St. James' Episcopal Church

Blue Christmas Service (St. Margaret's Church, Staatsburg)
2022-12-21 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | St. Margaret’s Church, E. Elm Ave., Staatsburg, NY, 12580, United States
St. James’ will join our neighbors at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Staatsburg for a joint Blue Christmas Service on Wednesday, December 21st at 7:00 p.m. The service will take place at St. Margaret’s, corner of Old Post Rd & E Elm Ave in Staatsburg.
This healing service especially for anyone who’s feeling the weight of grief, loss, or anxiety in this holiday season. The service will be co-officiated by Fr. Michael of St. Margaret’s and Mtr. Meredith of St. James’ and will include lay readers from both parishes.

The Epiphany: Evening Prayer with Blessing of Our Homes
2023-01-06 18:30 - 19:30 | Online
This Friday at 6:30 pm, online! Evening Prayer with Blessing of Our Homes for The Epiphany.
JOIN IN ON ZOOM AND BRING SOME CHALK!
Friday evening is the Epiphany, when we remember the Wise Ones who were guided by a star to worship the infant Jesus. Because the God who came to us in Jesus is for all people!
Since the Middle Ages Christians have prayed for God’s blessing on our homes on the Epiphany. We chalk the main entrance of our home with the initials of the three Wise Ones and the numerals of the new year. These initials, C + M + B (for Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar) also stand for the Latin phrase Christus mansionem bendicat, “May Christ bless this house.”
Join us Friday evening, January 6th at 6:30 online via Zoom (link below) for a service of Evening Prayer with Blessing of Our Homes. Mother Meredith and her family will bless the doorway of St. James’ rectory, chalking their door, and we’ll share a blessing format you can use to bless your own home during or right after the service.
Downloads
Download the full Worship Service Bulletin (7 pages)
Download the The Blessing of the Home- Chalking the Door for Epiphany (1 page)

Join Zoom Meeting
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Holy Baptism and Holy Eucharist (Rite II)
2023-01-08 10:00 - 11:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
On Sunday, January 8th, we will celebrate the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord with two baptisms at our 10 am service. A festive coffee hour will follow in the parish house.
About the Sunday 10 am service: Join us Sundays at 10:00 a.m. for a celebration of Holy Eucharist (Communion). This service has music (usually organ and choir, along with special guest musicians) and uses a variety of prayers and language from traditional to inclusive and expansive, drawing from Rite II of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, Enriching Our Worship, and other sources. Coffee hour in the Parish House usually follows this service.

Live Music (Chapel)
2023-01-21 13:00 - 15:00 | St. James’ Chapel, 10 East Market Street, Hyde Park, NY, 12567, United States
Saturday, Jan 21st, 1-3 pm
Live Music at St. James’ Chapel (10 East Market Street)
Free! Stop in to enjoy the musical stylings of Smuussh featuring Senior Warden Doug Belding. Rock, folk, and more.

Annual Meeting
2023-01-29 09:00 - 12:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
St. James’ Annual Meeting will take place Sunday, January 29th, following a single combined service of Holy Eucharist at 9:00 a.m. Both the service and the meeting will be available via Zoom as well as in-person.

Schedule:
9:00 a.m. Polls open; Holy Eucharist (this is the only worship service for Sunday, 1/29)
10:00 a.m. All-Church photo (in front of the red doors, weather permitting!) Followed by a brief coffee break in the Parish House, hosted by members of the St. James’ Vestry
10:30 a.m. Annual Meeting in the Church, with activities for youth K-12 in the Parish Hall

Elections at the Annual Meeting:
Elections shall be held at this Annual Meeting to fill the following expiring terms of office:

Warden, 2-year term (Doug Belding)
Vestry member, 3-year term (Mike Glancey)
Vestry member, 3-year term (Melinda Harris)
Vestry member, 3-year term (Eric Zavadil)

Polls will be open at 9:00 a.m.

Youth at the Annual Meeting: Our Sunday School teachers will host a hangout (with coloring, fellowship, DVDs and more) for youth age K-12 in the Parish Hall during the Annual Meeting.

The deadline for 2022 annual reports is Friday, January 20th. Please submit written reports to the office: stjames.hydepark@gmail.com.

As a member of St. James’, our annual meeting is your opportunity to elect leaders to our Vestry, to recognize all the people who contribute to our well-being as a church, and to take stock of the state of our community of faith, from formation to finances—so please do plan to attend. Your voice and your presence matter!

