St. James Episcopal Church in Somerville, MA
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  • About our ESL during the Pandemic, 3/14/20

    Dear ESL students, St. James wants to help slow the coronavirus pandemic. Because the City of Somerville has closed their offices, our schools, and libraries for two weeks, we are also closing our free ESL classes until further notice. We hope this will keep our friends and neighbors healthy and possibly help save lives.   …

  • In the Interest of Public Safety–Closures as of 3/13/2020

    Due to the rapidly changing advance of the corona virus, until further notice all on-site parish and social meetings, including ESL and AA, will not be held in the parish buildings.  Coordinators and conveners are advised and encouraged to have participants connect using on-line access. We apologize and pray that we will not only be …

  • A Crisis of Faith: Playing the Divine Lottery, 3/8/2020

    The Rev. Clarence on 2 Lent, 8 March 2020 C Genesis 12:1 – 4; Romans 4:1 – 5, 13 – 17; John 3:1 – 17 We are now 10 days into Lent, that period during which we consider deliberately our faith in an unseen and intangible God.  And ten days in, I find myself in …

  • Soup of the Month Club Return Delayed

    We are so sorry to announce that our Soup of the Month Club will not resume this spring as planned. Somerville is currently just minimally affected by the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. However, the Center for Disease Control recommends limiting community events as one way to slow the pandemic. Therefore, to help protect our elderly and …