, we welcome all to join us for worship and events.

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Technology

Harnessing technology and empowering individuals on their spiritual journey.​​

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Doing Good

Taking action to do God's work in our local community and around the world.

Community Church

We are vibrant and committed spiritual community who are called to bring the teachings of Christ to our local community in a positive, caring way that fosters inclusion and  progressive thinking. We believe the essence and purpose of a local community church is to serve the greater community and we actively pursue this goal every day.

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We gather for worship and Christian education every Sunday morning, with licensed infant and childcare provided. Our service time is centered in ancient traditions with modern forms and a relevant contemporary message.
Come join us! 

Sunday Service
Time 10:00 a.m.;
in-person worship suspended until further notice

But we’re live-streaming—see our video page for our Sunday services.

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St. James Episcopal Church

3209 Via Lido
Newport Beach, CA 92663

Tel: 949.675.0210

Children’s church for all ages
(see our video Sunday School lessons in our Friday e-newsletter, if you’re on our mailing list)  

Childcare provided (when we are back in church) 

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Pet-friendly services

Free parking available 

Fabulous hospitality after service (hospitality will return when health and safety permit) 

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Protocols for in-person worship
when we are allowed to meet again

• Temperature taken at the gate

• Masks are required

• Physical distancing;
  alternate pews roped off

• Reservations required;
  maximum of 45 people permitted

• Punchbowl invitation to register will go out to the congregation; visitors, please contact the church office (or call 949.675.0210) to register

Giving to St. James

Thank you! We sincerely appreciate your interest and support. To make a donation,  you can click the button below which will take you to our PayPal account, where you may pay with PayPal or with credit cards.

Or, you may contribute using the following smartphone apps:

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• SQUARE CASH: Use the cashtag $StJamesNewport

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• ZELLE: Use the email

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Alternatively, you can mail a check to our church office:

St. James Episcopal Church

3209 Via Lido

Newport Beach, CA 92663

Tel: 949.675.0210

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Federal Tax ID 501(c)(3)

#31-1629166

Parking Questions?

You can park in our lot, around the church (free on Sundays), or at the Lido House hotel. Details here.

This Week’s Sermon

Click here to meet Rev. Cindy >

We invite you to join our mailing list to receive updates on services, special events and the latest news.

We are delighted to offer the ability to attend Sunday services remotely via our YouTube broadcast beginning at 10 a.m. (Service bulletins are on hiatus until we resume services in the church.)

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Click here to watch the service live on Sunday morning (or at any time thereafter) and to view a sampling of previous sermons.

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