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

Sunday Services, 9:00 & 10:30 am

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

Farewell Reception for Mother Eliza, 11:30 am

Rural and Migrant MInistries Forum, 11:50 am - 12:30 pm

Confirmation Class 5:30 pm

Join us THIS SUNDAY for a Q&A with the Executive Director of Rural and Migrant Ministries, the Rev. Richard Witt, who will also be our guest preacher that day at both services.

Richard has been named among just a handful of individuals by the City and State of New York as both a top 100 Faith Leader and top 100 Labor Leader. He's has been at the forefront of fighting for the rights of farmworkers and and rural workers. For two decades Richard was a powerful force in gaining passage of the Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act, and is well known throughout New York State and across the country for his longtime advocacy for marginalized workers and their families.

Besides all this, Richard is an Episcopal priest, and a longtime friend of St. James. Rural and Migrant Ministries is one of the ministries we support through our outreach fund and fundraising efforts. Hope you can make it!

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

Last Sunday's sermon was the Rector's Annual Report, which you can read or listen to at the link below. In it, Mo. Storm covers: the 2025 year's highlights and accomplishments, as well as her insights about St. James' future from her time on sabbatical, and more. 

Thank you to those who attended last Sunday's Annual Meeting! The complete report is linked below. If you didn't get a chance to look that over, please do. Grateful for all our faithful volunteers at St. James!

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!

We're about to begin a search for a new Christian Education Director and are looking for your help. Parents of kids ages 1-18 are invited to come offer feedback and share thoughts as we gather information about what we're looking for in a Christian Ed program and Director. We've scheduled 2 meetings to accommodate parents' schedules. Childcare will be provided during both. Hope you can make it!

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.

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!

Member tax statements went out last week via email. Please let us know if you haven't received it or heard from us by tomorrow. Email operations@stjamesscarsdale.org. 

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.