Holy Eucharist (Rite II) with Sunday School and Coffee Hour
2024-01-14 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
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.
Sunday School for kindergarten and up meets today on the second floor of the Parish House at 10:00 a.m. Students will rejoin the congregation just before Holy Communion. New to St. James’ Church? Your kids are welcome to Sunday School any Sunday. More details about St. James’ Sunday School at: https://stjameshydepark.org/for-children/

AA Meeting (Parish Hall; Rm. 201)
2024-01-14 18:30 - 21:00, 2024-01-21 18:30 - 21:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Parish Office Closed
2024-01-15, 2024-01-22, 2024-01-29 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Boy Scouts Troop 80 (Parish Hall)
2024-01-16 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-01-23 19:00 - 20:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Vestry Meeting (Wilks Room)
2024-01-16 19:00 - 21:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Bible Study
2024-01-17 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-01-24 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
Our weekly Bible study on Zoom usually focuses on the Gospel for the upcoming Sunday and is led by Mtr. Meredith. We practice a contemplative, prayerful style of Bible study that focuses on how God is speaking to us through our questions, responses, curiosities and doubts as we engage Scripture.
The study is followed by a brief, optional service of noonday prayer.
Join in any Wednesday at 11 am. No previous preparation is required. The Zoom link is distributed via our weekly email newsletter (or contact the parish office).

Evening Prayer (Remote)
2024-01-17 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-01-24 18:30 - 19:30 | Online

Organ Tuning (Church)
2024-01-18 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

HP Food Pantry Meeting (Wilks Room)
2024-01-18 09:30 - 11:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Look at Parish Hall for Upcoming Event
2024-01-18 13:00 - 13:30 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

The Good Book Club: Genesis (Wilks Room)
2024-01-18 17:30 - 18:30 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
The Good Book Club: Reading Genesis together
St. James’ will join our whole church in reading Genesis together in the season after the Epiphany!
We start on January 6th and continue through Ash Wednesday, February 14th. Here’s how it works:

At home, you can follow the reading schedule here: goodbookclub.org/readings
Sign up for a daily Good Book Club email (with reading reminders and more) at goodbookclub.org/readings.
We’ll meet on Thursdays, 5:30-6:30 pm, in the Wilks Room to discuss what we’re reading. We’ll start January 11th and wrap up on February 8th. Come as often as you can, and don’t worry if you have to miss a week!

There’s more!

Optional: You can add daily reflections to your scripture reading by getting a copy of Journey Through Genesis
Optional: ChurchNext (a ministry associated with The Episcopal Church) is offering a free companion class on Genesis at 8 pm Tuesdays via Zoom, starting January 9th. Sign up here: https://www.churchnext.tv/library/live-course-the-book-of-genesis-with-vicki-garvey-210550/553506/about/

Compline (Remote)
2024-01-20 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-01-27 18:30 - 19:30 | Online

Holy Eucharist (Rite I)
2024-01-21 08:00 - 09:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
Join us Sundays at 8:00 a.m. for a celebration of Holy Eucharist (Communion). This is a quiet service, usually without music, though we often have a soloist with acoustic guitar playing before and after the service. The service uses Rite 1 from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, with traditional language.

Holy Eucharist (Rite II), Sunday School, and Coffee Hour AT ST. MARGARET'S
2024-01-21 10:00 - 11:30 | St. Margaret’s Church, E. Elm Ave., Staatsburg, NY, 12580, United States
On Sunday, January 21st we’ll join our neighbors at St. Margaret’s, Staatsburg for a special combined service. The Rev. Meredith Sanderson will preach and preside. Please join in at the corner of Old Post Road and East Elm in Staatsburg!
Sunday School will meet in the Fellowship Room of St. Margaret’s Church.
Coffee hour in the fellowship room will follow this service.

Girl Scout Troop 10015 Meeting (Parish Hall)
2024-01-22 19:30 - 21:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Episcopalians’ Night Out at the Movies!
2024-01-23 19:00 - 20:30 | Regal Cinemas, 2001 South Road, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601, United States
Join a big crew of Hudson Valley Episcopalians for a special showing of our Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s new film A Case for Love. At the Poughkeepsie Regal Cinemas, Tuesday 1/23 at 7 pm (carpooling from church available). Tickets are $20 (suggested donation) and limited availability—please contact the church office or see Mtr. Meredith ASAP to put your name on the list.
View movie trailer: https://youtu.be/jLTxUBCbLiQ

Canceled 1/25: The Good Book Club
2024-01-25 17:30 - 18:30 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
The Good Book Club will not meet on Thursday, January 25th.

The Good Book Club: Reading Genesis together
St. James’ will join our whole church in reading Genesis together in the season after the Epiphany!
We start on January 6th and continue through Ash Wednesday, February 14th. Here’s how it works:

At home, you can follow the reading schedule here: goodbookclub.org/readings
Sign up for a daily Good Book Club email (with reading reminders and more) at goodbookclub.org/readings.
We’ll meet on Thursdays, 5:30-6:30 pm, in the Wilks Room to discuss what we’re reading. We’ll start January 11th and wrap up on February 15th. Come as often as you can, and don’t worry if you have to miss a week!

There’s more!

Optional: You can add daily reflections to your scripture reading by getting a copy of Journey Through Genesis
Optional: ChurchNext (a ministry associated with The Episcopal Church) is offering a free companion class on Genesis at 8 pm Tuesdays via Zoom, starting January 9th. Sign up here: https://www.churchnext.tv/library/live-course-the-book-of-genesis-with-vicki-garvey-210550/553506/about/

Prayer Service for Christian Unity
2024-01-25 19:00 - 20:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
St. James’ is hosting an ecumenical prayer service on Thursday, January 25th at 7 pm to celebrate the worldwide annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. This service is organized by the Hyde Park Area Clergy group. Members from many Hyde Park churches will participate—all are welcome!

