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Message from John and Judy Gay

St. James's CambridgeNov 07, 2021

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Message from John and Judy Gay

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.

Nov 07, 202103:17
Sermon Jun 13, 2021

Sermon Jun 13, 2021

Rev. Julia preaches.

Jun 15, 202106:05
Sermon May 23, 2021

Sermon May 23, 2021

Rev. Matt preaches on Pentecost Sunday.

May 24, 202117:14
Living Epistle: Anne Read

Living Epistle: Anne Read

Anne Read shares from her faith life.

May 23, 202104:56
Personal Stories: Jéhane Sedky

Personal Stories: Jéhane Sedky

This week Alice interviews new St. Jamesian (and new American citizen!) Jéhane Sedky.

May 21, 202101:04:15
Sermon May 16, 2021

Sermon May 16, 2021

Rev. Matt preaches on "the world" in the Gospel of John in a time of separation and division.

May 20, 202115:31
Personal Stories: JT Minor

Personal Stories: JT Minor

This week, Rev. Julia interviews JT Minor, our Helping Hand Food Pantry Coordinator.

May 06, 202138:26
Sermon May 2, 2021

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.

May 05, 202112:51
Personal Stories: Katia Udall

Personal Stories: Katia Udall

This week Rev. Matt interviews St. James's choir member Katia Udall.

Apr 16, 202133:36
Personal Stories: Ivy Saltzman

Personal Stories: Ivy Saltzman

This week, Alice interviews Ivy Saltzman!

Apr 10, 202130:19
Personal Stories: Eric Maynard

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.

Mar 31, 202139:22
Sermon Mar 28, 2021

Sermon Mar 28, 2021

Rev. Matt reflects on ways to engage with the Palm Sunday story of Jesus's passion and death.

Mar 30, 202111:45
Sermon March 21, 2021

Sermon March 21, 2021

Rev. Julia reflects on the resurrection intimations in the readings for the fifth Sunday of Lent in poetry.

Mar 30, 202104:09
Sermon: Mar 14, 2021

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.

Mar 18, 202120:60
Personal Stories: Rev. Bob Massie

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.

Mar 17, 202138:08
Sermon Mar 7, 2021

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.

Mar 08, 202105:49
Personal Stories: Curtis Fisher

Personal Stories: Curtis Fisher

This week Alice Killian interviews St. James's usher and vestryperson Curtis Fisher.

Mar 05, 202153:38
Personal Stories: Tom DeFreitas

Personal Stories: Tom DeFreitas

This week Nancy McArdle interviews new St. James's member Tom DeFreitas.

Feb 26, 202144:26
Sermon Feb 21, 2021

Sermon Feb 21, 2021

Rev. Matt offers a Lenten homily on the topic of lament during pandemic.

Feb 26, 202106:21
Personal Stories: Alice Killian

Personal Stories: Alice Killian

"God is a sunny day." "Ash Wednesday is chocolate cake."  Rev. Matt interviews St. James's Junior Warden Alice Killian.

Feb 17, 202101:16:25
Sermon Feb 14, 2021

Sermon Feb 14, 2021

Coming to St. James's from Burundi, Jodi Mikalachki interviews Sr. Josélyne Harushimana, Sister of Saint Dorothy of Education.

Feb 15, 202119:00
Sermon: Feb 7, 2021

Sermon: Feb 7, 2021

Rev. Matt preaches on the spiritual practice of birding.

Feb 15, 202112:12
Personal Stories: Michael Burris

Personal Stories: Michael Burris

This week Nancy McArdle interview St. James's choir member Michael Burris.

Feb 11, 202137:08
Personal Stories: Anne Read

Personal Stories: Anne Read

Rev. Julia interviews St. James's Church School leader Anne Read.

Feb 06, 202133:46
Sermon Jan 31, 2021

Sermon Jan 31, 2021

Senior Warden Lauren Rigsby preaches on the life of St. James's parish on the Sunday of the Annual Meeting.

Feb 03, 202115:10
Sermon Jan 24, 2021

Sermon Jan 24, 2021

Rev. Matt reflect on God's call in our lives.

Feb 03, 202109:46
Personal Stories: Marietta Sbraccia

Personal Stories: Marietta Sbraccia

This week Rev. Matt interviews St. James's member Marietta Sbraccia.

Jan 21, 202129:42
Sermon Jan 17, 2021

Sermon Jan 17, 2021

JT Minor, St. James's Helping Hand Food Pantry Coordinator, preaches on the power of moments of feeding and hospitality.

Jan 21, 202109:43
Personal Stories: Juliet Stewart

Personal Stories: Juliet Stewart

This week, Alice Killian interviews "tween" youth Juliet Stewart.

Jan 15, 202123:10
Sermon Jan 10, 2021

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.

Jan 12, 202111:52
Sermon December 24, 2020

Sermon December 24, 2020

Rev. Matt offers a short homily in response to the online Christmas pageant.

Dec 25, 202004:31
Sermon December 20, 2020

Sermon December 20, 2020

The Rev. Bob Massie preaches on expectation.

Dec 21, 202013:36
Sermon December 6, 2020

Sermon December 6, 2020

Rev. Matt preaches on Advent hope in Isaiah 40.

Dec 07, 202012:40
Sermon November 29, 2020

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.

Dec 02, 202009:18
Sermon November 22, 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.

Nov 23, 202017:59
Personal Stories: Nancy McArdle

Personal Stories: Nancy McArdle

This week Alice interviews St. James's leader Nancy McArdle.

Nov 20, 202035:18
Sermon November 15, 2020

Sermon November 15, 2020

Rev. Julia reflects on her experience after the Presidential election.

Nov 18, 202018:09
Personal Stories: Tom Tufts

Personal Stories: Tom Tufts

From midtown Manhattan to Laos, this week we hear from St. James's leader Tom Tufts.

Nov 12, 202050:44
Sermon November 8, 2020

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.

Nov 10, 202015:19
Personal Stories: Office Manager

Personal Stories: Office Manager

This week Rev. Julia interviews St. James's Office Manager. They discuss, in part, being "recovering fundamentalists."

Nov 06, 202034:24
PodDemic 3: Biblical Interpretation

PodDemic 3: Biblical Interpretation

Alice and Rev. Julia chat about how they read and understand the Bible.

Nov 02, 202030:13
Sermon November 1, 2020

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.

Nov 02, 202012:57
Personal Stories: Shariann Lewitt and John Irvine

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!

Oct 30, 202001:13:29
Personal Stories: Lauren Rigsby

Personal Stories: Lauren Rigsby

Rev. Matt interviews St. James's current Senior Warden and Hospital Chaplain- Lauren Rigsby

Oct 23, 202044:16
Sermon Oct 18, 2020

Sermon Oct 18, 2020

Rev. Julia preaches on Exodus 33:12-23.

Oct 20, 202011:05
Personal Stories: Sarah Forrester

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

Oct 16, 202043:58
Sermon Oct 11, 2020

Sermon Oct 11, 2020

Rev. Matt reflects on the Parable of the Wedding Banquet. (Matthew 22:1-14)

Oct 12, 202018:47
Sermon Oct 4, 2020

Sermon Oct 4, 2020

The Rev. Bob Massie preaches on what St. Francis can show us about living as followers of Jesus.

Oct 09, 202006:34
Personal Stories: Anne Shumway

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.

Oct 06, 202040:06
PodDemic 2: Soul Care

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

Oct 05, 202051:41