Sunday 8 a.m. (Community Choir) & 11a.m. (Gospel Choir)

Reconciliation (Confessions): By Appointment Please call the office

Parish Pastoral Council…….…………Meets 2nd Wednesdays at 6:45pm Finance Council.……………………….....…….2nd 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 11:30 am 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 11 am 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: (Summer Hours) Monday– Thursday 8:00 am – 12:00 noon 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

June 10, 2018

MASS SCHEDULES

Yakkia Comminey Natalie Johnson A. Feliece Griffin Anthony Canapa Shirley Morris If you would like to add a family member to our prayer list, you may do so by contacting the parish.

~~ Sunday, June 10, 2018 ~~ Tenth Sunday of 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

June 3, 2018

Ordinary Offering $ 4,785.00 Land: $ 1,902.00 Religious/Gift Shop: $ 221.00 Flowers $ 210.00 Donuts $ 100.00

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.

PROMISES

Today’s liturgy is full of promises. The reading from Genesis promises a final triumph over the power of sin and a return to a new creation. The reading from Second Corinthians promises that all who follow Christ will have to struggle. It also promises, how-ever, that we can persevere if we but recognize that Christ is within us, renewing us daily, and giving us the courage and the strength we need to endure. The Gospel promises that doing God’s will makes us “family” with Jesus, who forgives all sin and triumphs over evil. Today might be a good day for us to make some promises as well. We can promise to stop kidding our-selves about our own tendencies to selfishness and sin. We can promise ourselves to believe—really be-lieve—that while we are not sinless, we are forgiven. We can promise ourselves to combat evil and sin by acting as sisters and brothers not only to the Lord, but to one another as well.

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 still required to attend a new members’ meeting. Meetings are scheduled the second Sunday of each month after the 11:00 am Mass. The next scheduled meeting is June 10, 2018, with Robert Bass. If you have any questions, contact the parish office at 702-648-6606.

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

Monthly Payment of $3,788.75 (began Dec. 2012) Est. Balance as of April 30, 2018: $193,706.48

Reminder to all parishioners: please make certain you lock your vehicle before entering the church building.

Catholic Stewardship Appeal (CSA)

St. James the Apostle’s 2018 assessment is $37,342.00. We received pledges in the amount of $25,170 from 58 parishion-ers and have payments of $12,220. We are encouraging our 300 registered households to participate in making this a suc-cessful “Love your neighbor as yourself” appeal.

“No gift is too small and no gift is too large!” Thank you for your prayers and continuous support in meet-ing these pledges and our obligation to the Diocese.

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Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD; LORD, hear my voice! — Psalm 130:1

June 10, 2018

8:00 am: Pearl Aikens†

11:00 am: Kevin McComb† & People of the Parish

Sunday: June 10, 2018 Mass ~ 8:00 am Catechist’s Breakfast Mass ~ 11:00 am Women’s Auxiliary Mtg following Mass Wednesday June 13, 2018 Parish Pastoral Council - 5:30pm

Thursday: June 14, 2018 Bible Study Group ~ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Gospel Choir Practice ~ 6:59 pm

Saturday: June 16, 2018 Knights of Columbus Mtg ~ 11 am - 12:30 pm KPC Jr Daughter’s Mtg ~ 9:30 am - 12 noon KPC Jr Knights & Daughters’ Event - 12 noon Summer Parish Office: Mon -Thurs : 8:00 am - 12 noon

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3; Psalm 98:1-6; Matthew 5:1-12 Tuesday: 1 Kings 17:7-16; Psalm 4:2-5, 7b-8; Matthew 5:13-16 Wednesday: 1 Kings 18:20-39; Psalm 16:1b-2ab, 4, 5ab, 8, 11; Matthew 5:17-19 Thursday: 1 Kings 18:41-46; Psalm 65:10-13; Matthew 5:20-26 Friday: 1 Kings 19:9a, 11-16; Psalm 27:7-9abc, 13-14; Matthew 5:27-32 Saturday: 1 Kings 19:19-21; Psalm 16:1b-2a, 5, 7-10; Matthew 5:33-37 Sunday: Ezekiel 17:22-24; Psalm 92:2-3, 13-16; 2 Corinthians 5:6-10; Mark 4:26-34

Why Register In the Church Many people attend Mass here at our church, but are not registered parishioners. It is important to be registered and use your offering enve-lopes so that if you ever request a letter, whether it’s for being a godparent, sponsor, marriage, confirmation, tax statement 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 Reli-gious Education Program. If you are not registered in the church, we can-not 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 re-ceive 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.

Parish Pastoral Council Vacancy

Parish Pastoral Council has an opening on the council. Please pick up information from the office or call Brenda Dumas for more information.