Holy Eucharist (Rite II) - ONE SERVICE TODAY at 9 am, followed by Annual Meeting
2024-01-28 09:00 - 10:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
On Sunday, January 28th, we will have ONE SERVICE ONLY, at 9 AM, immediately followed by our Annual Meeting. Please join us! (No Sunday School or coffee hour, but refreshments will be served at the Annual Meeting, and there will be activities for kids too!)

2024 Annual Meeting
2024-01-28 09:00 - 12:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
St. James’ 2024 Annual Meeting will take place Sunday, January 28th, in the Parish Hall following a single combined service of Holy Eucharist at 9:00 a.m. The service (in the church) will be available by live-stream; the Annual Meeting will not be available online.
Schedule:
9:00 a.m. Polls open; Holy Eucharist (this is the only worship service for Sunday, 1/28)
10:00 a.m. All-Church photo (in front of the red doors, weather permitting!)
10:15 a.m. Annual Meeting in the Parish Hall, with activities for youth K-12 upstairs
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 (Andy Hall outgoing; Joe Gasparini standing for election)
Vestry member, 3-year term (Jim Smyth outgoing; Russell Urban-Mead standing for election)
Vestry member, 3-year term (Joe Gasparini outgoing; Maggie McNamara standing for election)
Vestry member, 3-year term (Steve Gausepohl outgoing; Deborah Belding standing for election)
Please see candidate biographies below.
Polls will be open at 9:00 a.m.
Annual Meeting Materials

2024 Parish Operating Budget and narrative summary. Thanks to the members of the 2024 budget task force: Treasurer Jim Smyth, Junior Warden Mike Glancey, Russell Urban-Mead, and the Rev. Meredith K. Sanderson. The Budget will presented to the congregation at the Annual Meeting.
By-Laws of St. James Church – proposed amendments. These proposed amendments to our bylaws (internal operating rules) were distributed to the congregation for review last fall and presented at a Special Meeting of the congregation held on November 12, 2023. At our Annual Meeting, the congregation will vote on whether to adopt the proposed amendments. Adoption is recommended by the Vestry. Thank you to the bylaws review task force: Maggie McNamara, Walter Koch, Treasurer Jim Smyth, Brian Rance, Junior Warden Mike Glancey, and the Rev. Meredith K. Sanderson.
The 20204 Annual Meeting Packet, which includes the 2023 annual reports, will be distributed at the Annual Meeting (and via email).

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 House during the Annual Meeting.
St. James’ Medals
The St. James’ Medal is awarded at the Annual Meeting. Those who have been awarded the St. James’ medal in years past are encouraged to wear your medal on Annual Meeting day.
The deadline for 2023 annual reports was Friday, January 19th. 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!
Vestry Candidate Biographies (2024)
Joseph Gasparini—Candidate for Junior Warden
Members since 2020, Karen and I are pleased to have found our spiritual and communal home at St. James’ Church, among loving and faith-filled people, where we have become active in various ministries. I have had the privilege to represent the congregation by serving on the Vestry these past three years. I can be found doing anything from flipping pancakes, to chairing the Nursery School Committee, to directing the Graveyard Tours, and pitching in where there is a need. In planning to re-up for Vestry, I was asked to consider running for Junior Warden. Respectfully, I accept this candidacy, and I ask for your support in order to serve you and the Church more deeply in these exciting times of challenge and change in the years ahead of us.
Russell Urban-Mead—Candidate for Vestry
The Urban-Mead family began attending St. James’ in 2002. Russell has served previously on the Vestry and would be pleased to return to this service. In addition to being an active parish member fully supportive of St. James’ worship and ministry priorities, Russell has a particular interest in our NY Diocesan commitment to carbon neutrality across our church facilities by 2030. At the pleasure of the Vestry, and if needed, he is also willing to be called to service as our St. James’ Treasurer.
Margaret (Maggie) McNamara—Candidate for Vestry
Maggie is a life-long Episcopalian from Poughkeepsie, baptized at the now closed St. Andrews, confirmed at St. Paul’s, and then a communicant at Christ Church. The McNamara family began attending St. James’ Church about 10 years ago. Being residents of Staatsburg, St. Margaret’s was our parish prior to moving to St. James’. While at St. Margaret’s, Maggie served on the Vestry and as Clerk of the Vestry, and she currently serves as Board member and Treasurer of Hyde Park Food Pantry.
Deborah Belding—Candidate for Vestry
I have been a member of St. James since 2003. During my time, I have been on the Vestry, joined our Outreach Committee a year later and stayed there until 2022. I also chaired Outreach for 10 years. I have been a lay reader for the 8:00 service for 13 years. I was a member of our Bicentennial Committee and assisted with the wonderful Fireside Chats that were held in our beautiful chapel for many years.
My two gifts that I have received from St. James are these: First, being able to bring with others the beautiful Hyde Park Community Garden, dedicated to my dear friend, Allelu Kurten, to life. After my son, I have called this my second labor of love. And the last, and most important, is meeting Mr. Douglas Belding at a Lenten Breakfast 19 years ago. My husband and best pal, and I couldn’t imagine my life without him! I’m excited to become a member of our Vestry once again.

New Deal Book Club Movie Screening (Parish Hall)
2024-01-28 14:00 - 16:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

AA Ind. Anniversary (Parish Hall)
2024-01-28 18:30 - 22:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

FDR Birthday Service (Rose Garden, FDR Site)
2024-01-30 15:00 - 16:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
