Posted by John Strobl on July 6, 2010 under Featured | 
It’s time to start thinking about Vacation Bible School. This year we are doing something new…evening Vacation Bible School. The program will run August 2nd through August 6th from 6:00pm – 8:30pm.
“A star get’s its light from within, and that light shines out for all to see. When kids recognize the light and power of God within, their lives can shine like stars too!”
The “Star Cadets” will begin each evening with a light meal at Mission Control (our Parish hall) where they will get the day’s mission (skit performed by our teen Crew Leaders). From there, each crew will rotate through a variety of exciting stations: Crater Crafts, Galaxy Games, Starlight Theater and the Moon Ray Music Studio.
Enrollment fees to attend VBS are as follows;
- First / Single child – $25.00
- Each additional child – $20.00
To enroll, please download and complete this form (right click the link and select “Save Target As…” in the popup menu to download). You will need to complete one form for each child you plan to enroll. Please be sure your forms are completely filled out.
Mail your completed forms, along with a check made out to St. James’ Episcopal Church to our office address;
VBS c/o St. James’ Episcopal Church
1 St. James’ Place
Goshen, New York 10924
You can also stop by during office hours to drop off your completed forms and check.
- Parish Office Hours:
- Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
- Friday 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
For further information contact Donna Carbone at 355-7228 or email dcarbone6703@yahoo.com.
God Rocks! 
Posted by John Strobl on June 21, 2010 under Featured |
We will be having our annual Great American Weekend Book Sale on July 3rd from 9am-3pm. The sale will be held on the Church Lawn at 1 St. James Place in Goshen. The proceeds from the Book Sale go into the Church General Fund. Contact Marci Hanners at 692-8500 with questions, requests for book pickups, or to volunteer to help.
Posted by John Strobl on June 12, 2010 under Featured |
The 2010 Gardens of Goshen Tour is a self-guided tour, consisting of 7 local gardens (Formal, Country, Landscaped, Knot and a Reflecting Pond) starting at St. James’ Episcopal Church, 1 St.James Place, Goshen, New York, 10924. Join us for a Gourmet Luncheon served on linen tablecloths on the St. James’ front lawn.
Saturday, June 19, 2010. Tours from 9am – 4pm. Starting at St. James’ Episcopal Church. Two Luncheon sittings 11am – 12:30pm & 1:00pm – 2:30pm. (Sitting to be picked the day of the Tour). The advance ticket price is $35.00 and limited day of tickets if available will be $40.00. You will receive a Tour Guide and Road map on the day of the Tour. This is a rain or shine event. Purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win many garden related prizes.
Have your gardening questions answered by Dan Daly of the Times Herald Record & Hudson Valley Landscaping and Cornell Cooperative Master Gardeners. For info call John at 845-294-9004.
The menu is:
Waldorf Chicken Salad served in Endive or other type Lettuce Cups,
Quiche Lorraine, Garden Vegetable Quiche, Deviled Eggs, Greek Orzo Salad,
Lola’s Bean Salad, Asian Slaw, Pea and Bacon Salad, Fruit Salad, Garden Salad with Strawberry Dressing, Tea sandwiches,Viennese Table, Coffee, Iced Tea, Lemonade, Water and Lemon Slices.
Do you know of a Goshen Garden that you would like to see on next years Garden Tour ? Call Terry at 845-294-9470.
Click here for directions to St. James.
Click here for photos of past Gardens of Goshen Tours.
Posted by John Strobl on June 7, 2010 under Featured |
The 2010 Gardens of Goshen Tour is a self-guided tour, consisting of 7 local gardens (Formal, Country, Landscaped, Knot and a Reflecting Pond) starting at St. James’ Episcopal Church, 1 St.James Place, Goshen, New York, 10924. Join us for a Gourmet Luncheon served on linen tablecloths on the St. James’ front lawn.
Saturday, June 19, 2010. Tours from 9am – 4pm. Starting at St. James’ Episcopal Church. Two Luncheon sittings 11am – 12:30pm & 1:00pm – 2:30pm. (Sitting to be picked the day of the Tour). The advance ticket price is $35.00 and limited day of tickets if available will be $40.00. You will receive a Tour Guide and Road map on the day of the Tour. This is a rain or shine event. Purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win many garden related prizes.
Have your gardening questions answered by Dan Daly of the Times Herald Record & Hudson Valley Landscaping and Cornell Cooperative Master Gardeners. For info call 845-294-9004 or the church office at 294-6225.
The menu is not summed up quite yet, but this is what we are looking at:
Waldorf Chicken Salad served in Endive or other type Lettuce Cups,
Quiche Lorraine, Garden Vegetable Quiche, Deviled Eggs, Greek Orzo Salad,
Lola’s Bean Salad, Asian Slaw, Pea and Bacon Salad, Fruit Salad, Garden Salad with Strawberry Dressing, Tea sandwiches,Viennese Table.
Do you know of a Goshen Garden that you would like to see on next years Garden Tour ? Call Terry at 845-294-9470.
