We welcome you to our parishes in the
northwest corner of Sussex County, New Jersey.
![]() St. James the Greater
75 River Road, Montague, NJ 07827
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St. Thomas the Apostle
210 Route 206 N, Sandyston, NJ 07826
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Please check our Church Bulletin [link above - top right] for timely info and upcoming parish or area events.
Memorial Day May 29th
St. Thomas the Apostle Church will offer the 9AM Mass for Our Nation - to honor all those who made the ultimate sacrifice & to pray for peace.
CATHOLIC SUMMER CAMP 2023 at OLQP
They will enjoy a week, learning about the Mass through Scripture, skits, crafts, games, music and even snacks! And it’s FREE!
Offered at Our Lady Queen of Peace in Branchville from Monday, June 26th to Friday, June 30th for Grades: K-5 9 am - Noon
Must register: Info Letter & Registration Form
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Eight of our children received their First Eucharist on Saturday, April 29th.
May our children continue to grow in knowledge and love of Jesus and may they continue to receive Him lovingly and reverently all the days of their lives.
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Bishop Sweeney presided over Confirmation, calling down the Holy Spirit upon our fifteen young people, on March 31st at St. Thomas the Apostle.
C.L.O.W. will again be offered at St. Thomas the Apostle's at the Sunday 9:30 a.m. Mass in the Fall.
All students should continue attending either the 4:30 p.m. Sat. Vigil,
or a Sunday Mass each weekend year-round.
Mrs. Flexer welcomes Confirmation Candidates (from grades 7 & 8) and Confirmed teens to consider assisting as Lector, and/or as
Hospitality Minister for C.L.O.W. or in any other Liturgical Ministry.
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Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
If anyone is already baptized, there is no reason to delay being fully initiated - if for some reason you did not receive any of these Sacraments:
Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation, of the Catholic Church.
Anyone interested - please check the Church Bulletin [shown top Right] and contact the Parish.
We offer this list of links to online Masses or ones televised, for those who still cannot legitimately attend in person - as noted Per the Bishops of NJ - below.
All others should now be attending a Sat. Vigil or a Sunday Mass offered each weekend to fulfill your Sunday Mass obligation - if there is no illness or genuine extenuating circumstance.
Per the Bishops of NJ
The dispensation from the obligation to participate in Sunday Eucharist was lifted on the Vigil of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ,
June 5th, 2021 for all of those in good health.
{ No one had been dispensed from observing their Sunday obligation. }
"A person with a cough or fever of any kind should not take part in Mass in-person."
"All who are healthy and who do not regularly come in contact with those who have serious underlying medical conditions are encouraged to take part in Mass in-person."
" Those who are particularly vulnerable to the coronavirus,
i.e. those sixty (60) years of age and over, and especially those with one or several underlying medical conditions, or those directly responsible for the care of those most susceptible - who may therefore not feel comfortable returning at this time, should continue to follow Mass at home via live streams or televised options until restrictions are removed."
Go to our Alerts at top right for more info.
P.S. Don’t keep ‘social distance’ from the Lord !
Mass options online for those ill or unable to attend in person:
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Catholic TV
EWTN
The parishes of St. James and of St. Thomas accept Online Giving.
Please click on the logo above to sign up for either parish.
Diocesan Assessments * & Special Collection * dates listed.
Please indicate which * collection & date donation is towards - via a notation.
Thank You for your continued support!
New Parishioner Information
We welcome you and ask that you fill out a registration form.
One can be obtained at church, via our Parish Office, or a download:
St. Thomas or St. James
When a Catholic is asked to be Godparent or Sponsor, a letter from the pastor of their home parish is requested.
That letter can only be legitimately provided to a registered member of a parish.
Please do call the Parish Office 973-948-2296 [Ext. 11]
to schedule Confession with the pastor
or for any specific requests.
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Our Parish Food Pantry is currently accessible
most weekdays til about 2:30pm via the Parish Office.
Please call first to be certain someone there can assist you.
If you don't get to speak directly with someone, do leave a message with your name and a phone # so that you can be responded to. Someone will call you back .
REMINDER
Do NOT reply to the any email supposedly sent by the pastor or any staff member. There have been SCAM texts/email that were "supposedly" sent by either Fr. Wayne or Mrs. Flexer and occured at different times; the "Reply To:" addresses were not being directed back to their correct email address but to a totally unrelated account being used by a scammer.
Law enforcement was given the info - and warns that such are part of active phishing emails that show crooks continue to try to access personal info or to get someone to send them gift cards, etc. via email.
Before you might respond to such - contact the parish first.
NOTE:
The Sacrament of Reconciliation is always also available by Appt.
Click on FORMED to sign up for your own direct account under our parish subscription: St. James the Greater and St. Thomas the Apostle.
Msgr. Gacquin Youth &
Religious Education Center (REC) Religious Education Office
122 Layton-Hainesville Rd.
Sandyston, NJ 07826
Mail should be sent to the parish office address noted at the bottom of this page.
Map and Directions
See www.ithirstinitiative.org
For those Interested in Assisting those Suffering from Addiction:
Book released: The Road to Hope
Call 1-800-395-HELP or
Tri-State Pregnancy 570-491-5151
Good Counsel Homes: 1 -800-723-8331
Serving pregnant mothers in need any time, any place.
www.goodcounselhomes.org
Adoption@Catholic Charities
Walking with Moms in Need
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Project Rachel
973-777-8818, ext. 272
hopeafterabortion.com
www.rachelsvineyard.org