Parish Pastoral Council…….………...Meets 2nd Wednesdays at 5:30pm Finance Council.……………………….....……..4th Wednesday at 5:30pm Choir……………………………….…..Practice each Thursday at 6:59pm Women’s Auxiliary.......……….…..2nd Sunday following 11:00am Mass Knights of Columbus………….…………………3rd Saturday at 11:30am Knights of Peter Claver……………………………4th Saturday at 9:30am Knights of Peter Claver-4th Degree……………….. 4th Saturday at 12pm Gracious Ladies-4th Degree…….…………………...1st Saturday at 11am Ladies’ Auxiliary of Peter Claver...…………........3rd Sunday at 12:45pm Spiritual Enrichment Committee..1st Saturday every other month 10am Sandwich Making Ministry……….1st & 3rd Sunday following 8am Mass Free Lunch for Neighbors...……………………Wednesdays at 10:30am (sponsored by the KPC and Ladies Aux) Nevadans for the Common Good (Interfaith)……….4th Thursday at 5:30pm

Special Events .......................................................... Revival in February Gospel/Jazz Brunch 3rd Sunday in October

Not Listed: Bible Study Group, Outreach, Liturgy Committee, Junior Knights and Daughters of Peter Claver. Please see bulletin for dates and time.

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Wedding Information – Please contact the office 6 months in advance and before any dates are considered.

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office 3 months in advance and before any dates are considered.

Rev. James Michael Jankowski Shared Pastor with St. John Neumann

Rev. Lijo Abraham, O.SS.T. Shared Parochial Vicar with St. John Neumann

Deacon James Marek

Office Staff

Faith Formation Director Arsenia Eagan

Administrative Assistant Birdie Ray

Business Manager Pam Hunter

Custodian Arnel Biares

Director of Music Susan Briare

Parish Office:

1920 N. Martin Luther King Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89106 Ph: (702) 648-6606 Fax: (702) 648-0352 Email: stjames@sjtac.org

Website: https://sjtac.org

Office Hours: Monday– Thursday 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Sunday: 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Office is closed on Fridays and Saturdays

ST. JAMES THE

APOSTLE ROMAN

CATHOLIC CHURCH “BUILDING FOR GOD’S GLORY”

Ministries and Organizations

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM

February 3, 2019

MASS SCHEDULES Sunday 8 a.m. (Community Choir)

& 11a.m. (Gospel Choir) Reconciliation (Confessions): By Appointment

Please call the office

Anthony Canapa Catherine Tasker Yakkia Comminey Doris Weber Brenda Harris Bobbye Boxx Ernest Huey Betty & John Bodley Shirley Morris Dr. Paul Meacham Tia Straus

If you would like to add a family member to our prayer list, you may do so by contacting the parish.

~~ Sunday, February 3, 2019 ~~ ~Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Times~

St. James needs to collect $ 7,500.00 each week in order to meet our operating expenses.

Please help us meet this goal

January 27, 2018

Second Collection: Latin American/Eastern Europe: $423.00

Ordinary Offering: $ 5,313.30 Outreach 80.00 Flowers $ 50.00 Land $ 140.00 Gift Shop $ 83.00

May God Bless your generosity

Please don’t forget to include your envelope number on your offering contributions. Thank you

ST. JAMES THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH MISSION STATEMENT

Rooted in the Catholic Faith, in order to build up the reign of God, the mission of St. James the Apostle Catholic Church is to live out the message of Jesus Christ by worshipping God by serving the world.

Reminder: If you would like to use your debit/credit card for your weekly offering, please stop by the church office. You can also set up automatic deposits from your bank to the church.

Please consider including your St. James family when planning your will.

