St. James' Episcopal Church

Knitters and Crafters Group (Wilks Room)
2024-02-12 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-02-05 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
A New Group! A community of crafters begins on Mondays starting February 5, from 2- 4 pm (drop-in).
All are welcome: knitters, crocheters, embroiderers, crocheters, conversationalists and miscellaneous other activities. No particular talent required. Meet in the Wilks Room at St. James Parish Hall.

Girl Scout Troop 10015 Meeting (Parish Hall)
2024-02-12 08:00 - 17:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Parish Office Closed
2024-02-12, 2024-02-05 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

AA Meeting (Chapel)
2024-02-11 18:30 - 21:00 | St. James’ Chapel, 10 East Market Street, Hyde Park, NY, 12567, United States

Holy Eucharist (Rite II) with Sunday School and Coffee Hour
2024-02-11 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-02-04 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.
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)
2024-02-11 08:00 - 09:00, 2024-02-04 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.

No Compline Tonight (Feb 10th)
2024-02-10 18:30 - 19:30 | Online

Cabaret (Parish Hall)
2024-02-10 16:00 - 21:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Cook for PODS (Parish Kitchen)
2024-02-10 11:00 - 15:30 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Installation of Bishop Matthew Heyd (Cathedral of St. John the Divine)
2024-02-10 11:00 - 13:30 | Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 10025, United States
The Installation of the 17th Bishop of New York
Saturday, February 10th at 11:00am (please arrive by 10:30)
Join us at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine (1047 Amsterdam Avenue, NYC) for the installation of the Rt. Rev. Matthew Heyd as our 17th Bishop. The service will celebrate the life of the Diocese of New York and the church’s mission to heal the world. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend. A reception will follow the service.
You can indicate that you plan to attend here: https://dioceseny.org/ednyevent/bishop-installation-2024/
A bus will depart Christ Church Poughkeepsie on Saturday morning (exact time TBD), arriving at the Cathedral by 10 am. If you would like a seat on the bus, please sign here: https://forms.gle/J7VepTya4eSjoTc27
If you need assistance with your RSVP or signing up for the bus, please contact Dyan in the parish office.

The Good Book Club: Genesis (Wilks Room)
2024-02-08 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-02-01 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/

Haiti Project Meeting (Wilks Room)
2024-02-08 12:00 - 14:30 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Evening Prayer (Remote)
2024-02-07 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-01-31 18:30 - 19:30 | Online

Bible Study
2024-02-07 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-01-31 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).

Boy Scouts Troop 80 (Parish Hall)
2024-02-06 19:00 - 20:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Boy Scouts (Wilks Room)
2024-02-06 19:00 - 20:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

AA Meeting (Parish Hall; Rm. 201)
2024-02-04 18:30 - 21:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Compline (Remote)
2024-02-03 18:30 - 19:30 | Online

American Guild of Organists Presents: Romanian Organ Landscape (Church with Reception in Parish Hall)
2024-02-03 15:00 - 17:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Opening Reception for New Guinea Exhibit (Chapel)
2024-02-03 13:00 - 17:00 | St. James’ Chapel, 10 East Market Street, Hyde Park, NY, 12567, United States

Vestry Retreat (Offsite)
2024-02-03 10:00 - 15:00 | Huntington House, 1615 Rte 9W, West Park, NY, 12493, United States

Dinner and Taizé Service for Candlemas (Parish Hall and Church)
2024-02-02 17:30 - 19:30 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
On Friday, February 2nd—the Feast of the Presentation, aka Candlemas—please join us for a peaceful experience of Taizé prayer at 5:30 p.m.
We’ll start with a simple supper in the parish hall. Then the Rev. Masud Ibn Syedullah, who has led many pilgrimages to the Taizé monastic community in France, will teach us the Taizé way of prayer—simple, chanted prayer-songs that anyone can sing. We’ll conclude our evening with a meditative prayer service in our candlelit church.
What is Taizé ? The ecumenical Taizé monastic community in France has engaged millions of pilgrims—mostly youth and young adults—with a message of peace and a meditative style of sung prayer. Come experience it for yourself! All ages welcome and everyone will be invited to participate (or not) in the singing to the extent they are comfortable.
What is Candlemas? Friday, February 2nd is the Feast of the Presentation, also known as Candlemas. This feast day comes forty days after Christmas and commemorates the presentation of baby Jesus and the purification of his mother Mary in the Jerusalem temple forty days after his birth. At his presentation, the baby Jesus was greeted by Simeon (whose prayer upon encountering Jesus became the basis for the canticle nunc dimmittis (see page 120 in your Book of Common Prayer) and by the prophet Anna. Over time, this celebration came to include the lighting and blessing of candles, remembering Simeon’s prayer that Jesus is “a light to enlighten the nations.”

Nursery School Committee Mtg. (Wilks Room)
2024-01-30 19:00 - 21:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
