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Garden Update, August 20, 2026

The Garden Gang is having a table at the 120th Anniversary Celebration this Saturday from 5:30 - 8:00 pm. Come hang out and go home with tomatoes, peppers, kale, garlic, potatoes and more. If you have spare time this Saturday 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, we will be picking...

News from the Kansas City-St Joseph Diocese

https://kcsjcatholic.org/news/

Bishop Johnston to preside at Mass, 4 PM, Saturday, August 22

Bishop Johnston will say a special Mass at St James at 4 pm on Saturday, August 22, 2026, in celebration of the parish's 120th anniversary. The anniversary picnic will follow on the south lawn of the Parish House at 5:30 pm and conclude at 8 pm. Please join us for...

Life and Justice Information from the Diocese

Office of Life and Justice of the Kansas City-St Joseph Diocese.

Missouri Action Alliance

https://www.moactionalliance.com/

St James Synodal story in the National Catholic Register

https://www.ncregister.com/news/what-does-a-synodal-parish-look-like-missouri

New Paintings on Church Walls by Kwanza Humphrey

Parishioner Bob Anderson tells the story of the new paintings on the church walls of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman FSPA, Blessed Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi, and Venerable Augustine Tolton. The Kansas City artist Kwanza Humphrey (pictured...

My Experience with Sr. Thea Bowman, by Joan DeMerchant

In the late 1980’s, I was the Associate Director of the Institute for Pastoral Life (IPL) in Kansas City, an organization founded to serve the Home Mission Dioceses in the U.S. Our mission was to train liaisons (men and women: religious, lay, and ordained) from these...

Marialuna’s 4th Story: Who is a real friend??

The St. James Youth Group activities always include an opportunity for service hours. Examples of service opportunities include Trunk or Treat at the Ronald McDonald House and the Souper Bowl of Caring for Harvesters. This year, due to the pandemic we had to rethink...