August 6, 2017 -  A plastic shopping bag can take anywhere from 15 to 1,000 years to decompose. Plastic bags are made from petroleum products and degrade mostly through light exposure which dissolves them into toxic polymer particles. The United States alone uses approximately 100 billion new plastic bags per year. These bags are the debris most likely to fly away from landfills ending up in trees, beaches a... read more

July 8, 2017 - Please join in the 2017 Holy Highlands Habitat Home Build. This will be the 7th Habitat Home that members of St. Brigid & St. James communities have helped build. The financial and volunteer sponsors of this build are St. Agnes, St. Brigid, St. Francis of Assisi, St. James, St. Raphael and Holy Trinity churches and Whittenberg Construction. We need volunteers to help in two areas: building the ... read more

June 23, 2017 - Live music and good beer (at a great price) in the Highlands! Join us on June 23rd in the courtyard of St. James Catholic Church from 6-9PM. This event is intended to bring together our community, so all are welcome. Bring your own chairs/blankets and enjoy live music with friends a... read more

February 26, 2017 - Learn how to achieve both at this afternoon event that includes talks by environmentalists, activities for kids, workshops, sustainable goods and services. St. James Catholic Church Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017 12:30 - 3:00 p.m. More about this event Healthy Earth Healthy You... read more

September 25, 2016 - CHILDREN’S LITURGY (CHILDREN’S CHURCH) (CHILDREN’S CHURCH) (CHILDREN’S CHURCH) (CHILDREN’S CHURCH) Children’s Liturgy gathers each Sunday at the 11am St. James Mass for children between the age of 3 and 7 years old. All children between 3 and 7 years of age are invited to participate at our Children’s Liturgy. Children are invited to be dismissed to an area at the side of the ... read more

January 2, 2016 - Do you want to lose weight? Get in shape? Be healthy? Make new friends?
The "Couch to 5k" system is a training program designed to get people who are currently inactive to be able to run a 5k race (3.1 miles) in just nine weeks. Being part of a training group provides support and added motivation to complete the program. All shapes/sizes/skill levels are welcome, particularly beginners and ... read more

November 3, 2015 - Watch the video below and support the 2015 Catholic Services Appeal.

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March 3, 2015 - Come and take a photo tour of St. James Church!! Photos and script prepared by Bob Van Bruggen – St.James parishioner Click Here for Church Slide Show ... read more