St. James' Episcopal Church

Hyde Park Group AA (Parish Hall, Rm. 201)
2026-03-08 18:30 - 21:00, 2026-03-01 18:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Fresh Manna Church (Chapel and Reading Room)
2026-03-08 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-01 10:00 - 14:00 | St. James’ Chapel, 10 East Market Street, Hyde Park, NY, 12567, United States

Sunday Worship—Holy Eucharist, Rite II with Sunday School
2026-03-08 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-03-01 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 this Sunday, but we hope you’ll join us before the service for breakfast at 9 am in the Parish Hall!
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
2026-03-08 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-03-01 09:00 - 10:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
Come for a delicious free hot breakfast in the Parish Hall between the 8 and 10 am services on Sundays in Lent (March 1–22). All are welcome.

Sunday Worship—Holy Eucharist, Rite I
2026-03-08 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-03-01 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)
2026-03-07 18:30 - 19:00, 2026-02-28 18:30 - 19:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

[New Deal] Wonka Kids Rehearsals (Parish Hall)
2026-03-07 10:00 - 12:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Susan Dingee Funeral (Church)
2026-03-07 10:00 - 11:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
Calling Hours are at Sweet’s Funeral Home Friday 3/6 from 4-7 pm.

"For Such a Time as This" Lenten Book Study (Wilks Room)
2026-03-05 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-26 19:00 - 20:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
St. James’ will join the Diocese of New York in a Lenten book study of For Such a Time as This: An Emergency Devotional, a collection of 28 meditations for ordinary Christians seeking to live faithfully in extraordinary times.
In-Person Study with Mother Meredith
Thursdays at 7:00 p.m.
Wilks Room
February 26 – March 19
Online Study with Bishop Matt
Thursdays at 12:00 noon
Beginning February 19
Zoom link

In addition, the Diocese will send daily Lenten meditations via text message throughout the season. You may sign up here.

Evening Prayer for the Common Good (Church)
2026-03-05 18:15 - 19:15, 2026-02-26 18:15 - 19:15 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
Every Thursday in Lent at 6:15 pm, starting February 26 through March 26, you are invited to the Church for a 30-minute service of Evening Prayer for the Common Good. We will pray together for justice and peace for our church, our neighbors, and our world community.

Our Lenten book study will follow directly after the prayer service in the Wilks Room (February 26–March 19).

Evening Prayer (Online)
2026-03-04 18:30 - 19:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Bible Study (Online)
2026-03-04 11:00 - 12:15 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
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 (Parish Hall)
2026-03-03 19:00 - 20:30 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Boy Scout Troop 80 (Wilks Room)
2026-03-03 19:00 - 20:30 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Sigma-Tremblay (Church heat pump repair)
2026-03-03 08:30 - 10:30 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Knit + Craft + Chat (Wilks Room)
2026-03-02 13:00 - 15:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
A community of crafters and conversationalists meets Mondays from 1-3 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.

Outreach Kitchen Clean-up (Parish House)
2026-03-01 11:30 - 13:30 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Acolyte Training (Church)
2026-03-01 11:30 - 13:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Discernment Committee (Wilks Room)
2026-02-28 09:00 - 12:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Youth Confirmation: Overnight "Nightwatch" at St. John the Divine
2026-02-27 15:00 - 2026-02-28 21:00 | Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 10025, United States
~ Youth Confirmation Class ~
Spring 2026 Dates
5:30-7 PM
pizza served

Second Fridays of the Month
Friday, January 9, 2026
Friday, February 13, 2026
Friday, March 13, 2026
Friday, April 10, 2026
Friday, May 8, 2026
Nightwatch at St. John the Divine
Friday, February 27—Saturday, February 28
Confirmation Service
TBD—June 2026

Host location rotates:
St. James’ Episcopal Church
4526 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
808 Traver Road, Pleasant Valley
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
161 Mansion Street, Poughkeepsie

Garden Kick-Off Meeting (Reading Room)
2026-02-26 19:00 - 20:30 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States

Vestry Meeting (Wilks Room)
2026-02-25 19:00 - 21:00 | St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY, 12538, United States
