Dear Members and Friends of St. James, Per your request, I share with you my reflections on the lectionary for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, and invite your comments. I continue to work with diocesan authorities and fellow clergy, in order we, as a parish, may benefit from the continued advice and support in our …
Pentecost 15 Psalm 79:1–9; Jeremiah 8:18–9:1; I Timothy 2:1–7; Luke 16:1-13 Give me an accounting of your management. Luke 16:2b Over these last weeks, we have heard the Prophet Jeremiah admonish the biblical Hebrews of just how far they had strayed from the path which God had intended for them, and what the consequences of …
Dear Members and Friends of St. James, I write today to share my enthusiasm for your continued devotion to the ministry of our congregation in Teele Square. We have been able to welcome and be nourished musically by the combined ministry of two talented musicians, one a violinist and one an organist-choir director. Take a …
14 Pentecost Psalm 14:1–7; Jeremiah 4:11–12, 22–28; 1 Timothy 1:12–17; Luke 15:1–10 Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost. (Luke 1:9) Since the advent of Covid, I have had to curtail my travel, both domestic and international. However, when I travel, no matter my mode of transportation, I try …
Dear Members and Friends of St. James, It is at once a joy and a privilege to introduce to you our new organist, Brandon Qi (pron. “she”). Brandon is not totally new to the area, as he is a graduate of Phillips Academy Andover (Mass.), where he began his study of the organ. Since that …
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Welcome to Brandon Qi, who will be our organist until he makes his next move (professionally, educationally, physically!). Per Rev. Clarence, Mr. Qi is an organ scholar at Oxford University, Oxford, England, from whence he is on leave due to the pandemic. He is currently pursuing a degree at Brandeis University. He is no stranger …
13 Pentecost Psalm 139:1–5, 12–17; Jeremiah 18:1–11; Philemon 1–21; Luke 14:25–33 … in order that your good deed might be voluntary and not something forced. Philemon 14b It has become commonplace, when one travels on the Boston transit system, whether via subway, bus, or trolley, to hear the following announcements: Please remain seated or hold …
Dear Members and Friends of St. James, As requested, I attach for your reading the homily which I presented yesterday, 4 September, the 13th Sunday after Pentecost, during our in-person liturgy. Even as several in our midst continue to recover from milder cases of Covid and are refraining from attending Eucharist, I am please to share …
12 Pentecost Psalm 81:1, 10–16; Jeremiah 2:4–13; Hebrews 13:1–8, 15–16; Luke 14:1, 7–14 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. Luke 14:13 It would appear, if one thinks about it, that the people of biblical times had food on the brain, to paraphrase a mid-western saying …