Rose Garden Ceremony for FDR's 141st Birthday
2023-01-30 15:00 - 16:00 | FDR Presidential Library and Museum, 4079 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
Celebrating FDR’s 141st Birthday!
Mother Meredith will offer the opening and closing prayers for this ceremony on Monday, January 30, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. in the Rose Garden at the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site.
The guest speaker will be William Harris, the Director of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. West Point will provide the honor guard and color guard.
Organizations presenting wreaths: The Town of Hyde Park, American Legion Post #1303, John Livingston Post 1466, Jewish War Veterans – Private Herman Siegal Post 623, The Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce, The Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Partnership, The Franklin D. Presidential Library, The National Park Service. The Wreath on Behalf of the President of the United States will be presented by Brigadier General Shane Reeves, Dean of the Academic Board, United States Military Academy at West Point. Manuela Roosevelt will present a wreath on behalf of the Roosevelt family.
Cake will be served at the Henry A. Wallace Visitor Center after the event.
The event is free.
(Photo: Ron Cogswell on Flickr. Used with permission (CC BY 2.0))

Candlemas: Soup Supper, Candlelight Procession, and Holy Eucharist
2023-02-02 17:45 - 19:30 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
Thursday, February 2nd is the Feast of the Presentation, also known as Candlemas. This feast day comes forty days after Christmas and commemorates the presentation of baby Jesus and the purification of his mother Mary in the Jerusalem temple forty days after his birth. At his presentation, the baby Jesus was greeted by Simeon (whose prayer upon encountering Jesus became the basis for the canticle nunc dimmittis (see page 120 in your Book of Common Prayer) and by the prophet Anna. Over time, this celebration came to include the lighting and blessing of candles, remembering Simeon’s prayer that Jesus is “a light to enlighten the nations.”
This year for Candlemas, join St. James’ in our Parish Hall for a 5:45 pm soup supper followed by a candlelight procession to the church for a special evening Holy Eucharist! The Eucharist will take place at approximately 6:30 p.m.
RSVP requested (but not required) so Mtr. Meredith knows how much soup to make. You can RSVP here or to Dyan in the parish office.

Valentine's Pop-Up Shop (Chapel)
2023-02-11 10:00 - 14:00 | St. James’ Chapel, 10 East Market Street, Hyde Park, NY, 12567, United States
Rescheduled!!
Get ready for Valentine’s Day—stop by St. James’ Chapel (10 East Market Street) on Saturday, February 11th, 10 am-2 pm, for a pop-up shop. Vendors include makers from Hudson River Housing’s SewPough initiative (crochet, women’s clothing), photographs, baked goods and more!

Hyde Park Community Garden Kick-Off Meeting (Chapel)
2023-02-16 19:00 - 20:00 | St. James’ Chapel, 10 East Market Street, Hyde Park, NY, 12567, United States

Housewarming (Rectory)
2023-02-18 12:00 - 16:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Indoor Pop-up Shop (Chapel)
2023-03-11 10:00 - 14:00, 2023-04-15 10:00 - 14:00 | St. James’ Chapel, 10 East Market Street, Hyde Park, NY, 12567, United States

Book Discussion: Deborah Nelson Linck, author of Pauli Murray: Shouting for the Rights of All People
2023-03-11 15:00 - 16:30 | FDR Presidential Library and Museum, 4079 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
Join in a book discussion of Pauli Murray: Shouting for the Rights of All People with author Deborah Nelson Linck. Come hear more about an American hero, and talk about the book with the author!
Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.
at the Wallace Visitor Center of the FDR Museum and Presidential Library
4079 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, NY
Pauli Murray was a leading force in working for equality for Black people, women, and LGBTQ+ people. They were a writer, attorney, professor, and the first woman ordained an Episcopal priest. Pauli Murray: Shouting for the Rights of all People, is a book for young readers.
This event is open to youth, families, and people of all ages. A Junior Ranger activity will be offered for young people.
Deborah Nelson Linck is a writer and educator. She is the founder of the Hands-On Black History Museum. She lives in St. Louis.
Sponsored by The Poughkeepsie Library, The National Parks Service, and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Poughkeepsie.

