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 

RECONCILIATION

Saturday – 3:30-4:30 pm
(or by appointment)

 

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

First Fridays – 8:30 am - 1:00 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

* 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, June 28, 2026

Another Fishing Story

“Brothers and sisters: Are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life. If, then, we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him.” (Romans 6:3-4)
     Life is always a balance of living and dying. I was praying with this passage and thinking of the devastating grass fires and natural disasters we have already seen this summer. But with every fire, every disaster, new life springs forth. Of course, some are harder to recover from, like tornados and hail storms that completely demolish everything in their path. But there is always something new that comes forth, some grace or blessing that was unseen before. New grass has already begun to grow in western Nebraska, where fire had burned up so many thousands of acres of pastures and farms.
     In our everyday lives, we too are constantly dying and rising. The letter to the Romans reminds us that we need to die to sin, to our old selves, so that the life of Christ may shine from us. This is really how we grow in faith. Even in the midst of ordinary time in the liturgical calendar, we are encouraged to find areas for death and new life. We might ask ourselves, “what needs to die in me in order to allow Christ to grow?” “What things need to be changed, transformed into a new beginning?” We are Baptized into the life of Christ. In this life, there is a constant dying and rising that we participate in when we come to Mass. I know I have things that need to die in me, in my thoughts and actions. I know I need to move away from anything that distracts me from Jesus and His life in me. And I also know that, Jesus has risen from the dead and raises me with Him to glory, to newness of life. But He does not force this death to life, He invites us to allow Him to do this in us. Will you allow Jesus to help you die to what is not of Him, and rise to new life in Jesus and by the grace of God? Today is the day!

In Jesus – Through Mary & Joseph
Fr. Josh Brown

 


Otra historia de pesca

“Hermanos y hermanas: ¿No saben que todos los que fuimos bautizados en Cristo Jesús fuimos bautizados en su muerte? Por el bautismo fuimos sepultados con Él en la muerte, para que, así como Cristo resucitó de entre los muertos por la gloria del Padre, también nosotros llevemos una vida nueva. Y si hemos muerto con Cristo, creemos que también viviremos con Él.” (Romanos 6, 3-4)
     La vida siempre es un equilibrio entre vivir y morir. Mientras oraba con este pasaje, pensaba en los devastadores incendios de pastizales y desastres naturales que ya hemos visto este verano. Pero con cada incendio y cada desastre, surge una nueva vida. Por supuesto, algunos son más difíciles de superar, como los tornados y las tormentas de granizo que destruyen por completo todo lo que encuentran a su paso. Sin embargo, siempre nace algo nuevo, alguna gracia o bendición que antes no se veía. En el oeste de Nebraska ya ha comenzado a crecer nueva hierba donde el fuego consumió miles de acres de pastizales y tierras agrícolas.En nuestra vida cotidiana, también estamos constantemente muriendo y resucitando. La carta a los Romanos nos recuerda que debemos morir al pecado, a nuestro viejo yo, para que la vida de Cristo brille a través de nosotros. Así es realmente como crecemos en la fe. Incluso en medio del Tiempo Ordinario del calendario litúrgico, se nos anima a descubrir áreas de muerte y de nueva vida. Podemos preguntarnos: “¿Qué necesita morir en mí para permitir que Cristo crezca?” o “¿Qué cosas necesitan cambiar, transformarse en un nuevo comienzo?”
     Fuimos bautizados en la vida de Cristo. En esta vida, hay un constante morir y resucitar en el que participamos cada vez que asistimos a la Santa Misa. Yo sé que hay cosas que necesitan morir en mí, en mis pensamientos y en mis acciones. Sé que necesito alejarme de todo aquello que me distrae de Jesús y de su vida en mí. También sé que Jesús ha resucitado de entre los muertos y me resucita con Él para la gloria, para una vida nueva. Pero Él no impone este paso de la muerte a la vida; nos invita a permitirle obrar esto en nosotros. ¿Permitirás que Jesús te ayude a morir a todo lo que no viene de Él y a resucitar a una vida nueva en Jesús y por la gracia de Dios? ¡Hoy es el día!

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