See the video of the Ukrainian Cultural Forces’ concert at St. James the Great on Sunday, Nov. 10th

The members of the Ukrainian Cultural Forces, who were at St. James the Great for the 10 a.m. service and then a concert following the service on Sunday, Nov. 10th, were all professional artists before the war, but are now active duty soldiers and frontline volunteers. They presented a wide variety of music, from Ukrainian […]
Sabbath: How can we keep that holy time? See videos of our discussion series on this book

In this brief yet profound meditation on the meaning of the Seventh Day, Abraham Joshua Heschel in his book The Sabbath introduces us to the idea of an “architecture of holiness” that appears not in space but in time. Judaism, he argues, is a religion of time: it finds meaning not in space and the […]
St. James in the News

Concert of gratitude: Ukrainian Cultural Forces performs in Newport Beach (Daily Pilot, Nov. 13, 2024): Susan Hoffman in the Daily Pilot covers the visit to St. James of the Ukrainian Cultural Forces, who played during the 10 o’clock service and held a concert afterwards on Nov. 10, 2024. “At home, Cultural Forces members take their […]