St. James Episcopal Church in Somerville, MA
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  • An Eastertide Missive from our Priest, March 2019

    HOLY WEEK AND EASTER 2019 Dear Members and Friends! I write to you during what my priest’s calendar terms “Mid-Lent,” but not as one with a long face as in mourning, or wearing “sack cloth and ashes.”  Rather, I write to you as one filled with great joy, not a joy based on the realization …

  • Spring Forward!

    God of sleep, and God of slumber, help us not be late, we ask: Changing clocks one forward number, may we not forget this task. Choir directors, preachers, teachers, all will bless your holy name, If to Sunday church on time we came. Lyrics: Dean McIntyre, 1995 Music: Cwm Rhondda, John Hughes, 1907 REMEMBER TO …

  • Lent 2019

    Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras) has come and gone. Lent has begun. For those seeking to explore their spirituality and/or develop or improve a relationship with God, you might find this link to Episcopal Relief & Development helpful. There you can subscribe to receive emailed Lenten meditations in English or Spanish We also invite you to …

  • Epiphany 7, 2/24/2019: Will the real Jesus please step forward!

    After some arm twisting, the rector has agreed to share some of his sermons. We enjoy them, finding them relevant, amusing, and thought-provoking, and trust you will, too. Epiphany​ 7 24 February 2019​ St. James Somerville ​ Will the real Jesus please step forward! I fear that, this morning, I shall make some of you …