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 - Weekday Mass
Wednesday -12:00 Noon - Weekday Mass
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, November 3, 2024

National Vocation Awareness Week (NVAW) is an annual week-long celebration of the Catholic Church in the United States dedicated to promoting vocations through prayer, invitation, and education. During Vocation Awareness Week, please pay that young people in today’s culture will hear and respond to God’s call. And do your part to encourage them to consider the priesthood and consecrated life!

Visit our website gidiocese.org to learn about vocation promotion, discernment and our current seminarians.

In this Sunday’s Gospel reading from Mark 12:28-34, Jesus presents the great commandment of love, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart… and your neighbor as yourself.”

The Vocation View: A priest who taught in Catholic high school for many years helped students navigate their teen years by counseling: “For now, spend your energy on becoming the man or woman God is calling you to be… the rest will come in time.”

Similarly, St. Augustine famously advised, “A short precept is given thee: Love, and do what thou wilt… let the root of love be within, and nothing can spring from this root but what is good.”

Instead of agonizing over discerning one’s vocation, the best advice is to return to the basic law of love. Is love evident in your commitment to prayer? In your moral life? In your service to others, especially the poor? Redouble your efforts to love— and God will reveal your vocation.

 

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Pescando con St. James

La Semana Nacional de Concientización sobre las Vocaciones (NVAW) es una celebración anual de una semana de duración de la Iglesia Católica en los Estados Unidos dedicada a promover las vocaciones a través de la oración, la invitación y la educación. Durante la Semana de Concientización sobre las Vocaciones, ore para que los jóvenes de la cultura actual escuchen y respondan al llamado de Dios. ¡Y haz tu parte para animarlos a considerar el sacerdocio y la vida consagrada!

Visite nuestro sitio web gidiocese.org para conocer sobre la promoción vocacional, el discernimiento y nuestros seminaristas actuales.

En la lectura del Evangelio de este domingo de Marcos 12:28- 34, Jesús presenta el gran mandamiento del amor: “Ama al Señor tu Dios con todo tu corazón… y a tu prójimo como a ti mismo”.

La visión vocacional: Un sacerdote que enseñó en una escuela secundaria católica durante muchos años ayudó a los estudiantes a transitar su adolescencia brindándoles asesoramiento: “Por ahora, gasta tu energía en convertirte en el hombre o la mujer que Dios te llama a ser... el resto vendrá con el tiempo.”

De manera similar, San Agustín aconsejó: “Se te ha dado un breve precepto: Ama y haz lo que quieras… deja que la raíz del amor esté dentro, y nada puede brotar de esta raíz excepto lo que es bueno”.

En lugar de agonizar por discernir la propia vocación, el mejor consejo es volver a la ley básica del amor. ¿Es el amor evidente en tu compromiso con la oración? ¿En tu vida moral? ¿En vuestro servicio a los demás, especialmente a los pobres? Redobla tus esfuerzos por amar y Dios revelará tu vocación.

 

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St. James Catholic Church

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

Parish Office Hours

Mon-Thurs – 9:00 am to 5:00 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