St. James’ welcomed eight new confirmands on Saturday, June 21, 2008. The picture to the left was taken at the Washington National Cathedral, where the confirmation took place. Shown from left to right are Andrew Joseph Snow, Ronna Lynn Halbgewachs, The Rev. Cindy Baskin, James Derwood Finch Jr., The Right Rev. Bishop Chane, Tara Stafford Youseffi, Stephen Joseph Reckford, Sara Lynn Major, Srinivasan (Sandy) Soundararajan (holding baby Bennett Soundararajan) and Ffloyd Montgomery Martin. The confirmation was officiated by the Bishop, The Right Reverend John Chane, at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC.