Dear Members and Friends of St. James, Just as a reminder, in posting to you a weekly update of events in our parish, it is my intent to keep everyone informed of pertinent information, and particularly those among us who are hindered, by whatever reason, from attending weekly in-person Eucharistic liturgies. Today, prior to my …

4 Easter Psalm 23; Acts 9:36 – 43; Revelation 7:9 – 17; John 10:22 – 30 My sheep hear my voice.  I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27 Nothing is wrong with this image, so long as we do not delude ourselves that onto that pastoral glade the sun always shines, without interruption, …

Dear Members and Friends of St. James, After a two-week respite from email and non-essential Zoom meetings, I “take up the pen” again, in order to communicate information regarding our parish. As many of you admonished me towards self-preservation, I report that those hours were spent with members of my family, as we reconnected with …

Dear Members and Friends of St. James, I share with you my delight in seeing again, after a hiatus of two long years, so many familiar faces at Eucharist, and to hear sung with such enthusiasm, although still behind masks for health safety’s sake, the familiar hymns of Easter. I pray that the light which …