22 Pentecost Psalm 34:1–8, [19–22]; Job 42:1–6, 10–17; Hebrews 7:23–28; Mark 10:46–52 Jesus said to Bartimaeus, ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ Mark 10:51 On the road where I live in Watertown, affixed to two light standards—one at the beginning of the road as it goes sharply uphill to Whitney Hill, and …

Dear Members and Friends of St. James, I send you greetings as a beautiful fall day leans towards its close.  There is something comforting, at least for me, to be reminded that there remains a power over which we of humankind have no control, but that is shared by and with all.  That a seasonal …

21 Pentecost Psalm 104:1–9, 25, 37b; Job 38.1–7, 34–41; Hebrews 5:1–10; Mk. 10:35–45 God answered [Moses], I am that I am.  Tell them that I AM has sent you to them. Exodus 3:14 In our desire—nay, I would go so far even to say, in our need to describe for ourselves and to others who …

Dear Members and Friends of St. James, It is indeed ‘a good and joyful thing,’ as we settle into a new routine, to be able to report to you that a new normalcy brings relief to our lives that have been battered and altered by the COVID pandemic.  And to that end, please know and …