Thursday Evening Spiritual Threads, 7:00 pm (details below)

Friday Morning Prayer Online, 9:00 am (on our Youtube channel)

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

Sunday Services, 9:00 & 10:30 am

Optional Healing Prayer during both services

Children's Church School During the 10:30 am Service

Annual Meeting 11:30 am - 12:30 pm with LUNCH

Coffee Hour after Both Services

Confirmation Class 5:30 pm

Dear Parishioners--over nearly 10 years it's been my privilege to work with some amazing staff here at St. James the Less. It's also been my privilege to see them off to other amazing callings. Knowing that we've played some small role in making these prospects possible makes me proud.

I'm writing to let you know that Mother Eliza has recently accepted a new call to be the Interim Rector of Trinity Church in New Rochelle. Trinity is a vibrant and historic parish (350 years old!), with a thriving congregation and incredibly beautiful building right in the heart of the city. This is a wonderful move for her, and I'm so happy for her and for the people of Trinity.

Eliza came to St. James 3 1/2 years ago. It had been my desire to have another priest on staff to help carry the liturgical and pastoral load, as well as oversee our church school program. Little could I have known at that time that my own life would be thrown into chaos with my daughter Naomi's illness. Mother Eliza was a godsend. Her quiet grace, composure under pressure, and dogged work ethic kept this place (and my family) supported through some hard times. Many of us have grown quite close to her, and though we'll miss her, I'm comforted in knowing she'll be right next door.

Mo. Eliza's last Sunday with us will be on February 8. We'll give thanks for her work at the service that morning and also at coffee hour following. Hope you can be there!

Our Annual Meeting will be held THIS Sunday February 1, commencing during the sermon at the 10:30 am service and continuing afterward. Among the more important things that happen at this meeting are: voting in new vestry members, thanking our outgoing class, and reviewing the budget for 2025 and 2026. Don't miss it! All members are strongly encouraged to attend. 

Member tax statements are being sent out yesterday and today. Please let us know if you haven't received it or heard from us by tomorrow. Email operations@stjamesscarsdale.org. 

Spiritual Threads provides a space to reflect on our lives together. Bring whatever craft you're working on, or just come enjoy the conversation. Whether you knit, crochet, quilt, needlepoint, or just like being around people who do, we'll all explore our spirituality and develop new friendships.

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.

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. 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!

Join us for a Q&A with the Director of Rural and Migrant Ministries, the Rev. Richard Witt, who will also be our guest preacher that day. Richard has many years of experience working with the migrant communities in our state -- a border state -- and has a wealth of stories to tell. St. James the Less has been a supporter of RMM for almost 10 years and are very excited to have Richard back with us!

The Ike Sturm Ensemble returns once again this year to celebrate the last hurrah before Lent! Featuring composer and director, Ike Sturm and his ensemble along with the Choir of St James will lead the 10:30 service in this uplifting service that will move your body and soul. Following the service is St James’ famous Mardi Gras coffee hour complete with King’s cake. Join us!

Free-will offering

Many of you were able to join us on our snowy-day livestream! If you missed it, you can find it at the link below. This will be posted this week in lieu of a sermon (which you can find on the stream, starting around minute 11:00). 

Join us for a four-week discussion of Bishop Marianne Budde's book "How to Be Brave." We'll explore our own moments of (or desire for) courage, and reflect on how our spiritual inner lives play out in the world around us. Led by the rector, the Rev. Astrid Storm.

Join us as our youth performs to support Rural and Migrant Ministries. A fun night of fellowship, music, and education with the youth groups from Rural and Migrant Ministries. This program will be hosted by St. James, in partnership with Hitchcock Presbyterian Church in Scarsdale. All welcome!

If your child (all ages welcome) would like to perform, please indicate that on this form and you'll be hearing from someone at the church. Grown up performers are welcome and needed, too! 

Mother Storm will be attending a retreat at Holy Cross Episcopal Monastery in West Park, New York (about 1.5 hours from Scarsdale) this June, and would love if parishioners from St. James joined her. The retreat is titled: "Falling Upward, Spirituality in the Second Half of Life," and you can find more information about it here. Please note that, as of last Thursday, there were only a few spots left. Please contact the monastery right away if you're interested!

The retreat is based on a book by the same title by Richard Rohr, and we will read the book together before going on retreat. If you are interested in signing up, let us know at the link below, and then proceed straight to the Holy Cross website (linked above) and register to secure a spot.  

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.