St. Nicholas Mass and Live Nativity
2025-12-06 15:30 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Saint James Episcopal Church, 103 North Duke Street, Lancaster, PA, 17602, United States
Come celebrate the life and gifts of St. Nicholas of Myra with live nativity animals and a joyful procession!
3:30 PM – Visit with nativity animals, enjoy cookies and refreshments, and help create care packages to brighten the holidays for members of our community.
4:30 PM – St. Nicholas arrives by horse-drawn carriage
5:00 PM – Mass and storytime with St. Nicholas
Children are invited to leave their shoes in the chapel during the service, where they’ll find a special gift from St. Nicholas when they return! Held rain or shine. Click here to view the service via livestream.

Children's Chapel
2025-12-07 10:30, 2025-12-14 10:30, 2025-12-21 10:30, 2025-12-28 10:30
Children’s Chapel* meets weekly during the 10:30 AM Sunday Mass. Children and youth ages 3 and above begin the morning in the sanctuary where they can experience the processional and the opening congregational prayers.
After the opening Collect, children are invited to the front of the sanctuary to make their way to the chapel and participate in songs, prayers, brief meditation and storytelling of the day’s Gospel and/or New and Old Testament readings.
The Godly Play® teaching method includes using beautiful wooden figures, candles, and symbolic colors to aid our storytelling as we listen to God’s word for us. Children often respond to the story using simple art supplies including crayons, construction paper, origami paper and Model Magic air dry clay.
Children return to the Sanctuary during the passing of the Peace. They are welcome to take part in Holy Communion.

Children & Youth Christmas Pageant
2025-12-24 15:00
