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This family-friendly evening in the Parish Hall is a great opportunity to participate in a fun holiday tradition without having to clean the gingerbread crumbs from your kitchen floor. We’ll have all the decorating supplies ready to go, and we can even order a pizza for your family.

The cost is $20 per gingerbread house and $15 per pizza. Water will be provided, but please bring your own drinks.

Enjoy the wonder of the season with your Saint James’ family as you stroll along this 3/4 mile walking trail of holiday lights at Maple Tree Farm. You’ll meet your favorite holiday characters, sip a hot beverage, and listen to the melodies of this magical season. There are campfires, two trains, activities for children and a play area.

We will be joined by members of the Warrenton Latter-day Saints congregation and other churches in town as we sing familiar yuletide carols during the Warrenton Holiday Farmers Market in the municipal parking lot between Franklin and Lee streets, uphill from the county jail.

Anyone who wants to sing Christmas carols is welcome, including kids and adults of all ages. We'll have song books and hot chocolate.

Please arrive at Saint James' by 11:15 a.m., and we will gather in the Parish Hall before walking to the farmers market together at 11:30 a.m.

Christmas is a time of joy and celebration for many people, but that isn’t the case for everyone. This service acknowledges that fact, providing an opportunity to light candles in recognition of the sadness that comes from the loss of a friend or family member, or any other pain and emptiness we may feel. As we light those candles, we proclaim that foundational truth from John’s Gospel: “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.” The carols at this service reflect Christmas hope in that darkness, and we offer prayers for healing and support one another.

The Adult Choir, the Saint James Church Band, Saint James’ Ringers, and students from Saint James’ Episcopal School will offer their gifts as we tell the Christmas story through scripture and carols. A festive reception in the Parish Hall will follow. Contact Jesse Ratcliffe at music@saintjameswarrenton.org for additional information. 

This service is especially geared to young families, but it is a joy to all. All children are welcome to participate in the reenactment of the birth of Jesus, and there is no prior rehearsal they need to attend. Just arrive at least 15 minutes early to be fitted in a costume. The service includes familiar Christmas carols woven into the celebration of Holy Eucharist.

The pageant is for everyone! No prior rehearsal is required. Parents can walk their children to the Parish Hall before the service begins and help them pick out a costume (angels, shepherds, sheep, Mary and Joseph, and the three wise men). Parents should also help their children put on the costume. 

Crayons, coloring pages will be available to children to keep busy while they wait for their turn for the pageant. We have several volunteers helping the kids while they wait. Children will be included in the pageant as the Christmas story progresses and remain on the chancel until the end of the pageant. The children will return to their parents following the prayers of the people and the peace. Costumes can be returned to the Parish Hall following the service. 

There will be no Children’s Church or nursery offered during this service. For children who need a little break or need to stretch their legs, the Reception Room just outside the Side Chapel will be open.

Photos from 2024

This service features a liturgy for Christmas Eve, with readings from the Bible that tell the Christian story along with familiar Christmas carols.

Children are welcome and an important part of our life at Saint James’. There are bags of crayons and children’s bulletins in the back of the church and outside the Side Chapel. And while there will be no Children’s Church or nursery offered during this service, the Reception Room will be open for for children who need a little break or need to stretch their legs.

Photos from 2024

This service is the liturgical high point of our Christmas Eve celebrations, featuring a festive liturgy and the full choir singing cherished carols with soaring descants and intimate choral anthems as we bask in the candlelit beauty of the space. An extended prelude performed by a guest harpist will begin at 9:45 p.m.

Children are welcome and an important part of our life at Saint James’. There are bags of crayons and children’s bulletins in the back of the church and outside the Side Chapel. And while there will be no Children’s Church or nursery offered during this service, the Reception Room will be open for for children who need a little break or need to stretch their legs.

Photos from 2024

This informal and intimate Holy Eucharist service provides a time to worship with your parish family on Christmas morning.