Ash Wednesday, 2/26/2020
Join us for the observance of Ash Wednesday, 26 February, the beginning of the solemn season of reflection. Holy Eucharist, with the imposition of ashes, will be celebrated at 7:00 p.m. All are welcome.
The Rev. Clarence E. Butler: State of the Parish, 2/9/2020
5 Epiphany 9 February 2020 A Annual Meeting, St. James Episcopal, Somerville, MA You are salt to the world. And if salt becomes tasteless, how is its saltness to be restored? It is good for nothing but to be thrown away and trodden underfoot! You are light for all the world. A town that stands …
On Candlemas, The Presentation, 2/2/2020
From the Rev. Clarence E. Butler Malachi 3:1-4; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2.22-40 If you have been following closely the gospel lessons since the beginning of the period which we call Epiphany, today’s gospel story may seem out of place. I would place into context why I say this. Advent and Christmas hang together: Advent …
1/26/2020: How Dangerous is a Divided Christ? I Cor. 1.13
3 Epiphany, 26 January 2020 C Isaiah 9.1-4; I Cor. 1.10-18; Mt. 4.12-23; MLK,Jr. In the season of the Epiphany, we reacquaint ourselves with Jesus who is stepping out with a ministry that is to signify his divine nature. The gospels “credentialize” him. Our readings from the epistles of Paul purport to support those credentials …
1/19/20: Assessment and Credentialing: The Simplicity of Christianity
2 Epiphany 19 January 2020 A from the Rev. Clarence E. Butler Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. Jn. 1:29 There is this game [that] I have played both in my youth as well as in my adulthood; perhaps you [have] as well. The game is called …
1/12/2020, Job available: Applicants may apply
1 Epiphany, 12 January 2020C It is proper for us in this way to fulfill all righteousness. Mt. 3: 15 All of us, at some time in our lives, who entered the world of work outside of our home, submitted a resume in response to an advertisement. Or, depending on our own position in the …
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Notice of the Annual Meeting!
Posted on January 14, 2018 ; Filed under News Notice is hereby posted of the Annual Meeting of St. James Episcopal Church, to immediately follow the 10 am Eucharist on February 9, 2020. Reports will be given of the events of 2019, officers will be elected, and other official business will be conducted. All parishioners are asked to …
On 2 Christmas < Epiphany, 1/5/2020
from the Rev. Clarence E. Butler St. James Episcopal, Somerville I would not insult you this morning by asking even the rhetorical question, whether you have heard or heard of the magnificent, masterwork of George Frederick Handel “Messiah.” Of course, you have. It would be nigh impossible to live in our culture and not have …
Soup of the Month Club on Break
😕 Because of winter’s short days and uncertain weather, our FREE Soup of the Month Club is going on break until closer to spring. Fear not! We will again offer a monthly, light dinner of homemade soups and friendly conversation. Dates are tentatively set for the following Wednesdays: 25 March 29 April 27 May 24 …
“To tell the old, old story” Homily on Christmas 2019C
From Rev. Clarence E. Butler Unless you subscribe to The New Yorker and even if you subscribe or purchase it at a newsstand, unless you are able to get to the magazine before it is already four months old, it is highly likely that you missed “Shouts & Murmurs” written by Bob Odenkirk in the …