Parish News
From Parish Secretary's Desk - 6/22/2025Parish Office Part-Time Position Open (10-15 Hrs.) - The church is looking for someone to help with the bookkeeping and other office tasks. Parishioners with experience in bookkeeping and/or bilingual speaking
parishioners are encouraged to apply. If you are interested reach out to Fr. William or the parish office. Knights of Columbus Spaghetti Dinner & Raffle - The Knights of Columbus are hosting a Spaghetti Dinner in the parish hall in July. Plate tickets are $10 each, the menu consists of Spaghetti with meatballs, salad, and garlic bread. Tickets are sold after each Mass. The knights are also having a KoC Raffle, each ticket is $10, there will be 3 winners of $500 each. The drawings will be done at the spaghetti dinner. Tickets are sold after each Mass. Visiting Priest - Fr. Nakireru - Fr. William will be out from June 27th-July 11th. We will have Fr. Nakireru with us the weekend of June 28/29 and July 5/6. Migrant Field Workers Shirt & Pants Drive - If you have gently used long sleeve shirts or pants that you don’t longer need, sizes M-2X, and can donate to the migrant field workers there is a tote in the narthex for them to be placed in. Thank you so much. Lay Ministry & Ushers Needed - Dear parishioners, ushers are greatly needed for the 5 PM Saturday evening Mass and for the 10am Sunday morning Mass. The church encourages new parishioners to participate in this wonderful ministry for both men and women. Duties and Responsibilities are the following - greeting and welcoming, seating assistance, collection of offerings, maintaining order during Mass, and communion assistance. If this sounds like something you would be open to doing reach out to the parish office, 252-438-3124 or office@sjhnc.org. Faith Formation Teacher Volunteers - Faith formation teacher volunteer sign up forms are in the parish narthex. Pick one up to fill out if you would like to help the upcoming year, 2025-2026, as a faith formation teacher or assistant. Continuing teachers and assistants must fill one out as well. Faith Formation Director Tita Saez can be reached at Faith.Formation@SJHNC.org or 919-702-2690. 2024 Contribution Statement - If you receive contribution envelopes from St. James to your home address and would like to request your 2024 contribution statement, let Wendy at the parish office know through email or phone call at Office@sjhnc.org or 252-438-3124 Catholic Mass Times App - If you’re traveling during the holiday season and don’t want to miss Mass with this app you are able to locate Catholic churches nearby for Mass times where ever you are located in the US. You can learn more about the app or download it to your smartphone from https://catholicmasstimes.app . 2025 Lector Workbooks - The 2025 lector workbooks for all lectors are in the Conference/Lay Minister Room. Altar Servers Needed - Altar servers are needed for both English Saturday and Sunday Masses. If you child has made their first communion and would like to serve, contact Brandon Tice 919-621-7324 or sign up in the narthex sheet. Registering To The Parish - If you wish to register to become a parishioner of St. James and receive email updates, information, offertory envelopes, and other news contact the parish office at office@sjhnc.org or your are welcome come by the parish office. You must be an active registered member, attending Mass for at least 6 months to have any sacrament done at the church and/or to have a Quinceañera Mass. First Readers - The announcement binder with the welcome announcement before the Mass and the usual announcements done at the end of Mass are in the Ambo. Divine Mercy Chaplet - You are invited to stay for the Divine Mercy Chaplet prayed every Sunday after the 10 AM English mass and every Tuesday at 11:30 AM. All are welcome! Choir - The English choir is interested in new talent! If you play an instrument or sing please consider joining the choir. For more information you may contact choir director John Gaul. 
Embracing the Call to Serve - The 2025 Bishop’s Annual Appeal is now underway, and we invite you to join us in this important effort. With the
theme “Open Your Heart, Open a Door,” the appeal calls us to respond to Christ’s love by opening our hearts and extending a welcoming door to those in need. Your generous contributions will support vital ministries across the Diocese of Raleigh, including education, outreach,and support for the sick and marginalized. Please prayerfully consider your gift and help us bring hope, healing, and the love of Christ to those who need it most. Together, we can make a difference! Ways to Donate - https://dioceseofraleigh.org/bishops-annual-appeal/bishops-annual- appeal-donate-online - Scan QR Code on the Narthex BAA posters - Check (If sending a check please use the BAA envelope located in the church narthex table.) If you need help feel free to reach out to the parish office. Thank you to those parishioners who have already donated! Diocese NewsChildren Investigate The Eucharist At Mother Teresa Parish Detective School - 6/27/2025
The children of Mother Teresa parish investigated the Mystery of the Eucharist at Mother Teresa's Detective School, our Vacation Bible School Program.
