Parish News
From Parish Secretary's Desk - 1/12/2025Fr. Omoviekovwa A. Nakireru - Fr. William will be out Jan. 6-13. We
will have Diocesan priest Fr. Nakireru celebrating with us the weekend Masses, Jan. 11 and 12. Deacon Felix will be having liturgy service and communion during the week as well as adoration. See the parish calendar on next page for dates and times. Safe Environment Class for Parish Lay Ministry & Volunteers -Deacon Felix and DRE Tita Saez will be having Safe Environment classes in both English and Spanish on Tuesday, January 21 from 7PM to 9:30PM for all parish lay ministry or volunteers who need to take it for the first time or need to renew. Please be aware that this class needs to be taken once a year to keep active, this is mandatory from the Diocese of Raleigh. 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 Hurricane Helene Donation Drive St. James Drop Off Site - A trailer will be parked outside of the church each Thursday from 5pm to 7pm, place your donated items inside of the trailer. Items needed are cases of water, cleaning supplies, hygiene kits, diapers, adult briefs, wipes, and baby formula. Thank you! Altar Society Meet - The first meet of altar society ladies for the new year will be Tuesday, January 7 at 9:30 AM. There will be no Mass on this day. All new ladies of the parish are welcome! 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. 
Diocese NewsA Christmas Message From Bishop Luis Zarama - 12/24/2024
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
This is an exciting and glorious time in the Church as we await the birth of our Lord and reflect on the wonder of Jesus coming to us and living among us in human nature. It brings us great joy to celebrate and cherish the familiar traditions and memories of Christmas. What a wonderful opportunity we have this year to reflect on the centennial of our diocese and how Jesus has made Himself ever present through the Eucharistic mystery and through the gift that each one of us is to the world. In the midst of these wonderful celebrations, I invite you to find time during this busy and joyous time to listen. What is the Holy Spirit asking of each of us? ... Read More Pastoral Musicians Gather For Mass of Thanksgiving - 12/2/2024
On Friday, November 22, music ministers, choir members and liturgists from across the diocese gathered at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Fayetteville for a Mass of Thanksgiving for Pastoral Musicians.
The Mass was organized by the Raleigh chapter of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM), a professional organization of Catholic music ministers, liturgists and clergy dedicated to fostering the art of music in the service of the liturgy. ... Read More Unrivaled: College Catholics Gather For Sporting Event - 11/22/2024
RALEIGH – Catholic students and friends from N.C. State University, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University gathered Nov. 16 at Lake Wheeler Park for an event they named the “Catholympcis.”
“It was a beautiful day with plenty of sports like spikeball, kickball, soccer and football,” shared Georgia Copenhaver, president of UNC’s Newman Catholic Community. “It was so cool to get to know other Catholic students and spend a whole afternoon together. I’m already so thankful for my Catholic community at UNC Newman, and this just made me ... Read More |
Parish Calendar - 1/12/2025
Devotion & Detail: Local Nativities Are Result Of Love, Tradition And Faith - 12/23/2024
At St. Andrew Church in Red Springs, an extraordinary Nativity scene stretches nearly the entire width of the sanctuary. This beautiful display, crafted with devotion and meticulous detail, reflects the deep love that St. Andrew’s pastor, Father Francisco Javier Garcia Gonzalez, has for Nativity displays and his mission to keep alive a tradition that began many years ago.
Known to most as “Father Chesco,” his interest in Nativity scenes began in his childhood in Colombia, growing up with a deep appreciation for this sacred tradition. Later, during his time in Rome in the 1980s, he developed a deeper ... Read More Retirement Fund For Religious Collection To Be Held In Parishes Dec. 7-8 - 12/2/2024
The annual Retirement Fund for Religious collection will be held in parishes throughout the Diocese of Raleigh on the weekend of Dec. 7-8. In 2023, parishioners contributed $187,215.79 to the collection.
Catholic sisters, brothers and religious order priests have often worked for little to no pay, leaving them with limited retirement savings. Today, religious communities face the challenge of caring for an aging population, with more than 20,000 religious being past ... Read More |
National & World News
Archbishop Sheen’s Canonization ‘Inevitable’ Amid Growing Devotion, Says Foundation Head - 12/4/2024
(OSV News) — Despite a few high-profile delays in recent years, the canonization of Venerable Fulton J. Sheen — the popular, scholarly archbishop and 20th-century pioneer of Catholic broadcasting — is “inevitable,” said the head of the foundation supporting his cause.
