St. James Church, Johnson City, NY.

St. James Parish Community
147 Main Street
Johnson City, New York
A Tithing Parish; Founded in 1900


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St. James Church, Johnson City, NY




  • Parish Staff
    Rev. John P. Donovan, Pastor
    Rev. Christopher Ballard, Parochial Vicar
    Deacon Edward M. Blaine, Pastoral Assistant
    Deacon William W. Fitzpatrick, Youth Ministry
    William P. Gallagher, Pastoral Assistant
    Carol Hall, Pastoral Assistant
    Sr. Rose Margret Noonan, CSJ, Pastoral Assistant (Emerita)

    Office & Rectory - (607)729-6147
    e-mail: sjjcoffice@stjamesjc.org
    FAX - (607)797-5966
    Owen's Hall - (607)797-3961

  • St. James Middle School (Grades 4-8)
    George Clancy, Principal ..... 797-5444
    SJamesJC@syrdiocese.org

  • St. Thomas Elementary School (Grades Pre-K-3)
    Suzanne Miller, Principal ..... 797-6528
    SThomasB@syrdiocese.org

  • Parish Business Administrator
    Michael Spencer ..... 729-6147

  • Faith Formation ..... 729-4083
    Renee Davis, Religious Education. Grades 1-10
    Deacon Bill Fitzpatrick, Youth Ministry
    Terri Barnes, RCIA ..... 729-6147

  • Music Ministry
    Jan DeAngelo - Music Director ..... 729-6147
    Pat Foley - Folk Group ..... 797-3661

  • Parish Council
    Dennis McCabe, President

  • Parish Membership
    Welcome to new members. Any parishioners entering, leaving or moving within the Parish should contact the Parish Office.

  • Mass Schedule
    Daily Monday - Friday, 6:45 a.m. & 8:30 a.m. (Please note, no 8:30 a.m. Mass August 1 - September 7)
    Morning Prayer 8:20 a.m.
    Weekends
    Saturday Vigil, 5:00 p.m., 6:30 p.m. (Spanish)
    Sunday - 7:15 a.m., 8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. (Interpreted for the deaf) and 11:30 a.m.

  • Holy Day Masses:
    Vigil 5:30 p.m., Day of 6:30 & 9:00 a.m.; 5:30 p.m.

  • Reconciliation:
    Saturdays, 3:45 - 4:30 p.m.

  • Nursery Care and Baby sitting is available during the 10:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday at the Parish Office's David Room

  • Baptisms
    Parents should call Mr. Gallagher, the Pastoral Assistant, two months prior to the birth of their child for an appointment.

  • Marriage
    Arrangements to be made six months in advance. At least one of the parties should be a registered practicing Catholic in the Parish.

  • Bulletin Deadline
    Monday at Noon.

  • Apostolado Hispano ..... 798-0214

  • Vietnamese Community
    Rev. James Thienan Tran ..... 315-378-7945
    Jamesthienan@yahoo.com
    Masses 4:00 p.m. First and Third Sundays of the Month
    Meetings by appointment, Sunday following Mass, Mondays

St. James has a handicapped accessible entrance to the Church with a restroom and elevator to the Church Hall. Low Gluten Hosts are available for anyone who is gluten intolerant, Please stop in the sacristy before Mass to let us know. Also, our sound system includes hearing-assistance capability. Those in need should stop in the sacristy to obtain the use of a receiver.



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  • Wondering what God is calling you to do? Highschool Youth thinking about the Priesthood or Religious Life? Want to spend an evening hanging out with cool priests, seminarians, a few deacons and a bishop? Hungry for some Dinosaur BBQ? Well then you're invited to the Bishop's Picnic on Wednesday August 4th! We'll leave St. James at 3:00 p.m. and return around 8:30 p.m. For more information, see or call Dc. Bill or Fr. Donovan at 729-6147.

  • Bishop Cunningham celebrates Mass at St. James on August 8, at 8:30 a.m.

  • Cana Family Retreat. Deacon Ed and Rose Blaine will be conducting a family retreat vacation this summer. The retreat vacation is August 8-14, 2010 at the Watson Homestead in Painted Post, NY. There will be Mass each day and an afternoon conference for parents. There is swimming, all sorts of outdoor and indoor games, camp fires, hiking and other activities for the whole family. For information visit our website www.CanaDcEd.com or call Deacon Ed & Rose Blaine, 607-754-0289, or write to Cana Retreats, 10 1/2 Jackson Avenue, Endicott, NY 13760

  • Ramp It Up '10. High school youth are invited to come and build a wheelchair ramp for some one in our community on August 14th. Please help the with this community project so that we can give the gift of mobility and access to a homebound individual. More information can be found on the Youth Group website which is located off the parish website: www.StJamesJc.org

  • Formation For Ministry. The Diocesan Formation for Ministry Program is accepting applications for the coming year 2010-2011. An Information Night will be held Wednesday, August 18 at the Faith Formation Resource Center, 705 West Main Street at 7:00 p.m.. The meeting will last approximately one hour. This program prepares adults for ministry within their parish community. Areas of ministry include: Catechetics, Family Ministry, Life and Justice Ministries with specific duties in Respect Life Ministry, Social Justice and Parish Outreach. You may also become certified in Liturgy, Parish Business Administration, Parish Initiation Ministry (RCIA), Pastoral Care, Parish Nursing and Youth Ministry.

  • Chow Farm: It's Time To Plant Our Orchard! The CHOW Farm Orchard, which many of you helped us win, is being planted on Sunday, August 22. Will will begin at 11:00 a.m. with introductions and instructions, then break up into groups to plant the trees, and conclude with a workshop from 3-4:00 p.m. on "Fruit Tree Aftercare." Lunch will be provided. We needs lots of help. If you can help us you can register on line at www.broomecouncil.net/volunteer.asp and click the "Please fill out our Volunteer Form Link" or call 724-9130. Let us know if you can bring a pick and shovel. The CHOW Farm is located between River Boulevard and Lawrence Avenue on Conklin Road in Conklin, about 4 miles from the Thompkins Street Bridge.

  • Youth vs. Adult Softball Game. Youth and their parents are invited to a Youth vs. Adult Softball game on Sunday, August 29th at CFJ Park from 1:00 p.m. till 4:00 p.m.. We'll have a BBQ afterwards. Please bring a dish to pass and an extra glove, softball or bat.

  • Regional Gathering of Youth. High school youth are invited to a reginl gathering of youth from parishes in the Southern Tier for an outdoor Mass and Bonfire on Sunday, August 29th at the former OLS School on Front street in Vestal. The Mass starts at 7:00 p.m. and will be celebrated by numerous priests and deacons from our area. The bonfire will start immediately afterwards and will last till 11:00 p.m. There will be food and beverages provided during the bonfire. If you play a musical instrument, please bring it along to play at the Mass and bonfire.

  • The Southern Tier's Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry will be distributing food at St. James, Tuesday, August 31. Distribution will be 1:00-2:30 p.m., however, volunteers will be needed 11:30-3:30 p.m.

  • The Saint James Annual Golf Tournament date and location have changed. Friday, September 24, at Traditions. We would love to see no less than 20 teams.

  • More current events can be found in the online bulletin

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