December 2022
Working together to help someone in need
People from two towns, St. James and Sleepy Eye, last week worked together via Facebook to help a veteran in need.
Different Reasons to Seek Out New Lessons
Having spent all, or portions of, five decades in the classroom the topic of learning is a daily focus for most of the year. School calendars only cover 170 days or so and compulsory education wraps up a dozen years after kindergarten. Then what?
St. James Pastors to Hold Blue Christmas
On Sunday, December 18th at 4:00 PM at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James, a group of local pastors will be hosting an ecumenical Blue Christmas service.
CHURCH SCHEDULES
Albion Lutheran Church LCMC Pastor Robert Springer 507-3755044, 10454 250th Ave, St. James Sunday - 9 a.m.
Step into Mary and Joseph’s shoes
When I read of how Mary and Joseph came to know about the coming Messiah (Luke 1:2638 and Matthew 1:1825), I find myself taking a step into their shoes for a moment. How hard it must have been for Mary. She was unwed, still a virgin, and very young. What would her parents think? What would her friends say? Who would believe her when she claimed that it was a miraculous conception? Eventually, her “condition” would be visible for all to see and she’d be the talk of the town. And that’s not to even mention how her betrothed Joseph would look at her. What if he thought she had been unfaithful, and “loose” at that? And yet, in the description of Mary being told of this, we are told she’s confused, perhaps asking HOW it could happen, and she’s a tad disturbed as she’s trying to figure out what the angel even means with his news. We never see that she won’t go through with it. We never see her waiver or beg for it to go to another person. She is comforted in her fear, and says, “I serve the Lord, may all you say come true.”
Sturm Funeral Home Director Jim Carlsen retires
Retirement is a part of life people plan for and hope to enjoy. For others, it happens twice as it will for Jim Carlsen at Sturm Funeral Homes. At the end of the month, he will be retiring from the funeral service industry for the second time after 45 years.
Mayor Gary Sturm gives his last community update
The St. James City Council held its meeting last Tuesday.
Large Deficit Fails to Daunt Saints in Victory Over Wolverines
Friday nights dimmed for the Saints, down 17 points in the final half, but deadly aim at the charity stripe and a spirited defense pushed St. James Area into the lead with :26 left on the clock in the 63-60 thriller over Mt. Lake Area-Comfrey.
Big South Conference Tilt is Tale of Two Halves Against Pipestone
A halftime lead over the visiting Pipestone Arrows disappeared in a 77-63 loss on December 8th despite double figure scoring for both Anthony Sletta and Brennan Kern. The Saints hit the road on December 13th to Redwood Falls At the intermission, St. James Area had put together a 30-23 lead but Pipestone used the break to shake off the jet lag and more than doubled their offensive output.
Home Tournament Springboards Gymnasts to Season-High Score
One Saturday, December 10th, the St. James Area gymnastics team hosted the Snowflake Invitational and posted their highest point total of the season. Katelyn Ojeda was the leader for the Saints top scorer for several events and the all-around awards.