New Online Giving Portal

Click HERE for the link to the new online giving portal OR click on the Servant Keeper icon in the Applications segment in the footer section of the page.

I have schedules made up for all ministries (Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Servers, Heavenly Dusters & Altar Linens). These are available upon request for those who like to plan ahead. If you are unavailable for a specific date, please try to find someone to take your spot. I will do
my very best to accommodate travel plans and any other special requests but I am human & make mistakes from time to time. I ask for your grace.

~Vicki Thurmond, Parish Secretary

7th Sunday of Easter (The Ascension of the Lord)

“I am praying for them…” JOHN 17:9

Prayer is the foundation of our Faith and the foundation of Stewardship. Prayer is always the first best option in any situation not just our last resort. Pray for friends and family, and especially for those that don’t treat you very well. Pray to give praise, to thank, and to ask God for help. Pray to see what God wants you to do with the gifts He has given you. Teach others how to pray. It has been said that teaching someone how to pray is the best gift you can give someone.

Celebrate 200 Years of Faith with the Archdiocese of St. Louis

Please click the document below to learn about this once-in-a-generation Bicentennial Jubilee.

St. James PSR NEWS

As our PSR year comes to an end, I find myself so very thankful our teachers, our students, our families, our Knights of Columbus, our church family, our pastor, and more in so many ways. St. James PSR has grown this year in numbers, and because of this we have grown in our faith. We had several young ladies confirmed and three sweet 2nd graders made their 1st communion. I know I speak for Mrs. Jamie Thompson and Mrs. Laura Allen as well when I say it is an honor and privilege to serve our Lord as we grow our parish youth. As we look forward to, we are already talking about summer work with teachers and students. At the beginning of the year, we aspired to grow our kiddos "Poco a poco". This is an Italian phrase meaning little by little or gradually. I feel like we have lived this and will continue to live this mission through the summer and into the fall. Thank you for all your support and faith. It really does take a village and I am blessed to part of this village.

From Dr. Melissa Cordia

Becoming Catholic? (OCIA: Order of Christian Initiation of Adults

OCIA will take a break during the month of May but will offer Biblical Walk Through the Mass with Dr. Edward Sri in the Incarnate Word Center on Thursday evenings at 6:30 p.m. during the summer. Mark the dates on your calendar: June 4 and 15, July 9 and 23, August 6. Everyone is invited to participate.

Formal OCIA classes will resume August 20. If interested in becoming Catholic, call St. Joachim or St. James rectory or Vicki Thurmond.

Ladies Sodality

Our next meeting is Aug. 4. The hall pantry & cleaning day is rescheduled for Aug. 10. We would like to organize a garden committee to plant flowers in the containers around the church grounds. All parishioners are invited to come bless our church with your gardening skills.

Bobbie Heifner, President

From Father Tony

We are in need of Adult Altar servers for Daily Mass and to serve with the children on Sunday Masses. Volunteers need to be married in the church (if married) and attend Prevent and Protect Training.

Thank you! Please call or email the office if
interested or need more details.

Mark Your Calendars: June 7th

CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!!
We are in need of volunteers for all areas of the picnic. We CANNOT do this without you! Please let us know where you can help. You can contact the office or fill out the sheet in the bulletin and drop it in the basket in church.

PLACEMAT ADS
It's not too early to get your space reserved for
our placemats for the picnic.
1. Small size- $30
2. Medium size- $60
3. Large size- $120
The placemat ads can be for a business or in
memory of a loved one.

Please contact Kim Coleman if interested at
314-808-2207 or email kcoleman2@elara.com.

PARISH FAMILY
The Bottle Game was a HUGE Success last year!! So, we are planning it again this year! It’s not too early to start this year with planning for the Picnic… “the Bottle Game” is back. We are asking all to bring a “bottle of…?” (examples; shampoo, wine, ketchup, mustard, pickles, lotion, dishwashing liquid, laundry detergent, syrup, 2 liter soda, honey, jelly, vanilla, cooking oil, etc.) that we will use for this fundraiser. The way this will work is, we will sell the same number of “chances” that we have for the number of “bottles” that we receive, the tickets will be numbered, the bottles will be numbered, each ticket will cost $3 to purchase, so you can see that this will be a good fundraiser for the church, just think you might end up with a bottle of …….! 

We would ask that you please make sure when you are making your purchase for these items to please check the expiration date on any perishable food items.

We will put 3 boxes/containers in the back of church, not in the vestibule under the pew in front of the cry room for all to place their bottles in. It’s not too early to start collecting, so bring your bottles.

PICNIC RAFFLE TICKETS
It's time to start selling raffle tickets for the picnic. They are available in the back of church in a basket. Please take some and help us sell the tickets. They can be turned in at the office, through the collection basket or to Don & Jamie
Thompson. There are great prizes available! $1.00/each or 6 for $5.

Thank you all for your support of our Parish!

GUN RAFFLE 2026

Tickets will be sold starting March 1 until the drawing after Mass on May 16, 2026. There are 4 guns being raffled. Cost of the tickets are $5 per ticket or 5 tickets for $25. Please see Don Thompson or Paul & Nedra Villmer for tickets. They will be selling the tickets after the Masses.

COUNTRY STORE

It's time to start collecting items for the Country Store. We are looking for the following items:

• Baked goods (to be delivered the day of the picnic) such as pies, breads, cookies & jams and jellies
• Home canned goods
• Home decor
• Starter plants for gardening
• Tea towels
• Craft items
• Embroidered or crocheted items
• Anything unique and homemade

Bingo Prizes

We are accepting prizes for the Bingo games. Please drop off donations in the back of church or at the office.