All Are Welcome

After more than 150 years in Kearney, the parish of St. James has a rich history as a community of Catholic worship and an established legacy of service to the people of Kearney and the surrounding areas.

We invite our Catholic brothers and sisters, as well as visitors from other denominations, to pray and celebrate the Sacraments with us. You will be welcomed and embraced as we join together as one in the presence of God.

Weekend Mass Times

Saturday – 5:00 pm

Sunday – 8:30 am & 10:30 am

Misa en Español – 12:30 pm

(cada segundo del mes)
(every 2nd Sunday)

Mass in Vietnamese - 3:00 pm

(every 1st Sunday)

Weekday Mass Times

Monday – No Mass

Tuesday – 12:00 pm

Wednesday – 12:00 pm

Thursday – 8:15 am with KCHS

Friday – 8:00 am

St. James Rosary Times

 Rosary and Evening Prayer (Liturgy of the Hours)
Tuesdays at 5:45 pm in the church

Rosary
Thursdays at 7:30 am in the Church

RECONCILIATION

Saturday – 3:30-4:30 pm

(or by appointment)

 

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

First Fridays – 8:30 am - 1:00 pm

* This is the regular Mass schedule - be sure to check the Weekly Bulletin or our Mass Times page for any changes!

Our Mission

St. James parish was established in 1881 to be a sign of the presence of the Kingdom of God, to spread the Good News of the Gospel, and to minister and serve others. As Catholics, we believe in Jesus' dying and rising and in our call to celebrate the Sacraments and proclaim the Gospel.


St. James is Live Streaming Masses according to the following schedule:

Saturday - 5:00 pm - Weekend Mass
Monday - No Mass
Tuesday -12:00 Noon - No Live Streaming
Wednesday -12:00 Noon - No Live Streaming
Thursday - 8:15 am - KCHS Weekday Mass
Friday - No Live Streaming

These can be viewed either live or replay directly from the St. James Kearney YouTube Channel or by using the “Mass Videos” button on the St. James myParish App.


Fishing with St. James

Sunday, April 27, 2025

Pope Francis

     I have great love, respect, and admiration for Pope Francis. He inspired me to be a better pastor when he exhorted priests to be "shepherds with 'the smell of the sheep.'" One time before a Sunday Eucharist, I held up a baby who vomited on me and my vestments and some of it went down my neck. I tried to clean up however, all through the Mass I thought: every parent here knows this smell. That day I smelled “the smell of the sheep.”
    When Pope Francis was elected pope, I was excited that he came from the southern hemisphere at the periphery of where previous popes came from in the past. Pope Francis inspired me to continue to speak up against violence and for the dignity of all people, especially women and children, the poor, marginalized, and immigrants. He challenged all of us when he added an eighth principal to Catholic Social Teaching: “Care of our Common Home.” In his encyclical on the environment and human ecology, “Laudato Si,” (Praised be You) he pleaded with all of us "I ask you, in the name of God, to defend Mother Earth" 
    The way that Pope Francis was a pastor, teacher, and preacher with compassion and passion made me want to be a better pastor and person by showing respect to our common home (Mother Earth) and all the people who inhabit it. I was blessed to be on a pilgrimage to Rome in 2014 and come very close to him in Saint Peter's Square during a general audience. He has a humble gracious presence with a palpable sense of being filled with the Holy Spirit.
    He maintained this compassion and passion even to his last day when he gave the Urbi et Orbi Message on Easter Sunday. Here is a brief excerpt: “How much contempt is stirred up at times towards the vulnerable, the marginalized, and migrants! On this day, I would like all of us to hope anew and to revive our trust in others, including those who are different than ourselves, or who come from distant lands, bringing unfamiliar customs, ways of life and ideas! For all of us are children of God! I would like us to renew our hope that peace is possible!”

Eternal Rest Grant unto Pope Francis, O Lord. May he rest in Peace!   

 


Papa Francisco

          Siento un gran amor, respeto y admiración por el Papa Francisco. Me inspiró a ser un mejor pastor cuando exhortó a los sacerdotes a ser "pastores con 'olor a oveja'". Una vez, antes de la Eucaristía dominical, sostuve a un bebé que me vomitó a mí y mis vestimentas, y un poco me cayó por el cuello. Intenté limpiarme, pero durante toda la misa pensé: todos los padres aquí conocen este olor. Ese día sentí el "olor a oveja".
     Cuando el Papa Francisco fue elegido Papa, me emocionó que viniera del hemisferio sur, en la periferia de donde provenían los papas anteriores. El Papa Francisco me inspiró a hablar en contra de la violencia y seguir defendiendo la dignidad de todas las personas, especialmente de las mujeres y los niños, los pobres, los marginados y los inmigrantes. Nos desafió a todos cuando añadió un octavo principio a la Doctrina Social Católica: "Cuidado de nuestra Casa Común". En su encíclica sobre el medio ambiente y la ecología humana, “Laudato Si” (Alabado seas), nos imploró a todos: “Les pido, en nombre de Dios, que defiendan a la Tierra Madre”.
      
La compasión y la pasión con las que el Papa Francisco fue pastor, maestro y predicador me impulsaron a ser mejor pastor y persona, mostrando respeto por nuestra casa común (la Tierra Madre) y por todos los que la habitan. Tuve la bendición de peregrinar a Roma en 2014 y acercarme mucho a él en la Plaza de San Pedro durante una audiencia general. Posee una presencia humilde y amable, con una palpable sensación de estar lleno del Espíritu Santo.
     Mantuvo esta compasión y pasión hasta su último día, cuando pronunció el Mensaje Urbi et Orbi el Domingo de Pascua. He aquí un breve extracto: “¡Cuánto desprecio se despierta a veces hacia los vulnerables, los marginados y los migrantes! En este día, quisiera que todos renováramos la esperanza y la confianza en los demás, incluso en quienes son diferentes a nosotros o que vienen de tierras lejanas, trayendo costumbres, formas de vida e ideas desconocidas. ¡Porque todos somos hijos de Dios! ¡Quisiera que renováramos la esperanza de que la paz es posible!”.

 Concede el descanso eterno al Papa Francisco, Señor. ¡Que descanse en paz!

 

St. James Stained Glass Window

St. James Catholic Church

3801 Avenue A, Kearney, NE 68847
308-234-5536
[email protected]

Parish Office Hours

Winter Hours:
Mon-Thurs – 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Fri – 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Summer Hours:
Mon-Thurs – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Fri – 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Kearney Catholic High School

110 East 35th Street, Kearney, NE 68847
308-234-2610
kearneycatholic.org

KCHS Foundation

20 East 21st Street, Kearney, NE 68847
308-236-6903
kchsfoundation.org