AN ONGOING MISSION

In his hometown synagogue, Jesus’ neighbors are amazed by his words. Nevertheless, they remind each other, “Is this not Joseph’s son?” Surely the people know who he is. The carpen-ter’s son. The young man who had learned in this very synagogue. The boy down the street. Conflict arises as Jesus begins to define himself in a new way. When he compares himself to the an-cient prophets Elijah and Elisha the tensions grow. The tensions multiply when Jesus begins to tell of a new mission for God’s people: the good news of the scriptures is intended for all. In his famous passage from the First Letter to the Corinthians, St. Paul reminds us of the eternal nature of love. Love does not come to an end. In today’s readings, we are reminded that, like love, Jesus’ mis-sion cannot be contained. Jesus slips through the crowd of persecutors and moves on to new challeng-es. We are called to this same perseverance in the name of love. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Why Register In the Church Many people attend Mass here at our church, but are not regis-tered parishioners. It is important to be registered and use your offering envelopes so that if you ever request a letter, whether it’s for being a godparent, sponsor, marriage, confirmation, tax state-ment or any other purpose, we can check our records and see that you attend Mass here. This would also benefit you if you would like to have your child enrolled in next year’s Religious Education Pro-gram. If you are not registered in the church, we cannot issue or sign any type of letter stating that you are a member of the parish, even if you attend Mass here. If you would like to register and receive offering envelopes, you must complete our registration form. You may also use the parishioner’s updated form (green) located on the church lobby shelf for any changes to your address, email or phone number. If you have any questions, please contact the office.

St. James Parishioners—We want to keep all parishioners informed of parish activities and other important information regarding our community. Email is a great way to communi-cate with you. We will try to minimize the number of emails sent out. If you are currently not receiving any of the St. James emails, please check with the parish office to see if we have your correct email on file. Thank you!

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“Faith, hope, and love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”— 1 Corinthians 13:13

February 3, 2019 8:00 am: People of the Parish

11:00 am: Pearl Aikens†

Sunday: February 3, 2019 Land Debt Collection Mass ~ 8:00 am RCIA Session ~ 9:15 am CC classes ~ 9:15 am - 10:30 am Mass ~ 11:00 am (Gospel Choir) Liturgy of the Word f/Children during 11am Mass Confirmation Extension ~ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Thursday: February 7, 2019 Bible Study ~ 4:00 pm Liturgy Team Meeting ~ 5:30 pm Gospel Choir Practice ~ 6:59 pm

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Hebrews 11:32-40; Psalm 31:20-24; Mark 5:1-20

Tuesday: Hebrews 12:1-4; Psalm 22:26b-28, 30-32; Mark 5:21-43

Wednesday: Hebrews 12:4-7, 11-15; Psalm 103:1-2, 13-14, 17-18a; Mark 6:1-6

Thursday: Hebrews 12:18-19, 21-24; Psalm 48:2-4, 9-11; Mark 6:7-13

Friday: Hebrews 13:1-8; Psalm 27:1, 3, 5, 8b-9; Mark 6:14-29

Saturday: Hebrews 13:15-17, 20-21; Psalm 23:1-6; Mark 6:30-34

Sunday: Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8; Psalm 138:1-5, 7-8; 1 Corinthians15:1-11 [3-8, 11]; Luke 5:1-11

Thank you Steve Okosisi and family for providing donuts and coffee today!

MINI GIFT SHOP IS NOW OPEN LOCATED IN THE GATHERING SPACE

Personal Missals and Prayer Book Available Prayer Book designed to be your personal prayer

companion through the Year 2030 Religious pins and crosses

Small gift items for special occasions

All proceeds go to the Church! THANK YOU!

Fingerprinting Schedule for Volunteers:

February 3rd and the 10th, 2019 Time: 9:30 am until 10:30 am

A fingerprint package must be picked up at the parish office and completed prior to the date you choose to

have your fingerprints done

St. James the Apostle Rosalyn Royal Memorial (RRM) Women’s Auxiliary

High School Scholarship 2019 High School Graduates wishing to apply for the RRM Women’s Auxiliary Scholarship can obtain applications from the parish office. Applications are due March 1, 2019. If you have any questions, please contact a member of the Women’s Auxiliary.

REVIVAL TIME AT ST. JAMES THE APOSTLE -SUNDAY/MONDAY, MARCH 10/11, 2019

7PM NIGHTLY 'FORGIVENESS’ - the theme Rev. Fr. CHESTER SMITH, SVD, the Revivalist

Save the dates –encourage your relatives and friends to join us for hot soup both nights at 5:30pm - then let’s get revived. What a way to begin your Lenten Season………….Bring your Bible and your thirst for the Word of God.

HOW SAFE ARE WE AND WHAT CAN WE DO TO STAY SAFE

On February 13th, 5:30pm, at the Pastoral Council meeting there will be discussion and training on Safety and Security provided by Steve Meriwether, Director of Security and Emergency Management for Las Vegas Diocese. If you are interested in attending, please see the sign up sheet on the board in the lobby.

