St. James Roman Catholic Parish A Faith and Family Community
19640 N. 35th Avenue, Glendale, Arizona 85308
Phone 623-581-0707 † Fax 623-581-0110
Second Sunday of Lent - March 12, 2017
† Pastor Fr. Ben Onegiu, A.J.
† Parochial Vicar Fr. Felix Kauta, A.J.
† In Residence Fr. William Okot, A.J.
† Sisters in Residence Sr. Betty Banja, S.H.S.
Sr Betty Duduka, S.H.S.
† Deacons Alan Bowslaugh (Retired)
Frank Devine
Ron TenBarge
• Business Manager Pamela Hester-Ext 101
Finance Assistant Nora Scott
Administrative Assistant Terri Simonetta-Ext 108
● Director Liturgy & RE Sr. Sophie Lado, S.H.S.-Ext 110
Formation Assistant Mary Ann Zimmerman-Ext 104
Youth Group Coordinator Katherine Selvera-Ext 103
● Director of Music James Poppleton-Ext 106
Assistant Music Director Mike Giacalone
● Receptionists Nora Scott
Kristy Hillhouse
Rafael Davila Cruz
Irene Molette
● Facilities Coordinator Rene Vera-Ext 116
Maintenance Martin Sanchez
Jim Hodson
• CTP Coordinator Christina Metelski-Ext 105
• Funeral Coordinator Deacon Frank Devine-Ext 100
• Licensed Professional Rosalie Weller M.C.
Counselor Phone: 602-942-9505
• Bulletin Editor Nessa De Mello
• St. Vincent DePaul Phone: 623-581-0728
Weekend Masses † Saturday - 4:00PM
Sunday - 7:30AM-9:00AM-11:00AM
2:00PM (Spanish)-6:00PM (Youth)
Daily Mass † Wednesday - 7:00PM
Monday-Tuesday-Thursday-Friday-Saturday - 8:00AM
Holy Days † Please consult the Parish Office
Reconciliation † 2nd & 4th Wednesdays - 6:00PM-6:45PM
Saturday - 2:00PM - 3:30PM, or by appointment
Parish Office Hours † Sunday - 8:00AM-3:30PM
Monday-Thursday - 9:00AM-Noon / 12:30PM-4PM
Friday - 9:00AM-Noon
Saturday - 9:00AM-Noon / 2:00PM-5:30PM
This is my Beloved Son, with whom I am well
pleased; listen to Him.
Mission Statement
St. James Roman Catholic Parish is a warm and
welcoming, Christ centered community, dedicated
to the service of all.
The CDA provides critical funding to over 70 programs and organizations across the Diocese. The CDA serves the basic needs of our large and fast grow-ing community beyond what any parish can do alone. Together we can achieve more. With your gift, you heed the call to be an instrument of God’s mercy.
A Fish Fry dinner will be held
on Fridays during Lent from
5pm to 7pm and ending
Friday April 7, 2017.
Sponsored by the Knights of
Columbus
St. John Fisher Council 12856
Charity And
Development Appeal
Plate Income: $ 16,475.72
Children’s Giving: $ 68.53
Ash Wednesday: $ 4,103.51
$17,874 is needed to cover our weekly
budgeted Parish expenses.
Our goal is for the Plate Income to cover all Parish
expenses. At this time, fundraising income is used
Daily Mass M,T,TH,F,S at 8:00AM and Wed at 7PM
the week at st james . . .
8:00AM-Mass
12:30PM-Afternoon Tea Ministry
6:00PM-Adoration
8:00PM-Benediction
MAR. 13
MAR. 14
MAR. 19
MAR. 17
MAR. 16
MAR. 15
MAR. 18
8:00AM-Mass
5:00PM-Choir Practice Spanish Prayer Group
6:00PM-Little Flowers
7:00PM-Little Ray of Light Sp.,
Spanish Prayer Group: Dios Sana
10:00AM-Rosary Makers
7:00PM–Mass
8:00AM-Mass
7:00PM-Choir Practice Scripture Study Women’s Cursillo
8:00AM-Mass
8:30AM-Adoration
4:00PM-Benediction
5:00PM-Knights of Columbus Fish Fry
7:00PM-Stations of the Cross
8:00AM-Mass
11:00AM-Cleaning in the Church
2:00PM-Reconciliation
4:00PM-Mass
7:30, 9:00 & 11:00AM (CLOW) -Mass,
2:00PM-Spanish Mass (CLOW)
3:00PM-Spanish Prayer Group
6:00PM-Mass (Youth)
7:15PM– Youth Group
Please come to Mass early enough not to disrupt.
Leave late enough not to insult. Worship reverently
enough not to distract, AND dress proudly enough
not to offend.
PLEASE
We ask that you help preserve a reverent atmosphere
by turning off all pagers and cellular phones before
entering the Church!
ACH CONTRIBUTIONS
St. James is set up to do automatic payments (ACH) from your
checking or savings accounts. The parish will receive your contri-
bution, even if you are out of town or out of state.
If you are interested, please stop by the Parish Office to complete an
authorization form.
Accounts will be debited on or after the 27th of each month.
WELCOME…
We extend our hearts in a warm St. James welcome to you whether long term residents or newly arrived in the Parish. We thank God that you are with us. If you are not registered, please fill out this form. Place it in the collection basket, drop it off, or mail it to the office.
Name:____________________________Phone:_________________
Address:_________________________________________________
City:____________State_____Zip:______# in fam._______________
Request Registration Information ___New Address ___New Phone___
Moving, please remove from roster___
Interested in learning more about:
___The Catholic Faith___ Focus on Faith___ Baptism___Marriage
___Youth Group___Other Needs_______________________________
Registration material may be picked up at the Parish Office or mailed to your home.
Pastoral Council: [email protected]
Theila Morris, Chair ▪ Irene Molette, Co-Chair ▪ Monica
Gaynor ▪ Carla Gonzales ▪ Cindy Lancaster ▪ Jorge Morales
George Okumu ▪ Jackie Peeden ▪ Leticia Rodriguez
Ken Pritchett, Knights of Columbus Liaison
Finance Council: [email protected]
Blaine Bandi, Chair ▪ Alvean Soliz, Co-Chair ▪ Lew Lancaster
Michael Mathews
Sunday, March 05, 2017
Thank you for supporting $1 more each week campaign!
ST. JAMES ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH
Phone 623-581-0707 † Fax 623-581-0110 † Web Site - www.stjames-greater.com † email - admin@ stjames-greater.com
ST. JAMES ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH
Phone 623-581-0707 † Fax 623-581-0110 † Web Site - www.stjames-greater.com † email - admin@ stjames-greater.com
March 13, 2016 — March 19, 2017
Articles for the church bulletin need to be submitted and approved by administration no later than noon on Tuesday. Send to [email protected].
Announcements must be submitted in writing or by email to James no later than noon on Thursday. Email: [email protected]
Flyers to advertise upcoming parish or diocesan events must be submitted to [email protected] no later than
Tuesday noon to be included in the video loop for the upcoming weekend.
All articles, announcements and flyers will be included—space permitting.
Pray For All of Our Service Men and Women.
"Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they
perform for us in our time of need. We ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.” AMEN.
† Please pray for those who have died †
Please pray for the sick in our community, especially those from our Parish.
Barbara & Margaret Abrams, Angela Amaro-Campo, Laura Blum, Steve Davis, Sheree Dudek, Lisha Gallegos, Andre Jordan, Meg Kelly, Notty Koot,
Pat Lahm, Raul Lopez, Kimberly Martin, Pablo Mata, Dixon Gitonga Mbatau, Neoma Nielsen, Bruce Orosco, Jim Parsons, Jamie Pohl, Joseph Roy-
bal, Juan Roybal, Jr.
We welcome your prayer requests for your family members and friends. Direct permission from the person is needed. They will remain on the list
for 30 days. If someone is seriously ill, you may request that they remain on the list for 3 months. If after 3 months they wish to remain on the
prayer list please contact the Front office to be listed on the bulletin board for an extended period. Thank you.
MON 13 - Mar 8:00 AM MAXIMA GONZALES (Deceased) Fr. Felix
TUE 14 - Mar 8:00 AM EUGENE COSTER (Deceased) Fr. Ben
WED 15 - Mar 7:00 PM LORETTA HAUG (Deceased) Fr. Ben
THUR 16 - Mar 8:00 AM ALEXANDER MIKELONIS (7th Birthday) Fr. Ben
FRI 17 - Mar 8:00 AM AGNES KILLILEA (Deceased) Fr. Ben
SAT 18 - Mar 8:00 AM PATTY MEEHAN (Birthday) Fr. Felix
4:00 PM EUGENE CUNNINGHAM (Deceased) Fr. Ben
SUN 19 - Mar 7:30 AM JOHN J. HUDAK, JR. (Deceased) Fr. Felix
9:00 AM JIM & CAROLYN MILLER (Deceased) Fr. Felix
11:00 AM ELIZABETH KOULEMOU (Deceased) Fr. Ben
2:00 PM TERESA LOPEZ (Deceased) Fr. Kevin
6:00 PM BRETT CRABLE (Birthday) Fr. Ben
Sacrament of Baptism
Sacramento de Bautismo
Please contact Mary Ann-Ext 104.
Must be a registered parishioner for six
months. Preparation classes are re-
quired. A brochure is available in the
church foyer.
Sacrament of Marriage
Sacramento de Matrimonio
Please contact Deacon Ron -Ext 100
nine months in advance. Preparation
classes are required.
Sacrament of the
Anointing of the Sick
Call the Parish Office when seriously ill.
Communal Anointing is held on the 1st
Wednesday of the month at 7:00 PM.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is
every Friday beginning at 8:30 AM and concludes
with Benediction at 7:00 PM.
Every Monday from 6:00PM, concluding with
Benediction at 8:00 PM .
During exposition, Jesus cannot be left unattended.
Adoration = ONE hour. There are 10 hours of Adora-
tion on Friday and 2 hours on Monday.
Come visit Jesus, the Prince of Peace, the Creator of
the Universe, the Merciful Savior, for just one of
these Hours.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
March 13–March 18 Mon: DN 9:4-10; Lk 6:36-38
Tue: IS 1:10, 16-20; Mt 23:1-12
Wed: JER 18:18-20; Mt 29:17-28
Thu: JER 17:5-10; Lk 16:19-31
Fri: GN 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-28;
Mt 21:33-43, 45-46
Sat: MI 7:14-15, 18-20; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32
NEXT SUNDAY
March 19
Ex 17:3-7
Rom 5:1-2, 5-8
Jn 4:5-42
Dates below indicate Mass availability and
is on first come first serve basis.
Available
Masses
May 6
Jun 4,7,8,11,14,15,16,17,21,22,23,24,25,27,28
Jul 1,2,5,6,7,9,13,14,15,16,17,18,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,28,29,30,31
We encourage you to request a special day to have a Mass said
for a loved one. Those days that have one or more Masses cur-
rently open are listed above. Please check them out and come to
the Parish Office to select a day.
ST. JAMES ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH
Phone 623-581-0707 † Fax 623-581-0110 † Web Site - www.stjames-greater.com † email - admin@ stjames-greater.com
St. James Roman Catholic Parish 19640 N.35th Ave. Glendale AZ 85308
(just south of Loop101)
Dinner includes:
Baked Fish or Fried Fish
French Fries • Coleslaw
Decaf/Regular Coffee, Lemonade, Water
Dessert
Adults $10.00 / Plate
Seniors $7.00 / Plate
Children (under 12) $5.00 / Plate
Family $25.00
Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus
St John Fisher Council 12856
Fish Fry Dinner will be held on Fridays during Lent from 5PM—7PM and Ending Friday, April 7th
Volunteers are needed beginning 2pm: cook, setup, serve and cleanup.
If you can help please contact Bud Lucy at 602-617-3523
Pastoral Care to the Sick and Homebound Your Help is Needed!
Is the Holy Spirit calling you to bring Christ to those unable to attend Mass?
Our Ministry Team goes into homes, group homes, and Honor Health Hospital 7 days a week. We consist of volunteer Eucha-ristic Ministers from Sts. James, Luke and Thomas More parishes.
However, many of us are elderly, have health problems, don't drive, and need YOU to come share this most precious gift from God-the opportunity to take His Only Son to those people who cannot come to Him!
Training is provided—only a tender, compassionate heart and love of Christ and His fellow followers are pre-requisites. Please consider this request for help! Call Joan Bogart @ 602-993-9596 for information.
WHY REGISTER???
Being a registered, active, participating mem-ber of a Parish, is important when you need to Baptize, Sponsor a Child for Sacraments, get Married...and Funerals as well. For parents of children enrolled in Catholic Schools, in order to receive the school re-duced Catholic tuition rate, your family needs to meet the criteria set by the Parish for being a registered, active, participating member. The definition of a registered, active, partici-pating member, includes attending Mass regu-larly, as well as contributing with an envelope to the Offertory along with supporting the min-istry life of the Parish.
FORMED SUBSCRIPTION HAS BEEN RENEWED BY THE PARISH
Learn more about our Catholic Faith through Scripture Study, view over 50 full-length movies of saints and documentaries, 48-life changing audio presentations in both English and Spanish. Children section has just been added. All this in one place on your electronic device on your schedule. Cost: $15 per family.
Register in the gift shop today or in the office during the week.
The Monday Afternoon Tea Ministry meets on
Monday at 12:30 p.m. Bring a snack to share. This
ministry crochets or knits beanies, buntings, af-
ghans, etc. for different charities. If you don’t know
how to knit or crochet, we’ll teach you. We have extra Knitting
Looms and yarn to share. Come join us.
SVdP News
Help Saint Vincent de Paul to serve those in need through you Charitable Tax Credit contributions. When you donate to SVdP the Arizona Charitable Tax Credit allows you to receive dollar-for-dollar for tax credit. This you can receive a credit of up to $800 when filing a joint tax return, or up to $400 when filing a single return. Please prayerfully consider assisting the least of your brothers by using this as part of your year-end tax strategy.
If you are interested in donating an item to the SVdP pantry, we are in need of macaroni and cheese to include in the food boxes of our clients with children.
Do we listen to Jesus when he asks us to take care of our brothers and sisters who are suffering? Your support of St. Vincent de Paul will help the poor to celebrate the grace of God’s love this Easter.
Divine Mercy Devotion
You are invited to join us in praying before the Blessed Sacrament on Fridays at 3:00pm. It only takes 30 minutes to 1 hour of your time to pray for God’s Mercy and to let it flow through us to others.
We hope to see you there!
ST. JAMES ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH
Phone 623-581-0707 † Fax 623-581-0110 † Web Site - www.stjames-greater.com † email - admin@ stjames-greater.com
St. Joseph’s Youth Camp
Founded by the Knights of Columbus Located just 23 miles SE of Flagstaff
Save Your Camper a Spot in Our 2017 Summer Program!
6 days and 6 nights to enjoy the great outdoor! Horseback Riding, Kayaking, Hiking, Archery, Telescope & Campfire nights, Food, Lodging, Camp T-shirt, DVD of the week’s activities and much more!
For a limited time: Kids ages 8-15 who Register early can save $50.
Teens ages 15-17 can train to be Camp Counselors. Training includes CPR, Safe Environment, and Camp Environment programs. Opportunities
available to earn Community Service Hours.
Opening sessions are located on the website: Go to: www.SJYCAZ.com and click on Register Now and follow the prompts or
contact us: [email protected] or call: 480-449-0848
ST. JAMES ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH
Phone 623-581-0707 † Fax 623-581-0110 † Web Site - www.stjames-greater.com † email - admin@ stjames-greater.com
Giving Statements for 2016 are available and can be picked up in the parish office after
Mass or during the week.
Food, Family Games & Entertainment
Saturday, April 29th
4pm – 10pm
Certified Food Manager: Looking for a person who currently holds a certified Maricopa County Food Managers card to assist with the food booths’ adherence to the county’s food handling requirements. Will be needed for consultation during the event planning meetings and the day of the event. For additional information, contact Thelia Morris at 623-570-3248.
Got Talent? Share it at the Fair! - We’re looking for parishioners who have a talent and would like to perform at the Neighborhood Fair. All ages are welcome. Please contact Mike Giacolone at [email protected].
Second Collection—March 11th & 12th. A second collection will be taken up at all masses this weekend of March 11th and 12th. The mon-ies collected will be used to help defray some of the expenses related to the Neighborhood Fair. Thank you for whatever you can give and God Bless You.
Additional Volunteers will be needed the day of the event. Be on the lookout for opportunities to sign up.
The annual Charity and Development Appeal (CDA) is underway. Thank you to the families who have made a gift. Each and every gift is important and provides vital support to the programs and organizations who rely on the CDA. CDA funds allow them to provide critical services and resources to our parishes, diocese and local communities.
Support WORKS OF MERCY in our Diocese and make your gift today! Our parish has currently raised $38,465 with 24.4% of our families participating. Gifts can be made online at dphx.org/cda or by completing a donor enve-lope. Thank you!
La Campaña anual de Caridad y Desarrollo ya ha empezado. Gracias a las familias que ya donaron. Cada una de las donaciones es importante y da ayuda vital a los programas y organizaciones que cuentan con la CDA. Los fondos de la CDA permiten que nuestras parroquias, la Diócesis y las co-munidades locales puedan proveer servicios y recursos críticos.
Apoye los trabajos de misericordia en nuestra Diócesis y haga su donación hoy. Actualmente, Nuestra parroquia ha recolectado $38,465 con el 24.4% de participación de nuestras familias. Las donaciones pueden ser hechas en línea en diocesephoenix.org/cda o completando un sobre de donación. Gracias.
May our gifts to this year’s Charity and Development Appeal enable our
church to continue Christ’s work in our community. We pray to the Lord.
DONUTS ON SUNDAY
Join your fellow parishioners in the
Parish Hall for donuts after the
7:30, 9:00 and 11:00 AM Masses.
Formation/Catechists
2016-17 FRY’S COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM
It is time to RE-ENROLL in the Fry’s Community Rewards Program. percentage of your groceries purchased at Fry’s will be donated to St James.
Follow the process outlined below to re-enroll your Fry’s V.I.P card and continue your support of St. James.
TO RE-ENROLL… Go to www.fryscommunityrewards.com
1. Click on ‘Sign-In’ 2. Enter your email and password, click on ‘sign in’ 3. Click on your name (top right hand corner), under ‘Account Sum-mary’ scroll down to “Community Rewards” 4. Click on ‘Edit’ under Community Rewards 5. Under Find Your Organization: Enter our NPO number, 84600, or St. James Roman Catholic Parish, then select ‘search’ 6. Under ‘Select Your Organization’. Click on the circle next to our or-ganization 7. Click on ‘Enroll’
If you have re-enrolled correctly, you should see a green box with ‘Your enrollment in the Community Rewards Program has been updated. Thank you for participating!
If you have not enrolled in the Fry’s Community Rewards Program, there is a Scrip Program Brochure in the Foyer for instruction on how to link your Fry’s V.I.P. card to St. James.
Do you shop Amazon?
Now you can earn money for St James for most Amazon pur-chases! Just do your shopping on smile.amazon.com, and the Amazon Smile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible items purchased to the charitable organization of your choice… ST. JAMES ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH!
WHAT IS BENEFIT?
√ It is an App that you can download on your smart phone! Available from iTunes or Google Play Store.
√ Choose St James as your Beneficiary, and a % of your purchases will be paid to the parish.
√ Purchase a gift card from the App and you will immedi-ately receive a passcode to give to the store, restaurant, or even for purchases on-line.
Questions? Contact Irene Molette or the Parish Office.
Benefit
We all heard of some of the financial challenges our Parish faced last fiscal year. One of the ways YOU could increase your sup-port of the parish is through the Scrip and Benefit gift card programs. Your planned purchases can be an extra bonus for St James. Whether it’s iTunes gift cards for teens, Home Depot for dads or gifts of dinner out, plan on purchasing your gift cards from St James and the Parish will gain monies at no extra cost to you. Shopping at Walmart or Toys R Us for gifts? The Benefit App will allow you to almost instantaneously to buy an e gift card on your smart phone for many retailers to pay for your pur-chase. Again, St James will gain funds at no cost to you. This Par-ish belongs to each and every one of us. Without investment of time and treasure from each one of us, the Parish will never meet its potential. Let’s all work together to make St James financially secure and the very best it can be.
Our Catechists are volunteers that lead others in understand-
ing the faith teachings according to the official teachings of the
Church, the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Please stop by
to thank them for their service.
St. James Scrip Program
The Scrip program helps earn money for St James! Plan ahead! Make a list of places to shop - Wal-Mart,
Safeway, Any Retailer. *A complete list of vendors can be viewed at www.glscrip.com.
The next order will be placed on March 20, 2017.
Orders must be received by 7:00 PM the day prior and usually arrive within the week.
Questions? Contact Irene Molette at [email protected].
ST. JAMES ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH
Phone 623-581-0707 † Fax 623-581-0110 † Web Site - www.stjames-greater.com † email - admin@ stjames-greater.com
Ministry Meetings & Updates
Market on the Move is
coming to St. James
March 25, 2017
8am to 11am
They will be here every 4th Saturday of the month. Come and stock up on your fruits and vegetables while helping to rescue good fresh produce from going to landfills.
Please visit www.the3000club.org for more info.
A donation of $10 = up to 60 lbs. of produce!
Our Brown Bag Ministry, sponsored by St. Mary’s Food Bank, is open every Thursday morning in the Hall. They distribute food from 8am to 9:30am. Items vary but include: bread, vegetables, pastries and fruit. There is no cost but you will need to sign in and provide your zip code.
Scripture Study
“Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.” St. Jerome
Our next Scripture session will be March 16th in the Parish Hall at 7:00PM.
Please contact the Parish Office for more information.
PRO-LIFE MINISTRY
Our next meeting will be Tuesday, Apr 4th, 2017 at 6 PM
Please join us in promoting the sanctity of life. Contact John Ingram, Sr. at the Parish Office.
Jeremiah: 1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you.”
Liturgy Ministry
Altar Servers: THE NEXT TRAINING SESSION WILL BE June 3rd at 9:30am.
EM’s and Lectors training will be on Thursday, May 11th at 6:00 PM.
For more information contact Maggie through the Parish Office.
Little Flowers will meet on Tuesday, April 4th at 6pm in the Hall.
If you would like information on Little Flowers please contact Ms Elisa Anderson at [email protected].
If you or someone you know is interest-ed in becoming Catholic please contact the parish office.
The meetings are Tuesdays at 7:00pm in the parish hall.
DID YOU KNOW….the Catholic church does not recognize civil mar-riages? In order to be a Godparent or Sponsor for Confirmation, you must be married in the Catholic Church. Please see the Marriage brochure in the foyer for more information or call Deacon Ron in the parish office.
Celebrate your Wedding Anniversary with a special blessing which can be done at any weekend Mass. Contact the Parish Office for more information or to schedule a blessing.
GRUPO DE ORACION: “DIOS SANA” Los invita todos los Martes a las 6:30PM.
Ven con toda tu familia a escuchar la palabra de Dios y recibe muchas Bendiciones.
Clase para Niños: Rayito de Luz Cada Martes a las 7 de la noche en el Salón. Pro-
grama de Evangelización para niños.
Do you love working with kids? We need a director and co-director to organize and plan a one-day Vacation Bible School for Saturday,
June 10th 2017. Please contact Sr. Sophie in the parish office.
GIFT SHOP
Gift Shop is having a close-out sale on First Communion dresses. We also have many Confirmation and First Communion gift items;
and St. Teresa of Calcutta medals.
“Rise, and do not be afraid.” Let us comfort our spouses and oursel-ves by celebrating the love of God in our marriages by experiencing a WorldWide Marriage Encounter weekend on May 19-21 in Phoe-nix. To apply for the weekend and for other dates visit www.wwmearizona.com
ST. JAMES ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH
Phone 623-581-0707 † Fax 623-581-0110 † Web Site -www.stjames-greater.com † email - admin@ stjames-greater.com
Parish Updates & More
SAVE THE DATE: A multi-parish Ultreya is being held at St. James in the hall on Saturday, March 25, 2017, immediately following the 8 a.m. mass. This is a breakfast potluck. Please plan to be with your Cursillo community. There will be a witness talk about living as a Catholic Christian: growing in holiness, study, and sharing the good news. All are welcome whether you have made a Cursillo weeknend or not.
CHILDREN LITURGY OF THE WORD (CLOW)
CLOW is every Sunday at the 11 am Mass except 1st Sunday of the month. Children Offertory will be done in the hall and will be brought into the Church and taken to
the altar with the regular offertory.
Benediction will be at 4 PM on Fridays during Lent.
Stations of the Cross Fridays - 7 PM
March 17 - Liturgy Ministry March 24 - Spanish Prayer Group March 31 - Choir Team April 07 - St. James Staff/Councils Good Friday - April 14 - 4:30 pm Living Stations of the Cross - Youth Group
National Catholic Singles Conference Volunteers Needed The National Catholic Singles Conference (NCSC) is coming to Ari-zona from September 29th - October 1st, 2017. This will be the first time that Arizona will host it, so we are seeking some volunteers (mostly core team members) since now. If you would like to volun-teer your time and talents or just want more information about this exciting opportunity, please email Camille here: ([email protected]) Additionally, here is the website for more about what the NCSC offers and about the founder: http://www.nationalcatholicsingles.com/about/ Thank you and God Bless you.
ST. JAMES ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH
Phone 623-581-0707 † Fax 623-581-0110 † Web Site - www.stjames-greater.com † email - admin@ stjames-greater.com
SUPPORT THE CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES COLLECTION
The CRSC helps six different Catholic agencies to answer the knock of Jesus in disguise around the world. The CRSC provides services for immigrants, humanitarian aid in the wake of natural disasters, refuge for the displaced, and advocacy for peace and justice around the world. The support is vital to continuing these ministries. There will be a collection the weekend of March 25th & 26th. Please be generous.
The Catholic Relief Services Collection (CRSC) trabja en nuestro país y en el extranjero para ayudar a las víctimas de persecución y de catástrofes naturales, para dar servicios legales a los inmigrantes probres y para abogar por los indefensos. Esta colecta, la cual man-tiene a seis agencias católicas, nos ofrece una oportunidad a cada uno de nosotros para ayudar a Jesús con otro rostro. Por favor, en oración, consideren dar una contribución a CRCS. Habrá una colección el fin de semana del 25 y 26 de Marzo. Por favor sea generoso.
The dates for the upcoming Cursillo weekends are: Men’s English – May 4-7 Men’s Spanish – May 11-14 Women’s English – May 18-21 Women’s Spanish – June 15-18
For more information, please contact the parish office or Suzanne Ta-margo (English) at [email protected] or 1-917-608-8270. Or visit with the Cursillo community in the hall on Saturday, March 25, following the 8 a.m. mass.
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