Author: Dan Bacon

Denise Whelan joined our staff in January 2017. She is a graduate of the University of Missouri at Columbia where she had her youth ministry internship. She has extensive experience … Read More

Fr. Michael Volkmer, C.PP.S. was appointed Senior Priest in Residence of St. James on July 1, 2019. He was born Dec. 10, 1939 in Nebraska City, NE. He studied theology … