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Anniversary Lecture Series: The Largest Church in Westchester, 1920s-1940sThe 1920s-1940s brought tremendous change to St. James the Less. Rapidly increasing membership with the addition of the the commuter rail necessitated more space for our growing congregation. The additions of the Great Hall, church transepts and chancel under the leadership of Dudley Stroup and Harry Price made St. James more recognizably the church it is today. Scarsdale was "ground zero" for Episcopalianism, making us, for a time, the largest church in Westchester county. Parishioner Russell Grant guides us through this eventful period of our history. |
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Spiritual Threads“For it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother’s womb” (Psalm 139:13)
Lent is an excellent time to begin or renew a spiritual practice. A time to stop, reflect on our own lives. Needlework has long been more than just a craft – it’s a thread that weaves us together in fellowship. Whether gathered in living rooms, community centers, or coffee shops, women have used needlework circles as a space for connection, storytelling, and shared wisdom. In these gatherings, knowledge is passed down, encouragement is exchanged, and friendships are stitched together, just like the fiber in
Join us for three Thursday evenings in Lent when we will gather to knit, crochet, quilt, needlepoint and explore our spirituality and develop new friendships. Where: The Upstairs Library at St. James the Less |
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Coffee House to Support Rural & Migrant MinistriesJoin 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 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. Thank you! |
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Last Sunday's SermonFrom the Sermon: On beholding these three men together, and just as the vision is about to end, Peter says “Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah” (and the text adds): “not knowing what he said.”
It was an impulsive statement. There’s so much commentary on what it means, but the impulsivity of it leads me to the simplest interpretation: that Peter wanted to freeze the moment, stop time, stay on that mountain the same way we want life to consist of the highs, not the lows, of human experience.
Edith Wharton wrote in her memoir of growing up in New York in the Gilded Age about having a German nanny who read the Bible to Edith and her siblings only in German--it’s how they learned the language. This Bible story in particular stood out for her as being so charming in the German in a way it wasn’t in any English translation. When Peter says “let us make three dwellings,” the German reads, “Lass uns hutten bauen!” Or: “let’s build huts!”
It’s like Peter’s having a great time up there, a boy having a Swiss Family Robinson adventure--no one wants to come down from that. I mean, just look at what awaits Peter when he goes back down the hill, the subject of the second half of our reading today ... |
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Get Your Tickets for a Fun Night of Food, Drink, and Dancing!Join us for a party on Saturday, May 17, celebrating the diversity of our parish and of the Anglican Communion that we're a proud part of. Come dance to Caribbean music from the different islands, a band and enjoy our Caribbean cuisine! |
