St. James Roman Catholic Church

<body><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-47423994-1', 'fortunecity.ws'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> <center> <br> <div> <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://ad.broadcaststation.net/ads/show_ad.php?width=728&height=90"></script> </div> </center> <address align="center"><a name="top"><font color="#F4E4B0">top</font></a></address> <table cols="2" border="0" width="100%" align="center"> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="2" align="center"><img src="images/welcomtost.gif" alt="St James" align="center" width="500" height="25"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="2" align="center"> <H2><center> Roman Catholic Community</center></H2> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="1%" colspan="1"> <IMG src="images/cross.gif" alt="cross with shell" width="72" height="144"> </td> <td width="99%" colspan="1"align="center"><img src="images/stjames2.jpg" alt="St James" align="center" width="288" height="108"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="2"> <p align="center"><I>"You Are a Stranger Here But Once"</I><br> 19640 North 35th Avenue (between Union Hills and Beardsley)<br> Glendale, AZ 85308 (623) 581-0707 tel. - (623) 581-0110 fax <script language="javascript">  </script> <br><br> <align=left> <img src="images/jesusmarymartha_01.gif" align=left alt="Jesus Mary and Martha"> <H1>Saint James</h1><br> <p><b>Celebrating the Stewardship of our Parish Family</b></p> <p align="left"> <br><br> <img src="images/playground.jpg" align=right alt="playground" height="210" width="300"> <p align=left><br><br><br><br><br> <b>At St. James, we take being a Parish Family <u>very</u> seriously...</b></p> <p align="left"> There may be things about our Parish Family that are different from what you expect. There are three things that we would like to think characterize our community: <ul> <li> <p align="left">That we are truly a family, <li> <p align="left">That we are welcoming, <li> <p align="left">That we are growing in the practice of Biblical Stewardship. </ul> <p align="center"> <img border="0" src="images/stchris.jpeg" alt="St. Christopher" width="152" height="290" align="left"></p> <p align="left">Being Family means coming together at special times like baptisms, weddings, and sad farewells. It means supporting and "being there" for one another. It means sharing fun times as well as celebration times, learning and working together to accomplish worthwhile goals. To be welcoming is to make our guests feel at home and a part of our Parish Family. It means that we are interested in ways to help you and your family. We strive to make people feel valued and comfortable here. Living Biblical Stewardship means recognizing all that we have comes from God, and that, in gratitude for what God has given us, we choose to share what we have with others. To this end, we are all responsible for becoming involved by giving of time, talent and treasure to the community and others.. to reach out and help one another. <p align="left"> Being a Catholic at St. James is about the Gospel message of loving God, ourselves, our spouses, our children, our families, friends and even our enemies. It is not about rules. It is not about guilt. It is very simply...about love.<br><br> <p align="center"> <h2><b>Welcoming All God's People</b></h2> <p align="left"> <br> <p align=left> Instead of passing judgment on those who are divorced and/or remarried, we welcome almost one third of the families here at St. James who are single parent families and possibly another third of families involved in second marriages for one or both partners. Those who are divorced are offered assistance in obtaining annulments of marriages where possible. Those who have remarried after divorce are frequently helped through the annulment process and have their current marriages validated at a service here at the parish, complete with friends, flowers, wedding cake and reception. <p align="left"> Many parishioners and our