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Daylight Saving Time BeginsSunday, March 13th!Don’t Forget to Set Your Clocks AHEADOne Hour Before Going to Bed Saturday Night!

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days for fasting and abstinence. Fridays of Lent are also days of abstinence.  FASTING is to be observed by all, 18 years of age and older, who have not yet celebrated their 59th birthday. On a fast day, one full meal is allowed. Two other meals, sufficient to maintainContinue reading “Lenten Regulations”

There will be Stations of the Crossin St James Church on Fridays during Lentat the following dates and times: March 11th, 18th, & 25thApril 1st, & 8th5:30 p.m. in English and7:00 p.m. in Spanish

Are you wondering how we went from the 6th and 9th to the 7th and 10th and what happened to the 8th Commandment? Believe us when we say –it is still in there! Everything that is true is orderly, but when truth is abandoned or compromised, order crumbles. How then can we hold it allContinue reading “RCIA”

Save The Dates! Please Join Fr. Geary in the St. James Center Gym (Former St. James School Building) at 6:30 p.m. on Mondays, March 14th, 21st, and 28th  for talks on Spiritual Warfare. Hope you can join us!

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days for fasting and abstinence. Fridays of Lent are also days of abstinence.  FASTING is to be observed by all, 18 years of age and older, who have not yet celebrated their 59th birthday. On a fast day, one full meal is allowed. Two other meals, sufficient to maintainContinue reading “Lenten Regulations”

THE TIME HAS COME ! ! !ON FIRE EVANGELIZATIONJESSE ROMERO M.A.ST. JAMES PARISH MISSION COME HEAR JESSE ROMERO SPEAKIN-PERSON AT THEST. JAMES LENTEN MISSION!MARCH 4TH – MARCH 6TH, 2022.ALL TALKS WILL BE IN THEST. JAMES CENTER GYMNASIUM(Former St. James School Building) COST: FREE-WILL OFFERING Friday, March 4th, 7:30 – 8:30 pm – In Spanish“Authentic CatholicContinue reading “Lenten Mission with Jesse Romero”

There will be Stations of the Crossin St James Church on Fridays during Lentat the following dates and times: March 4th, 11th, 18th, & 25thApril 1st, & 8th5:30 p.m. in English and7:00 p.m. in Spanish Please join us as we travel with Jesus on the road to Calvary.

We’ve talked a lot about our responsibility toward God and others, and this week, we will add an additional layer to that as we examine how the use and misuse of goods, interior and exterior, not only impact our expression of human dignity but also how that pertains to the working out of our salvation.Continue reading “The 7th & 10th Commandments”

Holy Mass and Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament Tomorrow Morning, March 5th. 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!

Do you pray the Holy Rosary? Consider joining the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary. The Rosary Confraternity is a spiritual association (of the Catholic Church), the members of which strive to pray the entire Rosary (praying just 3 to 4 Mysteries) over the course of a week. One rosary weekly for the rest ofContinue reading “Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary”

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days for fasting and abstinence. Fridays of Lent are also days of abstinence.      FASTING is to be observed by all, 18 years of age and older, who have not yet celebrated their 59th birthday. On a fast day, one full meal is allowed. Two other meals, sufficient to maintainContinue reading “Lenten Regulations”

ON FIRE EVANGELIZATIONJESSE ROMERO M.A.ST. JAMES PARISH MISSIONCOME HEAR JESSE ROMERO SPEAKIN-PERSON AT THEST. JAMES LENTEN MISSION!MARCH 4TH – MARCH 6TH, 2022.ALL TALKS WILL BE IN THEST. JAMES CENTER GYMNASIUM(Former St. James School Building) Friday, March 4th, 7:30 – 8:30 pm – In Spanish“Authentic Catholic Spirituality” Saturday, March 5th, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm –Continue reading “Lenten Mission with Jesse Romero”

Ash Wednesday is March 2nd.St. James Church, Belvidere, ILMass Times7:30 & 9:00 a.m., & 5:30 p.m. in English12:00 & 7:00 p.m. in Spanish Please join us at Mass on Ash Wednesday as we begin our Lenten journey together!

Are the Church’s teachings on human sexuality and Holy Matrimony oppressive, or do they liberate us from bondage to sin and thereby enable us to experience the dignity God intended for us from the beginning? Join Fr. Geary in Connolly Hall on Tuesday evening at 6:30 PM as we examine how the 6th and 9thContinue reading “RCIA”

In recognition of President’s Day 2022, the parish office will be closed on Monday, Feb. 21st and will re-open at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 22nd. Thank You!

Movie Night . . . Featuring . . .  “UNPLANNED” Please join our Respect Life committee for the movie,  “Unplanned” on Friday, February 25th, at 6:30 p.m. in the St. James Parish Center meeting room.  “Unplanned” tells the true story of Abby Johnson’s experience working in a Planned Parenthood clinic and her inspiring transformation. There will beContinue reading ““UNPLANNED””

Do you pray the Holy Rosary? Consider joining the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary. The Rosary Confraternity is a spiritual association (of the Catholic Church), the members of which strive to pray the entire Rosary (praying just 3 to 4 Mysteries) over the course of a week. One rosary weekly for the rest ofContinue reading “Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary”

Make sure they are marked for the following datesfor our Lenten Mission . . .March 4th thru 6th, 2022 THE ST. JAMES LENTEN MISSIONWITH ON FIRE EVANGELIZATIONJESSE ROMERO M.A.