Hello Parishioners and Friends of St. James. Today begins the most sacred time of the church year, starting with tonight's Maundy Thursday service at 7 pm. I hope you can join us as we walk through the last days of Christ's life. It's a moving series of services, traditional and time-honored. All services last about an hour and, as always, all ages are welcome at all our liturgies. Peace to all, and a blessed Holy Week. -Mo. Storm & Mo. Eliza

Join us starting at 7 pm as we remember the institution of the first Eucharist, followed by the stripping of the altar as we prepare for Good Friday. This service is a dramatic liturgical re-enactment of the final night of Jesus' life, not to be missed. Bishop Allen Shin will be with us to preach and celebrate. 

Our overnight vigil is in memory of Jesus' request that the disciples stay up and watch with him through his agonizing final night in the Garden of Gethsemane. The church is open all night, and you may sign up to keep watch for an hour (or more), or just come by sometime in the night. 

Children of all ages and their grown-ups are invited to an interactive Good Friday service, starting at 10 am. We'll wave palm branches as Jesus enters Jerusalem, wash each others' feet at the Last Supper, sit with Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, walk the Way of the Cross, and even visit the empty tomb! Led by the clergy, Mo. Storm and Mo. Eliza. All welcome. Invite friends!

The Good Friday liturgy is from the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer and includes the Passion according to St. John sung by the choir. This year, Mo. Storm will also be preaching about some of the changes made this year to the liturgy--almost imperceptible, but of tremendous importance for our interfaith life. We'll also take a "Good Friday Offering," the offering of the Episcopal Church since 1922 to the Diocese of Jerusalem. Read more about that at the link below.

The First Eucharist of Easter, the Vigil (from the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer) marks the passage from Lent to Easter. Includes the lighting of the First Fire, a singing of the ancient "Exultet," readings from the Old and New Testaments, the "Great Noise," and Holy Baptism/renewal of baptismal vows. All welcome, all ages welcome. This is a full Easter service, an alternative to the Easter morning services OR a liturgy to attend in addition to those.

Join us Easter Day for festive services with music, hymns, sermon, and Holy Communion. All ages welcome!

All children and their grown-ups are welcome to join us in the churchyard starting at 10:15 for our annual Easter Egg Hunt! This is a longstanding--over a century--tradition at St. James the Less. Hope to see you there!

Join us for Morning Prayer from the Book of Common Prayer, led by a lay person at St. James. You can watch anonymously, or make yourself known in the chat sidebar. We use the liturgy from dailyoffice.app. All welcome, and watch afterwards if you like!

All are welcome to help us pack 300+ grocery bags for the food insecure in the neighborhood of our partner parish, St. James Episcopal Church in Fordham. You can just show up any Saturday. To be added to the email distribution list for this ministry ... 

A Message from Mother Storm about keeping the Capital Campaign alive even (and especially during) Holy Week. Also a video message from parishioner Geoff Loftus on providing for future families what St. James has given his family. Are you receiving our Weekly Updates on the Capital Campaign? Emails go out every Tuesday with our progress to date, videos from parishioners, notes from our co-chairs, link to sign up for a visit, and more. You can view the most recent email at the link, where you can also subscribe at the upper righthand corner.

Please check your email for your 2023 Giving Statement from Tithe.ly on March 27th with a subject line of "2023 Giving Statements from St. James the Less."  These were emailed earlier this year but we've been getting requests as the tax deadline approaches.  If you did not receive yours, please contact Carol at finance@stjamesscarsdale.org.  Please note that she will be out of the office from April 10-15.

Curious about the Episcopal Church? Interested in confirmation or reception into the Episcopal Church on April 14 when the bishop visits? Come bring your questions and get to know others at St. James in this question-driven introduction to the Episcopal Church and St. James the Less. Led by Mother Eliza and the St. James Newcomer Committee.

We're currently looking for long-term housing for our Ukrainian refugee, who is now preparing (as planned) to transition out of our church apartment. We need a volunteer to work with her to scour websites (Craigslist, Zillow, etc.) and find possible apartments in the area within her budget. Support is also provided from Hearts and Homes for Refugees, our partner organization. This is meaningful work, and just takes a little time out of your schedule to make a big difference.

Also, if anyone in the parish knows of a home apartment or possible living arrangement (alone or with a roommate), please contact Carol in the office: office@stjamesscarsdale.org. Any and all leads are welcome!

We are so thankful for each every pledge made to St. James. Ongoing financial contributions from parishioners are how Episcopal churches operate. If you take advantage of anything in the church--worship services, classes for kids and adults, outreach programs, fellowship, anything at all--please make a pledge to help us sustain these programs. The annual average pledge at St. James is approx $3500.00. By the numbers, it costs $6000.00 per family to do everything we do. Click the picture above to make a pledge. It's easy and secure. You'll receive a response from the office and the rector. Thank you!