Started in June of 1999, the Community Dinner at St. James’ was started as a program to help feed those that could use a free meal and companionship, at the end of each month when funds may be low, and people find it hard to keep food on the table.

The FREE Dinners are open to Goshen residents and are held the last Saturday of each month, with dinner being served from 5:30pm-6:30pm at St. James’ Episcopal Church,1 St. James Place, Goshen, N.Y.

Our goal is to provide nourishment and to strengthen the bonds of community, in a warm and welcoming atmosphere.

Our dinners are hosted by various community groups whose aim is to foster caring of community in our area.  Come for a free meal and meet your neighbors.

We strive to include all community groups and individuals who wish to be part of this effort. We believe that, by working together as a community on common goals, we can do amazing things in Goshen.

For information about how your group, or you as an individual, can volunteer or get involved in the Free Community Dinners at St. James’ effort, please  email  strobl@frontiernet.net or call  John Strobl at 845-294-9004

The Photographer’s Prayer

God, as I bring my subject into focus and prepare to make each picture,
never let me forget that I am creating treasures for others as well as myself.

Help me, O Lord to be a artist, collecting the beauty of every soul.
Give me the perspective to see my Photographer’s art as a service to others
making life richer and more memorable.

And, Dear Lord, between the lights and the shadows, the ups and downs, and the rolling years,
keep me from getting out of focus or off-center so that my life’s work may be framed with dignity and colored with contentment.Amen Why Join Our Camera Club?

• Learn to take good photos!
• Sharpen and expand your photography.
• Learn more about your camera.
• Members enjoy photography and taking photos.
• Learn new techniques to take better pictures.
• Participate in fun field trips with other members of the club.
• Learn more about photographic composition and content.
• Group critiques are extremely educational.
• Enhance your pictures taken on vacation.

New members are always welcome! Sign up here

Open to all members of St. James’, their family and friends.

Contact: John Strobl at 294-9004 or Martin Bend at 888-2321

Please check out the fabulous pictures from our camera club members.

Visit us at http://www.flickr.com/groups/stjamescameraclubny/

Goshen Ecumenical Pantry Inc @ The Goshen First Presbyterian Church, 33 Park Place, Goshen, New York 10924. Church Phone # 294-7991 or info at 294-9004. 

Goshen Ecumenical Pantry, Inc. is the FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN GOSHEN, ST. JAMES’ EPISCOPAL CHURCH, GOSHEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, ST. JOHN A.U.M.P. CHURCH, GOSHEN CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH, ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CHURCH, TEMPLE BETH SHALOM 

The Goshen Ecumenical Pantry, Inc. a non-profit organization incorporated in 1993 is comprised of volunteers from local area Goshen Churches and Temple as well as concerned individuals from the Goshen community.

The purpose of the Pantry is to promote spirit of benevolence and to advance and preserve the welfare and physical well being of the homeless, needy and poverty stricken by means of administering the collection, transportation and distribution of donated food and food products.

  The Pantry is funded through Grants from HPNAP (Hunger Prevention Nutrition Assistance Program of New York), and Shoprite’s Partners in Caring Program, Walmart, private donations and our Souper Bowl of Caring Fundraiser. 

The Pantry distributes food and food products donated primarily by the members of the local Churches and Temple, with additional donations from area School Food Drives, the Scouting for Food Drive and Post Office Food Drive and area Businesses and organizations. We also purchase food thru the Regional Food Bank in Cornwall.                       

We distribute food to the needy in Goshen on the second Saturday of each month, at the Presbyterian Church Parish Hall at 9:30a.m. – 10:30a.m. We also distribute food to the Northgate Sr. Citizen Center once a month. We serve approximately 85 families. 

 The Goshen Ecumenical Pantry, Inc. will gladly accept donations of non- perishable food items and monetary gifts will be used to purchase additional food items.

How much food will I get? Each month when you shop, we will sign you up in the computer, and give you 2, 3 or 4 bags of pre bagged food. (The number will matter on the makeup of you family composition form). You will also get bread, meats and miscellaneous food, in addition to the pre bagged food.

