After 16 years as rector at St. Mary’s Church in Cold Spring, Father Shane Scott-Hamblen presided over his last service on Christmas Eve. Because of financial difficulties, the 178-year-old church will rely on temporary clergy supplied by the Episcopal Church.

Photos by Christopher Colon

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