Click here to purchase tickets or print our order form and send self addressed stamped envelope to Gardens of Goshen Tour, 55 Wickham Avenue, Goshen, New York, 10924. Please make check out to St. James Episcopal Church.
Click here for directions to St. James.
Click here for photos of past Gardens of Goshen Tours.
Posted by John Strobl on March 20, 2010 under Featured |
The Great Vigil of Easter April 3, 8:00 p.m .
The liturgy intended as the first (and arguably, the primary) celebration of Easter in the BCP (pp. 284-95). It is also known as the Great Vigil. The service begins in darkness, sometime between sunset on Holy Saturday and sunrise on Easter, and consists of four parts: The Service of Light (kindling of new fire, lighting the Paschal candle, the Exsultet); The Service of Lessons (readings from the Hebrew Scriptures interspersed with psalms, canticles, and prayers); Christian Initiation (Holy Baptism) or the Renewal of Baptismal Vows; and the Eucharist. Through this liturgy, the BCP recovers an ancient practice of keeping the Easter feast. Believers would gather in the hours of darkness ending at dawn on Easter to hear scripture and offer prayer. This night-long service of prayerful watching anticipated the baptisms that would come at first light and the Easter Eucharist. Easter was the primary baptismal occasion for the early church to the practical exclusion of all others. This practice linked the meanings of Christ’s dying and rising to the understanding of baptism.
Posted by John Strobl on March 6, 2010 under Featured |
Saturday March 20 is the date for the St. James’ Auction. We will be auctioning off collectibles, glassware, paintings, prints and services (musical lessons, donated dinner, yard work etc.). To benefit the St. James’ building fund.
Mark Vail of Mark Vail Auction Company, of Pine Bush will be conducting the Auction. The Auction preview will be held from 4:00pm – 6:00pm, with the Auction beginning at 6:00pm.
SALE HELD AT ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH, GOSHEN, NY. Meissen Blue Onion covered vegetable; set 4 antlered deer head silver plate goblets; Staffordshire “Ontario Lake Scenery” platter and vegetable; Royal China International pitcher and bowl set; set of 12 mother of pearl handled fruit knives by Harrison Bros. & Howsen, Sheffield; Waterford; etched vase signed Tiffany & Co.; deer antlers; large early wooden carriage wheels; child’s Massey Ferguson peddle tractor with cart; oak side by side. Click on View Photo Gallery to see some photos of some of the items that will be auctioned off. Some services to be auctioned off include a week in a Vermont condo, a will, financial advising and dinners at restaurants and people’s homes. and much MORE!
Call Ed Connor at 845-294-2474 with any questions on the Auction. Dirrections to St. James’ are on the left side of the page on the web site.
You can preview some auction items here. or http://www.auctionzip.com/cgi-bin/photopanel.cgi?listingid=820703&category=0&zip=&kwd=
Join us for food, wine, desserts, coffee and tea.
Posted by John Strobl on February 27, 2010 under Featured |
The Sacrament of Confirmation & Recepition, will be held at St.James’, Saturday, March 6, 2010. The Eucharist will begin at 10:30am. The Right Reverend Mark S. Sisk, Bishop of New York, Officiating.
Confirmation
The Episcopal Church’s theology of Confirmation has continued to evolve along with its understanding of baptism. Confirmation is no longer seen as the completion of Christian initiation, nor is Confirmation a prerequisite for receiving communion. Baptism is full initiation by water and the Holy Spirit into Christ’s body the church (BCP, p. 298). Accordingly, Confirmation has been increasingly understood in terms of a mature, public reaffirmation of the Christian faith and the baptismal promises. Some dioceses require that candidates for Confirmation be at least sixteen years old to insure that the candidates are making a mature and independent affirmation of their faith. There is considerable diversity of understanding and practice concerning Confirmation in the Episcopal Church. Confirmation has been characterized as “a rite seeking a theology.”
Reception (Christian Commitment)
Baptized persons who have been members of another Christian fellowship and who wish to be affiliated with the Episcopal Church may make a public affirmation of their faith and commitment to the responsibilities of their baptism in the presence of a bishop. The bishop lays hands on each candidate for reception and says, “We recognize you as a member of the one holy catholic and apostolic Church, and we receive you into the fellowship of this Communion” (BCP, p. 418). Candidates for reception normally have made a mature commitment in another Christian fellowship. Some dioceses have reserved reception for those candidates who have previously received sacramental confirmation with laying on of hands by a bishop in apostolic succession.
Posted by John Strobl on February 26, 2010 under Featured |
Snow Closing Information:
The February 27, Community Dinner at St. James’ has been cancelled due to snow.
Posted by admin on November 18, 2009 under Featured, From The Rector |
Thanksgivings day is fast approaching us and we at St. James wish everyone a safe and happy holiday with family and friends. We ask you to take a moment to remember those less fortunate by donating canned goods to your local food bank. Together we can help wipe out hunger in America, one can at a time!
