Welcome to
St. James’ and St. Mary’s Churches
We are entering Holy Week, the holiest time of the year. Together, we follow Jesus from his acclamation in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday through the Last Supper, his arrest, trial, and his execution, and finally to the Resurrection—God’s great “yes” to life. No matter how much life is threatened or seems to be extinguished life always triumphs.
Our services invite us to walk this journey step by step. On Maundy Thursday, we gather at 7:00 p.m. at St Mary’s to remember the Last Supper, including the powerful moment in John’s Gospel when Jesus washes his disciples’ feet, revealing himself as the servant Lord. At the end of that service, the altar is stripped, preparing us for the starkness of Good Friday.
On Friday, we commemorate Good Friday at 11am at St Mary’s — the day Jesus was condemned and crucified. It is a solemn and difficult day, yet we call it “Good” because it is a critical point in the path that leads to Easter. We do not parachute directly to New Life … we must go through Death to arrive at Life.
Then, on Easter Sunday, we celebrate the Resurrection at daybreak at 6:15 a.m. in the Large Hall, and again at 10:30 a.m. at St Mary’s, where we will rejoice together with an adult baptism—a fitting sign of new life on this most holy day.
Come and get to know us….
Our Mission
We are an historic and vibrant Christian community. We gather together to worship God, support each other and to reach out in love to the world around us.
Come join us in our journey of exploration, blessing, and thanksgiving as we delve deeper into our relationship with God and the true meaning and significance of our lives.
Reimagining our church after the fire!
It is a year since the fire at St. James’ Church. Although the fire was devastating, we quickly realized that we had been given an extraordinary opportunity to reimagine not just the building we had lost, but to reimagine our future and our place in this community.
Reaching out to the people of Hudson and surrounding areas, we have now interviewed more than 200 people about what they would like to see in our reimagined church and grounds. The results have been spectacular and filled us with hope for the future.