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
 - Mass in Vietnamese - 3:00 pm
     (every 1st Sunday)

Adoration

Tuesday - 12:30 pm - 9:00 pm 
Wednesday - 12:30 pm - 9:00 pm 

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 6:15 pm in the church

Every Sunday before the 8:30 am and 10:30 am Masses

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 - Live Streaming
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, March 08, 2026

Another Fishing Story

This past week I spent four days with my brothers from the religious order The Priests of Saint Joseph at a retreat center in Florida. No, I was not fishing, but spending quality time with our order, which only gets together once a year. We might see each other at Retreats that we host around the country for priests, but we rarely get together as a group. While I was with them, we prayed for all of you and encouraged one another in hope and charity, just as Saint Joseph would have done for Mary and Jesus. 
     This got me thinking about the second reading this weekend from Saint Paul's letter to the Romans. He encouraged the Roman community of Christians to persevere in the faith that they had received. Certainly, there were difficulties with persecutions and enemies to Christianity and the church, but Paul reminded them that "We have peace with God through Jesus Christ". 
     Even during this season of lent, we too, are encouraged with hope in Christ Jesus. Our Lenten practices and sacrifices will come to the glory of Easter. That is the hope of every Christian. Our trials and persecutions, our sacrifices and our sadness at times will come to the glory of the Resurrection, will turn into an Easter sacrifice of praise. I think of so much strife and war in the world today, so many places, torn by wars, and who is there for those left behind? It is Christ Jesus! Christ, who is the hope of every believer. Christ, who is our encouragement. My brothers and sisters as Christians, as Catholics, we are called to encourage one another. We are called to pray for those torn by war and hatred, torn by power struggles, and indifference. We are called to encourage and support those who are immigrants and are looking for hope. Many times, they see no hope, no future. The gospel encourages us that Jesus too went out to those on the margins, those who were enemies of the Jews, like the Samaritan woman at the well this weekend so many people are thirsty for Jesus, thirsty for hope and meaning, and they are looking for us to encourage them. 
     Let us remind each other, let us remind those around us, and let us pray, especially for those who have no hope and have been discouraged and feel as if there is nowhere to turn. As Paul says to the Romans, we say to them in prayer and support today, our hope is in Christ Jesus, who suffered and died so that we may have life. So that there is victory in the resurrection! Lord Jesus, be with those who are ravaged by war, who are looked upon as inferior because they are immigrants, who are hurting and thirsting for hope. May our faith increase so that we may encourage them and support them and bring them with us to your Holy Cross.

In Jesus – Through Mary & Joseph
Fr. Josh Brown

 


Otra historia de pesca

     

           La semana pasada pasé cuatro días con mis hermanos de la orden religiosa The Priests of Saint Joseph en un centro de retiros en Florida. No, no estaba pescando, sino compartiendo tiempo de calidad con nuestra orden, que solo se reúne una vez al año. A veces nos vemos en los retiros que organizamos en distintas partes del país para sacerdotes, pero rara vez nos reunimos como grupo. Mientras estuve con ellos, oramos por todos ustedes y nos animamos mutuamente en la esperanza y en la caridad, tal como lo habría hecho San José por María y Jesús.
     Esto me hizo pensar en la segunda lectura de este fin de semana, tomada de la carta de San Pablo a los Romanos. Él animaba a la comunidad cristiana de Roma a perseverar en la fe que habían recibido. Ciertamente había dificultades, persecuciones y enemigos del cristianismo y de la Iglesia, pero Pablo les recordaba que “tenemos paz con Dios por medio de Jesucristo”.
     Incluso durante este tiempo de Cuaresma, también nosotros somos animados con la esperanza en Cristo Jesús. Nuestras prácticas y sacrificios cuaresmales nos conducirán a la gloria de la Pascua. Esa es la esperanza de todo cristiano. Nuestras pruebas y persecuciones, nuestros sacrificios y nuestras tristezas en ciertos momentos, llegarán a la gloria de la Resurrección; se transformarán en un sacrificio pascual de alabanza.
     Pienso en tanta discordia y guerra en el mundo de hoy, en tantos lugares desgarrados por conflictos. ¿Y quién está ahí para los que quedan atrás? ¡Es Cristo Jesús! Cristo, que es la esperanza de todo creyente. Cristo, que es nuestro ánimo y fortaleza.
    Hermanos y hermanas, como cristianos, como católicos, estamos llamados a animarnos unos a otros. Estamos llamados a orar por quienes están desgarrados por la guerra y el odio, por las luchas de poder y la indiferencia. Estamos llamados a alentar y apoyar a quienes son inmigrantes y buscan esperanza. Muchas veces no ven esperanza ni futuro. El Evangelio nos recuerda que Jesús también salió al encuentro de los que estaban en las periferias, de aquellos que eran considerados enemigos de los judíos, como la mujer samaritana en el pozo este fin de semana. Tantas personas tienen sed de Jesús, sed de esperanza y de sentido, y nos buscan a nosotros para que las animemos.
    Recordémonos unos a otros, recordemos a quienes nos rodean, y oremos especialmente por quienes no tienen esperanza, por quienes se sienten desanimados y piensan que no hay a dónde acudir. Como Pablo dijo a los Romanos, así les decimos hoy en la oración y en el apoyo fraterno: nuestra esperanza está en Cristo Jesús, que sufrió y murió para que tengamos vida, ¡para que haya victoria en la Resurrección!
     Señor Jesús, acompaña a quienes son devastados por la guerra, a quienes son considerados inferiores por ser inmigrantes, a quienes sufren y tienen sed de esperanza. Que nuestra fe crezca para que podamos animarlos, apoyarlos y llevarlos con nosotros a tu Santa Cruz.

En Jesús – Por medio de María y José
Pd. Josh Brown

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