From the Pastor – Apr. 2, 2017
Today is SUPER BOWL SUNDAY!!! Under normal circumstances, families and friends would gather either at home or in a restaurant to watch the game and enjoy some food. The stadium would be filled with fanatic football fans. This year, things are different because of COVID-19. Gatherings will be smaller. There will only be a few…
Happy patronal feast day everyone! On July 25th we celebrate the Feast of Saint James the Apostle (more on our patronal feast day below). <![if !vml]><![endif]>The experience of the Amazon explorer is still very relevant this week. A lot is happening in the rectory and church, so much so that I’m still waiting for my…
The Saint James community is grateful for the work of Fr. Stagg and the many dedicated parishioners who helped bring that vision to fruition, many of whom have gathered with us this weekend to worship and celebrate.
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.
“ONE WHO HAS SURRENDERED TO IT KNOWS THAT THE WAY ENDS ON THE CROSS-EVEN WHEN IT IS LEADING THROUGH THE JUBILATION OF GENNESARET OR THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM.” (A Lent Sourcebook: The Forty Days, Book Two, p. 179) [break] We have come to another Holy Week, the most serious and solemn week in the…
Every so often, on a seemingly regular basis, the Pew Research Center does a survey of Americans on religion and its place in our lives. In a recent survey, the center conducted a survey of Americans who claim to be Christian. This survey doesn’t differentiate if one is Catholic, Presbyterian and so forth. It was…