Dear Parish Family,

Our current and beloved Day School Director, Katie Allen, is retiring at the end of this school year - in May 2025. She has served our Day School with faithfulness, joy, and exceptional leadership for the last decade. We will certainly miss her presence among us as the Director, and we look forward to celebrating her upcoming retirement. Please stay tuned for those festivities.

Our Day School is one of our primary ministries at St. James - we serve sixty children and their families. It is a ministry to provide excellent, safe, and affordable early childhood education to the little ones in our care. To that end, finding the next Day School Director is an important piece of our life and mission at St. James.

I have gathered a group of parishioners and Day School Teachers to serve on a transition committee. The following people comprise the committee: Tracy Alewine, Nancy Elhers, Kathy Walsh, Sherry Sponseller, Amy Wattley, Becky Walters, Sasha Conway (Day School teacher), and Daphne Felber (Day School teacher). I am grateful for their willingness to offer their discernment and wisdom to this process. If you see them around, please thank them for their participation in this search.

Below is the link to the Day School Director position. We will be accepting applications through mid-February. Please feel free to pass along the job description to anyone in your circles.

I am grateful to Katie Allen for her tremendous leadership and service, and I ask you to join me in prayer as we search for our next Day School Director.

In Christ,

Mtr. Kellan