from Rev. Clarence Jesus was then led by the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by the devil. Matt. 4:1 The gospel [that] is appointed this year for the first Sunday in Lent is one [that] we have heard so often as to be immune to the challenge that it puts before us. After …

On Sunday, 22 February, at the invitation of The Rev. Clarence, the following homily was delivered by Oliver Meeker. A 2009 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Hobart College, Geneva, New York, and a recipient of the Fulbright Graduate Scholarship for Study in Viet Nam, our guest resides currently in New York City, New York. **************** Thanks …

Join us for the observance of Ash Wednesday, 26 February, the beginning of the solemn season of reflection. Holy Eucharist, with the imposition of ashes, will be celebrated at 7:00 p.m. All are welcome.

5 Epiphany 9 February 2020 A Annual Meeting, St. James Episcopal, Somerville, MA You are salt to the world.  And if salt becomes tasteless, how is its saltness to be restored?  It is good for nothing but to be thrown away and trodden underfoot!  You are light for all the world.  A town that stands …