St James begins to bustle with activity in August and September. School is back in full swing and this past week our apostolates, ministries, and faith formation opportunities started back to life! Our Parish Picnic was a wonderful time and the Lord held off the rain until the end! The hamburgers and hotdogs were excellent […]
As the Pastor of St. James, one of my responsibilities is to see to the good administration of the temporal goods of our parish – the facilities, grounds, and the finances. This week in the bulletin you find an insert of the Financial Report for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2023. I never cease
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We are blessed at St. James with so many opportunities to know and live our faith and develop our relationship with Jesus Christ and the Church. In the Narthex, you will see tables with signs and sign-up sheets for all the opportunities for ministry and growing in knowledge of our faith and deeper in prayer.
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I hope that everyone weathered Hurricane Idalia and that there wasn’t too much damage to trees and property. Tis the season for preparation and weather watching and prayers that everyone will be safe. Prayers will continue for those most heavily affected by the hurricane and all that comes with it. If you, your family, or
About fifteen priests and both bishops from the Diocese of Savannah (including yours truly) attended a conference in Raleigh on Faith, Science, and Truth. Priests and bishops from the other dioceses in our province joined us. It was a wonderful time of learning, discussion, and fraternity! Our presenter was Dr. Chris Baglow from the McGrath
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During this parish phase of the Eucharistic Revival, we will be enhancing our liturgical worship in different ways. Two aspects and parts of the liturgy which are given to us by Holy Mother Church that will be incorporated into our Sunday liturgies later this month are the Entrance Antiphon and the Communion Antiphon. These Antiphons
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St. James Catholic School begins on Monday, August 14th! Welcome back to our returning students and families, faculty and staff! We are looking forward to a great year in the classroom, on the playground, and on the courts and fields! Welcome to our new teachers and students who will be joining our St. James family
Thank you for your prayers while I was away at the Alleluia School of Spiritual Direction! It was a wonderful and grace-filled two weeks! The days were long, full, and tiring, but the Holy Spirit was ever present and worked great things in me and in all the students! January 14-27, 2024 will be my
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The next two weeks I will be in Augusta attending my second session of the Alleluia School of Spiritual Direction (www.alleluiassd.com) as part of my continuing education. People come to me and other priests often to discuss their spiritual life – their prayer, relationship with God, relationships with others, and many other things that impact
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Welcome to St. James the Less Parish, Fr. Lewis King! With great joy, we welcome Fr. King to our parish. As a seminarian, Fr. King spent the summer of 2019 and some months in 2020 during the pandemic with us here at St. James and now we welcome him as a newly ordained priest! He
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