Friday Morning Prayer Online 9:00 am (on YouTube)

Outdoor Sunday Service 9:00 am

Indoor Sunday Service 10:30 am

Blessing of the Animals at both services

Optional Healing Prayer at both services

No Children's Church School (Blessing of the Animals)

Coffee Hour after both services

175th Anniversary Lecture: Our Origin Story, with Hadley Miller at 11:30 am

Hands down one of our most popular services of the year: the Blessing of the Animals! Come honor the memory of St. Francis of Assisi, with your pets in tow. All God's creatures welcome--furry, scaly, and feathery. Someone even asked Mo. Storm this week if she would bless a bag of carrots for her horse ... of course!

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.

Join us October 6 for a lecture about our origins at St. James! By history committee member, parishioner, and member of the Scarsdale Historical Society Hadley Miller. Starts October 6 at 11:30 in the church. And since it's the blessing of the animals that day, pets are absolutely welcome. Pets are always welcome at St. James the Less! 

We are celebrating our history today and this year. But this is an active, ever-changing parish with a robust present and, with the grace of God, a long future -- we’ll get to that 1000 years of our lease, just to see what happens then!

Start your holiday shopping early! Get our "Blessed" shirts with logo in multiple styles and colors. Profits support St. James. Orders go directly to you. If you have questions about navigating the online store, contact the office: office@stjamesscarsdale.org. Look out for more styles and options in the weeks ahead. And PS: A Special Prize goes to the first person to show up at church in your new St. James the Less gear!

Did you see the coverage of last Sunday's 175th Anniversary Kick-off on Channel 12 news? Or the two pieces about us featured in last month's Scarsdale10583 and Scarsdale Insider? Click the button below to read/view these on the new page on our website "St. James in the News."

Save the Date for our next Breakfast Run on October 20.  We start preparing around 7 am, and then leave the church for the city around 8:15 am. Please sign up below to join us as a driver or volunteer or to contribute food and warm clothing for this Breakfast Run. New people always welcomed and needed for this important ministry--just sign up below!

Did you know singing in a choir is good for your health? It's not hard to see why when you watch our choir in action. Hear from them about why they love serving in the choir at St. James. And remember that new members are always welcome! Rehearsals are Thursday nights for the upcoming Sunday service.

Our very popular annual Graveyard Tour is coming up on Sunday, October 27. If you're interested in helping out and perhaps even playing a role, fill out the short form below and plan to be there for our first meeting October 13. 

Our former Office Manager, Dakota Martin, also an accomplished singer and actor, will be with us at this Saturday's Gala. She also asked us to put news out to the parish about her upcoming production at the Episcopal Actor's Guild in NYC. Click the button below to learn more and support her work!

We are so thankful for each and 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 $3,500.00. By the numbers, it costs $6,000.00 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!

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.