Father Casey would like to invite you to consider attending daily Mass at St. James Church as part of your morning drop-off routine.  There is Mass in the Church every day of the week: Monday at 12:05 pm and Tuesday – Friday at 8:00 am.  It is a great way to start the day after dropping of the students for school.  It can be a great opportunity to pray for your children as they begin their school day and can also be a great way to grow in your own Catholic faith in union with the growth your children are experiencing while at school.  Mass during the week is only 25-30 minutes so there is plenty of time to get to work or started on the day’s errands afterwards.  We hope to see you there.

On behalf of the faculty and staff at Saint James School, we are excited to officially welcome Father Michael Casey to the Saint James School family.  If you have not yet had the privilege of meeting Father Casey, it is likely you will soon as he plans to be (and has already been) a regular presence at the school and at school functions.

Father Casey is a native of Waterbury where he attended Saint Francis Xavier School and Holy Cross High School before entering Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania.  Following his time at Saint Charles he spent four years at North American College in Rome.  Father Casey was ordained in Hartford on May 11, 2013 by Archbishop Mansell.  He then returned to Rome for an additional year to continue his studies toward a Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L) degree.  He returned from Rome and was officially assigned to Saint James Parish in July.

Saint James School is very blessed to have Father Casey joining our school family!   He welcomes parents to contact him at fathercasey@stjamesmanchester.org (or by calling the Saint James Church rectory) if they have questions about their child(ren)’s religious education or regarding their own faith.  In addition, Father Casey is leading a pilgrimage to Italy this coming June and would love to have some Saint James School families among his companions.  Please click HERE for more details on the trip.

A HUGE Thank You to our Technology Teacher Mrs. McNamara and her classes for putting together this awesome video showing what a “Happy” place Saint James School is (please note, most of the video footage is from June of last year).

SJS Happy Video

Saint James Church will be hosting a Bible study group entitled:  Mary – A Biblical Walk with the Blessed Mother.  The study group will meet in the Church Hall beginning September 24th at 9:00 am and 7:00 pm and continuing every Wednesday for 8 weeks. For more information or to register for the study, call Karen Germain at 860-627-8830 or email alangkareng@att.net. The cost for the course is $25.  Please click here for a detailed informational flyer.

Please note, Mrs. Kanute will be collecting the next two “Turn-In Coupons” for the Jeannine Fundraiser on Wednesday, September 10th and Wednesday, September 17th.