Palm Sunday: One of the most favorite liturgies, receive a blessed Palm

St. James Catholic Church 12447 Mandarin Road, Jacksonville, FL

On April 2 at our principal Mass (10:15 AM) the liturgy will begin outside of the building with the joyful blessing and procession of palms into the church while singing the loved, traditional hymn All Glory, Laud, and Honor, commemorating our Lord’s triumphant entrance into Jerusalem at the beginning of Holy Week. Because everyone loves […]

Welcome Dinner for New Attenders and Curiosity Seekers

Wendy Cruff Home 1847 Plantation Oaks Drive, Jacksonville, FL

This dinner is a great opportunity for those who are interested in learning more about the history, vision, and people of St. James. The evening will take place in the home of parishioner, Wendy Cruff, a dog lover who lives in Mandarin and is an amazing cook and excellent host with a gift for making […]

Children’s Stations of the Cross

Marywood Retreat and Conference Center 235 Marywood Drive, St Johns, FL

Remember our Lord’s passion on Good Friday and participate in a devotion that goes back to the Blessed Mother who is said to often revisit the sites of her son’s crucifixion. We will meet at the Marywood Retreat Center Parking Lot (235 Marywood Dr, St Johns) and will then  pray the stations along a wide trail through the woods. Following […]

Adult Stations of the Cross

Marywood Retreat and Conference Center 235 Marywood Drive, St Johns, FL

Remember our Lord’s passion on Good Friday and participate in a devotion that goes back to the Blessed Mother who is said to often revisit the sites of her son’s crucifixion. We will meet at the Marywood Retreat Center parking lot at noon and will then pray the stations along a wide trail through the woods, […]

Easter Sunday: Temporary Location Change

Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home 11801 San Jose Blvd, Jacksonville

On April 9, 2023 we will be meeting for Mass at Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home Chapel at our normal times (8:00 AM & 10:15 AM). The Mandarin Community Club, where we normally meet for Mass, is not available that weekend due to the Art Festival which has been held there on Easter weekend for over fifty […]

Prayer Class Begins 4/10/23 and 4/24/23

Assumption Catholic Church 2403 Atlantic Blvd, Jacksonville, FL

Follow the Tradition of the Church and the wisdom of the saints, and learn how to express yourself to God in prayer, and how to hear his voice. Learn to deal with difficulties and even peer into some of the more advanced forms of prayer. Location: Assumption Catholic Church Conference Room Dates and Time: Every […]

Leasing Storefront Discernment Pilgrimage

Join us on Saturday, April 15 for a fun and bonding outing to see what it look and feels like to have a Church in a store front and to pray and discuss if this is the direction that St. James should go. This Ordinariate community of St. John Fisher located near Orlando has an […]

Divine Mercy Sunday: Bring your Fallen Away Catholic Friend

St. James Catholic Church 12447 Mandarin Road, Jacksonville, FL

Please gather and invite all those you are able, and bring fainting souls to the spring of Christ's mercy so that he can heal and strengthen them. This is an opportunity to receive an abundant outpouring of God's graces and mercies, a day when Jesus longs to immerse sinners in the abyss of his mercy. […]

Catholic Morals Class Begins 5/8 – 6/5

Assumption Catholic Church 2403 Atlantic Blvd, Jacksonville, FL

Learn what the Church teaches about right and wrong and how to make morally decisions even in knotty situations. This class will cover superstitions, keeping holy the sabbath, what it means to honor parents and obey those in authority, as well as issues of life and sexuality: abortion, euthanasia, suicide, and the death penalty, birth […]

Joyful Rogation Sunday Procession after Mass

St. James Catholic Church 12447 Mandarin Road, Jacksonville, FL

This Sunday we will be concluding Mass with a joyful outdoor procession, chanting the litany of the saints and thanking God for the beauty of his creation and asking for his protection as we enter into what is forecasted to be an intense hurricane season. Rogation, from the Latin rogare which means to ask for […]

Ascension Mass, Potluck to Follow

St. James Catholic Church 12447 Mandarin Road, Jacksonville, FL

In celebration of our Lord’s ascension into heaven to the right hand of the Father forty days after his Resurrection, we will be celebrating Mass for this most holy solemnity, a day of obligation for all members of the Ordinariate. Unlike some dioceses this day is not moved to Sunday in the Ordinariate, but remains […]

Welcome Dinner for New Attenders and Curiosity Seekers

Wendy Cruff Home 1847 Plantation Oaks Drive, Jacksonville, FL

This dinner is a great opportunity for those who are interested in learning more about the history, vision, and people of St. James. The evening will take place in the home of parishioner, Wendy Cruff, a dog lover who lives in Mandarin and is an amazing cook and excellent host with a gift for making […]