PARISH COUNCIL

Constance Taylor

FINANCE COUNCIL

Dave Alexander

CCD

Carridean Bolden

EUCHARISTIC

MINISTERS

Lee Portis

USHERS

Sidney Madise

MUSIC MINISTRY

Joseph Lewis

RIGHT TO LIFE

Marietta Andry

VOCATIONS

Earline Davis

EDUCATION COMM.

Stephanie Danzy

YOUTH MINISTRY

Annette Howze

ROSARY GROUP

Ursula Swann

ALTAR SOCIETY

Shirley McBride

DREXEL SOCIETY

Marietta Andry

BEREAVEMENT

MINISTRY

Joyce Winborn

LITURGY COMM.

Gwendolyn Lewis

PARISH LIFE

COMM.

Dorothy Lewis ST. VINCENT de

PAUL Arthur Jones

MAINTENANCE &

BEAUTIFICATION

James Ledbetter

KNIGHTS OF PETER

CLAVER Tyrone Rogers

KPC LADIES AUX.

Rosemary Williams

714 N. College Street

Prichard, AL 36610

Pastor: Fr. Hyginus L. Boboh, SSJ

Rectory: (251) 456-6842

Fax: 456-6843

Parish Center: 456-0151

Website: www.stjamesmajor.org

Website: www.josephite.com/

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E-mail: sjm@josephite.com

When a Funeral is to be celebrated,

please contact the Rectory for Funeral

Arrangements. Funerals are not

permitted on Sundays or Holy Days of

Obligation.

Parents desiring Baptism for their

children are encouraged to contact the

Rectory to arrange for the required

preparation class for parents and

Godparents.

Saturday Vigil at 4:00pm

Sunday at

8:30am and 11:00am

Tuesday at 6:00pm

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at

7:00am

30 minutes before weekend Masses

CCD: Parents, please remember to

register your children for their CCD

Sunday School classes. Both First

Communion and Confirmation require

a 2 year preparation.

Anointing of the Sick: If you or a

family member is Sick or Shut-In,

please inform the Rectory so that we

may arrange to bring the Sacraments to

your home, hospital or nursing home.

Marriage: For Marriage Arrangements

Contact The Rectory at least 6 months

before intended marriage date.

One

Sabbath

when he

went to

dine at the

house of a ruler who

belonged to the

Pharisees, they were

watching him. Now he

told a parable to those

who were invited, when

he marked how they

chose the places of

honor, saying to them,

"When you are invited

by any one to a

marriage feast, do not

sit down in a place of

honor, lest a more

eminent man than you

be invited by him; and

he who invited you both

will come and say to

you, `Give place to this

man,' and then you will

begin with shame to

take the lowest place.

But when you are

invited, go and sit in the

lowest place, so that

when your host comes

he may say to you,

`Friend, go up higher';

then you will be

honored in the presence

of all who sit at table

with you. For every one

who exalts himself will

be humbled, and he

who humbles himself

will be exalted."

Monday 29th

Mass - 6:00pm

Readings:

Readings:

1 Cor. 2: 10b-16 and

Tuesday 30th

Mass - 7:00am

Office Hours - 8:00am - 12:00pm

1:00pm -5:00pm

Readings:

1 Cor. 3:1-9 and

Lk.4:38-44

Wednesday 31st

No Mass

Office Hours 8:00am - 12:00pm

1:00pm -5:00pm

Readings:

1 Cor.2:1-5 and

Mk.6:17-29

Last Week Our attendance was : 187

The Regular Offertory Collection:

$2,378.12

Church Improvements: 2.50

SVDP: 2.50

Hall Rental: 300.00

Raffle Tickets: 140.00

Second Collection: 94.00

Total Deposit: $2,917.12

Thanks For Your Stewardship

Altar Servers:

Lectors:

Eucharistic Ministers:

Altar Servers:

Lectors:

Eucharistic Ministers:

Altar Servers:

Lectors:

Eucharistic Ministers:

4:00pm

TBA

Maxine Tinsley, Bessie Holloway

Margaret Goldsby, Carolyn Matthews, Juanita Dial

8:30am

Sarah Lewis, Kendle McCaskey

Marjorie Seltzer, Mary White, Dorothy Lewis

Sharmine Hamilton, Valanita Schnyder

11:00am

Kennedi Franklin

Winifred Maiben, Tyrone Rogers

Lee Portis, Roy Jackson, Dave Alexander

St. James Major Fall Festival

Corner of Prichard Ave &

College Street

Saturday - October 8, 2016

12:00Noon - Until….

