All are invited to join us next Sunday, May 25th as we send forth our parish seminarian intern, Christopher “Topher” Otieno, to his summer training program in hospital ministry. He will be residing at a parish closer to where he will be working every day. We look forward to his return to St. James in … Continue reading Summer Sendoff & Hospitality Sunday on Sunday, May 25th
Join Us at Mass on Friday, May 9th at 8 A.M. to Celebrate and Pray for our New Holy Father
Please join us tomorrow morning, Friday, May 9th at 8:00 A.M. as we gather together at Mass to celebrate and pray for Pope Leo XIV. To read more about our Holy Father, an American born in Chicago, please visit the Vatican News Website: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-05/cardinal-elected-pope-papal-name.html To read the Habemus Papam Message from Bishop Hicks, please click on … Continue reading Join Us at Mass on Friday, May 9th at 8 A.M. to Celebrate and Pray for our New Holy Father
Join Us Tonight at 6:30 P.M. as We Pray for the Election of Our New Pope
Please join us tonight, Wednesday, May 7th at 6:30 P.M. as we gather together at Mass to pray for the Election of Our New Pope. "O God, eternal shepherd, who govern your flock with unfailing car, grant in your boundless fatherly love a pastor for your Church who will please you by his holiness and … Continue reading Join Us Tonight at 6:30 P.M. as We Pray for the Election of Our New Pope
60th Anniversary Mass on the Grass & Pizza Party on Saturday, May 3rd
Weather Permitting on Saturday, May 3rd at 4 P.M. we will have Mass on the Grass of the Parish Office lawn, followed by a Pizza Party in Sebahar Hall, another celebration of the Parish’s 60th Anniversary. See the bulletin for more details but note that there will be a drop off lane for you to … Continue reading 60th Anniversary Mass on the Grass & Pizza Party on Saturday, May 3rd
Join Us for the Celebration of the Resurrection of the Lord
"This is the nightthat with a pillar of firebanished the darkness of sin. This is the nightthat even now, throughout the world,sets Christian believers apart from worldly vicesand from the gloom of sin,leading them to graceand joining them to his holy ones. This is the night,when Christ broke the prison-bars of deathand rose victorious from … Continue reading Join Us for the Celebration of the Resurrection of the Lord
Join Us for the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7 P.M.
Tonight begins the celebration of the Sacred Paschal Triduum with the Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper at 7 P.M. "With this Mass, celebrated in the evening of the Thursday in Holy Week, the Church begins the sacred Easter Triduum and devotes herself to the remembrance of the Last Supper. At the supper on the … Continue reading Join Us for the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7 P.M.
An Invitation to the Paschal Triduum at St. James
We invite you to accompany Jesus on His journey to the cross and to His Resurrection by participating in the liturgies of the Paschal Triduum on Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter. Please see the full schedule below. We also ask you to keep in your prayers those catechumens and candidates from our parish who … Continue reading An Invitation to the Paschal Triduum at St. James
We Invite You to Watch the Diocesan Chrism Mass on Monday, April 14
The Chrism Mass on Monday, April 14 celebrated by Bishop Ron Hicks at 2pm will be livestreamed. To access the link, click below or visit the Diocese of Joliet website, www.diojoliet.org https://www.youtube.com/live/pHAt8tu6cR0?si=B5xucSNQFHH1sGcX
Join Us for a Mass of Thanksgiving Thursday at 7 P.M./No 8 A.M. Mass
Please note: there will be no 8 A.M. daily Mass on Thursday, March 27th -instead- We invite all to join us for a Mass of Thanksgiving at 7 P.M. in Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of Ordination to the Diaconate of our Pastor, Reverend Keith Grant Wolfe.
Ash Wednesday at St. James the Apostle
Lent Begins on Ash Wednesday: March 5, 2025. We invite you to start your season of Lent with us at St. James the Apostle Parish. Our Ash Wednesday schedule is as follows: Masses with Imposition of Ashes after the homily will be offered at: 8:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. Please stay after the imposition of ashes to … Continue reading Ash Wednesday at St. James the Apostle
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