New Members to the St. James Community

If you are a new member and have officially registered here at St. James Catholic Church, you are s ll required to a end a new members’ mee ng. Mee ngs are scheduled the second Sunday of each month a er the 11:00 am Mass. The next scheduled mee ng is February 10, 2019, with Robert Bass. If you have any ques-

ons, contact the parish office at 702-648-6606.

Knights of Columbus

Saturday, February 16th at 6 pm the Knights of Columbus will be hosting a Mardi Gras social. There will be fun, food, refreshments, and door prizes. Donation is $10 at the door. Thank you and God Bless

GK Phillip Gay Holy Apostles #12543

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Bulletin Announcements Deadline/Bulletin Advertising

Written announcements to be published in our Sunday church bulletins must be received by the church secretary no later than noon on Tuesdays (unless there are early submissions due to holidays). Unfortunately, bulletin announcements advertising for profit organizations/businesses will not be accepted. If you would like your profit organizations/businesses to be published on our back bulletin page, please contact bulletin publisher, J. S. Paluch Co., 1-800-231-0805. We do encourage all of our parishioners to use those adver-tisers listed. Our church bulletin is published free because of their advertising with Paluch. Also, if your advertisement is listed on the back bulletin advertising page, you are most welcome to place your business information on our church information shelf in the front lobby. Thank you for your support.

BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES

Month of February

Feb 03: Maria Shoals Feb 04: John Bodley, Anniv: Joe & Alice Montoya Feb 05: Dr. Jerome Nwokike Feb 06: Sally Bautista Feb 07: Shaina Tamburr Feb 08: Herbert Young Feb 09: Hector Bautista Feb 10: DeAndre Wiggins-Williams, Elsie Harris Gibson Feb 12: Janet Holmberg, Martin Castille Feb 13: Florady Matthews, Omar Ramos-Oidaz Feb 14: Celso Castro Feb 16: Leala Castro, LaSonia Dixon, Carolyn Reedom Feb 17: Jose Garcia Feb 19: Joe Dumas Feb 22: Cisco Alemar III Feb 23: Sharon Savage, Roxana Valladares, Erik Jackson Feb 25: Barbara Reininger, Jamaal Smith Feb 26: Alexandria Hooper Feb 28: Donna Smith If your birthday or anniversary date is missing and you are a registered parishioner, please contact the church office.

FAITH FORMATION OFFICE

The Faith Formation Office hours:

Tuesdays and Wednesdays ~ 9:00 am -3:00 pm Thursdays ~ 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Sacraments of Baptism and Matrimony If you would like to have your child baptized or would like to be married in the Church, you must complete the preparation pro-cess. Contact Ms. Eagan in the Faith Formation office for details.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)

If you are 18 years of age or older, or know someone who is, and would like to become Catholic, the Church has a special program to help you through this process. Also, if you were baptized into the Catholic faith but have not received your Sacraments of Con-firmation or First Eucharist, this program is for you as well.

Please contact Ms. Eagan in the Faith Formation office for more details.

February Calendar 3 - RCIA Session ~ 9:15am 3 - Catechism Classes ~ 9:15am 3 - Confirmation Extended ~ 1:00pm 10 - RCIA Session ~ 9:15am 10 - Catechism Class ~ 9:15am 10 - Confirmation Classes ~ 1:00pm 17 - RCIA Session ~ 9:15am 17 - Catechism Class ~ 9:15am 24 - RCIA Session ~ 9:15am 24 - Catechism Class ~ 9:15am 24 - Confirmation Classes ~ 1:00pm

Victim Advocacy Number If you believe you are a victim of sexual and/or physically abused, please call our 24hr-hotline at 702-235-7723.

Religious Education Congress 2019 Anaheim, California

It is time once again for the annual Archdiocese of Los Angeles Religious Education Congress in Anaheim, California. The theme this year is “Thirsting for Justice.” This event began back in 1956 and then turned into three days of workshops, liturgies and fellowship, beginning in 1967. People from all over the world, Catholics and non-Catholics alike, gather for this spiritu-al experience of teaching, preaching, praising and prayer.

If you are interested in attending, there will be some registration books on the counter out in the gathering space or you can go to the website: www.recongress.org.

