This Week:
11/11 Monday
-7:00 am Mass
-Happy Veteran's Day-offices are closed
11/12 Tuesday
-Adult Basketball
7:00 pm
11/13 Wednesday
-Women's Scripture Study Group
9:45 am
-Bereavement Ministry
10:30 am
-Grupo de Oracion para Adultos
6:30 pm
-Bible Timeline: The Story of Salvation
6:45 pm
-RCIA
7:00 pm
-Women's Guild Regular Meeting
7:00 pm
11/14 Thursday
-Eucharistic Adoration
6:00-9:00 pm
--Adult Basketball
7:00 pm
11/15 Friday
-Men's Scripture Study
7:00 am
11/16 Saturday
-St. James School Annual Dinner and Auction
-Reconciliation in Church
4 pm
-Mass
5:30 pm
11/17 Sunday
-Mass 8 am
-Mass 9:30 am
-Mass 11:30 am
-Mass Espanol 1:00 pm
-Mass 7 pm
-St. Vincent de Paul Food Drive
Faith Formation Break begins 11/10-12/1
News
November 10, 2019
Announcement of Anniversaries at Mass
Our Parish wishes to recognize our parishioner's milestones in their lives! All Parishioners are invited to call the Parish office with the date of their wedding anniversary! At the first weekend Masses each month, these parishioners will be recognized in an announcement. Please contact the office at (530) 756-3636.
November 10, 2019
Adoration
How fortunate we are in our parish that we have the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Every Monday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 the Blessed Sacrament is exposed for our adoration in the Chapel. Also Thursday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m. Jesus is present, waiting for adorers. Eventually more days will be available as the need for other days become apparent. Many holy people and saints have gone before us who made time to spend silent and prayerful times with Jesus. For example, St. Alphonsus Liguori from the 18th century was often rapt in ecstasy before the Blessed Sacrament. He made frequent visits. One of his simple but favorite prayers was: “O my God, my Love, O everlasting Love, I love Thee!” During his life he wrote many prayers for Adoration which were translated into numerous languages. He often said that next to Holy Communion that no act of worship is so pleasing to God and none so useful as the frequent visit to our Lord Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament dwelling upon our altars. All people are invited for worship – the young and the old. Some entire families have been seen in our chapel during Adoration. What an excellent example for the young! If Jesus were actually visible in our church, everyone would run to welcome him, but he remains hidden in the Sacred Host under the appearance of bread, because he is calling us to faith, that many may come to him in humility. “The Blessed Sacrament is the “Living Heart” of each of our churches and it is our very sweet duty to honor and adore the Blessed Host, which our eyes see, -the Incarnate Word, whom they cannot see.” (Pope Paul VI).
November 10, 2019
Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!
Our parish will have a Thanksgiving Mass on Thanksgiving at 9:30 am.
As a reminder the Parish office will be closed Thursday November 28th, and Friday November 29th.
Happy Holiday!
Parish Altar Servers Needed
St. James Families,
Is your child old enough to altar serve? Altar serving has been a very old tradition of the Church and if there is true, active, and conscious participation from our servers, it gives our children a great opportunity not only to encounter fully our Lord Jesus Christ but also to serve Him at the Altar. More so, it provides a special place for our children to discern their own vocations in front of our Lord himself, may it be in the religious or married life. So if your child has already received his/her first communion and you believe him/her to be capable of taking upon the duties of an altar server, please consider being an altar server! Children need to have received First Holy Communion. Entering 4th grade or be a responsible 3rd grader. Contact Karey Spivey at kareyrn@prodigy.net or 530-867-0783.
Mass Times:
Weekday Masses:
Monday- Friday-7 am
Saturday- 8 am
Weekend:
Saturday Vigil:
5:30 pm
Sunday:
8:00am, 9:30am, 11:30am, 7:00pm
1:00pm (Misa en Español)
Reconciliation:
Saturday- 4 pm or
By appointment
Eucharistic Adoration
Monday -
8:00am -5:00pm
Thursday -
6:00pm-9:00pm
The Arise Prayer
Gracious God and Father,
we enter into your presence
realizing you know us better
than we know ourselves.
You know the cares and sufferings
we carry in our own hearts.
You call us to holiness
and we trust you to lead us
together on our journey
to be a renewed Church,
for with you all things are possible.
Create us anew in Jesus Christ
your Son.
Liberate us from all that keeps us
from you.
Heal us from every form
of sin and violence.
Transform us to live your Word
more profoundly.
Awaken us to the sacred;
rebuild trust among us.
Enliven our parishes;
reunite our families.
May your Holy Spirit empower us
to live as a community of love,
freed to share in your work
of recreating our world
and restoring justice.
We believe you are doing
something new,
calling us to arise together in Christ
to celebrate the fullness of life.
Amen.
Faith Formation News
DATE CHANGE FOR COMMUNION RETREAT (Classes - 2nd Yr Communion A&B, Sacrament Preparation English & Spanish) *Due to unforeseen circumstances with the Bishop’s schedule, an event was scheduled on 3/14 here. * For this reason, we will need to change the Communion Retreat from 3/14 to 3/21 @ 9a-12p at the St James Church Gym. *More info will be available when the dates draws near.
CHANGE FOR FIRST RECONCILIATION (Classes - 2nd Yr Communion A&B, Sacrament Prep) *Due to the Priest’s busy schedules, we’ll need to reschedule your child’s First Confession from 12/14/19 to 1/25/20 from 9a-12p.
St. Vincent de Paul Fall Food Offertory
November 16 and 17
Here are three ways you can help us feed the hungry in our community:
1. Bring a Dinner-in-a-Bag; a complete meal that includes non-perishable food comprised of an entree, several side dishes-vegetables, soup, rice, some fruit, drinks and a dessert.
2. Bring bulk food such as rice, beans, pasta, or other such items for distribution to group homes or shelters.
3. Bring grocery store gift cards that can be delivered to those in need so that they can purchase dairy, produce, and other fresh food.
~Thank you for generosity and support of those in need~
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Diocesan News:
November 10, 2019
ICP Registration
On September 16, the Independent Compensation Program (ICP) will begin accepting registrations. The Diocese of Sacramento is joining those in Los Angeles, Fresno, Orange, San Bernadino and San Diego in a program that brings compensation and justice to those who were sexually abused as minors by diocesan priests. All claims, regardless of how long ago they may have occurred, will be considered by the program. The ICP is independent, outside the control of any diocese. For more information, including how to submit a claim, please visit www.CaliforniaDiocesesICP.com. Let us always remember to pray for the victims of priest sexual abuse. As their pain is ongoing, so must our prayers for them be.
November 10, 2019
Worship the Lord Workshops
“Worship the Lord in the Beauty of Holiness” (Psalm 96:9)
Each session starts with Morning Prayer at 8:30 and concludes with Evening Prayer at 3:45.
The series will take place at Divine Mercy, 2231 Club Center Drive, Sacramento (Natomas)
#3 – Jan. 11 – Source and Summit of the Christian Life: The Mass
#4 – Mar. 14 – Medicine of Mercy: Sacraments of Healing
#5 – April 25 – The Joy of the Gospel: Sacraments of Mission
A certificate in liturgy specialization will be given at the end of the series, provided that the individual has completed Basic Certification - https://www.scd.org/family-and-faith-formation/basic-lay-formation-certification
register online, here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/worship-the-lord-in-the-beauty-of-holiness-tickets-63487987279