Monday: 7 a.m., 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday: 7 a.m., 9 a.m.
Wednesday: 7 a.m., 5:30 p.m. Thursday: 7 a.m., 9.a.m.
Friday: 7 a.m., 5:30 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m., 5:30 p.m. Vigil
Sunday: 8, 9:30, 11:30 a.m., 5 p.m. (Spanish), 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Daily Reflections - A Lenten Reflection

 

Lent is the time to make new efforts...We all need to approach the season of Lent asking ourselves what needs...

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Message from Fr. Bong

“Turn Away from Sin and believe in the Gospel.” This is one of the formulae that the minister recites as the ash is being traced on the forehead of the person.
 
Turning away from sin is one thing. Most of us, if not all, have an idea of the things that we should avoid. Look at it from the...

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The Holy Rosary

 The rosary probably began as a practice by the laity to imitate the monastic Divine Office (Breviary or Liturgy of the Hours), during the course of which the monks daily...

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St. Vincent De Paul Society

What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister has nothing to wear and has no food for the day, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, keep warm, and eat well," but you do not give them the...

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IN MEMORIAM

 

We grieve the loss of these members of our parish family:

 

Lorenzo Belmusto
Alene Howe
Emilia Argentina Schneider
Sophie Anne Schneider

 

Let us pray for the repose of their souls and for:

 

Constancio Bonton - Grandfather of Deacon Michael
Patricia de la Mora - Grandmother of Gloria de la Torre
Elizabeth Dooher - Mother of Elizabeth Dooher
Carmen Esceutia - Mother of Father...

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St. James Lent and Easter Schedule 2010

 Tuesday, March 23
Communal Penance
(Sacrament of Reconciliation)  7:00PM

Passion-Palm Sunday, March 28
Saturday Vigil 5:30PM
Sunday 8:00AM, 9:30AM, 11:30AM and 7:00PM
Misa en Espanol 5:00PM

Holy Thursday, April 1
Liturgy of the Lord's Supper
Misa bilingule/Bilingual Mass  7:00PM

Good Friday, April 2
Children's Stations of the Cross  12:00PM
Passion Mime followed by Taize Prayer

Estaciones de la Cruz  3:00PM
(Priests will be available...

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Saint of the day

Catholic saints are holy people and human people who lived extraordinary lives. Each saint the Church honors responded to God's invitation to use his or her unique gifts. God calls each one of us to be a saint.

 

St. Simplicius

March 10

St. Simplicius became pope in 468. Sometimes it seemed to him that he was all alone in trying to correct evils... [Read More]

Readings for this week

Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent

 

Deuteronomy 4:1,5-9
 
1  "And now, O Israel, give heed to the statutes and the ordinances which I teach you, and do them; that you may live, and go in and take possession of the land which the LORD, the God of your fathers, gives you. 
5  Behold, I have taught you statutes and ordinances, as the LORD my God commanded me, that you should do them in the land which you are entering to take possession of it. 
6  Keep them and do them; for that... [Read More]

Volunteer opportunities

Looking to Volunteer? We Can Use Your Help!:

We are looking for someone to lead in saying the rosary during the week in the Chapel.  Could that person possibly be yourself?  Please contact the parish office at 756-3636, ext 224.

Other volunteer opportunities:

Teaching Assistant and Substitute teachers needed
Sunday @ 10:30 - 11:30 - 4th grade; 9:30 - 10:30 a.m
Monday @ 4:00 -5:00 p.m. - 5th grade; 7:00 -8:00 - confirmation level