Prayer and Life Workshops A New Evangeliza on

Presented at St. Francis de Sales

Catholic Church 111 N. Michael Way, Las Vegas, NV 89108

Learning to live by learning to pray Give yourself me to deepen your

encounters with the Lord! It is in deep prayer that you will find Him.

15 week course beginning Tues, Feb 5th—6:30pm to 8:30pm Contact Marissa at 702-245-1202

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~~ Pastor’s Message ~~

Retrouvaille offers a welcoming and loving space to couples who have been living with the misery of a failing marriage. Retrouvaille offers hope: hope that it is not too late, hope of a different and better marriage. Retrouvaille helps couples to show each other mercy through the opportunities it provides to listen, to forgive, to be reconciled and to move into their futures believing that God loves them and with His help and their ef-forts, their marriages can be healed and restored. For more in-formation about our upcoming April 13-15th, 2019 Retrouvaille Weekend program, contact registration team: John & Paula @ (702)812-8873 or visit our website: HelpOur-Marriage.com

Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. James the Apostle, CSA SUCCESS! Our 2018 Catholic Stewardship Appeal (CSA) for the Dio-cese of Las Vegas has come to an end, and a successful one at that! Here’s the final report as of January 22, 2019. Any contributions received after that date will be applied toward our 2019 CSA. Our 2018 CSA Goal: $37,342.00 Parishioner Pledges: $40,723.89 Actual cash received: $39,198.89 Expected Rebate: $1,856.89 The good news is that we exceeded our goal and can expect a rebate! I’d like to offer my sincere thanks to the 94 households (out of a total of 300!) from our parish who participated in sup-porting the 2018 CSA. And thanks to those who helped con-tribute “at the door” to help us make this year’s CSA a suc-cess. Hopefully next year’s CSA will find more households partic-ipating in support of the Diocese of Las Vegas. The proceeds all go to the support of our Diocese and her ministries as out-lined in the brochures each year. The more we contribute beyond our parish goal comes right back to the parish! It’s a win-win situation! This coming year is Bishop Thomas’ first CSA as our new bishop. We already know how much Bishop Thomas loves our parish, and hope that many more will hop on board the 2019 CSA train so that we can get an even big-ger rebate! Keep your eyes and ears opened as we get ready to kick-off the 2019 CSA! Peace always,

Fr. James Michael Jankowski Pastor

St. Viator’s Annual Rummage Sale February 23 ~ 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

It’s never too early to start your spring cleaning! $30/table Sponsored by:

Catholic Daughters of the Americas Call the parish office 702.733.8323 and

leave your name and number for June Perri for information and to reserve your table.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Bring the Holy Spirit into your marriage. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekends are Feb. 22 – 24 and June 15 – 16. For more information call Wayne & Marcia at 702-283-2480. To apply go to our website lvloveyourspouse.org.

The Diocese of Las Vegas Annual Jubilee Mass for Married Couples will be celebrated by Bishop Emeritus Joseph A. Pepe on Sunday, February 17, 2019 at the 1:00 p.m. Guardian Angel Cathedral Mass, 302 Cathedral Way. There will be a reception in Anderson Hall immediately following the Mass. Couples married in the Roman Catholic Church and celebrating their Silver, Golden or other significant wedding anniversaries in 2019 are invited to attend. Please submit a completed registra-tion form to your parish office no later than February 11, 2019. A downloadable form is available on the diocesan website at http://dioceseoflasvegas.org/ MasterPageCssImage/BackupPage/Uploads/News-Events/Jubilee%20Mass20%Form202-17-2019.pdf

All are invited to join in this celebration.

St. James Land Status Initial Loan: $375,783.88

Monthly Payment of $3,788.75 (began Dec. 2012) Est. Balance as of December 31, 2018: $171,232.86

VILLIAGE FOUNDATION, LJP

“It Takes a Village to Educate A Child” You are Invited to the 8th Annual Gala Fundraising Banquet

Saturday, March 2, 2019 JW Marriott, Las Vegas Resort & Spa—Valencia

221 N Rampart Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89145 Live Jazz with Ronnie Rose Band and Silent Auction

Featuring various artworks Banquet ticket $100

Website: www.villagestarfish.org Email: info@villagestarfish.org

Phone: (702) 706-6096