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St. James'
Parish
Welcomes you!
Halina't Sambahin Natin
Ang Diyos na Maykapal.
Patuloy nating ibigin at paglingkuran ang Panginoon at ang ating kapwa.
Emergency Human Rights Summit
On June 6, 2009, a gathering of representatives of human rights organizations, advocate groups, various churches, and concerned
individuals will be held in Washington, DC. This gathering, called Emergency Human Rights Summit on the Philippines, seeks
to build upon the strong but relatively dispersed response of US-based communities of faith, human rights and labor advocates,
and members of the Filipino community to the human rights crisis in the Philippines. It also aims to engage these groups in
conversations and in sharing information about their work and analysis on human rights in the Philippines. Bishop Valentin
Lorejo of St. James' Parish, Philippine Independent Church, Chicago, will be attending this summit. For more details regarding
this event, visit this website: http://www.katarungan-dc.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/emergency-hr-summit-program.pdf
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Message from the RectorMay the Holy Spirit fills our hearts with love, hope and joy, and enables us to live and share
our faith in Christ Jesus.
Parish NewsOn April 11, 2009, the three PIC congregations in Illinois celebrated the Easter Vigil
at St. Luke’s Church in Bloomingdale, Illinois. Bishop Val Lorejo will be the presider and preacher.
In celebration of Good Friday on April 10, 2009, representatives
from three PIC congregations in Illinois had given reflections on the Seven Last Words of Christ. The service also included
receiving the Holy Communion from the Reserved Sacrament and Veneration of the Cross. The service was held at St. Luke’s
Church in Bloomingdale.
On
January 18, 2009, St. James Church celebrated the Feast of Señor Santo Niño. The celebration started at 5 PM
with novena, procession, Holy Mass, Sinulog and then followed by dinner and dance in the parish hall.
The
three PIC congregations in Illinois held a joint Christmas party on Dec. 27, 2008, Saturday at Lone Tree Manor in Niles. Members
and friends of the three churches shared joy and laughter in the party with Christmas carols, dinner, special presentations,
fun games for adults and children, Santa Claus' gift-giving to children, music and dance.
Carrlanden, the
first child of Allan and Grace Else, was received into the household of God on December 13, 2008. He was
baptzed by Bishop Val Lorejo at St. James' Church. Reception was held at Lone Tree Manor in Niles, Illinois.
St. James' Church is conducting a novena to Sto. Niño at members' residence once a month. For more information about
the schedule of the novena, please contact Arnel Else at bebotelse@yahoo.com.
1:10 pm edt
Donate School SuppliesThe KABALIKAT group is collecting school supplies, educational toys, used clothing
for children, and monetary donations for poor students in elementary grades in the Philippines. All donations will be forwarded
to VIMROD (Visayas Mindanao Regional Office for Development) who will take care of its distribution to the needy
children. For more information, please contact Julie or Nerissa at St. James’ Parish.
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We are honored that you are visiting our parish website. Being a religious organization, we are always striving
to find new ways to get connected with our members and with those who are looking for a Christian community where Filipino
and Filipino-American families may feel at home. This website allows us to reach people we may never have been able to
contact before.
Please use this site to access the information you need to know about our church and hopefully
you find it a useful resource for your faith journey. We look forward to hearing from you and answering any questions
you might have.
The Webmasters
Jojo Santos, E-mail: ifi.illinois@yahoo.com
Fr.
Jojo Pamatmat, E-mail: robpamat29@hotmail.com
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