PARISH

COUNCIL

FINANCE

COUNCIL

Dave Alexander

CCD

Carridean Bolden

EUCHARISTIC

MINISTERS

Lee Portis

USHERS

Sidney Madise

MUSIC

MINISTRY

Joseph Lewis

RIGHT TO LIFE

VOCATIONS

EDUCATION

COMM.

ALTAR SOCIETY

Shirley McBride

DREXEL SOCIETY

Marietta Andry

BEREAVEMENT

MINISTRY

Joyce Winborn

LITURGY COMM.

PARISH LIFE

COMM.

ST. VINCENT de

PAUL Ursula Swann

MAINTENANCE &

BEAUTIFICATION

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/

parish/al/sjm -

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.

Monday 30th

Mass - 6:00pm

Readings:

Heb. 19:1-4 and

Mk.5:21-43

Mass Intention: For the

Intentions of Fr. Hyginus

req. by Shelia Green

Tuesday 31st

Mass- 7:00am

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

1:00pm -5:00pm

Heb.12:4-7 and

Mk.6:1-6

Mass Intention:

Eddie Thomas

Wednesday 1st

No Mass

Office Hours 8:00am - 12:00pm

1:00pm -5:00pm

Readings: Heb. 11:32-40 and

Mk.5:1-20

Last Week Our attendance was :

The Regular Offertory Collection:

$3,190.21

Total Deposit: $3,190.21

Thanks For Your Stewardship

Sat., 4:00 p.m.

TBA

Maxine Tinsley, Bessie Holloway

Carolyn Matthews, Margaret Goldsby

Sun., 8:30 a.m.

Ryan White, Dylan McCaskey- Hunter

Carrie Blunt, Dorothy Lewis, Lauren Lipscomb

Marvin & Faye Parnell, Shirley McBride

Sun., 11:00 a.m.

Kennedi Franklin, Rosie Williams

Tyrone Rogers, Winifred Maiben

Dave Alexander, Roy Jackson, Lee Portis

Altar Servers:

Lectors:

Eucharistic Ministers:

Altar Servers:

Lectors:

Eucharistic Ministers:

Altar Servers:

Lectors:

Eucharistic Minister:

On behalf of the Catholic Charities

Appeal you will be asked to consider

a gift to the Archdiocesan Catholic

Charities for 2017. If you pledged last

year, please pledge again this year. If

you were not able to make a pledge

last year, perhaps a special one-time

gift would be appropriate for you.

Spend some time thinking and

praying about what you can do to

make this year’s campaign a success

as it reaches out to the most deserving

in our Archdiocese.

We are saddened by the

loss of one of our Life

long parishioners, Mrs.

Jean Lewis Gill. Mass

of the Christian Burial

will be celebrated on

Saturday, Feb. 4th at

10:00am.

The burial will follow

a t G e t h s e m a n e

Cemetery. Please keep her and her

family in your prayers and Masses.

May Her Soul Rest In Peace

What is the good life which God intends for us? And how is it related

with the ultimate end or purpose of life? Is it not our desire and longing

for true happiness, which is none other than the complete good, the sum

of all goods, leaving nothing more to be desired? Jesus addresses this

question in his sermon on the mount. The heart of Jesus' message is that

we can live a very happy life. The call to holiness, to be saints who

joyfully pursue God's will for their lives, can be found in these eight

beatitudes. Jesus' beatitudes sum up our calling or vocation - to live a life

of the beatitudes. The word beatitude literally means "happiness" or

"blessedness".

God reveals to the humble of heart

the true source of abundant life and

happiness. Jesus promises his

disciples that the joys of heaven will

more than compensate for the

troubles and hardships they can

expect in this world. Thomas

Aquinas said: "No one can live

without joy. That is why a person

deprived of spiritual joy goes after

carnal pleasures." Do you know the

happiness of hungering and thirsting for God alone?

Your final 2016 Contribution Statement (useful for IRS tax purposes)

will be available upon request the end of January. If you note any errors,

call the Rectory so that adjustments can be made.

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

Complete and drop off at the

Rectory.

