Sermon, 12/14/21. True or False: Shape-shifters Are Real?

Last Epiphany Psalm 50:1 – 6  ; II Kings 2:1 – 12; II Corinthians 4:3 – 6; Mark 9:2 – 9 He [Peter] did not know what to say, for they were terrified. Mark 9:6 During this seemingly never-ending period of “lockdown” due to the Coronavirus pandemic, I, like many of you, have had—enjoyed actually—long …

An Open Letter from Rev. Clarence, 2/13/2021

Dear Members and Friends of St. James, I post to you my thoughts regarding the lectionary of the day, the Last Sunday after Epiphany.  Also, because I anticipate the Annual Meeting, where we will have conversation regarding the State of the Parish, I do not herewith make additional observations.  I wish and pray for you …

Sermon, 2/7/21: When are Comestibles Not Comestibles?

5 Epiphany Psalm 147:1–12, 21; Isaiah 40:21–31; I Corinthians 9:16–23; Mark 1:29–39 “To the weak I became weak.  I have become all things to all people, that I might by all means save some.”  I Cor. 9:22 And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed which is upon the face of …

An Open Letter from Rev. Clarence, 2/7/21

Dear Members and Friends of St. James, My update to you this week shall be marked with an unusual brevity.  The rationale is that on Sunday next, 14 February, 12:00 p.m., we meet via teleconference in ANNUAL MEETING.  At that time, we will all have opportunity not only to hear reports of activities from the …