Due to the impending snowstorm, St. James Regional building will be closed on Monday, February 1st. All Pre-K - 8th grade students will be virtual for the morning only. The afternoon will be a time to encourage families to take a break from screen time and enjoy being outdoors. Your child's teacher will reach out to you with the link for virtual learning and further instructions.
Today we celebrate all the parishes who support St. James Regional! As a regional school, we are incredibly fortunate to continue the tradition of Catholic education established by our feeder parishes of St. Gabriel's, St. Madeline's, St. Rose of Lima, St. George's, and St. Joseph's. The tremendous support and sacrifice of our parishes helps keep a St. James Regional education accessible to our families! While our school community usually celebrates mass together on this opening day, COVID precautions have altered that tradition. We still celebrate our parishes today with our prayers and intentions. We invite all our parishioners to follow along with us as we celebrate #CSW21 and cannot wait to invite you to see St. James Regional in-person when it is safe to do so!
Lancaster county-based Sight & Sound Theater's production of Noah will premier this weekend on TBN, the world's largest Christian television network. The stage production was filmed before a live audience and this weekend will mark its exclusive broadcast debut at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, January 29th!
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia's Nutritional Developmental Services will be distributing free boxes of meat, dairy, and produce on Saturday, January 30, 2021 from 10 a.m. until noon at 222 North 17th Street, Philadelphia, PA. This event is open to any family who may benefit from additional nutrition assistance. No identification is required. Please contact the school office for more information at 610-583-3662.
Take an evening off from cooking, enjoy a delicious meal (or two!) and help support SJR! Chef Jeff's Hot Meals to Go is owned by Ridley native, Jeff Palladino who brings his talents and passion for cooking to families in Delaware County by providing hot meals to go during the busy weeknights! If you purchase a meal during the week of 2/15-2/19, Chef Jeff will donate a portion of the proceeds to SJR!
Since 1974, National Catholic Schools Week is the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. It starts the last Sunday in January and runs all week, which in 2021 is January 31 – February 6. The theme for National Catholic Schools Week 2021 is “Catholic Schools: Faith. Excellence. Service.” St. James Regional will celebrate the week with a full week of events for our students, families, parishioners of our feeder parishes, and community members! Through these events, schools focus on the value Catholic education provides to young people and its contributions to our church, our communities and our nation. Click the title for a full schedule!
Please consider joining the St. Dorothy Social Justice Group as they host, along with Archbishop Perez, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith Prayer Service on Monday, January 18th at 6:00 PM. This Prayer Service will include reflections and music. The goal and the hope is to achieve appreciation for other faiths as we participate in the spirituality of religious cultures and traditions. And as we grow in this appreciation, may we also be renewed in our own faith experience. The service will be available here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCio1cNnl4DJtpIMqmnyvmbw
St. James Regional alumna ('20), Toni Frank, was recognized as a national winner of the prestigious Missionary Childhood Association 2019-2020 National Christmas Artwork Contest!
Are you looking for a way to do good in the New Year? Do you want to help continue St. James Regional's legacy of excellence in Catholic education? Pennsylvania's EITC program allows donors to receive up to 90% of their donation back as a tax credit! For example, if you make a donation of $5,000, Pennsylvania will refund you $4,500. Your $500 donation turns into $4,500 for St. James families! To learn more about this program please consider joining an upcoming webinar hosted by the Foundation for Catholic Education on Wednesday January 13th at 2:00 pm or Thursday January 21st at 7:00 p.m.
Do you want to see your favorite teacher get a pie in the face? Now through January 29th, purchase tickets for $1 each and place those tickets in the teacher's box in the school lobby! The teacher with the most tickets will be announced on February 1st and the "winner" will be pied on Friday, February 5th!
Happy New Year St. James family! We wish you happiness, health and better days in the new year! The last year has been unlike any year we have experienced, but together we can bring about a joyous new year!