St. James' Episcopal Church

"Mary Strong" Rosary Prayer Group (Wilks Room)
2025-01-05 09:15 - 09:45 (America/New_York) | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
The “Mary Strong” rosary prayer group meets on the first Sunday of each month. We meet in the Wilks Room in the Parish House at 9:15 between our 8 and 10 am services. All are welcome!
Never prayed the rosary before? No problem! This group will teach you everything you need to know.
Yes, Episcopalians can and do pray the rosary! Just as we ask our friends to pray for us, we can ask the saints—that great cloud of witnesses—to intercede on our behalf. Praying the rosary draws us close to the heart of St. Mary the God-bearer as we meditate on Jesus’ ministry, crucifixion, resurrection and ascension.

Sunday Worship—Holy Eucharist, Rite I
2025-01-05 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)
2025-01-04 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.

Birthday Party (Parish Hall)
2025-01-04 12:00 - 15:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Birthday Party Setup (Parish Hall)
2025-01-03 19:00 - 21:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Evening Prayer (Online)
2025-01-01 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.

Boy Scouts Troop 80 (Parish Hall)
2024-12-31 19:00 - 20:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

ARC Lunch
2024-12-31 11:30 - 12:00, 2024-12-24 11:30 - 12:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Knit+Craft+Chat (Wilks Room)
2024-12-30 13:30 - 15:30, 2024-12-23 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.

Parish Office Closed
2024-12-30, 2024-12-23 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

AA Ind. Anniversary (Parish Hall)
2024-12-29 18:30 - 22:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Holy Eucharist (Rite II) with Christmas Pageant and Coffee Hour
2024-12-29 10:00 - 11:30 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
Join us on the First Sunday after Christmas, December 29th at 10 am, for a special service with Christmas carols, a Christmas pageant for all ages, and Holy Eucharist. Coffee Hour in the Parish Hall will follow. There is no Sunday School today.

No 8 am service on December 29th
2024-12-29 08:00 - 09:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
There is no 8 am service on Sunday, December 29th. Please join us at 10 am for worship with Christmas carols and our Christmas pageant!

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 (Remote)
2024-12-28 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-12-21 18:30 - 19:30 | Online

Blood Drive (Parish Hall)
2024-12-27 10:00 - 15:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
We’re hosting an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Friday, December 27th, 10 am to 3 pm, in our Parish Hall! Please contact Patty Glancey if you’d like to help out with hospitality.
Blood donors are needed! Schedule to donate at redcrossblood.org with sponsor code HydeParkNew.

10 am Christmas Day Service
2024-12-25 10:00 - 11:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
Merry Christmas! We look forward to celebrating with you!
Our Christmas Eve services are at 6 and 10 pm. Both services include festive carols, Holy Eucharist, and a candlelight singing of “Silent Night.” Our 6 pm service features the blessing of the creche (Nativity scene) and our 10 pm service begins with a special candle lighting ceremony, moving from darkness to light. The 6 pm service will be livestreamed on YouTube and available for on-demand viewing later.
Our Christmas Day service at 10 am will be a quieter service with Christmas carols and instrumental piano. The Christmas Day service is not livestreamed.

10 pm Christmas Eve Service
2024-12-24 22:00 - 23:30 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

6 pm Christmas Eve Service
2024-12-24 18:00 - 19:30 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

AA Meeting (Parish Hall; Rm. 201)
2024-12-22 18:30 - 21:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Neighborhood Christmas Caroling (St. Margaret's)
2024-12-22 18:00 - 20:00 | St. Margaret’s Church, E. Elm Ave., Staatsburg, NY, 12580, United States
Meet at 6 pm on Sunday, December 22nd at St. Margaret’s (corner of East Elm and Old Post in Staatsburg) for caroling in the village of Staatsburg. Afterward, we’ll return to St. Margaret’s for a festive reception.

Wreaths Across America (Churchyard)
2024-12-22 11:30 - 12:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
Immediately following the 10 am service on Sunday, December 22nd, Bishop Allen Shin will bless Christmas wreaths to be placed on the graves of the 75 veterans resting in our churchyard.

Holy Eucharist (Rite II) with Confirmations & Receptions—the Rt. Rev. Allen Shin, Celebrant and Preacher. Followed by Coffee Hour. No Sunday School today!
2024-12-22 10:00 - 11:30 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
On Sunday, December 22nd, our 10 am service will be a joint service with St. Margaret’s, Staatsburg. The Right Reverend Allen Shin, Bishop Suffragan, Diocese of New York, will preach and celebrate and will confirm three people in their faith and receive seven people into The Episcopal Church.
Immediately following the 10 am service, Bishop Shin will bless Christmas wreaths to be placed on the graves of the 75 veterans resting in our churchyard.
Then we’ll proceed to our Parish Hall for a festive holiday Coffee Hour to celebrate the newly Confirmed and Received!
No Sunday School on Sunday, December 22nd.

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/

Holy Eucharist (Rite I)—the Rt. Rev. Allen Shin, Celebrant and Preacher
2024-12-22 08:00 - 09:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
On Sunday, December 22nd, the Right Reverend Allen Shin, Bishop Suffragan, Diocese of New York, will preach and celebrate at the 8 and 10 am services.

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.

Decorating the Church for Christmas!
2024-12-21 09:30 - 11:30 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
All are welcome to help decorate our church for Christmas! We start at 9:30 am on Saturday, December 21st.

Youth Confirmation Class (Parish Hall and Wilks Room)
2024-12-20 17:30 - 19:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
This monthly series for youth age 11-15 explores the basics of our Christian faith as expressed in The Episcopal Church. Candidates who complete the course will be ready for Confirmation—a rite where we express a mature commitment to Christ, and receive strength from the Holy Spirit by prayer and the laying on of hands by a bishop. Youth who are already confirmed are welcome to join us and share their faith!
Youth from four churches are participating: St. James’ in Hyde Park, St. Paul’s in Pleasant Valley, St. Margaret’s in Staatsburg, and St. Paul’s in Poughkeepsie. Instructors are the Rev. Heather K. Sisk (St. Paul’s, Pleasant Valley) and the Rev. Meredith Kadet Sanderson (St. James’ Hyde Park). We’re using the J2A (Journey to Adulthood) curriculum.

Friday nights 5:30 – 7 pm
Pizza, conversation, activities, and prayer
We will be alternating between St. Paul’s, Pleasant Valley, St. James, Hyde Park, and St. Paul’s, Poughkeepsie (and we are willing to go to other churches if kids would like to host us at their home church)…
Schedule for first part of 2025
December 20th (meets in Pleasant Valley, St. Paul’s Church, 808 Traver Road)
January 24th (meets in Hyde Park)
February 28 (meets in Poughkeepsie, St. Paul’s Church, 161 Mansion Street)
March 28th (meets in Pleasant Valley, St. Paul’s Church, 808 Traver Road)
(NO APRIL)
May/June dates and location TBD

Blue Christmas Service
2024-12-19 19:00 - 20:30 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
A quiet, reflective prayer service for anyone experiencing grief, loss, or struggle during the holidays.