Pastor are actively involved in ministering to persons infected and affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. St. James offers funeral services for those who die of AIDS, whether or not they were parishioners here, believing that there is a real need for families to heal following the death of a family member from AIDS. <p align="left"> We have St. James representatives working with the Diocesan Hispanic Ministry and we are welcoming to members of all ethnic backgrounds. <p align="left"> Where possible, efforts are made to help those who are physically challenged. From ramps to parking of disabled, the parish family works to make everyone feel welcome.</p> <p align="center"> <address>Any questions on the Parish: <a href="mailto:rena@stjames-greater.com">Rena Belisle</a><br> Any questions on Formation: <a href="mailto:marylou@stjames-greater.com">Mary Lou Lachvayder</a><br> Any questions on Finances : <a href="mailto:alskath@aol.com">Al Sturgeon</a><br> Any questions on Volunteering : <a href="mailto:maria@stjames-greater.com">Maria Chavez</a><br> If you have questions for Deacon Alan: <a href="mailto:alanpb@worldnet.att.net">Deacon Alan Bowsbaugh</a><br> Any comments on the web page: <a href="mailto:akpog1@cs.com">Ken Pogue</a><br> <center><b>Web Links</b><br> <font color="blue"><a href="http://members.aol.com/StJSVdP/svdp.htm" target="_window">ST.JAMES SVDP CONFERENCE</a><br> <a href="http://www.diocesephoenix.com/" target="_window">DIOCESE OF PHOENIX</a><br> <a href="http://www.idowebpages.com/casa.html" target="_window">FRANCISCAN RENEWAL CENTER</a><br> <a href="http://www.catholicsun.org/" target="_window">CATHOLIC SUN</a><br> <a href="http://www.vatican.va/" target="_window">THE VATICAN</a><br> </address> <p align="right">If you wish to see the site without frames, go to these links and hit the back button to return to these links.<br> <center><h6> <a href="thisandthat.html">THIS & THAT</a> - <a href="prepare1.html">PREPARING FOR SUNDAY</a> - <a href="lifesimple.html">LIFE'S SIMPLE PLEASURES</a> - <a href="climpmtm.html">CLIMB TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN</a> - <a href="catholicpray.html">CATHOLIC PRAYERS</a> - <a href="craft.html">HOLIDAY MAGIC 2002</a> - <a href="biblepic1.html">BIBLE SCHOOL 2002</a> - <a href="music.html">MUSIC AND PROJECTS</a> - <a href="news.html">NEWS AND EVENTS</a> - <a href="didyouknow.html">DID YOU KNOW?</a> - <a href="catchthespirit.html">CATCH THE SPIRIT</a> - <a href="mass.html">MASS TIMES</a> - <a href="gospel.html">THIS WEEKS GOSPEL</a> - <a href="askfather.html">ASK FATHER</a> - <a href="prayer.html">PRAYER REQUESTS</a> - <a href="liturgycorner.html">LITURGY CORNER</a> - <a href="garagesale.html">ST JAMES CLOSET SALE NEWS</a> - <a href="sacraments.html">SACRAMENTS</a> - <a href="service.html">STEWARDSHIP</a> - <a href="gift.html">GIFT CERTIFICATES</a> - <a href="re.html">R.E.</a> - <a href="familiesbuildfaith.html">FAMILIES BUILDING FAITH</a> - <a href="youth.html">YOUTH</a> - <a href="youthgroup.html">YOUTH GROUP NEWS</a> - <a href="prayforus.html">PRAY FOR US</a> - <a href="praylst.html">PRAYER LIST</a> - <a href="theliteside.html">STORIES TO LIGHT UP YOUR LIFE</a> - <a href="volunteer.html">VOLUNTEERS NEWS AND INFORMATION</a> - <a href="stjames9.html">HOME</a> - <a href="0template.html"><I>web page template</I></a> </h6></center> <p><embed src="images/iwillfollowhim2.mid" autostart="true" width="128" height="128" loop="1"> If you want to hear the music again, click on the control. <A href="http://sm2.sitemeter.com/stats.asp?site=sm2stjamescount1" target=_top><IMG title="Site Meter" src="http://sm2.sitemeter.com/meter.asp?site=sm2stjamescount1" border=0 nosave></A></CENTER></CENTER></body> </center></font></td> </tr> </table> <HR><address><a href="#top">^ Back to top</a></address> <address>If you have reached this page without the frames by mistake, please go to <a href="http://www.stjames-greater.com/" target="_blank">http://www.stjames-greater.com/</a> to view the entire site as it was intended.</address> </body>