Interviews and Sermons from St. James's
John and Judy Gay have moved to Athens, GA to live with family. They send this message to the St. James's community.
This week Alice interviews new St. Jamesian (and new American citizen!) Jéhane Sedky.
Rev. Matt preaches on "the world" in the Gospel of John in a time of separation and division.
This week, Rev. Julia interviews JT Minor, our Helping Hand Food Pantry Coordinator.
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.
This week Rev. Matt interviews St. James's choir member Katia Udall.
This is a re-broadcast of Rev. Matt's interview with St. James's leader Eric Maynard from the summer of 2020.
Rev. Matt reflects on ways to engage with the Palm Sunday story of Jesus's passion and death.
Rev. Julia reflects on the resurrection intimations in the readings for the fifth Sunday of Lent in poetry.
The Rev. Leslie Sterling preaches about Bishop Barbara Harris, one year removed from her death, passing on into God's greater glory.
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.
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.
This week Alice Killian interviews St. James's usher and vestryperson Curtis Fisher.
This week Nancy McArdle interviews new St. James's member Tom DeFreitas.
Rev. Matt offers a Lenten homily on the topic of lament during pandemic.
"God is a sunny day." "Ash Wednesday is chocolate cake." Rev. Matt interviews St. James's Junior Warden Alice Killian.
Coming to St. James's from Burundi, Jodi Mikalachki interviews Sr. Josélyne Harushimana, Sister of Saint Dorothy of Education.
Rev. Matt preaches on the spiritual practice of birding.
This week Nancy McArdle interview St. James's choir member Michael Burris.
Rev. Julia interviews St. James's Church School leader Anne Read.
Senior Warden Lauren Rigsby preaches on the life of St. James's parish on the Sunday of the Annual Meeting.
This week Rev. Matt interviews St. James's member Marietta Sbraccia.
JT Minor, St. James's Helping Hand Food Pantry Coordinator, preaches on the power of moments of feeding and hospitality.
This week, Alice Killian interviews "tween" youth Juliet Stewart.
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.
Rev. Matt offers a short homily in response to the online Christmas pageant.
The Rev. Jon Eden, Associate at Christ Church Cambridge, preaches on how the apocalyptic imagery of Advent seems so apt in the year 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.
This week Alice interviews St. James's leader Nancy McArdle.
Rev. Julia reflects on her experience after the Presidential election.
From midtown Manhattan to Laos, this week we hear from St. James's leader Tom Tufts.
Rev. Matt preaches on the reality of racism in America and some way the Scriptures and Christian tradition offer avenues for hope.
This week Rev. Julia interviews St. James's Office Manager. They discuss, in part, being "recovering fundamentalists."
Alice and Rev. Julia chat about how they read and understand the Bible.
For this All Saints Day sermon, St. James's leaders Michelle Holmes, Becky Bjork, and Steve Clark share about a saint from their lives.
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!
Rev. Matt interviews St. James's current Senior Warden and Hospital Chaplain- Lauren Rigsby
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
Rev. Matt reflects on the Parable of the Wedding Banquet. (Matthew 22:1-14)
The Rev. Bob Massie preaches on what St. Francis can show us about living as followers of Jesus.
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.
Rev. Julia and Alice discuss how we can support and pastor each other during these hard days. Music: "Circuits" by Harrison Amer
The third and final podcast of Alice Killian's interview with Barbara Pilgrim. Barbara shares about her experience growing up as an African-American in the Mississippi Delta.