Saint James Episcopal Church

Saint James Episcopal Church St. James is an historic Episcopal church on the North Shore of LI. Worship and prayer are at the cen Like most churches, St James has a wide range of members.

On any given Sunday you will find kids, parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, single people and married couples. We include educators, contractors, engineers, nurses, schoolkids, artists, homemakers, doctoral students, retirees and administrators. We come from St James, Smithtown, Stony Brook, Nesconset, Hauppauge, Setauket, Commack, Centereach and further afield. Some of us have lived on Long

island our whole lives; others (including the Rector) are newcomers to the area; some are cradle Episcopalians and others have joined us from other denominations. What brings us together is our desire to worship God, and at the core of our life together is our Sunday morning worship, with its focus on preaching, music and the Eucharist. We enjoy one another's company, whether it's at a social event, a fundraiser, teaching Sunday School, caring for a parishioner in need, participating in committees, working in the Smithtown Food Pantry, in the gardens, or, of course, at coffee hour!

09/06/2026

Pentecost 15, Sept 6, 2026

08/30/2026

Pentecost 14, August 30, 2026

Join us for our Community Coffee Hour: every Wednesday at 10AM! All are welcome!
08/26/2026

Join us for our Community Coffee Hour: every Wednesday at 10AM! All are welcome!

08/09/2026

8 Things to Observe During an Anglican Holy Communion Service

1. The celebrant receives Holy Communion first.

The priest who celebrates must receive the consecrated bread and w**e before administering Communion to the other ministers and congregation.

2. The celebrant receives in both kinds.

The celebrant receives both the consecrated bread and the consecrated w**e. The Prayer Book does not envisage the priest consecrating the Sacrament without also communicating.

3. Other ordained ministers traditionally receive before the congregation.

After communicating himself, the celebrant administers Communion to his assistants, and afterwards to the people in order.

4. Only an episcopally ordained priest may consecrate the elements.

A deacon, Reader, catechist, acolyte or other lay minister cannot preside at the Eucharist or consecrate the bread and w**e. The priestly president must say the Eucharistic Prayer, break the consecrated bread and receive the Sacrament first.

5. The priest traditionally administers the bread and the deacon administers the chalice.

The priest takes the paten to communicate the people while, where a deacon is present, the chalice is given to the deacon or an assistant priest.

6. The communicant receives the consecrated bread from the minister.

The communicant should not pick the bread directly from the paten or ciborium. The communicant receives the bread in the palms rather than taking it with the fingers, with the right palm resting upon the left.

7. Holy Communion is ordinarily administered in both kinds.

Article ### teaches that the cup must not be denied to the laity and that both parts of the Sacrament should ordinarily be administered to all communicants. Nevertheless, Anglican teaching recognises that, where genuine necessity makes one element impossible to receive, the whole Sacrament is received in one kind.

8. The remaining consecrated elements are consumed reverently.

After Communion, whatever remains of the consecrated elements must be consumed reverently, or preserved for administering to the sick and aged.

08/02/2026

Pentecost 10, August 2, 2026

07/26/2026

Pentecost 9, July 26, 2026

Address

490 N Country Road
Saint James, NY
11780

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 2pm
Tuesday 9am - 2pm
Thursday 9am - 2pm
Sunday 8am - 10:30am

Telephone

+16315845560

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