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/

parish/al/sjm - E-mail: sjm@josephite.com

PARISH COUNCIL Herman Thomas FINANCE COUN-CIL Dave Alexander CCD Carridean Bolden EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Lee Portis USHERS Sidney Madise MUSIC MINISTRY Joseph Lewis RIGHT TO LIFE/ VOCATIONS/EVANGELIZATION Sebastian Williams EDUCATION COMM. - Rhyon Ervin YOUTH MINISTRY Michelle Spriggs ROSARY GROUP Earline Davis

ALTAR SOCIETY Shirley McBride DREXEL SOCIETY Marietta Andry BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY Joyce Winborn LITURGY COMM. PARISH LIFE COMM. Genelle Bennett ST. VINCENT de PAUL Ursula Swann MAINTENANCE & BEAUTIFICATION KNIGHTS OF PE-TER CLAVER Robert Blakely KPC LADIES AUX. Rosemary Williams Parish Hall Coordi-nator Gayle Sylvester PUBLIC RELA-TIONS Wanda Conner

Marriage: For Marriage Arrangements Contact The Rectory at least 6 months before intended marriage date.

When a Funeral is to be celebrated, please contact the Rectory and make arrangements first with the Priest before making plans with any Funeral Home. Funeral Mass is not permitted on Sundays or Holy Days of Obligation.

30 minutes before weekend Masses And upon request

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.

Saturday Vigil at 4:00pm Sunday at 9:30am

Tuesday at 6:00pm Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 7:00am

Parents desiring Baptism for their children are encouraged to contact the Rectory to arrange for the required preparation class for parents and Godparents as a Baptism sponsor.

Bequests - Please do consider St. James Major parish in your will. It will wonderful t o keep our church open and entrusting it to the next generation. Keep your love for St. James Major parish shining in your heart and Will.

Church Major Dates 2020 1. Saturday, February/March?: Sweetheart cabaret 2. Sunday, February 23rd 2020: Black History month presen-tation 3. Wednesday, February 26th: Ash Wednesday (Masses: 7:00am and 6:00pm) 4. Fish fry sale every last Friday of the month January- October 5. Fish fry sale every Friday of Lent except Good Friday. 6. Sunday, March 29th 2020: Youth Sunday 7. Saturday, April? church yard sale 8. April 5th 2020 palm Sunday 9. April 11th : Easter Egg Hunt 10.April 12th 2020 Easter Sunday 11. Sunday, May l0th, 2020: Mother's day 12. May 2020: graduation Sunday 13.Sunday, March 3rd 2020: Youth Sunday 14. Last Sunday of May 2020: Rosary Rally@ 5:30pm 15. June 8-12 Vacation Bible School 16.Sunday July 26th, 2020: Parish Feast day Mass/Picnic 17.August ?2019: Back to school Rally 18.Sunday, October 4th:Drexel Convention Mass at SJM 19. Saturday, October 10th, 2020 Fall Festival 20. Last Sunday of October 2019: Rosary Rally 21. Thursday, November 26th, 2020:Thanksgiving Mass 22. Sunday, November 29th 2020: Youth Sunday 23. Sunday November 29th 2020, Gift giving tree starts 24. Sunday, December 27th 2020: Unity Mass

Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who for-gives all your iniquity, who heals all your dis-eases, who redeems your life from the Pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor requite us according to our iniqui-ties. as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us. As a father pities his children, so the LORD pities those who fear him.

Mass - 6:00pm

Readings: Jas.1:19-27 and Mk.8:22-26

Mass Intention:

Mass - 7:00am & 6:00pm Office Hours 8:00am - 12:00pm

1:00pm -5:00pm Readings:

Jas.2:1-19 and Mk 8:22-26 Mass Intention:

Mass - No Mass

Office Hours 8:00am -12:00pm 1:00pm -5:00pm

Readings: Jas.1 :1-11 and Mk.8:11-13

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, David Hall, Esther Turner, Levi Wil-liams, Juanita Wilson, Rosemary Robinson, Marva Davis, Mary Francis Sawyer, Fannie Wright, Ronald Robinson, Keith Winborn, Iletha Moore, Lillie Bush,, Dorothy Lewis, Celestine Hamilton, Brenda Lewis, Joseph Williams, Jr., James Ledbetter, Tyrone Poell-nitz, Xavier Poellnitz, Cynthia Beckham, Martha Bradford, Dolores Washington, Patricia Reese, Ursula Swann, Sylvester Jones, Debra Harris, Gwendolyn Williams, Mary Ann Myricks, Betty McCaskey, Lee Portis, Edward Franklin., Robert Blakely, Denise Lewis, Diane Hill,

