St. James' Church - Pastoral Committee
WEEKLY BIBLE VERSE
Try me, O God, and know my heart. Look well if there be any way of wickedness in me, and lead me in the way of peace. (Psalm 139: 23, 24)
Happy is the man who finds wisdom. She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her. (Proverbs 3.13, 15)
Let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. (Hebrews 12. 1-2)
Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. (Ephesians 4.32)
VICAR'S MESSAGE
“This is my resting place forever; Here I will dwell, for I have desired it; I will abundantly bless her provision; I will satisfy her poor with bread. I will also clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints shall shout for joy.”
Psalm 132:13-16
St. James Church can claim these words of the Psalmist for herself. Ever since it was consecrated in 1884, its presence as a parish church has stood the test of time. Being high Anglo Catholic in tradition, all who have found this place of worship for themselves and their families have never experienced the desire to move because of the warmth this church generates. Both clergy and laypersons over the years have played great roles to ensure it remains this way. As I pen these words, I can go back at least three generations to testify to this truth in our family. Being a young person who was offered to the diocese as a prospective ordinand from this very parish only males it extra special for me to come back as it’s Vicar with the passage of time. Even my wife, Deepa, shares her roots in this parish and this makes the parish and it’s concern very special to us. We’re comforted to be are surrounded by people who share the same love and zest for the church. We’d love to see this parish church grow and flourish providing its people succor for their lives in God. The challenges are in plentitude but I’m confident that as a parish we can be over comers standing on the promises on God. On the occasion of this Patronal Festival there couldn’t have been an opportune time to revive this platform to serve the church and the community around it. May every member be marked by devotion, sacrifice and jubilation as we remember our Patron, Saint James!
With Love,
Revd. James Gomez
Presbyter-in-Charge – St. James’ Church
CHURCH SERVICE & TIMINGS
NEWS & EVENTS
Saturday 03-AUG-2019 SJC Patronal Festival Pensioners’ Lunch – 11:30 AM in the St. James’ Church Meeting Room.
The Revd. Alistair James Gomez
Chairperson & Vicar-in-Charge
Mr. Bradley Samuel
Mrs. Pauline Mukherjee
Mr. Tarun Malhotra
Mrs. Haimonti Mukherjee
Mrs. Rhona Scolt
Hony. Secretary
Mrs. Charlene Raphael
Mr. Sanjay Simon Sen
Mr. Jacob Abhinav Sarkar
Mr. John Ambat
Hony. Treasurer
Mrs. Klein Chatterjee
Dr. Swapan K.Mukhut
Mr. Geoffrey Rodrigues
Roles and Responsibilities of the PASTORATE COMMITTEE of ST. JAMES’ CHURCH
The Pastorate Committee is elected by Communicant Members of the Church, who are above 18 years of age. The term of the Committee is three years, June to June. Members can serve in the committee for a maximum of 2 (two) terms. The Pastorate Committee meets once a month, where accounts are presented and passed, besides discussion other matters related to the Church. The Annual General Meeting is held every year in June, where the Audited Accounts are presented and approved. The Vicar’s report on the spiritual aspects of the Church is also presented, while the Secretary presents a report on all the activities of the different Wings of the Church during the past year.