5 Epiphany​​ Psalm 138​; Isaiah 6:1 – 13​; I Corinthians 15:1 – 11​; Luke 5:1 – 11 Simon answered, “Master, we have worked all night long but have caught nothing.  Yet if you say so, I will let down the net.” Luke 5:5 My reflection this morning has two related focuses.  My high school Latin teacher, about whom …

Dear Parishioner and Friends of St. James, I begin my update today which an apology.  Because of weather conditions and having no immediate task that required me this week passed to be on our church campus, I was not aware until this morning that access to our buildings had not been cleared of the two …

2 Epiphany Psalm 36:5 – 10 Isaiah 62:1 – 5 I Corinthians 12:1 – 11 John 2:1 – 11 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”  John 2:5 This pandemic which seems not to want to release anytime soon its hold on our lives, has brought many changes into our lives, …

Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. James, The world’s problem has been solved.  Without naming the classical music station to which I am always tuned, I, along with countless other listeners, learned from a program announcer that January is the most difficult month in our calendar year!  On the one hand, I breathed a sigh …