St. James' Episcopal Church

Centering Prayer (Church)
2025-04-08 18:00 - 18:30, 2025-04-01 18:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
Centering prayer is a type of meditation with a long history in the Christian tradition, beginning with the 14th century English monk who wrote The Cloud of Unknowing. But you don’t need to be a monk or a mystic to practice centering prayer and experience its benefits. Lent is the perfect time to enter the quiet of this practice. Beginners welcome. Sessions will last about 30 minutes. Tuesdays in Lent at 6 pm in the church (starting March 18th).
Led by Tessa Kale, who has taken many retreats on centering prayer with Cynthia Bourgeault and is a participant in her Wisdom School.

ARC Lunch
2025-04-08 11:30 - 12:00, 2025-04-01 11:30 - 12:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Staff Meeting (Wilks Room)
2025-04-08 11:00 - 11:30, 2025-04-01 11:00 - 11:30 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Lenten Book Study: Julian of Norwich (Wilks Room)
2025-04-08 10:00 - 11:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
Julian of Norwich, an anchoress in the 14th century, was a mystic, teacher and mentor. After a grave illness in which she had visions of Christ, Julian penned her experiences—the first recorded works by a woman in English. We will take a look at a new translation of her “Revelations” in Mirabai Starr’s “Showings” (available at abe books, used; and Amazon, new). Come and join us as we seek to deepen our relationship with God.
(Co-hosts, Megan Bean and Bobbie Wells)
The final meeting of this study group on Tuesday, April 8th (in the Wilks Room) will take place at 10 am rather than 10:30 am.

Knit+Craft+Chat (Wilks Room)
2025-04-07 13:30 - 15:30, 2025-03-31 13:30 - 15:30 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
A community of crafters and conversationalists meets Mondays from 2-4 pm (drop-in) at St. James’ Episcopal Church in the Wilks Room of our Parish House. We are a friendly group: knitters, embroiderers, crocheters, conversationalists and miscellaneous other activities. All are welcome; no previous skill is required.

Hyde Park Group AA (Parish Hall, Rm. 201)
2025-04-06 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-03-30 18:30 - 21:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Sunday Worship—Holy Eucharist, Rite II with Sunday School (no Coffee Hour)
2025-04-06 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-03-30 10:00 - 11:30 | 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.
There is no coffee hour on Sundays in Lent—please join us for our weekly Lenten Breakfasts at 9 am!
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/

Lenten Breakfast (Parish Hall)
2025-04-06 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-03-30 09:00 - 10:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
Sundays in Lent are little feasts—let’s break our fasts together with our beloved Lenten Breakfasts!
Join us in the Parish Hall for a delicious hot breakfast and good company at 9 am on Sundays in Lent, March 16 through April 6th. There will be no Coffee Hour after the 10 am service on these Sundays.
Thanks to the Vestry and other volunteers for sponsoring these breakfasts!

Sunday Worship—Holy Eucharist, Rite I
2025-04-06 08:00 - 09:00, 2025-03-30 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.

Compline (Online)
2025-04-05 18:30 - 19:00 | Online
Join us online every Saturday at 6:30 pm for a brief service of Compline (Night Prayer) facilitated by Deacon Gail. Please email the parish office at stjames.hydepark@gmail.com to request the Zoom link.

[New Deal] (Parish Hall)
2025-04-04 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-04-02 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-03-31 18:00 - 21:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Lenten Study: Exploring Holy Week and Easter (Wilks Room and Parish Hall)
2025-04-03 19:00 - 20:15 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
Rowan Williams, past Archbishop of Canterbury, has said of Holy Week: It is “a week when we discover in a way we don’t at any other time just who we are and who God is.”
This four-week series, led by Mother Meredith, will explore the services of Holy Week and the Great Vigil of Easter, preparing you to more fully take part in this rich experience that expresses the heart of our life and faith. Together we’ll explore Scripture, our prayer book, and some sermons, art, and poetry inspired by Holy Week.
This study meets in the Wilks Room on Thursday evenings at 7 pm, beginning March 13th. Each evening will conclude with Compline (the Church’s night prayer) at 8 pm.
March 13: Exploring Palm/Passion Sunday
March 20: Exploring Maundy Thursday
March 27: Exploring Good Friday & Holy Saturday
April 3: Exploring The Great Vigil of Easter

[New Deal] Zumba Broadway Class (Parish Hall)
2025-04-03 17:30 - 18:30 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Community of Hope International Meeting (Wilks Room)
2025-04-02 18:30 - 19:30 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Evening Prayer (Online)
2025-04-02 18:30 - 19:00 | Online
Join us online every Wednesday at 6:30 pm for a brief service of Evening Prayer led by Deacon Gail. Please email the parish office at stjames.hydepark@gmail.com to request the Zoom link.

Bible Study (Online)
2025-04-02 11:00 - 12:15 | 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).

Boy Scout Troop 80 (Wilks Room)
2025-04-01 19:00 - 20:30 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Boy Scout Troop 80 (Parish Hall)
2025-04-01 19:00 - 20:30 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Lenten Book Study: Julian of Norwich (Wilks Room)
2025-04-01 10:30 - 11:30 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
Julian of Norwich, an anchoress in the 14th century, was a mystic, teacher and mentor. After a grave illness in which she had visions of Christ, Julian penned her experiences—the first recorded works by a woman in English. We will take a look at a new translation of her “Revelations” in Mirabai Starr’s “Showings” (available at abe books, used; and Amazon, new). Come and join us as we seek to deepen our relationship with God. We will meet in the Wilks room from 10:30 to 11:30 during the Tuesdays of Lent.
(Co-hosts, Megan Bean and Bobbie Wells)

2 pm: "Spotting the Spotted Lanternflies" presented by the Hyde Park Visual Environment Committee (Parish Hall)
2025-03-30 12:30 - 17:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
