Here we are – the final week before Christmas! Everyone is getting excited with anticipation in celebration of the Birth of our Lord Jesus! The house is decorated, the presents purchased and wrapped, and plans to see family and friends are set. We are ready. My brothers and sisters, I hope that this week can […]
WOW!! Fr. Tim McKeown led those who came on an awesome retreat on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday evenings this past week! He was a wonderful presenter and teacher! Each night there was something new to learn and more practical tips on deepening our life of prayer! It was a blessing to have him with us
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Fr. Tim McKeown is here this weekend to preach at all the masses and to preach our Advent Parish Mission this year! Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday evenings (December 5-7) at 7:00 PM in the Church, he will be preaching on how we can deepen our prayer life during Advent. Almost every Sunday, we hear from
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The First Sunday of Advent marks the beginning of a new Church year! We begin with Advent leading up to Christmas. Then we have Christmas and the Christmas Season. This begins our new liturgical year. This is the second longest Advent possible because Christmas is on a Saturday! Our Christmas Mass schedule begins on Christmas
Pope St. John Paul II encouraged us to build and live a culture of life to combat the culture of death which pervades our modern age and the modern mind. St. James does a great deal to do just that. We have our Pro-Life Holy Hour. We host the Pre-Cana retreats for couples preparing for
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I thank the Lord Jesus for you always! I am so proud of you, the parishioners at St. James! You responded so beautifully in your generosity to the Afghan families who will be resettling here in Savannah and in Jacksonville! We surpassed every parish in Savannah in volunteering and in giving when called upon to
Saturday, October 9th, at 7:00 pm in the Church here at St. James, we will be hosting Immaculée, a world renowned speaker and a survivor of the Rwandan genocide. Each year we host a speaker during October and ask them to speak on some aspect of the dignity of human life. She will share her
October is Respect Life month! This Sunday, October 3rd, from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm we will have a Life Chain at Daffin Park along Victory Drive. Please come and pray, hold a sign, and witness to the dignity of life with so many others around the country that day and time! Next Sunday, October
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We at St. James are blessed 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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A three day weekend! A blessing to us all! Entering fall and celebrating the end of summer, we are greeted with this three day weekend in which we get a day off from work to celebrate our labor! To work is good. There is a nobility and sanctifying aspect of work. Man needs to work,