At the beginning of the summer, St. James began to work on giving high school youth their own designated space, not only for weekly high school youth group on Wednesday evenings during the school year, but also to open its door each day after high school for students to study, enjoy fellowship, snacks, coffee and the new high speed internet service. Students can use computers in the Upper Room or bring their own and print their assignments and homework for free. Fr. John, along with Grace Allen, Avin and John George have been working on the Upper Room, so it is all ready when school begins! We are also grateful to parish volunteers who helped to move all the liturgical/decorative storage items to make this space available to our youth. Parish volunteers have also come together to help with the carpentry and electrical needs. Grace, Avin, and John will form the core team for the new high school youth program that will meet weekly, incorporating activities, games, fellowship, topics for discussion and service opportunities. Get ready for a great year!