2/9/25: Sunday’s Eucharist cancelled

Dear Members and Friends of St. James, I write to alert you that the regularly scheduled Sunday 10 a.m. Eucharist has been cancelled for Sunday, 9 February. Anticipating a major winter snowstorm, our diocese is advising parishes to be aware of difficult, dangerous travel conditions. Be aware also that the special liturgy for Absolom Jones …

Sermon, 2/2/2025: The Value of Rituals

The Presentation of our Lord Psalm 84; Malachi 3:1–4; Hebrews 2:14–18; Luke 2:22–40 When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses.  Luke 2:22a I want to introduce someone special to you this morning.  She is Miss Johnson.  Miss Johnson was a pivotal person in my life.  Although I am certain …

Alert Notice, 1/25/25

Good People, Scammers are making the rounds of the Greater Boston area. A warning to all that someone may approach you claiming to be or to represent our rector or other representatives of St. James. (The email source of one such person begins with pastormaill173.) Please remember: Requests for financial support or contribution to organizations …

Sermon, 12/24/24: A Vital Statistic

Christmas Eve Homily Psalm 96; Isaiah 9:2–7; Titus 2:11–14; Luke 2:1–14 (15–20) In those days a degree went out from Emperor August that all the world should be registered.  Luke 2:1 So here we are.  We have come, some as people of faith, some as seekers of faith, some as occasional doubters, and some perhaps …