Where or when do I sign up? Come to the pantry on the 2^nd Saturday of the month between 9:30am-10:30a.m. with the required paper work (proof of Goshen residence and proof of each family member) and we will sign you up and give you food.

Donations are ALWAYS welcome! Food Donations: Fresh vegetables, eggs, anything perishable are welcome. These need to be brought to us on or near the time we distribute (2nd Saturday of each month around 9:15am) so they do not spoil. We can always use paper and plastic bags.

Foods to donate are Peanut Butter, Spaghetti Sauce, Jam/Jelly, Tuna Fish, Canned Meals, Macaroni & Cheese, Detergents, Hand Soap, TOILET PAPER, Pancake Mix & Syrup,Rice, Canned Vegetables & Fruits, SOUP, Canned Beans(all types), Pasta, Cake & Brownie Mix, Instant Potatoes, Coffee/Tea/Cocoa, Oatmeal, Puddings, Toothpaste, Toothbrushes, etc. Foods can be donated to any Church in Goshen or the Temple in Florida, NY. 

We do not want outdated foods, open, rusty or stained cans. In general, if in you wouldn’t eat it, throw it out don’t give it to us. We can’t accept home canned food. We are always looking for help to unload food from the Food Bank pickups, and we could use trucks and drivers to pick up the food at the food bank. Call John Strobl at 294-9004 if you can help or need info.

Contact Jackie Bloem @ 845-856-7610 for more info.

Mission statement: We are a community of caring, Christian women dedicated to helping St. James’ to grow and prosper.

All women of St. James’ are members of  this organization. All are encouraged to be active. We have a good time while working hard.

New ideas are welcome as are you. We meet  once a quarter after church.

Our two major projects are the St. James’ Christmas Fair(The Saturday before Thanksgiving), and the Lunch-on-the Lawn, during the Goshen, Great  American Weekend (on July 4th weekend).

In addition, we participate in The Woman’s Tea, and the World Day of Prayer. These events are ecumenical, and are open to all women.

We are members of the Episcopal Church Women (ECW), and an outreach arm of the Episcopal Church of the United States.

The fund raising events of the Women of  St. James’, supports the donationations we make to outreach programs, and to local charities. Over the years, we have been able to help those hurt by natural disasters and issues of health. We also pledge to the budget of St. James’ Church.

Come to our meeting!  If you can not attend a regulary scheduled meeting of the women, let us know where you would like to dedicate your talents and time.

The cost is $49.50 per adult and $27.50 per child 4-12yrs old. The ticket includes a great lunch and use of the grounds. Martin will guide us on a tour in the morning before we all meet for lunch. Everyone will meet at Mohonk. 

Contact Martin Bend at 845-649-4579 or see him at Church. Please make checks out to Mohonk Mountain House.

Please call Eileen at 783-2273 or  Terry at 294-9470 if  you are willing to help out in any way at the Church. Remember this fundraiser will help us raise the funds needed to re-roof the Parish Hall.

PLEASE get involved in your Church.

Friday, May 15, 2010, seating’s at 5:30 & 7:00pm. at St. James’ Episcopal Church, 1 St. James Place, Goshen, New York, 10924

Tickets are Adults $12.00, Seniors &  Children under 12 $10.00.

Take-out orders available.

For Tickets contact Debbie at 294-1542 or Jan at 361-2428.

Easter, perhaps the most widely recognized Christian holiday, employs pagan rituals and symbolism. This is in large part because the Catholic church, hoping to convert pagans, incorporated these symbols and practices. Easter eggs are an example of this. Eggs have long been a symbol of fertility and new life. People of ancient Persia, Greece and Rome dyed eggs to celebrate their New Year, which occurred on the spring equinox, and medieval Europeans presented intricately dyed eggs as gifts. In Greece, eggs are dyed crimson to represent the blood of Christ shed on the cross for the sins of mankind