Mass - 7:00am

Readings: Heb.13:1-8

and Mk.6:14-29

Mass Intention:

Eddie Thomas

For the People of the

Parish

Mass-7:00am

Readings:

Mal.3:1-4

and Lk.2:22-40

Mass Intention:

For the Sick & Shut In

Thursday 2nd Friday 3rd

Vigil Mass

4:00pm

Saturday 4th

Masses: 8:30am &

11:00am

For the People of

the Parish

Sunday 5th

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.

Join us

Each Sunday after the

8:30 a.m. Mass.

For Coffee & Doughnuts

Fellowship

Last Friday Of Each Month

10:30am until@ SJM Parish Center

March 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th,31st, April 7th

(ladies Aux), April 28th, May 26th, June

30th, July 28th, August 25th, Sept. 29th

and Oct. 27th.We will serve only fish in the

month of March through April 7th.

Dinner - $7.00 - Sandwich - $5.00

For single women 18- 40. Sponsored by Archdiocese of

Mobile and Sisters of the Mobile Archdiocese. For more

information, contact Sister Theresa Sullivan, D.C., at

sistertheresa.sullivan@doc.org or 812-963-7556. Visit

Registration: cailed2.be/GCGSFeb17 to register.

The Gulf Coast's Got Sisters! Retreat I Mobile, AL -

Feb 3-4, 2017

Our first Parish Council

Meeting for our newly elected

members will be held on

Tuesday, January 31st at

6:30pm. All members are

asked to attend. Prepare and File Federal and State

Tax Returns for FREE!

Have your tax returns prepared for FREE by one of our

IRS certified and trained volunteers

Call RSVP of Mobile County for an appointment TODAY!

251.574.7787

On Thursday, Feb. 2nd, we will

have our monthly Catholic/

Bible Study Class From 6-7pm

in the conference room of the

parish center. Also on Friday,

Feb. 3rd, we will have our First

Friday Devotion Exposition

from 5-6pm with Mass starting

at 6:00pm.

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.

Our record of parishioners is

i ncomple t e . We a re 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.

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.

A special way to remember and

pay tribute to our deceased

loved ones is to make a

contribution on their birthdays

to the SJM School Endowment

Fund. Consider making

memorial contributions in

memory of your grandparents,

parents, children and other

relatives annually on special

days. Contributions may also

be made at any time in honor of

living family members and

friends. No contribution is too

small and, 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 Sybil Whitfield at 471-

3978.

The Catholic African-American Cultural Awareness Group of

Okaloosa County invites you to the 36th annual Liturgical

Celebration Commemorating Black History Month February 26th,

2pm at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 110 St. Mary Ave., Fort Walton

Beach Florida. The Eglin Brotherhood Gospel Choir will begin the

concert at 2:00pm, with the celebration of Mass starting at 2:30pm.

Reverend Roy Campbell, Pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church,

Largo, MD is the homilist.

Blessed Trinity Shrine Retreat, Ft. Mitchell, Alabama is offering their

Annual Men’s Retreat entitled “Men of Faith: Reflection of Christ.

The retreat begins with registration at 7:00pm on Friday Feb. 17-19,

2017 and concludes with dinner at noon on Sunday. For registration

call (334) 855-4474.

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 & Marcodius 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.

The Mobile County Training School Scholarship Awards were

established in 2004 to recognize outstanding seniors. All

Applications must be postmarked and/or submitted not later than

March 17, 2017

For more information go to

http://www.mctswhippets.org

or call Dr. Washington Taylor 251-479-9655,

Deborah Roberson251-452-0209 or

Barbara House at 251-645-2661

714 N. College St. - Prichard, AL 36610

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

Fried Fish Chicken/ Fried Chicken/ Baked Green Beans Baked Beans Hush Puppies Potato Salad Cake - Drink Condiments Macaroni /cheese

Dinners - $7.00 Sandwich- $5.00

Last Friday Of Each Month

10:30am until

@ SJM Parish Center

Jan 27th, March 3rd, 10th, 17th,

24th,31st, April 7th (ladies Aux), April

28th, May 26th, June 30th, July 28th,

August 25th, Sept. 29th and Oct. 27th.

We will serve only fish in the month of

March through April 7th.