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.

Church Major Dates 2019 Saturday, February 8th, 2019: Sweetheart cabaret Sunday, February 24th 2019: Black History month presentation Wednesday, March 6th 2019: Ash Wednesday Fish fry sale every last Friday of the month January – October Fish fry sale every Friday of Lent except Good Friday. Food Bank Commissioning - March 19th 2019 Sunday, March 31 2019: Youth Sunday Saturday, April 6th church yard sale April 14th 2019 palm Sunday April 21st 2019 Easter Sunday/ Easter egg hunt Sunday, May 12th, 2019: Mother’s day May 2019: graduation Sunday Last Sunday of May 2019: Rosary Rally June 10 - 14 2019 Vacation Bible School June 30th, 2019 last Sunday of the month: Youth Sunday Sunday July 28, 2019: Parish Feast day Mass/Picnic August 10th 2019: Back to school Rally Saturday, October 12th, 2019 Fall Festival Last Sunday of October 2019: Rosary Rally Thursday, November 28th 2019: Parish thanksgiving Mass Sunday December 1st, Gift giving tree starts Sunday, December 29th 2019: Unity Mass/Appreciation Award

"Lord Jesus, may your love and truth transform my life - my inner thoughts, intentions, and atti-tudes, and my out-ward behav io r , speech, and actions. Where I lack charity, kindness, and for-bearance, help me to embrace your merci-ful love and to seek the good of my neighbor, even those who cause me ill-favor or offense. May I always love as you have loved and for-give others as you have forgiven."

Mass - 6:00pm Readings:

Rom.8:18-25 and Lk.13:18-21

Mass Intention:

Ledisi Boboh

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

1:00pm -5:00pm Readings:Rom.8:26-30 and Lk.13:22-30

Mass Intention: Frank Rogers

No Mass

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

Readings: Eph.2:19-22 and Lk.6:12-16

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 Brinkley, David Hall, Esther Turner, Levi Williams, Juanita Wilson, Rosemary Robinson, Beatrice Davis, 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 Poellnitz, Xavier Poellnitz, Cynthia Beckham, Martha Brad-ford, Dolores Washington, Patricia Reese, Ursula Swann, Sylvester Jones, Debra Harris, Gwendolyn Williams, Mary Ann Myricks, Betty McCaskey, Lee Portis, Edward Frank-lin., Robert Blakely, Denise Lewis.

Altar Servers:

Lectors: Eucharistic Ministers:

Altar Servers:

Lectors: Eucharistic Ministers:

Padrel Davis, 1st; Teja Malone, 6th, ; James Harkless, 6th; Shirley Witherspoon, 7th, Willie Davis, 9th, Renesha Matthews, 9th, Joshua Morgan, Jr.,10th ; Chelsea Hubbard, 11th, Steven Waller, Sr. 13th, Delores Adams, 17th, Brandy Hubbard, 17th; Linda Davis, 18th, Steven Waller Jr., 18th, Mary Etta Franklin, 19th, Gayle Sylvester, 19th, Kenneth Tinsley, 25th, Sharon Dumas 25th, Ursula Swann, 26th, Linda Thomas, 26th, Jawon Morgan, 28th, Roxanne Seals, 29th.

Happy Anniversary: Walter & Cynthia Eaton - October 9, 2019 Happy Anniversary: Willie & Linda Davis, October 13, 2019

October is the Month of the Holy Rosary Rediscover the joy and peace that meditating on the Holy Rosary can bring you. We recite the Rosary before each weekend Mass. However, everyone is encouraged to pray the rosary always. The Family that Prays together, Stays together. Rosary Rally will be held on the last Sunday of October at 5:30pm in the Church.

4:00pm - Saturday TBA Maxine Tinsley, Carrie Bolden Margaret Goldsby, Roy Jackson, Juniata Dial 9:30 am - Sunday Rosie Wiliams, Alex Lewis, Kennedi Franklin Winifred Maiben, Maderia Harris, Carrie Blunt Inell Bush, Sebastian Williams, Carolyn Matthews

Last Week Our attendance was : 183 The Regular Offertory Collection: $3011.90 Second Collection: 202.50 SVDP 2.00 Extra Items Donations: 1,890.00 Hall Rental: 300.00 Total Extra Items: $2192.00 Total Deposit: $5,406.40

Thanks For Your Stewardship

YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN US AT OUR ANUNUAL CELEBRATION

NOVEMBER 16, 2019

BLACK CATHOLIC HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION The EUCHARISTIC

CELEBRATION

Starts at 11:00 A.M., and will be held at: The Cathedral Basilica S. Claiborne St. MOBILE, ALABAMA 36602. Immediately Following the Mass, The HIS-TORICAL LUNCHEON will commence at 1:00 P.M.at: The Renaissance Plaza Hotel 64 South Water St. LUNCHEON TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW FOR $50.00 PER PERSON TICKETS WILL NOT BE SOLD AT THE DOOR! For more information, please call 251-463-3612 or 251-604-8088

