Here are a number of pictures evoking the spirit, both past and present of St. James and St. John the Baptist:
Hidden in the basement, remnants of a Christmas banner from long ago...
The beautiful font at St. James was given to the church in 1861. It bears resemblance to an Early English font found at All Saints Leicester, England. The oak cover was given in memory of Sub-Lieut. Reginald L. Ross who was lost when his ship HMS Penylan was torpedoed in the English Channel in December of 1942. He was 25 years old...
This is an image of the 13th century font found in All Saints, Leicester. This image appeared in the book 'Illustrations of Baptismal Fonts' published in London in 1844...
Lectern given to St. James in 1902 by the Junior Church Mission Guild of St. Luke's Cathedral, Halifax...
The window representing the four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John...
Looking from above at the bell in our tower. The bell dates from 1859 and came from the second St. James church. The bell was made by Naylor Vickers of Sheffield, England...
A wonderful view of the sanctuary at St. James
A view from the balcony at St. John the Baptist. Above the altar is the beautiful painting done by the Rev. Bruce Pellegrin. The retable (the 5 arches behind the altar) is belived to have come from the original St. James in Kentville, N.S.
A wistful image from the balcony at St. John the Baptist