National Religious Retirement Collection Continues Vital Support for Religious OrdersThis annual effort seeks to assist more than 24,000 elderly women and men religious in the US. Here is a link for an article by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.

St. James Communal Penance Service – Saturday, December 167am (before daily Mass)St. James Church Around Town Tuesday, December 5Mission San Luis Rey4050 Mission AvenueOceanside, CA 920571:00 pm and 6:30 pm Wednesday, December 6St. Elizabeth Seton6628 Santa Isabel StreetCarlsbad, CA 920097:00 pm Thursday, December 7Nativity6309 El ApajoRancho Santa Fe, CA 920676:30 pm Wednesday, December 13St. Patrick3821 Adams…

Our parish is participating in a holiday card drive that delivers caring messages in holiday cards to local nursing homes in San Diego. If you would like to participate, please create handmade or store bought cards with simple messages of care. See below for details (such as first name only, and do not place in…

During the Season of Advent, St. James Mission Circle will collect donations to help ensure ahappy Christmas for Ukrainian refugee families living in San Diego. We are partnering withSlavic Refugee and Immigrant Service Organization (SRISO) and other local groups to sponsor aChristmas party on Thursday, December 21st at Del Mar Powerhouse Park. Mission Circle willprovide…

ADVENT BEGINS DECEMBER 3 Our Advent gift to you Advent 2023 Daily Reflections, Practices and Prayers Awaiting the Good News Janet Schaeffler, OP Pick up your copy in the church while supplies last. 

Due to repairs scheduled at St. James Church, Daily Mass will be at St. LeoMon, Nov 20th – Wed, Dec 6th (with the exception of Thanksgiving Day Mass Thursday, November 23rd)

Our final large-team work day for this build was November 4th. We are in the home stretch to completion. We have some work remaining to get them ready for occupancy, but we plan to have these cottages occupied by the end of the year. We have had great support from St. James-St. Leo and other…