Please join us to celebrate Fr. Tom Koys and the 40th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. The celebration will take place at Public Landing Restaurant in Lemont, IL, on Sunday, May 18, 4pm-7pm. Click to purchase your tickets.

The Sag Bridge Mission Society presents Michael Foley, author of the popular Drinking with the Saints, as he reveals the five secrets to drinking like a saint. Dr Foley is a Catholic theologian, a professor at Baylor University, and a self-taught mixologist. Don’t miss it!

To promote orthodox Catholic instruction, along with the other educational pursuits that will result in well-rounded, healthy young adults, the SBMS is sponsoring a Scholarship Program. We seek to encourage those students who demonstrate commendable academic merit, parish and community service, and extra-curricular activities. Applications for the 2025/26 academic year are due by June 2, 2025. Click to learn more and apply.

Great St James Traditions! St Joseph's Table & Birthday Celebration for Fr Tom Koys & Charlie Hughes on Sunday, March 23. Live Entertainment, homemade dinner, desserts, birthday cake, beer, wine & more! Pre-registration is required and closes on March 21st. Click to purchase your ticket.

Please join us for delicious homemade meatless soups and bread. Friday evenings at 4pm-5:30pm during the Lent season starting March 14th (prior to 6pm Mass and Stations of the Cross). In the Rectory lower level.

You are invited to join Fr Koys & the Sag Bridge Mission Society on a spiritual journey this Lent. Distribution of this free book will begin on Mar 5 & the program will kick off on Mar 16. The program will lead to individual consecration to the Eucharist on Holy Thursday. Weekly discussions will occur at Water & Wisdom. Book is free to those who join the program. Do something important this Lent!

The Spring campaign begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Palm Sunday. Access Health, 1700 75th Str, Downers Grove. Our standard Friday 3pm prayer hour will continue & many more pray-ers are needed for the daily 12 hour vigil. 40daysforlife.com

We don’t think too much about getting all warm & comfy on the couch with a blanket. Please do think: Might you have a blanket that you won’t miss, but it could make the difference to a homeless man. Place blankets & men’s coats, new or in good condition, in Charlie’s Chapel. (Please no women’s or children’s.)

March for Life signups are now open for all parishioners and last year's wait list. Others can register starting December 15th. Click to for more information and to sign up.

Huge thanks to the Altar & Rosary Society for hosting a fabulous gathering on December 8. A full hall enjoyed great food, company, music, sing-a-long & fun! Click for the complete photo album.

This program is geared towards families with babies and young children (aged 5 and younger). The content is taken from ten beautifully illustrated children’s books titled, “Questions for God,” written by Peggy Olds, which lay out in clear and simple statements the truths of our faith. Click for more information.

Classes have begun, but you can still join. Join Michelle Rebello and gain rich meaning from Fr Hardon’s comments on the Catechism. Come Tuesday, 7pm, Sag Hall. Whether you are new or have been through the course before, click for Sign Up Genius.

The Women's Center will once again be conducting their baby bottle fundraiser during October, Respect Life Month. Please take a baby bottle, fill it with spare change & return. All proceeds benefit The Women's Centers, helping women choose life & then helping them & their babies. Turn in your bottles by Nov. 3rd.

The St. James pray-ers will gather at Access Health, 1700 75th St. Downers Grove, each Friday at 3pm beginning Sept. 27. through Nov. 1st. Pray with us and/or sign up for individual prayer time 7am to 7pm at 40daysforlife.com. For the babies!

Enkindle is a three-day event (Sept. 27-29 in DeWitt, MI) where young adults gather to form their minds with practical wisdom from knowledgeable Catholic speakers, receive the grace and mercy of God through Mass and Confession, and discover and deepen Catholic fellowship among their peers. Fr Koys will pay half of the registration fee for Anchor attendees. Contact him.

This 54 Day Novena for Our Nation will begin on August 15th, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and will end on October 7th, the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. The intention for which we are praying together is: “Heavenly Father, Make America Holy Again as we Unite at the Foot of the Cross! Mary, Queen of Peace, pray for us!” Click for more details.

July 17-21 in Indianapolis. Are you going? We have formed a GroupMe for those connected to St James so that we can rendezvous in Indy. Please click to go to the Sign-up Genius & indicate your plans. We’ll be in touch.

Registration is open! Board the bus for the Vatican! July 29 through Aug 2. 8:45am to noon. More information and register HERE.

Anyone seeking Baptism or the other sacraments of initiation (Eucharist & Confirmation), or who simply wants to learn more about the Catholic faith, please call Fr Koys or the rectory.

We have begun the sessions, but you can still jump in on a book study of this wonderful book by Frank Sheed. Sessions are being led by Mrs Madonna Muscarello on Tuesdays at 7pm in Sag Hall through Nov 5. Click to sign up or simply join us this Tuesday.