Bar-B-Q - Hot Dogs, Fried Fish,

Homemade Candy and Cakes,

Country Store, Games,

Raffle and Give -A-Ways and Much,

Much More.

We do not very often come across

opportunities for exercising strength,

magnanimity, or magnificence; but

gentleness, temperance, modesty and

humility are graces which ought to

color everything we do. There may be

virtues of a more exalted mold, but

… these are the most continually

called for in daily life.

I used to think that God's gifts were on shelves one above the other, and

that the taller we grow in Christian character, the more easily we should

read them. I find now that God's gifts are on shelves one beneath the

other, and that it is not a question of growing taller, but of stooping

lower, and that we have to go down, always down, to get his best gifts.

When I am willing to be set aside or used for the

gospel, when I am willing to say, “He must increase,

but I must decrease” — that is humility and that is

excellence.

When I seek God’s will and not my own well-being,

when I take from God’s hand whatever he has to give

with a happy heart attached to the Giver and not to the

gift — that is humility and that is excellence.

When I know that my life is within the context of

God’s grace and that I live as one who claims nothing

but excellence.

When I go into the world as one who seeks to be a

neighbor to every person I meet and the next person I meet — that is

humility and that is excellence.

When I am able to say, “My God and my all” — that is humility and that

is excellence.

Join us for Coffee &

Doughnuts Fellowship

Mass - 7:00am

Readings:

1 Cor.4:1-5 and

Lk.5: 33-39

Vigil Mass

4:00pm

For the People of the

Parish

Masses:

8:30am 11:00am

For the People of the

Parish

Mass - 7:00am

Readings:

1 Cor.3:18-23 and

Lk.5:1-11

Thursday 1st Friday 2nd Sunday 4th

Saturday 3rd

For those seeking assistance

from St. Vincent De Paul

Society, please call 456-0151.

Also leave your name, address,

telephone number and a brief

message and someone will

return your call.

Parents, please remember to

register your children for

their CCD Sunday School

classes. Both First

Communion and Confirmation require a 2 year preparation. Registration

forms (one per child) are located in the rear of the church. Complete and

drop off at the Rectory.

Each Sunday after the

8:30 a.m. Mass.

Last Friday Of Each Month

10:30am until @ SJM Parish Center

Sept. 30 & Oct 28

Fried Fish, Chicken/ Fried, Chicken/ Baked

Green Beans, Baked Beans, Hush Puppies - Potato Salad,

Cake - Drink Condiments - Dinners - $7.00

Sandwich - $5.00

2016 Mobile Area Inter-Parish Council (IPC)

Revival Information Announcement

Youth Choir Rehearsals for the 2016 IPC Revival Is As Follows:

Beginning - Wednesday August 10, 2016

Place: Prince of Peace Catholic Church - 454 Charleston Street Mobile,

AL 36603 (Down the Bay)

Time: 6:30 P.M.

Choir Director: Mr. James Seals

Please Encourage Your Youth to Participate!

The prices for the monogrammed Ozark cups are $15.00 for 20 oz and

$20.00 for 30 oz.

Mobile Area Inter-Parish Council 2016 Revival Oct. 2 - October 5

Praise & Worship - 6:15pm - Revival 7:00pm

Most Pure Heart of Catholic Church

Rev. Kenneth Ugwu, SSJ, Pastor

Called to Love Catholic

Women's Conference –

10/1/16 Join us Saturday,

October 1, 2016 at Corpus

Christi Parish in Mobile for the

Archdiocesan Called to Love

Catholic Women's

Conference! Doors open at

7:30am, and the day concludes

with the Divine Mercy Chaplet

at 3:15pm. Event includes

Mass with Archbishop

Thomas j. Rodi, confession,

vendors, and door prizes. The

speakers include Michelle

Benzinger, Mother Olga of

the Sacred Heart, Danielle

Rose & Emcee Heather

Renshaw.$40 Registration fee

includes coffee & donuts

breakfast, catered lunch and a

marvelous gift bag. To register,

visit:www.calledtolovemobile.

com

For those who are sick and in the hospital or other

wise ailing. Please keep the following members/family

members in your prayers: Brenda Jones, Doretha

Whitfield, Afthiner Evans, Joyce Butler, Mary Kyser, Lee D.

