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St. James the Less is not currently meeting in person for worship or other activities, and instead is meeting together online. Each Sunday we gather at 9:00 a.m. on Zoom for music, scripture, a homily, and prayers. For information about joining our Zoom Services, please sign up for our mailing list. The sign up form is to the right, or contact Rev. Lisa at lsenuta@stjamestheless.org.
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The Long and Winding Road
by Rev. Lisa The Long and Winding Road is a timeless poetic song but you might not know it was released a month after The Beatles broke up in 1970, it was their last billboard hit. Paul McCartney has said the song was inspired on a visit to Scotland as he felt the growing tension in the band and looked back with nostalgia on their past.
The long and winding road leads me to your door Read the scriptures for the Seventh Sunday of Easter here. |
Hymns of Healing:
Ascension Day This week's hymns celebrate Christ's ascension. The Ascension hymns make up the most regal and pompous section of our Hymnal 1982. The seven different texts all describe the ascended Christ as a king or ruler, and at least one of them -- "A hymn of glory let us sing" -- uses music that originated with a military victory.
But Christ's glory is only one aspect of this festival. When Christ ascended, he paved the way for us to gain new access to God's presence. As we sing in "A hymn of glory," "Great the light in you we see/ To guide us to eternity." Christ's ascension represents a new unity with God, one that we realize through God's gift of the Holy Spirit -- which we'll celebrate next week, on Pentecost. Another of today's hymns is Charles Wesley's "Hail the day that sees him rise," possibly inspired by this collect from the Book of Common Prayer. May its words be a blessing to you this week. Grant, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that like as we do believe thy only begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ to have ascended into the heavens; so we may also in heart and mind thither ascend and with him continually dwell, who liveth and reigneth with thee, and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen. |
Jesus and The Beatles
with Rev. Lisa Today Rev. Lisa talks about how a Beatles song is like Jesus.
Click here for a "Yellow Submarine" Coloring Page Click here for a "Let It Be" Coloring Page |
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