Altar Society

St. James’ Altar Society provides care for the altar, service as requested by the pastor, and fellowship and spiritual growth for its members.   We welcome any and all people of the parish to join us. 

We meet on the second Tuesday of each month, from September through June, at 10:30 a.m. in the parish hall.  Our meeting ends in time for the rosary and Mass.  After Mass, three or four members host a lunch.

Our responsibilities include providing flowers for the altar each week, caring for the altar linens and helping to keep the church clean.  We also provide lunches or light refreshments following funerals at the request of the pastor and the families of the deceased.

Our fund-raisers include the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, and an annual Holiday Bazaar in the Fall.   We also host a coffee hour after Sunday Masses on the third Sunday of each month year-round.  Money raised has gone towards refurbishing our historic altar and stained glass windows, and replacing linens and vestments as needed.

For more information please call the parish office to get the current contact person.

Men's Group

The Men’s Group at St. James is open to all men of the parish. The goal of this group is to increase fellowship among the men of the parish, as well as help our pastor and our parish in any way we can.

The group meets once a month with Fr. Dominic to reflect on the Gospel reading for that coming Sunday’s Mass.   We have a lively discussion about the message of the Gospel and its application to our lives.   After the Gospel, we discuss how the Men’s Prayer Group can be of service to the parish.   This meeting begins at 8 a.m. on the third Saturday of each month.

Men's Group hosts a breakfast for the parish after each Mass on the 4th Sunday of each month. We have also assisted in setting up chairs for the Mass on memorial day, spreading bark dust in the flower beds and generally keeping the kitchen clean.   For more information, or to join this group, please call the parish office.

BENEDICTINE OBLATES

The Oblates of St. Benedict are Christian individuals or families who have associated themselves with a Benedictine community in order to enrich their Christian way of life. They are lay people who wish to apply the teachings of the Rule to their lives in the world, their family circles, their places of work, and their civic and social activities. Oblates seek God by striving to become holy in their chosen way of life. By integrating their prayer and work, they manifest Christ's presence in society.

Oblates strive after stability and fidelity in their lives by regular worship with other Christians and by the support they give to the social and educational apostolate's of their local parishes and the Church as a whole. Oblates need not be Catholic.

We gather once a month to study the Rule of Benedict and other books and materials.   We look for ways that we, as lay people, can practice Obedience, Stability and the Reformation of our lives. We support each other and the monastic community in prayer. Oblates have a strong sense of community and connection to each other and to the monastery where they made their oblation. We meet in the Annex at St. Joseph Church at 7 p.m. on the fourth Monday of each month.   Please call the parish office for contact information.

SERRA CLUB

The mission of the Serra Club is to foster and affirm vocations to the ordained priesthood and vowed religious life. Through this ministry our members strengthen their Catholic faith and spirituality.

Serra International was made part of the “Pontifical Work for Priestly Vocations within the Sacred Congregation for Seminaries and University Studies.”   There are over 12,000 Serrans in 332 Serra Clubs in the United States

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