Parish Finance Council Vacancy We are seeking eligible volunteer candidates to be appointed to the St. James Finance Council. If you have a desire to serve on our finance council, please submit a resume addressing your experiences, background and reason why you would like to be on our council. Please submit resume to Pamela Hunter, our Business Manager, no later than June 20, 2018.

WELCOME SISTER DEBORAH LOCKWOOD THANK YOU FOR VISITING WITH US

Knights of Peter Claver Jr Knights & Jr Daughters Get acquainted with the Junior Knights & Junior Daughters Division of the Knights of Peter Claver on Saturday, June 16, 2018 at 12 noon at St James Church. This event is open to girls and boys ages seven to eighteen, who have received their first Holy Communion. All children are to be accompa-nied by a parent or guardian. Everyone will not only have an opportunity to learn about this organization, but also the Jun-ior Court and Branch 358 will engage and entertain you as well. Please reserve your place by calling 702-203-9646.

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FAITH FORMATION OFFICE

The Faith Formation Office hours:

*Please note, the Faith Formation Office will be opened on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays ~ 8:00am-12:00pm, until June 14th. Then we will be closed for the summer until August 14th.

Sacraments If you want to receive the Sacraments of Baptism or Holy Matri-mony, contact Ms. Eagan, the Director of Faith Formation, for information on requirements and preparation.

Catechism The 2017-2018 catechetical year has come to a close for the summer. We had another great year. We had 60 students from preschool (3 and 4 year olds) thru high school. Five students received the Sacrament of First Eucharist, ten received the Sac-rament of Confirmation, one student received the Sacrament of Baptism and one student was fully initiated at the Easter Vigil. We also had two adults who completed their full initiation at the Easter Vigil through our Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) program.

I want to thank you, the parents/guardians, for your commit-ment to bringing up your children in the faith and allowing us to help you in teaching them to come to know God, love Him and serve Him.

I also want to thank the catechists who give their time and tal-ents to passing on the faith to our children, youth and adults. These women and men answered the call of God to go out and make disciples and they have been faithful in their commit-ment. St. James community, let us give them our thanks:

Gladys Alemar ~ Preschool and Confirmation 1 Rhonda Hooper ~ Preschool Sonja Smith ~ Kindergarten-2nd grade Stacey Hunter ~ 3rd and 4th grades Roxanne Okeke ~ 3rd and 4th grades Shirnice Villano ~ 5th and 6th grades Danelle Marek ~ 7th and 8th grades/RCIA Phyllis Rose ~ First Communion Primary Martine O'Neil ~ First Communion Intermediate Francisco Alemar ~ Confirmation 1 Birdie Ray ~ Confirmation 2 Patricia Bell ~ RCIA Thomas Nicholson ~ RCIA Mary Schirling ~ RCIA E. Lavonne Lewis ~ RCIA Deacon James Marek ~ RCIA I also thank those parishioners who have volunteered their time or have given a financial donation to our programs. Your kind-ness is a true model for our young people of living our Chris-tian faith. God bless you.

Registration for the 2018-2019 catechetical year will begin on Sunday, August 12th, following the masses.

If you are interested in being a catechist please contact Ms. Eagan, the Director of Faith Formation, 702-648-6606 or aeagan@stjac.org.

"HOPE GROWS HERE" - Las Vegas Catholic Diocesan Conference - 2018

On September 7th and 8th, 2018, the Diocese of Las Vegas will once again have a conference. This year's conference will be held at the South Point Hotel & Casino. This exciting and spiri-tual event is an opportunity to connect with our brothers and sisters from all across the Diocese. There will be inspirational speakers, presenters sharing with us information to help deepen our understanding and practice of the faith, exhibitors showing us the latest books, videos, and other materials concerning our Catholic religion, as well as, worship and prayer services with lively music.

If you would like to attend this conference, there are registra-tion booklets on the counter out in the gathering space.

From June 2 - July 15 the registration fee is $75. From July 16 to the conference day it's $85, so get your registration in early.

Our goal is to have at least 50 parishioners from St. James attending this conference. We hope we will reach this goal so that everyone will know that at St. James the Apostle, "HOPE GROWS HERE."

BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES

Month of June

June 2: Terri Batch June 3: Al Gourrier, Jr. June 4: Linda Culliver, Paul Meacham June 5: Mikail Torreliza, Robert Whitney June 6: Cydney Boxx, Bradley Grunwald June 8: Brian Graham, Anniv: Ina & Dwight Dorman Anniv: Al & Marla Gourrier June 9: Donna Montoya June 11: Alexa Ramos, Hazel Geran, Butch Boehm, Susan Mauyao June 12: Destiny Marquez, Anniv: Joe & Brenda Dumas June 14: Aaliyah Thomas, Anniv: Thomas & Ouida Brown June 15: Eva Streeter, Joe Montoya June 16: Virgilio Torreliza June 17: Cynthia LeFore, Bendell McDade, Tiffany Alemar June 18 Bruce Soares, Anniv: Shirnice & William Villano Anniv: Richard & Goldie Lavizzo June 19: Catherine Smith June 23: Anniv; Cisco & Gladys Alemar June 24: Amara Nwokike, Sydni Jackson June 25: Marie Nicholson June 27: Addie Johnson June 28: Lois Bolden, Danelle Marek

If your birthday or anniversary date is missing and you are a registered parishioner, please contact the church office.

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St. James Community Please be respectful of our Sanctuary.

Gum chewing in church is not acceptable. Please do not remove gum from your mouth and leave it on the seat. It is unsanitary and costly to remove from the chairs. Also, do not bring food or any drinks (other than water); and please do not leave water bottles and other debris in the church. We want all to keep in mind the reverence of God’s House. Careful attention should be given to appropriate attire at all times. Thank you and God Bless

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 advertisers listed. Our church bulle-tin is published free because of their advertising with Paluch. Also, if your advertisement is listed on the back bulletin adver-tising page, you are most welcome to place your business in-formation on our church information shelf in the front lobby. Thank you for your support.

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL (PPC) Committee Liaison/Assignments

Fr. Jim Jankowski - Pastor

Brenda Dumas - PPC Chair - Evangelization Lavonne Lewis - PPC V.Chair Stewardship & Parish Life

Vincent Barte, Jr. - PPC Secretary/Communications Dwight Dorman - Parish Life

Vacancy- Christian Formation Stacey Hunter - Social Justice & Community Engagement

Linda Culliver - Communications Robert Shack - Liturgy

David Bechtel - Communications Fr. Lijo Abraham ( Advisor)

D. James Marek (Advisor non-voting) Pamela Hunter (Advisor (non-voting)

Did you know that the Dominicans have a Third Order, too! Known as Tertiaries, these followers of St. Dominic strive to grow in spirituality by showing their love and service to their parish family and the community at large. Through prayer and study they are able to grow in the ways of St Dominic. St. Tho-mas, and St. Catherine of Siena. Come and learn more about the Lay Order of Preachers. The group meets once a month at UNLV at the Newman Center. Our next meeting is at the New-man Center at 9:00 am April 28, 2018. (Next Chapter Meeting is 5/19/18) Fr. Daniel Roland, OP is the spiritual Director of this group of lay Dominicans. If you would like more informa-tion on the Lay Order of Preachers or how you can join, please visit http://bartololongo.org

Saint Anne Catholic School, 1813 S. Maryland Parkway, is enrolling new students for the 2018-2019 school year, Pre-Kindergarten (4 year old) through Grade 8. The Nevada School Choice Scholarship program has also begun taking applications for its scholarships. Scholarships range from $1,200 to $5,500 per student per year (renewable through grade 12), making a Catholic School education more afford-able than ever, and in some cases, free! For more information regarding scholarships and registration, please call the Saint Anne School office at 702-735-2586, or contact us at school@stannelvnv.org

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Like in the gospel today, sometimes our minds need to be opened to know what God has done for us, and what he wants for us in our marriage. Deepen your communication, strengthen your relationship, rekindle your romance and renew your sacrament by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend. To apply online, and for weekend dates visit www.lvloveyourspouse.org or call 702-589-0068.

Join us for the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church (SEAS) Women’s Retreat on Saturday, June 23 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Parish Hall at 1811 Pueblo Vista Dr., LV, NV 89128. “A Church without women is like the Apostles without Mary.” (Pope Francis). Women throughout history have continually influenced the path of human existence, but none have left us a legacy as spirited or as powerful as the women of the Church. These women stand before the world as prophets, visionaries, activists, saints, martyrs, and heroines. But what do they say to women in the 21st century? We’ll explore the lives of various saints, biblical and mod-ern, and discoverhow their powerful witness continues to inspire women of all ages. Through prayer, music, and activity we’ll come to a deeper appreciation of what it means to be a faith-filled daugh-ter of the Church—right here, right now. Interested? Please regis-ter in the SEAS Kairos Gift Shop. Cost: $20 (includes morning hospitality and lunch),or contact Marcie Wilske

Our Lady of the Valley Roman Catholic Church Part-Time Position: Music Director

Status: Non-Exempt Reports to the office manager/pastor/administrator

Please submit your Employment application and resume to: our_lady781@yahoo.com or hand deliver to:

Our Lady of the Valley in Pahrump (call 775-727-4044)

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