Altar Servers:

Lectors: Eucharistic Ministers:

Altar Servers:

Lectors: Eucharistic Ministers:

Mark Crumb, 2nd, Sarita Matthews, 4th, Hattie Davis, 4th,Bennie Parker, 4th, Joshua Morgan, Sr., 5th, Monica Waller, 7th, Adline Clarke, 8th, JaVaughna’e Malone, 8th, Judith Dunning,11th,

Pearlie Dumas,11th, Daisy Maxine Minor, 13th, Rosalina Harris, 12th, Marcus & Mar-codius Irby, 13th, Kynedi Danzy Lang, 14th, Kamryn Danzy Lang, 14th, Lola Dumas, 15th, Anthony Davis, 15th, Kendle McCaskey, 18th, Terria Moore, 19th, Sidney Madise, 21st, Clayton Moore, 21st, Taylor Crumb, 22nd, Grice Davis, 22nd, Bernard Moore, 25th, Jacob Turk, Kamryn Lipsbomb, 28th,

We will have two Masses for Ash Wednesday Feb. 26th at 7:00 am and 6:00 pm. Blessed Ashes will be distributed during the Masses. Also we shall begin our usual Friday Lenten Stations of the Cross at 5:30pm. We are all encouraged to participate in the liturgy of this season of repentance. Different groups of the Church will be asked to lead Stations every Friday of Lent.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH PROGRAM

Black History Month Program for: St. James Major Catholic Church Sunday,

February 23, 2020 at the 9:30 AM Mass

4:00pm - Saturday TBA Carrie Bolden, Maxine Tinsley, Jennie Reese Carolyn Matthews, Roy Jackson, Margaret Goldsby 9:30 am - Sunday Alex Lewis, Ryan White, Kennedi Franklin Winifred Maiben, Marjorie Seltzer, Monica Waller Sebastian Williams. Gayle Sylvester, Valanita Schnyder

Last Week Our attendance was : 130 The Regular Offertory Collection: $2,058.99 Extra Church Improvement: 65.00 SVDP: 35.99 Total: 100.99 Total Deposit: 2,158.99

Thanks For Your Stewardship

Lord Jesus, your love brings freedom and pardon. Fill me with your Holy Spirit and set my heart ablaze with your love that noth-ing may make me lose my temper, ruffle my peace, take away my joy, nor make me bitter towards anyone." If someone insults you or tries to take advantage of you, how do you respond? Do you repay in kind? Jesus approached the question of just retribution with a surprising revelation of God's intention for how we should treat others, especially those who mistreat us. When Jesus spoke about God's law, he did something no one had done before. He gave a new standard based not just on the requirements of justice - giving each their due - but based on the law of grace, love, and freedom.

Vigil Mass 4:00pm

For the People of the Parish

Mass - 7:00am Readings:

Jas.2:14-26 and Mk.8:34-9:1

Mass Intention:

Mass-7:00am Readings:

Jas.2:1-9 and Mk.8:27-33

Mass Intention:

The Sick and Shut In

Mass 9:30am

For the People of the Parish

Food Bank Operating Hours - Tuesdays and Thursdays

between 10:00am until 2:00pm. Phone: 251-378-8440 - Email: sjmfoodbank@gmail.com

Contact Person: Stephanie Danzy

Lunch & Dinner Sales –Every Friday During Lent - 10:30am until @ SJM Parish Center - Dinner - $8.00 - Sandwich - $5.00 - To or-

der call - 251-456-0151 Donations and Volunteers will be appreciated. Fried Fish, Chicken/ Fried Chicken/

Baked, Green Beans, Baked Beans, Hush Puppies, Potato Salad, Cole Slaw, Macaroni & Cheese,

Bread Pudding, Cake - Drink Condiments Jan. 31st, Feb. 28th, March. 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th,

April 3rd 12th, 24th, May 29th, June 26th , July 31st, August 28th, Sept. 25th and October 30th.

We will be serving only fish from February 28th through April 3rd.

St. James Ushers Meetings 2020 Feb. 9, 2020

June 14, 2020 October 11, 2020

Second Sunday of the Month after the 9:30am Mass

Mobile County Training School A l u m n i A s s o c i a t i o n i s awarding achievement-based scholarships to eligible high school seniors who are descendents of a MCTS Alumni, Staff, or Faculty Member. Applications must be postmarked and/or submitted no later than March 20, 2020. Applications, criteria, and additional information is located on the table in the foyer of the church and on MCTS website at http/:www.mctswhippets.org.

