St. James' Episcopal Church

Blood Drive (Parish Hall)
2023-12-29 10:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
Setup 8:45-10; Breadown 3-4:30

Christmas Day Service
2023-12-25 10:00 - 11:00 | St. James’ Chapel, 10 East Market Street, Hyde Park, NY, 12567, 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. Both Christmas Eve services will be livestreamed on YouTube, and you can download the 6 pm bulletin and the 10 pm bulletin to follow along.
Our Christmas Day service at 10 am is a quiet, spoken service. The Christmas Day service is not livestreamed.

Parish Office Closed
2023-12-25, 2023-12-18

10 pm Christmas Eve Service
2023-12-24 22:00 - 23:30 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

AA Meeting (Parish Hall; Rm. 201)
2023-12-24 18:30 - 21:00, 2023-12-17 18:30 - 21:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

6 pm Christmas Eve Service
2023-12-24 18:00 - 19:30 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Holy Eucharist (Rite II)—no Coffee Hour or Sunday School (4th Sunday of Advent)
2023-12-24 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.
On Sunday, December 24th, we will observe the Fourth Sunday of Advent at our 8 and 10 am services. There will not be Sunday School or Coffee Hour on the 24th. Christmas Eve services will be held at 6 and 10 pm in the evening.

Holy Eucharist (Rite I)
2023-12-24 08:00 - 09:00, 2023-12-17 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)
2023-12-23 18:30 - 19:30, 2023-12-16 18:30 - 19:30 | Online

Blue Christmas Service
2023-12-21 19:00 | 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.

Outreach Meeting (Parish Hall)
2023-12-20 18:30 - 20:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Evening Prayer (Remote)
2023-12-20 18:30 - 19:30, 2023-12-13 18:30 - 19:30 | Online

Bible Study (Zoom)
2023-12-20 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-12-13 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)
2023-12-19 19:00 - 20:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Vestry Meeting (Rectory Dining Room)
2023-12-19 07:00 - 21:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Girl Scout Troop 10015 Meeting (Parish Hall)
2023-12-18 19:30 - 21:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Burial (Soden)
2023-12-18 10:00 - 11:00 | 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 | 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/

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

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
