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This Weekend: a Special Guest, Pilgrimage Inquiry Meeting, Healing Prayer, Outdoor Worship (9 am service), Homage to our Boulders, and More!

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This Weekend at St. James the Less

Friday Online Morning Prayer on our Youtube Channel, 9:00 am

Sunday Services 9:00 & 10:30 am

Outdoor Worship at 9 am, Indoors at 10:30 am

Optional Healing Prayer at both Services

Pilgrimage to England Inquiry Meeting 11:45 am

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9:00 am Outdoor Worship

Starts This Sunday July 6 + 9:00 AM

Our 9:00 am service moves outdoors to our beautiful churchyard this Sunday! Starting July 6 and continuing through August, we'll celebrate Holy Communion outside in the Resurrection Garden on the south side of the main church. Use our seating, or bring your own blanket or chair. The 10:30 am service will continue indoors as usual.

Guest Preacher This Sunday

This weekend Mother Storm will be joined by friend of St. James, Harriet Ellis-Breakwell, Head of Religious Studies at Bromsgrove School, England. Harriet is a friend to many here, a fabulous preacher, and we look forward to welcoming her back to St. James! 

New Pilgrimage Opportunity Summer 2026

New Pilgrimage Opportunity Summer 2026

Inquirers' Meeting on Sunday July 6, 11:45 AM

Because of the unstable situation in the Middle East and the uncertainties that brings, we've decided to postpone indefinitely our trip next summer to Turkey. However, we'd like to gather to propose an alternative pilgrimage. Join us THIS Sunday July 6 at 11:45 am to discuss our options. Top of the list is a walking pilgrimage "The Pilgrim's Way" in England to learn more about our heritage as Anglicans, as well as (the best part!) get to know each other better. Click the button below if you can't make the meeting but would like to receive email updates.

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Optional Healing Prayer

This Sunday at Both Services

Parishioners have the option on the first Sunday of each month (both services) to receive healing prayers for themselves or a loved one after receiving Holy Communion. Prayers are said by certified lay chaplains in a quiet space (our chapel) and kept always confidential. NEW: Lay chaplains are also available to take Communion to you or to a loved one if you're unable to make it to church. We're happy to visit anyone at all, even just to lend a listening ear or say a quiet prayer together. Our chaplains are here to support our parishioners in hard times, so please call on us! Send a confidential email to: laychaplains@stjamesscarsdale.org.

An Homage to the Boulders that Built St. James

An Homage to the Boulders that Built St. James

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This summer we'll be posting reels and photos of our construction project on FB and Instagram. See the first installment--an homage to the boulders that built our church! Then follow us on our social media pages.

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Last Sunday's Sermon

"Turning Our Faces to Love," by Mother Eliza

From the sermon: Paul develops this paradox as the “fruit of the Spirit.” He lists the qualities that the fruit produces—they aren’t separate qualities that we pick and choose from but are all facets of one unified life that flows from the Spirit’s presence within us.

What comes first is love - the root from which all the other traits grow. In fact, it’s the source of the rest:

Joy is love rejoicing; Peace is love resting.

Patience is love enduring; Kindness is love reaching out.

Self-control is love, reigning in the self for the sake of others.

This is a picture of a life that’s not driven by rules or fear, but by the Spirit’s quiet, transformative power. It’s not about striving harder—it’s about abiding deeper. Just as fruit grows naturally on a healthy tree, these qualities emerge when we’re rooted in Christ.

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Next Newcomer Coffee

Sunday July 13 + 9:45 AM

Mother Storm has scheduled several informal newcomer coffees during the summer months. Our next one is in two weeks. New or new-ish to St. James? Grab a cup of coffee after the 9 am service (or before the 10:30 service) and drop by the Isom Room to talk to Mo. Storm about our church, its history, how to become a member and get involved. All questions welcome! Just drop in for as long as you're able.

News From the Diocese: Updated Weekly

Much of what makes St. James the Less so great is that we're part of the Episcopal Church. In addition to all that's happening at St. James the Less, the Diocese of New York hosts events that are open to all Episcopalians throughout the diocese. In this week's newsletter, you can find out more about summer events for youth, the "One Single Act" campaign, events at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, and more.

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This Sunday's Bulletin

You can view this Sunday's bulletin at the link below. Names of all readers, servers, and acolytes are always listed on the last page of the bulletin. Readings are also there for readers to view in advance.

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