St. James's Cambridge
By St. James's Episcopal Church
St. James's CambridgeNov 07, 2021
Message from John and Judy Gay
John and Judy Gay have moved to Athens, GA to live with family. They send this message to the St. James's community.
Sermon Jun 13, 2021
Rev. Julia preaches.
Sermon May 23, 2021
Rev. Matt preaches on Pentecost Sunday.
Living Epistle: Anne Read
Anne Read shares from her faith life.
Personal Stories: Jéhane Sedky
This week Alice interviews new St. Jamesian (and new American citizen!) Jéhane Sedky.
Sermon May 16, 2021
Rev. Matt preaches on "the world" in the Gospel of John in a time of separation and division.
Personal Stories: JT Minor
This week, Rev. Julia interviews JT Minor, our Helping Hand Food Pantry Coordinator.
Sermon May 2, 2021
Rev. Matt, on a day in his neighborhood when everyone seemed to want to prune their grass with their lawnmowers, preaches on Jesus's language of pruning in the Gospel of John.
Personal Stories: Katia Udall
This week Rev. Matt interviews St. James's choir member Katia Udall.
Personal Stories: Ivy Saltzman
This week, Alice interviews Ivy Saltzman!
Personal Stories: Eric Maynard
This is a re-broadcast of Rev. Matt's interview with St. James's leader Eric Maynard from the summer of 2020.
Sermon Mar 28, 2021
Rev. Matt reflects on ways to engage with the Palm Sunday story of Jesus's passion and death.
Sermon March 21, 2021
Rev. Julia reflects on the resurrection intimations in the readings for the fifth Sunday of Lent in poetry.
Sermon: Mar 14, 2021
The Rev. Leslie Sterling preaches about Bishop Barbara Harris, one year removed from her death, passing on into God's greater glory.
Personal Stories: Rev. Bob Massie
This week, Rev. Matt interviews St. James's Priest Associate Bob Massie. The interview focused on Bob's relationship with and learnings from famous spiritual author Henri Nouwen.
Sermon Mar 7, 2021
This week St. James's welcomes guest preacher, the Rev. Cathy Ventakesh, from Bethany House of Prayer in Arlington on spiritual practices and the Gospel.
Personal Stories: Curtis Fisher
This week Alice Killian interviews St. James's usher and vestryperson Curtis Fisher.
Personal Stories: Tom DeFreitas
This week Nancy McArdle interviews new St. James's member Tom DeFreitas.
Sermon Feb 21, 2021
Rev. Matt offers a Lenten homily on the topic of lament during pandemic.
Personal Stories: Alice Killian
"God is a sunny day." "Ash Wednesday is chocolate cake." Rev. Matt interviews St. James's Junior Warden Alice Killian.
Sermon Feb 14, 2021
Coming to St. James's from Burundi, Jodi Mikalachki interviews Sr. Josélyne Harushimana, Sister of Saint Dorothy of Education.
Sermon: Feb 7, 2021
Rev. Matt preaches on the spiritual practice of birding.
Personal Stories: Michael Burris
This week Nancy McArdle interview St. James's choir member Michael Burris.
Personal Stories: Anne Read
Rev. Julia interviews St. James's Church School leader Anne Read.
Sermon Jan 31, 2021
Senior Warden Lauren Rigsby preaches on the life of St. James's parish on the Sunday of the Annual Meeting.
Sermon Jan 24, 2021
Rev. Matt reflect on God's call in our lives.
Personal Stories: Marietta Sbraccia
This week Rev. Matt interviews St. James's member Marietta Sbraccia.
Sermon Jan 17, 2021
JT Minor, St. James's Helping Hand Food Pantry Coordinator, preaches on the power of moments of feeding and hospitality.
Personal Stories: Juliet Stewart
This week, Alice Killian interviews "tween" youth Juliet Stewart.
Sermon Jan 10, 2021
Rev. Matt reflects on how God acts and continues to act in history in light of the mob assault on the US Capitol on January 6.
Sermon December 24, 2020
Rev. Matt offers a short homily in response to the online Christmas pageant.
Sermon December 20, 2020
The Rev. Bob Massie preaches on expectation.
Sermon December 6, 2020
Rev. Matt preaches on Advent hope in Isaiah 40.
Sermon November 29, 2020
The Rev. Jon Eden, Associate at Christ Church Cambridge, preaches on how the apocalyptic imagery of Advent seems so apt in the year 2020.
Sermon November 22, 2020
Rev. Matt reflects on the feast of the Reign of Christ on the famous "As you have done unto the least of these" passage from Matthew 25, as well as stewardship and giving.
Personal Stories: Nancy McArdle
This week Alice interviews St. James's leader Nancy McArdle.
Sermon November 15, 2020
Rev. Julia reflects on her experience after the Presidential election.
Personal Stories: Tom Tufts
From midtown Manhattan to Laos, this week we hear from St. James's leader Tom Tufts.
Sermon November 8, 2020
Rev. Matt preaches on the reality of racism in America and some way the Scriptures and Christian tradition offer avenues for hope.
Personal Stories: Office Manager
This week Rev. Julia interviews St. James's Office Manager. They discuss, in part, being "recovering fundamentalists."
PodDemic 3: Biblical Interpretation
Alice and Rev. Julia chat about how they read and understand the Bible.
Sermon November 1, 2020
For this All Saints Day sermon, St. James's leaders Michelle Holmes, Becky Bjork, and Steve Clark share about a saint from their lives.
Personal Stories: Shariann Lewitt and John Irvine
This week, Alice interviews Assistant Treasurer John Irvine and his wife Shariann Lewitt. They share about their lives, spiritual experiences, episodes of atheism, being an interfaith couple, and more!
Personal Stories: Lauren Rigsby
Rev. Matt interviews St. James's current Senior Warden and Hospital Chaplain- Lauren Rigsby
Sermon Oct 18, 2020
Rev. Julia preaches on Exodus 33:12-23.
Personal Stories: Sarah Forrester
Rev. Matt interviews St. James's leader Sarah Forrester hearing about her life growing up in Kenya, her faith, her sewing, and her optimism for the future of the church and the country.
Intro music by Jeff Zinsmeyer
Sermon Oct 11, 2020
Rev. Matt reflects on the Parable of the Wedding Banquet. (Matthew 22:1-14)
Sermon Oct 4, 2020
The Rev. Bob Massie preaches on what St. Francis can show us about living as followers of Jesus.
Personal Stories: Anne Shumway
This week Rev. Julia interviews Anne Shumway about her life, faith, and history of activism.
Thanks also to Jeff Zinsmeyer for providing us our new intro music.
PodDemic 2: Soul Care
Rev. Julia and Alice discuss how we can support and pastor each other during these hard days.
Music: "Circuits" by Harrison Amer