Saint James Parish Home

St. James Parish Family in Cooperstown welcomes you here to our website! We hope the information and links will be useful to you. We look forward to you joining us "in person" for the weekend Eucharist. We are all on a unique faith journey and together, as a parish community, we can support and grow into what God our loving Father has called for each of us.

Mass Times at St. James:

• Saturday 7:30PM     Canceled 
•  Sunday   8:00AM     This Mass is being live streamed on our Facebook page: St. James Parish Cooperstown starting at 7:45am each Sunday until further notice. 
•  Tuesday  8:00AM     Canceled

Confessions:

Leading up to Easter, there will be private confessions at St. James at two times:

• Saturday, March 28 from 6:30 - 7:30pm
• Saturday, April 4 from 6:30 - 7:30pm

Holy Week/Easter Services:

The Sacred Triduum services will not be open to the congregation. Instead, we encourage you to participate on Facebook live stream at St. James Church Cooperstown.

• Holy Thursday      April  9    7:00pm
• Good Friday         April 10   1:00pm
• Holy Saturday      April 11    8:15pm
• Easter Sunday     April 12    8:00am

Other Cancellations and Postponements: (As of 03/25/2020)

• All remaining Religious Education Classes are canceled for this school year. Churchtime included.
• The First Communion Bread Party Retreat is postponed. We are waiting for direction from the Diocese about when to re-schedule.
• Lenten Lunches are canceled for this year.
• The Pilgrimage to the Natonal Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help is canceled.

Sunday Bulletin Sources:

• Click on the link at the bottom of this webpage.
• Pick up a paper copy from the box outside of the northeast church entrannce.
• Call or email the parish office to have a copy emailed or mailed to you via the U.S. Postal Service.
• Go to www.ParishesOnline.com and sign up to be notifified by email when a new bulletin is posted.

This webpage is being updated as changes occur. Please check back often.

Click Here for the Prayer from Pope Francis for the Coronavirus Pandemic 

 WE NEED THE BISHOP'S APPEAL                

Welcome Father Santy

Father Santiago Turiano, Jr. became the Admiinistrator for St. James Parish on September 1, 2019. Father Santy, as he likes to be called, is from the Phillipines, and has only been in the U.S.for a few months. He has 5 brothers and 3 sisters, and was ordained in 2003. In addition to serving in the Phillipines, Father Santy also was assigned to the Solomon Islands for a period of time. He has an adventurous spirit, and likes all kinds of outdoor activities, especially tennis. Father Santy resides at St. James Parish, where a portion of the Parish Center has been remodeled for a rectory. Thank you for coming to minister to our church!

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There is an effort underway since fall of 2018 to re-define St. James Parish with the mission of the Dicoese in mind. Called Parish Mission Planning, there is a group of 5 parish leaders who are meeting monthly with members of the diocesan Curia to establish 3 to 5 goals that will help us to improve as a parish. For a list of the 20 areas that were considered for this effort, please click here. 

The goals that were chosen to focus on are:

        1. Survey parishioners about convenience of weekend Mass times

        2. Determine facility and grounds enhancements

        3. Engage more young adults

        4. Improve communication within and outside of parish boundaries 

 

                          

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See the weekly bulletin for other special services.

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