Every person 14 years of age or older must abstain from meat (and items made with meat) on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and all the Fridays of Lent. Every person between the age of 18 and 59 (your 59th birthday begins your 60th year) must fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.

ST JAMES MAJOR CATHOLIC CHURCH SCHEDULE FOR STATIONS OF THE CROSS

START TIME: 5:30PM 1. Friday, February 28"' Ushers will lead Stations of the Cross

2. Friday, March 6"' Lectors will lead Stations of the Cross 3. Friday, March 13h Extra-Ordinary Ministers of Holy Eucharist will lead Stations of the Cross 4. Friday, March 20"' Knights and Ladies will lead Stations of the Cross 5. Friday, March 27"' Drexel Society will lead Stations of the Cross 6. Friday, April 3'-u Parish Council/Finance Council will lead Stations of the Cross 7. Friday, April 10"' CCD/RCIA will lead Stations of the Cross

Lenten Folders are now in the back of the Church. Please feel free to take one and return it to the collection basket when you

are finished.

We are now offering “ E a s t e r L i l y Memorials” to our p a r i sh ion e r s and friends. We have 50

lilies available. Please use ONLY the special envelopes to make your memorial. Donation: $12.00.

Immediate Needs Church Support - $400.00 Deposited to Date

Food Bank Donation - Special Thanks to Cosmos for donating $200.00 to the Food Bank. We are grateful For your support.

St James Major Events Feb 2020 (Central T ime - Chicago )

Sun M o n T u e W e d Th u Fr i S a t

2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 3 0 3 1 1

9 a m - Confession

9 : 3 0 a m - Sunday

1 1 a m - Youth

1 0 a m - Food Bank

6 p m - Mass

7 a m - Mass

6 p m - Choir Practice

7 a m - M ass

1 0 a m - Food Bank

7 a m - Mass

1 0 : 3 0 a m - Fish/Chic

3 : 3 0 pm - Confession

4 p m - Vigil Mass

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 a m - Confession

9 : 3 0 a m - Sunday

1 1 a m - Youth

1 0 a m - Food Bank

6 p m - Mass

7 a m - Mass

6 p m - Choir Practice

7 a m - M ass

1 0 a m - Food Bank

1 0 a m - Visit to the

6 p m - Bible

7 a m - Mass

5 p m - First Friday

3 : 3 0 pm - Confession

4 p m - Vigil Mass

9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5

9 a m - Confession

9 : 3 0 a m - Sunday

1 1 a m - Youth

1 0 a m - Food Bank

6 p m - Mass

7 a m - Mass

6 p m - Choir Practice

7 a m - M ass

1 0 a m - Food Bank

7 a m - Mass 3 : 3 0 pm - Confession

4 p m - Vigil Mass

1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2

9 a m - Confession

9 : 3 0 a m - Sunday

1 1 a m - Youth

1 0 a m - Food Bank

6 p m - Mass

7 a m - Mass

6 p m - Choir Practice

7 a m - M ass

1 0 a m - Food Bank

1 0 a m - Visit to the

7 a m - Mass 3 : 3 0 pm - Confession

4 p m - Vigil Mass

2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9

9 a m - Confession

9 : 3 0 a m - Sunday

1 1 a m - Youth

1 0 a m - Food Bank

6 p m - Mass

7 a m - Mass

6 p m - Choir Practice

7 a m - M ass

1 0 a m - Food Bank

6 p m - Movie Night

7 a m - Mass

1 0 : 3 0 a m - Fish/Chic

3 : 3 0 pm - Confession

4 p m - Vigil Mass

714 N. College St. - Prichard, AL 36610 Phone: 251- 456-0151 - Fax: 251- 456-6843

Dinners - $8.00 Sandwich- $5.00

(Any one of these) Fried Fish Fried Bone Fish Baked Fish Fried Chicken Baked Chicken (Any 2 of these) Green Beans Baked Beans Potato Salad Macaroni & Cheese Cole Slaw (Dessert: Any 1 of these) Bread Pudding or Cake Condiments, drinks (Soda/ water for plates only) Soda $ 0.50 for sandwich orders Hush Puppies free with fish plates Extra sides ($0.50) each

Last Friday Of Each Month

10:30am until @ SJM Parish Center

Jan. 21st, Feb. 28th, March. 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th, April 3rd 12th, 24th, May

29th, June 26th , July 31st, August 28th, Sept. 25th and October 30th.

We will be serving only fish from February 28th through April 3rd.

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