Friday Morning Prayer Online 9 am on our Youtube Channel

Sunday Church Services 9 am & 10:30 am

Coffee Hour after both services

NEW! Cherub Choir Rehearsal 11:45 am - 12:15 pm

(Monday) MLK Bronx-wide Episcopal Service & Celebration, 10 am - Noon

Children ages preK-1st grade are invited once a month to our Sunday Cherub Choir rehearsal in preparation for singing in church on the 4th Sunday of the month. This a drop-in class, so come by! For questions reach out to Music Director Victoria Shields at music@stjamesscarsdale.org.

King famously noted of our Christian worship that "Sundays are the most segregated hour" in American life. And then there's the Diocese of New York. We have an extremely diverse and vibrant community in this diocese, which we celebrate each year at the Martin Luther King Jr service. Bishop Matt Heyd will be preaching and celebrating with black clergy from throughout the diocese. Join fellow parishioners at St. James the Less for this inspiring service that showcases the best of the Episcopal Church. Great for kids and families! Mo. Storm and her family will be there. Join us!!

Come hear the music, words, and stories that have defined the life at St James. Music will feature several composers who have been members or served at St. James the Less, including Cab Calloway, Marjorie DeLewis, and Harold Freidell. Music will be interspersed with excerpts from historic sermons, including the sermon preached after Lincoln's assassination and Father George Kempsell's sermon following the controversial Holly Ball affair. Come experience a glimpse of St James' history.

Free-will offering

Those who wish to participate in a local MLK event are invited to the Scarsdale-Hartsdale Interfaith MLK service at the nearby Westchester Reform Temple. All are welcome!

According to the Acts of the Apostles, Paul’s conversion to Christianity took place in a profound, life-changing experience on the road to Damascus. We embark on an unforgettable journey to retrace the footsteps of Paul through Turkey and Greece to discover firsthand the sights, sounds, and feelings that he may have had as he taught about the life and works of Jesus Christ. We’ll see the seven churches of Revelation “which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.” As we walk where Paul walked, perhaps we too will have profound, life-changing experiences on ‘the roads’ of these ancient lands.

In her sermon for the Baptism of Our Lord last weekend, Mother Storm reminds us what lies behind our baptismal covenant: God's love, unconditional and freely given. In an achievement-oriented culture like ours, it's helpful to start the new year by remembering that nothing we do (or don't do) can add to or subtract from God's love for us.

Pledges made in advance and paid throughout the year are vital to our parish. This is how Episcopal parishes support themselves, from the ground up. If you enjoy worship or any of the programs at St. James the Less, please show your support by making a financial pledge. Thank you! The vestry will vote on the 2025 budget in mid-January.

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.