Help Us Say Goodbye To Fr. Geary

After 16 years of service to the people of St. James Parish and Boone County, please join us as we wish Father Geary well in his new parish assignment. There will be receptions in the St. James Center gym after all Masses the weekend of June 8th and 9th. Light refreshments will be served as Father meets […]

Religious Education Open Registration

2024-2025 (Discount Available until June 26th, from 2:30 ) Tuesday, June 11, 2024, from 2:30 to 6:00 pm (St. James Center) Registration by Appointment is also available. Call the RE Office at 815-547-7633. WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE YOUR CHILD’S RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Even after children receive First Holy Communion, it is important for your […]

Carta de P. Geary, 5-26-2024 – Español

Este domingo la Iglesia celebra la fiesta de la Santísima Trinidad, solemnidad que reconoce la vida interior de Dios mismo. El Señor se reveló a los hombres en el tiempo, pero su naturaleza divina nunca tuvo un principio y nunca tendrá un final.  Eternamente Él es Padre, Hijo y Espíritu Santo, un solo Dios, un solo Señor, siempre viviendo […]

Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 5-24-24

7th Friday in Ordinary Time, year 2, May 24, 2024 Jas 5:9-12; Ps 103:1-4, 8-9, 11-12; Mk 10:1-12 Since the great fall of humanity, as told in Genesis Chapter 3, it seems we think we know what is best for ourselves. We want to be God and make all the decisions on how we live our […]

Corpus Christi

Mark your calendars for the Corpus Christi Procession beginning at 1:00 p.m. on June 2, 2024,  at the corner of Church and Caswell Streets. The procession route will be around the block and back to the church.