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  • No Service 8/22/21

    Due to safety concerns related to the arrival of tropical storm/hurricane Henri, this Sunday’s 10am service is canceled. Please keep informed on how to prepare for and ride out the storm by listening to or watching local news stations or checking sites such as: MEMA https://www.mass.gov/info-details/hurricane-safety-tips Somerville https://www.somervillema.gov/news/governor-urges-public-prepare-tropical-storm-henry-stay-home-sunday FEMA https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20210820/fema-urges-preparedness-ahead-tropical-storm-henri The readings for this Sunday …

  • Sermon, 8/15/21. Comestibles: comestus, pp. of comedere to eat, fr. com- + edere to eat

    12 Pentecost Psalm 111; I Kings 2:10–12; 3:3–14; Ephesians 5:15–20; John 6:51–58 Giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Ephesians 5:20 Our lectionary over these last four plus weeks has been unrelenting. Eating and drinking have held center stage, from the feeding …

  • Open Letter from Rev. Clarence, 8/15/21

    Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. James, I write to alert you that we continue to monitor developments around our state and in our area concerning the emerging variants of Covid-19 virus. At St. James, we continue to take every precaution so that we might weather this health storm and be able to continue in-person …

  • Sermon, 8/8/21: Our Diet and Table Etiquette

    11 Pentecost Psalm 130; II Samuel 18:5–9, 15, 31–33; Ephesians 4:25–5:2; John 6:35, 41–15 Walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.  Ephesians 5:2 As people of faith, we Episcopalians are members of that larger body that we call the Christian family or …