St. James' Episcopal Church

Burial (Soden)
2023-12-18 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Parish Office Closed
2023-12-18, 2023-12-11, 2023-12-04 | NY

AA Meeting (Parish Hall; Rm. 201)
2023-12-17 18:30 - 21:00, 2023-12-03 18:30 - 21:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Neighborhood Christmas Caroling (St. Margaret's)
2023-12-17 18:00 - 20:00 | St. Margaret’s Church, E. Elm Ave., Staatsburg, NY, 12580, United States
Meet 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, including cookies baked by our youth group!

A World War II Radio Christmas (Parish Hall)
2023-12-17 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-12-16 17:00 - 19:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Holy Eucharist (Rite II) with Sunday School and Coffee Hour
2023-12-17 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-12-10 10:00 - 11:00 | 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’? 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)
2023-12-17 08:00 - 09:00, 2023-12-10 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 (Remote)
2023-12-16 18:30 - 19:30, 2023-12-09 18:30 - 19:30 | Online

Cookies & Caroling
2023-12-16 14:00 - 17:00 | HP Farmers Market
Cookies and Caroling
Next up for St. James’ Youth Group:
How about baking some cookies to bring to St. Margaret’s for Christmas Caroling?
Saturday, Dec. 16th at 2 pm (note date change!): We’ll spend a couple hours listening to holiday music and baking cookies in the Parish Hall kitchen.
You bring: A favorite holiday cookie recipe and any special ingredients.
Church will provide: Snacks; flour, sugar, butter, salt, and cooking implements.
Sunday, Dec. 17th at 6 pm: We’ll meet up again at St. Margaret’s, Staatsburg for caroling around the village (members and friends of St. James’ and St. Margaret’s of all ages are joining in this caroling event) and we’ll share our cookies at the reception after!

Garden Wrapup (Chapel)
2023-12-14 19:00 - 20:00 | St. James’ Chapel, 10 East Market Street, Hyde Park, NY, 12567, United States

Evening Prayer (Remote)
2023-12-13 18:30 - 19:30, 2023-12-06 18:30 - 19:30 | Online

Womens' Group (Antonella's)
2023-12-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Antonella’s Restaurant, Hyde Park, NY, 4246 Albany Post Rd #1700, Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Bible Study (Zoom)
2023-12-13 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-12-06 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
Our weekly Bible study takes place on Zoom! Join in every Wednesday at 11 a.m. for prayer, conversation and reflection on the readings for the upcoming Sunday. The Zoom link will be distributed via our Google Group, or contact the parish office.

Boy Scouts Troop 80 (Parish Hall; Rm. 203)
2023-12-12 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-12-05 19:00 - 20:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

AA Meeting (Chapel)
2023-12-10 18:30 - 21:00 | St. James’ Chapel, 10 East Market Street, Hyde Park, NY, 12567, United States

Evening Prayer for Human Rights Day (Church)
2023-12-10 18:00 - 19:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

"It's Up to the Women" Screening of Philadelphia Eleven Documentary and Evening Prayer for Human Rights Day honoring Eleanor Roosevelt
2023-12-10 16:00 - 18:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
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 as valid (trailer at philadelphiaelevenfilm.com).
Then at 6 pm we’ll have an evening prayer service honoring Episcopal women, including Eleanor Roosevelt, a St. James’ “saint” and chair of the commission that drafted the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights. (The title of this event is taken from her book It’s Up to the Women. Written at the height of the Great Depression, it urged women in particular to do their part in creating a just society.) To livestream the service, please visit St. James’ Youtube channel.
4:00 p.m. Doors open/ light movie-themed refreshments in the Parish Hall
4:30 p.m. Screening of The Philadelphia Eleven in the Parish Hall
6:00 p.m. Evening Prayer in the Church honoring Episcopal Women, including Eleanor Roosevelt, with a reading of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights

Holiday Cookie & Candy Sale (Parish Hall)
2023-12-09 08:00 - 13:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Holiday Cookie & Candy Sale Setup (Parish Hall)
2023-12-08 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Girl Scout Troop 10015 Meeting (Parish Hall)
2023-12-04 19:30 - 21:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