Our team of detectives (volunteers) traveled with our young trainees to Poland, Italy, France, and Germany, where four different Eucharistic Miracles came to life through life-size scenes and re-enactments. In addition to learning about and investigating our miracle scenes, participants took part in holy agent training at our games stations and created a piece of each eucharistic miracle to take home with them at our craft station. All of our participants successfully completed their training, graduating Mother Teresa's Detective School on our final day. ... Read More Students Receive Scholarships That Honor Their Native American Heritage - 6/19/2025
RALEIGH - Two local students recently received scholarship support that honors their Patawomeck Tribe heritage. Siblings Della and Axel Eaves discovered and applied for the opportunity, which was sponsored with a grant from the national Black and Indian Mission Office.
According to its website, the organization gives to Catholic dioceses, schools and religious education programs to support the evangelization of African American, Native American and Alaska Native Communities. The students attend St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School in Wake Forest. Axel, a rising 6th grader, recently won the state-level Daughters of the American Revolution essay contest, becoming ... Read More |
Parish Calendar - 6/22/2025
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National & World News
Remain United, Care For Those Who Are Lost, Suffering, Pope Tells Priests - 6/27/2025
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Priests are called to be embraced and shaped by God's boundless love, and to realize that there is no place for division and hatred of any kind, Pope Leo XIV said.
"Reconciled with one another, united and transformed by the love that flows abundantly from the Heart of Christ, let us walk together humbly and resolutely in his footsteps, firm in faith open to all in charity," he told priests from all over the world.
"Let us bring the peace of the risen Lord to our world, with the freedom born of the knowledge that we have been loved, chosen and sent by the Father," he said in his homily during Mass in St. Peter's Basilica June 27, the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests.
The Mass marked the conclusion of a week of Jubilee celebrations for seminarians, bishops and priests, where Pope Leo reiterated the need to ground one's vocation in God's love, Jesus' friendship and the Holy Spirit's ... Read More
"Reconciled with one another, united and transformed by the love that flows abundantly from the Heart of Christ, let us walk together humbly and resolutely in his footsteps, firm in faith open to all in charity," he told priests from all over the world.
"Let us bring the peace of the risen Lord to our world, with the freedom born of the knowledge that we have been loved, chosen and sent by the Father," he said in his homily during Mass in St. Peter's Basilica June 27, the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests.
The Mass marked the conclusion of a week of Jubilee celebrations for seminarians, bishops and priests, where Pope Leo reiterated the need to ground one's vocation in God's love, Jesus' friendship and the Holy Spirit's ... Read More
Pope: Bishops Live Simply, Guiding Their Flock Through Life's Joys, Trials With Hope - 6/26/2025
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A bishop is a man of deep faith who is filled with hope and stays close to his people, Pope Leo XIV said.
He is "not offering easy solutions," but rather, he is helping his flock be a community that strives "to live the Gospel in simplicity and solidarity," he said in a reflection with bishops celebrating the Jubilee of Bishops June 25.
The heart of a bishop "is open and welcoming, and so is his home," he said. But he "must be firm and decisive in dealing with situations that can cause scandal and with every case of abuse, especially involving minors, and fully respect the legislation currently in force."
More than 400 bishops from 38 countries gathered for the pope's reflection at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica after taking part in a pilgrimage through the Holy Door and concelebrating Mass presided over by Cardinal Marc Ouellet, retired prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery of Bishops. ... Read More
He is "not offering easy solutions," but rather, he is helping his flock be a community that strives "to live the Gospel in simplicity and solidarity," he said in a reflection with bishops celebrating the Jubilee of Bishops June 25.
The heart of a bishop "is open and welcoming, and so is his home," he said. But he "must be firm and decisive in dealing with situations that can cause scandal and with every case of abuse, especially involving minors, and fully respect the legislation currently in force."
More than 400 bishops from 38 countries gathered for the pope's reflection at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica after taking part in a pilgrimage through the Holy Door and concelebrating Mass presided over by Cardinal Marc Ouellet, retired prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery of Bishops. ... Read More
Pope: Intelligence Is Seeking Life's True Meaning, Not Having Reams Of Data- 6/20/2025
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Access to vast amounts of data and information is not the same thing as having intelligence, which is uniquely human and requires being open to truth, goodness and the real meaning of life, Pope Leo XIV told AI experts and executives.
"Authentic wisdom has more to do with recognizing the true meaning of life than with the availability of data," he said in a written message released by the Vatican June 20.
"Acknowledging and respecting what is uniquely characteristic of the human person is essential to the discussion of any adequate ethical framework for the governance of AI," he wrote.
The message, written in English, was addressed to people attending the second annual Rome conference on AI, Ethics and the Future of Corporate Governance being held in Rome and at the Vatican June 19-20. ... Read More
"Authentic wisdom has more to do with recognizing the true meaning of life than with the availability of data," he said in a written message released by the Vatican June 20.
"Acknowledging and respecting what is uniquely characteristic of the human person is essential to the discussion of any adequate ethical framework for the governance of AI," he wrote.
The message, written in English, was addressed to people attending the second annual Rome conference on AI, Ethics and the Future of Corporate Governance being held in Rome and at the Vatican June 19-20. ... Read More
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