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

Saturday Fordham Food Pantry 8:00 am (details below)

Sunday Services 9:00 & 10:30 am

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

Informal Newcomer Coffee between Services, Isom Room at 9:45 am 

All are welcome (and needed!) to help us pack 300+ grocery bags for the food insecure in the neighborhood of our partner parish, St. James Episcopal Church in Fordham. To be added to the email distribution list for this ministry (where you'll receive reminders and occasional updates), click the button below and we'll add you to our list. Thank you!

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.

Our 9:00 am service is outdoors in our beautiful churchyard. 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.

A group of us met last Sunday to review a proposed itinerary of "The Pilgrim's Way" in England. The pilgrimage will take place June 24-July 3, 2026, and will cover some of the ancient walking paths to Canterbury Cathedral. Click the button below if you can't make the meeting but would like to receive email updates and the itinerary/pricing. Pilgrimages are a great way to get to know other parishioners and build community, well worth the trip!!

In last Sunday's sermon, our guest preacher, Ms. Harriet Ellis talked about how God brings hope and life out of even ruinous circumstances. She also shared a rather exciting piece of news from her own life ... have a listen!

From the Sermon:  So yes, rejoice—not because everything is sorted, but because something sacred is growing.

As I reflect on these passages, I can’t help but think of this strange little phrase that’s been floating in my head: we are all pregnant with promise. Some of us may not look it. Some of us may not feel it. But in each of us, God is growing something. A seed of peace. A glimpse of hope. A longing for renewal. A capacity to love.

And we may not be able to measure it. We may not be able to explain it at vestry meetings. But it is there. And if God can bring a baby out of morning sickness. If God can bring comfort out of exile… Then perhaps—just perhaps—God is doing something in you, too. Something slow. Something real. Something holy.

"Read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest" (to quote our Book of Common Prayer) our summer checklist! And especially remember that we need you to update your family's Breeze profile so that we can make sure you get the information relevant to your ages and interests when our year starts back up this fall. It's a huge help to us, and helps us to know you (and your kids) better!

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.

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.