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If you registered for this Zoom study, but missed Session 1, be sure to check your email or text messages to get the link to join us this week for Episode 2: Partnership in the Gospel.  Father Geary will be joining us as we continue to examine this prison letter of St. Paul and whatContinue reading “Lectio PHILIPPIANS”

“The right to the exercise of freedom” is the claim of every human person to be recognized by others as a free and responsible being, especially in moral and religious matters. When one abuses this freedom by deviating from the moral law, it leads to bondage to sin, the exact opposite of the very ‘right’Continue reading “RCIA”

REMEMBER to pick up your guide in the Narthex after Mass!We will have a few extra copies available if you would still like to join us. $10 each, valued at $24.95. This study, which examines St. Paul’s letter to the Philippians, was written from prison and it will challenge you to face the rigors ofContinue reading “Lectio PHILIPPIANS – Life in Christ”

This Tuesday, Deacon Steven Johnson will guide us in discussion of the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony, the second of the sacraments ordered toward the salvation of another, in this case, your spouse. Just as Christ lay down His life for His bride, so too, this sacrament is ordered to death that Christ’s life may beContinue reading “RCIA”

If you itemize on your tax return: Contact your tax advisor for advice about how end-of-year charitable giving would work best in your specific situation. Contact the Office of Charitable Giving at the Diocese of Rockford to find out more about end-of-year giving options.

This six-week video Zoom Study begins soon! Will you join us in being instructed by Dr. Tim Gray on some of St. Paul’s most powerful words to the Church? Father Geary will share his own pastoral and theological insights for two of the sessions as well. We will look at our life in Christ: WhatContinue reading “Lectio PHILIPPIANS – Life in Christ”

Rooted deeply in the Old Covenant system of sacrificial worship and atonement for sin, Jesus, our high priest, brings about in the sacrifice of Himself, the fulfillment of what could not be accomplished  through the blood of goats and bulls. Jesus Christ is the one mediator between God and man, but He has chosen in His ChurchContinue reading “RCIA”

If you itemize on your tax return: Contact your tax advisor for advice about how end-of-year charitable giving would work best in your specific situation. Contact the Office of Charitable Giving at the Diocese of Rockford to find out more about end-of-year giving options.

In honor of the New Year Holiday,the parish office will be closed on Friday, December 31st, 2021 AND Monday, January 3rd, 2022. The office will re-open on Tuesday, January 4th, 2022.Fr. Geary, Fr. Schuessler, and the Parish Staff wish you and your families a very safe andHappy New Year !

God breathed into Adam the breath of life and he became a living being. Jesus performed this same action when he breathed upon the apostles in the upper room. “Whose sins you forgive, are forgiven,” he said to them, instituting the sacrament of penance. But like the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, thisContinue reading “RCIA”

Holy Mass and Adoration of the Most Blessed SacramentTomorrow Morning, January 1stThis Saturday, St. James will offer Mass at 7:30 a.m. followed byAdoration and Confessions.Benediction will close the Holy Hour at 9:00 a.m.All are Welcome – Bring a Friend!

Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God is not a Holy Day of Obligation in 2022, but there will be Masses at 7:30 a.m. in English and 12:00 p.m. in Spanish on January 1, 2022. Saturday, January 1st, 2022 – Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God(Not a Holy Day of Obligation in 2022)7:30 a.m.Continue reading “Mass Times”

In Celebration of the Birth of Christ and the New Year Holiday,the parish office will be closed for Christmas on Christmas Eve, and Monday, December 27th. The office will re-open on Tuesday, December 28th.In Celebration of the New Year Holiday, The parish office will be closed on Friday, December 31st and Monday, January 3rd. The office will re-open on Tuesday,Continue reading “Parish Office Closed Dates”

Beginning in January, 2022, the Legion of Mary (Our Lady of Good Success Presidium) will be sponsoring a First Wednesday devotion to St. Joseph. Please join us in praying the rosary on the First Wednesday of each month at 7:00 a.m. in honor of St. Joseph followed by a Litany before the 7:30 am Mass. 

If you itemize on your tax return:Contact your tax advisor for advice about how end-of-year charitable giving would work best in your specific situation.Contact the Office of Charitable Giving at the Diocese of Rockford to find out more about end-of-year giving options.

Friday, December 24th, 2021 – Christmas Eve4:00 & 5:30 p.m. – English7:00 p.m. – Spanish Saturday, December 25th, 2021 – Christmas Day7:30 & 10:00 a.m. – English12:00 p.m. – SpanishNOTE: There will not be a 4:00 p.m. Mass for Sunday, December 26th Obligation. Sunday, December 26th, 20217:30 & 10:00 a.m. – English12:00 p.m. – Spanish Friday,Continue reading “St. James Parish – Christmas Mass Times”

Parish Office Closed In Celebration of the Birth of Christ,the parish office will be closed on Christmas Eve and Monday, December 27th.  The office will re-open on Tuesday, December 28th. Merry Christmas !