St. James Episcopal Church in Somerville, MA
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  • Open Letter from Rev. Clarence, 7/17/22

    Dear Members and Friends of St. James, As we move to mid-summer and as I look to the weather forecast for our region, I offer my usual word of caution. Whereas I am always immensely pleased to see familiar faces at Eucharist, as we issue health warnings for severe winter weather, so do I for …

  • Sermon, 7/10/22: Declaring Boundaries on Love of Neighbor as Self!

    5 Pentecost Psalm 82:1 – 8; Amos 7:7 – 17; Colossians 1:1 – 14; Luke 10:25 – 37 “Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?” Lk 10:36 The story of the Good Samaritan, rehearsed just moments ago in today’s gospel according …

  • Open Letter from Rev. Clarence, 7/10/22

    Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. James, It is with joy and relief that I am able to report to you this week that we continue to make progress in addressing many of the issues which arose when, due to Covid-19, we were not on campus with any regularity. These are, of course, primarily building …

  • Sermon, 7/3/22. Independence Day 2022: An Antidote to Pride

    4 Pentecost Psalm 30:1 – 13; 2 Kings 5:1 – 14; Galatians 6:1 – 16; Luke 10:1 – 11, 16 – 20 But Naaman became angry and went away, saying, “I thought that for me [Elisha] would surely come out and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, and would wave …