Upcoming Events & Forums

Everyone in our wider community—visitors, friends, family and more—is welcome at all of our events!

Here are our upcoming events at held St. Jude’s. Please note that some quickly announced events will only be found on our Announcements page, so please check there too (found under “Happenings” at the menu bar on the top of the page)!

Make a Difference during our Season of Giving

✣   Make your pledge for 2025 early! This is how we know what our budget is for the year.

✣   Donate to one of four great local causes! See here for what’s needed.

Bins for the donations will be in the Narthex until November 24.

There are four different places for donations: Santa Maria, Canterbury Bridge, CIC, and Nextdoor Solutions to Domestic Violence.

See here for what’s needed.

Ingathering for 2025 Pledges

Sunday, November 24, 8:00am and 10:30am

Our financial pledges for 2025 will be blessed at our Ingathering during both services on November 24.

Please bring your paper pledge card that day. If you pledge online (thank you!) you can either write “pledged online” on the paper card, or not turn one in. Spare pledge cards will be available on that day.

Bring your blue ministry interest card back on that day, too.

Thanksgiving Eucharist Service

Join us at 10:00am on Thursday, November 28.

This service will be a full Eucharist service, but will not be livestreamed.

Celebrate the start of Advent with our Advent Festival!

Sunday, December 1 after the 10:30am service

Join us for all kinds of fun:  

• Advent wreath making (materials provided)
• Creche/Nativity displays (bring yours to show to everyone!)
• Cookie decorating (led by the Youth Group)
• Delicious Soup lunch (sign up to bring soup or bread)
• Carol singing (share your voice!)

Advent Bible Study & Soup Suppers (with Taizé!)

Tuesdays: December 3, 10, and 17, 6:00 – 7:30pm

Join us for a 3 week bible study on Tuesdays evenings 6-7:30PM.

Taizé will be 6-6:30, followed by soup supper and bible study (together) 6:30-7:30pm.  All are invited to bring a side if they wish, and soup is provided. We’ll be using The Advent Bible Study by Kate Bowler. No preparation is needed–come when you can! Each week we’ll discuss a different a different passge. All are welcome to any and all of the sessions. More information: Rev. Annalise.

Join us for a Live Jazz Vespers Service

Sunday, December 8 at 5:00pm

Join us for this delightful evening service of live jazz music with Mason Razavi & Friends. It will include readings and a short talk.

Your quarters are needed!

All during Advent, put your quarters in our “washer & dryer box” so that needy SJSU students can do laundry.

All quarters will go to Canterbury Bridge at SJSU, run by Deacon Kathey Crowe for the “Sacred Suds and Duds” program. Kathey assembles laundry goodie bags of $10 in quarters, three Tide Pods, and three dryer sheets for the SJSU students.

Youth Group and Godly Play are back!

Join us Sundays during services for Godly Play (K-5th grade) and at 3:00pm for Youth Group.

For more information on children’s and youth activities at St. Judes, contact Rev. Aaron at aaron@saintjudes.org.

Our Sunday forums are held both in-person and live-streamed, with participation from those online. To join online, see specific links below each forum date or for all the links go to our Youtube channel here. All forums are held on Sundays indoors in our Parish Hall, or outdoors in our courtyard, weather permitting.

Do you have an idea for a Forum or event you’d like to hear, or would like to present? Contact our office here to let us know.