A BIG THANK YOU to all the organizers of the Parish Festival! Even after not having the Festival for close to two years, you made this year’s festival a unique success. I also would like to acknowledge, on behalf of our parish community, all the volunteers, benefactors, local partners, and guests for your presence, participation, and assistance. In more ways than one, this year’s festival was like no other.
It’s here! The Parish Festival has arrived! A big thanks to all the parishioners who have given so much of their time in planning for a successful Parish Festival. As I said at the Masses a few weeks ago, while the Parish Festival Leadership Team has worked hard to make this year’s festival successful, it simply cannot be successful without your participation and assistance.
NEWS AND UPDATES Please know that we rescheduled this past Thursday’s Forward in Faith Listening Session due to inclement weather. Our new date is WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6th @ 7:00PM in the church. If you were unable to make either of the previously scheduled times, please consider joining us next week. No need to RSVP. We…
We would like to ask you to please consider being a Sponsor so you would have a space in the Festival to promote your business. The cost for the Sponsorship is $200 which covers the cost of a 3’x 4’ banner which will be prominently displayed for the entire 5 days.
One of the major highlights of the annual Saint James the Apostle Parish Festival is the Tin Can Auction. Your help is needed to make this year’s event even more successful than in the past. The Tin Can Auction is a tricky-tray-type event during which festival-goers purchase raffle tickets for prizes donated by area residents…
We have all witnessed the massive undertaking of evacuating Afghan families from Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover. It is fortunate that the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops approached Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark, along with its counterparts throughout the state, to help Afghan families at Fort Dix, a US Army Base in…
A huge heartfelt ❤️ thank you to all who participated in our in-person Forward in Faith Listening Sessions this past Wednesday and Thursday. Thank you for your honesty, your courage to share, and, above all, your willingness to trust. Please know that I, along with your parish lay leadership, have heard you. In addition to what was shared in the in-person sessions, we will also compile the information from the digital and paper survey and provide a report of the Forward in Faith Listening Sessions in due time.
We are happy to welcome students from the Edward V. Walton Primary School here at Saint James. Due to flood damage sustained by the Walton School building in the recent tropical storm, the Springfield Board of Education and Saint James Church have entered into a short-term lease agreement for the school building until their school is back up and running.
NEWS AND UPDATES This past Friday Saint James parish marked the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001 with a solemn and beautiful prayer vigil. Like any American who lived through those days, the memory of 9/11 has become almost sacred, particularly if you lived in the New York Metropolitan area that…