St. James was the son of Zabedee and Salone, brother of Saint John the Apostle, and may also have been the cousin of Jesus. He is called “the Greater” simply because he became an Apostle before John the Lesser. Saint James was a fisherman who left everything when Christ called him to become “a fisher of people”. James was a close confident of Jesus. It is believed that he preached in Samaria, Judea and Spain. He died a martyr. (refer Matthew 4:21, Mark 1:19 and Luke 5:10).
St. James is the Patron Saint of pilgrims and rheumatism. We celebrate the Feast of St James on July 25th.
St. James Catholic School was built in 1960 to meet the needs of a community, which at that time, and had a large Maltese population. The school was named after St. James the apostle, and is one of two schools in St. James Parish.
St. James School, is located in the City of York and near the intersection of Jane and Dundas Streets.
Our students come from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds. They learn and grow in a caring school community environment which stresses commitment to our Catholic faith, acceptance of others and high academic standards. We provide all programmes consistent with the Ontario Ministry of Education and the Toronto Catholic District School Board. We are committed to creating a positive Catholic atmosphere within our school, and we also realize that parents are the first and foremost educators of their children and we as Catholic educators are “partners of the parents” The third essential part of this triad is the Catholic church.
We are one of the 2 schools that share in celebration of our faith at our parish “St James Catholic Church” We work with our parish, as we help our students’ develop their faith via monthly liturgies, sacramental preparation and classroom visits.
ROOTED IN CHRIST: WE BELONG, WE BELIEVE, WE BECOME
Our New Pastoral Plan for 2018-2019 School Calendar
Year
We are truly delighted to see the many schools
who have already incorporated our new pastoral plan into their plans for the
year ahead. Our theme of “Rooted in Christ: we Belong, we Believe, we Become” calls us not to take on
something new and different, but instead to examine the things that we are
doing to support our students, our colleagues and our families so that they
feel a true connection to our TCDSB community.
We all Belong…to the family of God, to our own
families, to our school and work communities, to our parish, to our
neighbourhood and to our planet. We know that all of you will continue to
embrace this basic concept that is so intrinsic to our Catholic faith, to the
values and teachings of our Catholic church. Inclusion, acceptance and
belonging are easily incorporated and reflected in our day to day teachings in
all areas of the curriculum.
It is our hope that schools will consider how
this sense of belonging can be further nurtured in the classroom, in the
community, and in the parish as well, and that you will share your ideas, and
document any new initiatives that you are taking on in support of this
goal. Resources and information for our pastoral plan can be found
on the Nurturing our Catholic Community website https://www.tcdsb.org/Board/NurturingOurCatholicCommunity/rooted-in-christ/Pages/default.aspx. And of course, the Religion and Family Life
Team as well as the Catholic Teachers Centre are available to discuss any ideas
you may have throughout the year.
Staff are being invited to in-services focusing
on our new pastoral plan, and we are already starting to plan for a culminating
celebration in May 2019. Stay tuned for additional information coming from ncc.team@tcdsb.org
soon with more detailed information about that event.
We look forward to seeing, and hearing about,
the many things that are happening in your school communities. For those who
are on Twitter, remember to include the hashtag #TCDSBelongs and @TCDSB
so that we have an opportunity to share your ideas, and to gather them
centrally on the Board’s website.
COMMUNION AND CONFIRMATION ARE MADE THROUGH ST. JAMES CATHOLIC CHURCH
Please contact the church directly for their schedule: