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Religious Education Open Registration
2024-2025(Discount Available until June 26th, from 2:30) Tuesday, June 11, 2024, from 2:30 to 6:00 pm (St. James Center)Registration by Appointment is also available. Call the RE Office at 815-547-7633. WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE YOUR CHILD’S RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Even after children receive First Holy Communion, it is important for your child to continue ReligiousContinue reading “Religious Education Open Registration”
Help Us Say Goodbye To Fr. Geary
After 16 years of service to the people of St. James Parish and Boone County, please join us as we wish Father Geary well in his new parish assignment. There will be receptions in the St. James Center gym after all Sunday Masses this weekend, June 8th and 9th. Light refreshments will be served as FatherContinue reading “Help Us Say Goodbye To Fr. Geary”
Fr. Schuessler’s Reflection 6-9-24
With the change of pastors, I am thinking of St. Paul’s farewell in Acts 20. His farewell is emotional and, it seems, difficult for him. Our farewells are perhaps not as dramatic, but I venture to say just as heartfelt and perhaps difficult. I also think the older we get, the harder change is. Like St. Paul, farewells and the resulting change casts us into the unknown. We areContinue reading “Fr. Schuessler’s Reflection 6-9-24”
Fr. Geary’s Letter for 6-9-24
Dear Parishioners of St. James: Praised be Jesus Christ! Thank you, again, for your faithfulness and prayerful support these past 16 years. Next Sunday you will have a new pastor to shepherd you to eternal life. Please pray for him daily. As your new spiritual father he will certainly pray for you in his dailyContinue reading “Fr. Geary’s Letter for 6-9-24”
Carta de P. Geary, 6-9-2024 – Español
¡Alabado sea Jesucristo! Gracias, una vez más, por su fidelidad y apoyo en oración durante estos últimos 16 años. El próximo domingo tendrán un nuevo pastor para guiarles a la vida eterna. Por favor, oren por él todos los días. Como su nuevo padre espiritual, ciertamente rezará por Uds. en su Santa Misa diaria y en su OficioContinue reading “Carta de P. Geary, 6-9-2024 – Español”
Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 6-7-24
Friday after Corpus Christi, Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus-June 7, 2024 Dt 7:6-11; Ps 103:1-4, 8, 10; 1 Jn 4:7-16; Mt 11:25-30 Note: I will be out of town celebrating the marriage of my daughter, but I liked this reflection so much, that I decided to share it from last year! HowContinue reading “Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 6-7-24”
Help Us Say Goodbye To Fr. Geary
After 16 years of service to the people of St. James Parish and Boone County, please join us as we wish Father Geary well in his new parish assignment. There will be receptions in the St. James Center gym after all Masses the weekend of June 8th and 9th. Light refreshments will be served asContinue reading “Help Us Say Goodbye To Fr. Geary”
Golf Outing Save the Date
St. James Parish Golf Outing Saturday, August 3, 2024 Tee-Off at 1:00 PM Swan Hill Golf Course Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus
Religious Education Open Registration
2024-2025 (Discount Available until June 26th, from 2:30) Tuesday, June 11, 2024, from 2:30 to 6:00 pm (St. James Center) Registration by Appointment is also available. Call the RE Office at 815-547-7633. WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE YOUR CHILD’S RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONEven after children receive First Holy Communion, it is important for your child toContinue reading “Religious Education Open Registration”
Corpus Christi
Please join us for the Corpus Christi Procession beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 2nd, at the corner of Church and Caswell Streets as we bring Jesus to the streets of Belvidere. The procession route will be around the block and back to the Church. In case of rain, the procession will be heldContinue reading “Corpus Christi”
First Saturday
Holy Mass and Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament Tomorrow Morning, June 1, 2024. This Saturday, St. James will offer Mass at 7:30 a.m. followed by Adoration and Confessions. Benediction will close the Holy Hour at 9:00 a.m. All Are Welcome – Bring a Friend!
Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 5-31-24
The visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, May 31, 2024 Zep 3:14-18a; (Ps) Is 12:2-6; Lk 1:39-56 I love to hear or sing the song, the Magnificat, that wonderful prayer that Mary proclaims upon responding to Elizabeth’s greeting. It is a wonderful prayer and something I think we all should say every day. It bringsContinue reading “Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 5-31-24”
Deacon Steven Johnson’s Homily 5-30-24
8th Week of Ordinary Time, Thursday, 5-30-24, Year B Readings: 1st Reading: Pt 2:2-5, 9-12; Psalm: 100:2-5, 10; Gospel: Mk 10:46-52 Theme: With Humility, Ask, Seek, and Find “Once you were no people but now you are God’s people; you had not received mercy but now you have received mercy.” Through Jesus, we have beenContinue reading “Deacon Steven Johnson’s Homily 5-30-24”
Fr. Geary’s Letter for 6-2-24
Dear Parishioners of St. James: Praised be Jesus Christ! The Most Holy Eucharist is truly the Body, Blood, soul and divinity of Jesus Christ. Today’s solemnity, called Corpus Christi, highlights the great mystery of faith: Jesus Christ, Our Lord, on the night before He died, left us His true Body and Blood to eat and drinkContinue reading “Fr. Geary’s Letter for 6-2-24”
Carta de P. Geary, 6-2-2024 – Español
La Santísima Eucaristía es verdaderamente el Cuerpo, la Sangre, el alma y la divinidad de Jesucristo. La solemnidad de hoy, llamada Corpus Christi, pone de relieve el gran misterio de la fe: Jesucristo, Nuestro Señor, la noche antes de morir, nos dejó su verdadero Cuerpo y Sangre para comer y beber hasta que Él regrese. El Señor continúa proveyendo Su precioso Don a través del ministerio de los sacerdotes en el Santo Sacrificio de la Misa. La Pasión, la muerte, la Resurrección y la Ascensión se hacen presentes en la Santa Misa para que podamos tener acceso al Alimento salvador de Cristo para nuestra salvación. Normalmente, después de la consagración por el sacerdote en la Santa Misa, el Cuerpo y la Sangre de Jesús permanecen ocultos por las apariciones del pan y del vino. Sin embargo, para fortalecer la fe de los incrédulos,Continue reading “Carta de P. Geary, 6-2-2024 – Español”
Fr. Schuessler’s Reflection 6-2-24
This weekend we celebrate the Solemnity of The Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi). We celebrate that great gift Jesus left us at the Last Supper. We strengthen our faith that the Holy Eucharist is truly the very Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Christ. It is the priest who consecrates bread and wine into this wondrous gift. He acts in theContinue reading “Fr. Schuessler’s Reflection 6-2-24”
Fr. Schuessler’s reflexión para el 6-2-24
Este fin de semana celebramos la Solemnidad del Cuerpo y la Sangre de Cristo (Corpus Christi). Celebramos ese gran regalo que Jesús nos dejó en la Última Cena. Fortalecemos nuestra fe en que la Sagrada Eucaristía es verdaderamente el Cuerpo y la Sangre, el Alma y la Divinidad de Cristo. Es el sacerdote quien consagra el pan y el vino en este maravilloso don. Actúa en la persona de Cristo. “Es el mismo sacerdote, Cristo Jesús, cuya sagrada persona representa verdaderamente su ministro. Ahora bien, el ministro, por razón de la consagración sacerdotal que ha recibido, está verdaderamente hecho semejante al sumo sacerdote y tiene la autoridad de obrar en el poder y lugar de la persona de Cristo mismo (virtute ac persona ipsius Christi). “Cristo es la fuente de todo sacerdocio: el sacerdote de la antigua ley era una figura de Cristo, y el sacerdote de la nueva ley actúa en la persona de Cristo”. (Catecismo de la IglesiaContinue reading “Fr. Schuessler’s reflexión para el 6-2-24”
Help Us Say Goodbye To Fr. Geary
After 16 years of service to the people of St. James Parish and Boone County, please join us as we wish Father Geary well in his new parish assignment. There will be receptions in the St. James Center gym after all Masses the weekend of June 8th and 9th. Light refreshments will be served as FatherContinue reading “Help Us Say Goodbye To Fr. Geary”
Corpus Christi
Mark your calendars for the Corpus Christi Procession beginning at 1:00 p.m. on June 2, 2024, at the corner of Church and Caswell Streets. The procession route will be around the block and back to the church.