Vigil Mass 4:00pm

For the People of the Parish

Mass - 7:00am & 6:00pm Readings: Rv.7:2-4 and

Mt.5:1-12 Mass Intention:

For the Church 7:00am and 6:00pm

Masses

Mass-7:00am Readings:

Rom.8:31b-39 and Lk.13:31-35

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

BUS TRIP TO BILOXI SPONSORED BY THE

KNIGHTS OF PETER CLAVER, JUNIOR DAUGHTERS

St. James Major Court #172 Sunday, November 10, 2019

BUS LEAVES ST. JAMES PARISH CENTER

1:00-7:00 P.M. COST: $20.00 PER PERSON

CASINO PAYS $15.00 PER PER-SON

TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT CON-TACT:

STEPHANIE DANZY -295-7258 ANDREA ALEXANDER

CARESS ALEXANDER/HERBERT MCCASKEY

ANY MEMBER OF THE LADIES AUXILIARY

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 lobby of the church.

Friday, November 1st is a Holy Day of Obligation ( ALL SAINTS). We are expected to attend Mass. Masses will be held by 7:00am and 6:00pm. November 2nd is ALL SOULS Day Mass will be celebrated at the Catholic Cemetery at 10:00am for our dead ones. We are requesting pictures of your deceased ones which will be placed on a special table. Please put a name tag to your pictures for easy collect at the end of November. A box will be provided to drop off your pictures.

Thanksgiving Day is Thursday, Nov. 28th. We will hold our Annual Thanksgiving Day

Mass at 9:00am.

Most Sold Raffle Ticket Group

A special thanks to this group of our church members who sold or bought more than 2 books of our Raffle Ticket.

Aaron Valeeta, Jacky Arnold, Genell Bennett, Mr./Mrs. Blakely Sr., Inell Bush, Mary Coleman, Daisy Mcnoi, Daisy Whitfield, Stephanie Danzy, Davis Anthony, Earline Davis, Mr./Mrs. Willie Davies, Ernestine Hall, Patricia Hall, Sharmine Hamilton, Carolyn Hunter, Mary Heningburg, Bessie Holloway (Blessed Memory), Chico Hubbard, Regina Inge, Nikole Joiner, Johnnie Franklin, Linda Fox, Carolyn Matthews, Dwight Miller, Jean Lang-Moore, Sigler Marvin, McBride-Smith Cassandra, Lee Portis, Rosemary Robinson, Rhyon Ervin, Anna Seals, Valanita Schnyder, Vicy Scott, Bridget Eubanks, Kenny Edwards, Albert Swann, Ursula Swann, Gayle Sylvester, Constance Taylor, Herman Thomas, Tinsley Herman, Angela Turner, Aaron Twiggs, Gatha Warnsley, Mary White, Kerensa Williams

Our top 3 persons Ticket Sales

Winifred Maiben sold 40 books of Ticket

Mrs. Myrtle Hughes sold 49 books of ticket

Mrs. Shelia Green sold 57 books of ticket

Also we say a special thanks to Shelia Green, Myrtle Hughes, Ursula Swann, Inell Bush, Earline Davis, Constance Taylor, Dorothy Lewis, Gwen Lewis, Blakely Sr., Dave Alex-ander, Valanita Schnyder, Marjorie Seltzer and Sharmine Hamilton who volunteered to sell raffle at churches, revival, festival and organizations. We deeply appreciate all your efforts.

St James Major Events Oct 2019 (Central Time - Chicago ) 

Sun M o n Tu e W e d Thu Fr i S a t

2 9 3 0 1 2 3 4 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 - M ass  

6 p m - Choir Practice

 7 a m - M ass  

1 0 a m - Food Bank  

1 0 a m - Visi t to the  

6 p m - Bible

 7 a m - M ass  

5 p m - First Friday

 3 : 3 0 pm - Confession  

4 p m - Vigi l Mass

 

    

6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 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 - M ass  

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 - Vigi l Mass

 

    

1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 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 - M ass  

6 p m - Choir Practice

 7 a m - M ass  

1 0 a m - Food Bank  

1 0 a m - Visi t to the

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

4 p m - Vigi l Mass

 

    

2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6  

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 - M ass  

6 p m - Choir Practice

 

7 a m - M ass  

1 0 a m - Food Bank  

6 p m - Movie Night

 

7 a m - M ass  

1 0 : 3 0 a m - Fish/Chic

 

3 : 3 0 pm - Confession  

4 p m - Vigi l Mass

 

    

2 7 2 8 2 9 3 0 3 1 1 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 - M ass  

6 p m - Choir Practice

 7 a m - M ass  

1 0 a m - Food Bank  

1 0 a m - Visi t to the

 7 a m - M ass  

5 p m - First Friday

 3 : 3 0 pm - Confession  

4 p m - Vigi l 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. 25th, Feb. 22nd, March. 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th, April 5th, 12th, 26th, May 31st, June 21st , July 26th, August 30th,

Sept. 27th and October 25th.

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