Hyde Park Food Pantry Board Meeting (Reading Room)
2023-03-20 08:00 - 10:00 | St. James’ Chapel, 10 East Market Street, Hyde Park, NY, 12567, United States

We Are Complicit: The Diocese of New York Apologizes for Slavery
2023-03-25 12:00 - 14:00 | Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 10025, United States
WE ARE COMPLICIT:
The Diocese of New York Apologizes for Slavery
The Bishop of New York invites you to join him and the people of the Episcopal Diocese of New York in a solemn Service of Apology for the participation and complicity of the diocese and its members in the Transatlantic Slave Trade and in that trade’s continuing aftermath and consequences.
On Saturday, March 25, Beginning at Noon
at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine
The Rt. Rev. Andrew ML Dietsche Presiding and Preaching
Video address by the Presiding Bishop The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry
The services will be streamed live on the Cathedral website (stjohndivine.org).
Hudson Valley bus: A bus will depart New Paltz for the Cathedral at 8:00 a.m. on the 25th, with a stop in Newburgh. Please contact Mtr. Meredith if you’d like to be connected with the bus organizers to reserve a seat.

Hypac Meeting (Parish Hall)
2023-04-21 12:00 - 14:00, 2023-10-20 13:00 - 15:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Yellow Chapel Emporium (Chapel Parking Lot)
2023-05-06 09:00 - 15:00 | St. James’ Chapel, 10 East Market Street, Hyde Park, NY, 12567, United States

Mother's Day Tea
2023-05-13 12:00 - 17:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
The beloved Mother’s Day Tea Party is back!
Treat your loved ones to a four-course luncheon with fabulous entertainment.
Saturday, May 13, 2023 in the Parish House of St. James’ Episcopal Church (4526 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park). Two seatings: 12:00 pm and 3:00 pm.
$25 per person. Reservations required; seating is limited. Please call the parish office at (845) 229-2820 to save your seat!
Gift items will be available for purchase.
All proceeds benefit community outreach programs of the church!

Bus Trip to the Consecration of the Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of New York
2023-05-20 07:15 - 18:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
Hop on the Bus, Gus…
to Join in the May 20th Consecration of our New Bishop!
The Ordination and Consecration of
The Reverend Matthew F. Heyd
as Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese

Saturday, May 20, 2023
at 11:00 a.m.
At the Cathedral Church
of Saint John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam Avenue, New York City
All are invited to join us in person on this joyous and auspicious day! (Note: The Diocese of NY has not yet announced livestream details.)
FREE BUS departs St. James’ for the city at 7:30 a.m. Please be ready to board at 7:15 a.m. Signup
required: contact Dyan in the Parish Office or register at https://consecration23.dioceseny.org/buses/. We will have fun!

The Transition Committee invites our Diocese to join together in prayer as we prepare for the consecration on May 20th:
Loving God, as Ecclesiastes reminds us, “For everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven.” We are in a time of change and transition as we give thanks for the ministry of Bishop Dietsche as our Bishop and look toward the consecration of the Bishop Coadjutor Elect, Fr. Matthew Heyd. We ask your presence as we celebrate the blessings of leadership we have known and hope for blessings yet to come. Be with Bishop Dietsche and his family as he approaches retirement and be with Fr. Heyd and his family as he prepares for his consecration as a Bishop. Let this be a time of listening and discernment as we hear your calling of us to work together to bear witness to God’s kingdom here in the Diocese of New York and in the world. We ask this in your most holy name. Amen.

Free Concert - Rhinebeck Legion Band (Front Lawn and Parish Hall)
2023-07-18 19:30 - 20:15 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
Join St. James’ Episcopal Church for a free concert with the Rhinebeck Legion Band!
Tuesday, July 18th at 7 pm. Please bring your own seating. We’ll be on the Rectory lawn, or in the Parish Hall if the weather is bad.

Roots & Branches Annual Advisory Board Meeting (Chapel)
2023-09-02 09:00 - 15:00 | St. James’ Chapel, 10 East Market Street, Hyde Park, NY, 12567, United States

Window on St. James' Church Supper (Parish Hall)
2023-10-01 17:00 - 20:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Graveyard Tours
2023-10-06, 2023-10-07, 2023-10-13, 2023-10-14, 2023-10-20, 2023-10-21 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Blessing of the Animals
2023-10-08 13:00 - 14:30 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
Blessing of the Animals in honor of St. Francis
Sunday, Oct. 8, 1-2:30 pm (drop in)
St. James’ Episcopal Church 4526 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park in the Memorial Garden (Rain location: St. James’ Parish House)
Pets, domestic animals, stuffed animals, and mementos of shy or departed pets are all welcome.
Come and enjoy treats for pets and humans, plus a free digital photo of your pet being blessed!
