Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. James, I give you today a brief update as we come closer to the date which our bishop has tentatively set for re-opening our parishes.  That date remains 1 July 2020.  It is subject to revision, as he receives further information and recommendations from those who advise him. Bishop …

Ps. 8; Genesis 1:1–2:4a; II Corinthians 13:11–13; Matthew 28:16–18 So God created humankind in his image, In the image of God he created them; Male and female he created them. —Genesis 1:27 The year was 1992, now almost three decades ago, when Rodney King made on television a plea to those in his Los Angeles …

  Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. James, As you have wished and as I have pledged to you during these times of personal distancing as mandated by our Bishop due to COVID-19, I attach my weekly reflections on the lessons presented to us in our lectionary. When that is not possible, as a wily …

“When the day of Pentecost had come…. suddenly a sound came from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind….and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit.” Acts 2:1-3 Ps. 104:25–35, 37; Acts 2:1–21; I Cor. 12:3b–13; John 20:19–23 Several decades it has now been since I first heard a priest proclaim from the …