UPDATE: (2/6/2024)
Beloved in Christ,
The funeral service for Fr. James will be held at All Saints Episcopal Church in Alaska, this Saturday, February 10th at 7:00 p.m. EST. You can find a livestream video at the St. Andrews Facebook page HERE.
He will be inurned in the cemetery of the Church of Our Saviour. The date and time of the graveside service have yet to be determined.
In Christ,
Jonathan+
Beloved in Christ,
I received word this afternoon that the former rector of the Church of Our Saviour, The Rev. James A. Basinger, died this morning in the faith and fear of Our Lord, Jesus Christ. He was blessed to be surrounded by his family at the time of his passing. I beg your prayers for his family, especially his bride, Donna.
Fr. Jim was a holy man and a tremendous gift to the Church. We mourn our loss and earnestly thank God for the grace which He showered on us through Jim+. Finally, we give thanks for the certain hope that Jim+ had in the resurrection of Christ and by faith we anticipate the day when we will be reunited with Him in glory.
His funeral is scheduled for February 10th in Alaska. He will be inurned in the cemetery of the Church of Our Saviour. The date and time of the graveside service have yet to be determined.
In Christ,
Jonathan+
REMEMBER thy servant, James, O Lord, according to the favour which thou bearest unto thy people, and grant that, increasing in knowledge and love of thee, he may go from strength to strength, in the life of perfect service, in thy heavenly kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever, one God, world without end. Amen.
ALMIGHTY and everliving God, we yield unto thee most high praise and hearty thanks, for the wonderful grace and virtue declared in all thy saints, (especially Fr. Jim Basinger) who have been the choice vessels of thy grace, and the lights of the world in their several generations; most humbly beseeching thee to give us grace so to follow the example of their stedfastness in thy faith, and obedience to thy holy commandments, that at the day of the general Resurrection, we, with all those who are of the mystical body of thy Son, may be set on his right hand, and hear that his most joyful voice: Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Grant this, O Father, for the sake of the same, thy Son Jesus Christ, our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen.
