Please join us in the Hyde Park Community Garden (on the north side of the church property) for a Blessing of the Garden and Potluck Octoberfest on Sunday, October 22nd, right after the 10 am service (about 11:30 am). Garden volunteers will provide meats, drinks, and desserts for the feast, please bring a side dish […]
Youth Group Outreach Day Join St. James’ Youth Group on Saturday, November 11th, noon-3 pm in the Parish Hall. We’re cooking a Thanksgiving-style meal for our neighbors experiencing homelessness. The hot meal will be distributed by at a shelter in downtown Poughkeepsie Saturday evening. For details or to volunteer as a chaperone please contact Kerri […]
Sunday, December 10th (the 75th Anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights), at 4 pm, please join St. James' Church for a special event honoring groundbreaking women. We’re screening a brand-new documentary, The Philadelphia Eleven, about the first women to be ordained priests in the Episcopal Church—before women’s ordination was recognized […]
Join St. James’ for our annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper in the parish hall on February 13th at 5:30 p.m. Featuring: Pancakes, and pancake-decorating for kids! Music from St. James' Fat Tuesday Pick-Up Band! Help decorate our Alleluia banner, then "bury" it until Easter! Prayer service with burning of last year's Palm Sunday palms to […]
Ash Wednesday Services at St. James' will be offered at noon and 7 pm. Ashes-to-Go will be available in the parking lot from 7:30-9:00 am and from 4:30-6:00 pm (in case of inclement weather, please drive up to the red church doors.
During the first Lenten Breakfast on February 25th, we'll write and sign cards to members of St. James' who are homebound or living far away but are still in our prayers and close to our hearts! Cards, pens, addresses and stamps will all be provided—just bring yourself!