Streeter, Sidney & Emma Brinkley, Luberta Portis, Cleveland

Hubbard, David Hall, Esther Turner, Levi Williams, Juanita Wilson,

Rosemary Robinson, Beatrice Davis, Marva Davis, Mary Francis

Sawyer, Fannie Wright, Ronald Robinson, Eddie Geary, Keith

Winborn, Iletha Moore, Lillie Bush, Jean Lewis-Gill, Gwendolyn

Williams, Dorothy Lewis, Oliver Poellinitz, Celestine Hamilton,

Brenda Lewis, Joseph Williams, Jr.

It’s a wonderful gift of prayer

to have a Mass offered for a

deceased loved-one or for a

special intention. Make your

Mass requests at the Rectory.

Weekend Masses are reserved

for the Parish only. You may

make your request for Mass

Intentions Tuesday through

Friday.

Our record of parishioners is

incomplete. We are now

computerizing our census in

order to serve you better. So

whether you are new to St.

James or have been a member

for many years, please fill out a

new census form. There are

extra forms in the Church. All

info is strictly confidential.

Among the meaningful ways to

commemorate the loss of a

loved one is to make a gift in

their honor. Gifts may be made

to the St. James School

Endowment Fund in memory

of, or in honor of a friend or

loved one. The Endowment

Fund provides tuition assistance

for the children in our Parish

who attend Catholic elementary

schools. You may contribute to

the Fund at any time and on any

occasion. At your request, a

card will be sent to an honoree

or bereaved family. To make a

tribute gift or a donation to the

Endowment Fund, please

contact: Bessie Holloway,

452-0394.

Latrisa McCaskey, 2nd; Peggy Sanders,3rd;

Michael “Trey” Inge, 4th; Grace Thomas,4th;

Rasheeda Hill, 6th; Valanita Schnyder, 7th;

Latonya Hubbard, 11th; Van Miles, 11th; Frank

Rogers, 15th; Samuel & Sarah Lewis, 15th;

Justin Gamblin, 17th; James Ledbetter, 18th,

Doretha Whitfield, 20th, Kennedy McCaskey,

21st; Chico Hubbard, 23rd; Lucinda Morrell,

24th; Ernestine Hall, 25th; Angelia Lewis, 28th;

Amber Schnyder, 31st.

As a follower of Jesus, you’ll share his love and gospel with

everyone. Kindness and humility are vital as you speak about your

hope in him. To battle evil, you’ll receive a complete set of armor.

Use it to defend against attacks by a prowling lion or the temptation

to place self above others.

Preferred qualifications:

• complete surrender to God

• a desire to follow his commandments

• a servant heart

• courage to face fiery furnaces or shipwrecks

Everyone’s welcome, and training and support are provided. Though

you can expect persecution and adversity, the rewards are life-

changing — and eternal!

Lord, I know that Jesus was humble and stooped to serve those in

need, even washing his disciples’ feet. Please keep me from being so

prideful and self-centered that I fail to be a humble servant of Christ.

Pierce my spirit until I am deflated of all sinful pride and the desire

for others to serve me instead of exercising loving service in Christ’s

name. Amen.

714 N. College St. - Prichard, AL 36610

Phone: 251- 456-0151 - Fax: 251- 456-6843

Name ____________________________________

Phone Number _____________________________

Number of Orders___________

Fried Fish

Chicken/ Fried

Chicken/ Baked

Green Beans

Baked Beans

Hush Puppies

Potato Salad

Cake - Drink

Condiments Dinners - $7.00 Sandwich- $5.00

Last Friday Of Each Month

10:30am until

@ SJM Parish Center

June 24, July 29, Aug. 26, Sept. 30 & Oct 28