“The desire to see Sheen beatified is increasing, and there is a growing devotion to him,” Msgr. Jason Gray, executive director of the Archbishop Fulton John Sheen Foundation, told OSV News.
In an article for the foundation’s 2024 year-end newsletter, Msgr. Gray — who also serves as the judicial vicar and episcopal vicar for consecrated life for the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, as well as pastor of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Peoria Heights — pointed to several indicators of Archbishop Sheen’s expanding reputation for holiness, or “fama sanctitatis” in canonical terms. ... Read More
“The desire to see Sheen beatified is increasing, and there is a growing devotion to him,” Msgr. Jason Gray, executive director of the Archbishop Fulton John Sheen Foundation, told OSV News.
In an article for the foundation’s 2024 year-end newsletter, Msgr. Gray — who also serves as the judicial vicar and episcopal vicar for consecrated life for the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, as well as pastor of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Peoria Heights — pointed to several indicators of Archbishop Sheen’s expanding reputation for holiness, or “fama sanctitatis” in canonical terms. ... Read More
Dead Theologians Society Brings New Life To Youth Ministry - 12/2/2024
(OSV News) — A youth ministry founded by a former rock drummer is sounding the call to grow closer to Christ by imitating the lives of the saints, and by praying for the souls in purgatory.
“We’re the Church Militant, learning about the Church Triumphant, and we pray for the Church Suffering,” Eddie Cotter, founder and director of the Dead Theologians Society, told OSV News, citing the traditional names of the three states of the church (believers on earth, the saints in heaven and the souls in purgatory).
Established in 1997 as a private association of the faithful, the Dead Theologians Society (the name of which is a spin on the 1989 film “Dead Poets Society,” in which a teacher galvanizes his students through poetry) is open to teens in grades 9-12, as well as young adults age 18-24, with the two age groups meeting separately under adult leadership. Chapters for students in grade 8 can occasionally be formed with permission from the society’s national office, which is based in Wisconsin. ... Read More
“We’re the Church Militant, learning about the Church Triumphant, and we pray for the Church Suffering,” Eddie Cotter, founder and director of the Dead Theologians Society, told OSV News, citing the traditional names of the three states of the church (believers on earth, the saints in heaven and the souls in purgatory).
Established in 1997 as a private association of the faithful, the Dead Theologians Society (the name of which is a spin on the 1989 film “Dead Poets Society,” in which a teacher galvanizes his students through poetry) is open to teens in grades 9-12, as well as young adults age 18-24, with the two age groups meeting separately under adult leadership. Chapters for students in grade 8 can occasionally be formed with permission from the society’s national office, which is based in Wisconsin. ... Read More
Only Love Will Save Humanity, Pope Says In Encyclical On Sacred Heart - 10/25/2024
VATICAN CITY (CNS) - A world that has become "heartless" and indifferent to greed and war, and a Catholic Church in need of revitalizing its missionary joy need to open themselves up to Christ's infinite love, Pope Francis wrote.
By contemplating Jesus' Sacred Heart, the faithful can be filled with the "living water that can heal the hurt we have caused, strengthen our ability to love and serve others, and inspire us to journey together toward a just, solidary and fraternal world," the pope wrote in his encyclical, "'Dilexit nos' ('He loved us'): on the Human and Divine Love of the Heart of Jesus Christ."
The Vatican released the 28,000-word text Oct. 24.While it is the pope's fourth encyclical, he wrote that it is meant to be understood in tandem with his previous two encyclicals, "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home" and "Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship." ... Read More
By contemplating Jesus' Sacred Heart, the faithful can be filled with the "living water that can heal the hurt we have caused, strengthen our ability to love and serve others, and inspire us to journey together toward a just, solidary and fraternal world," the pope wrote in his encyclical, "'Dilexit nos' ('He loved us'): on the Human and Divine Love of the Heart of Jesus Christ."
The Vatican released the 28,000-word text Oct. 24.While it is the pope's fourth encyclical, he wrote that it is meant to be understood in tandem with his previous two encyclicals, "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home" and "Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship." ... Read More
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