What is Christian Formation?

Christian Formation is the name for a whole group of activities meant for all ages in our lifelong journey to the fullness of life in Christ. Education is not enough to help us grow and mature into vibrant Christians. It is one thing to learn about or talk about God. But that knowledge about God must be nurtured and mentored into a relationship with God. Our spiritual lives are supported by Christian education, and by an enriched parish life/fellowship. We are nurtured by prayer, worship, the study of scripture, spiritual direction, and the sacraments. Formation occurs when the whole community is engaged together, as well as individually discerning who God calls us to be - not matter what our age is.

    Help to support the Christian Formation programs at St. James' every time you grocery shop! Safeway Stores' eScrip program will donate up to 3% of all purchases to a designated school or religious organization. This program is free to you, and easy to use: once you are registered, just present your Safeway Club Card or enter your phone number on the keypad at checkout when you grocery shop, and a percentage of your purchases will go to support Christian Formation programming at St. James'.

    To designate St. James' as your Safeway Club Card recipient:
  • Go to www.escrip.com
  • Click on Sign Up-It's Free!
  • Enter your Safeway club card information
  • Enter group ID number 1036858

    If you have designated another organization in the past, and would like to change your Safeway Club Card recipient to St. James' Episcopal Church:
  • Go to www.escrip.com
  • Click on Sign Up-It's Free!
  • Click on my eScrip
  • Enter your club card number and password
  • Enter group ID number 1036858
  • If you have forgotten your password, or never created one, you can submit the change of designation via the e-mail box provided.

If you were registered with St. James' last year, your registration has already been renewed.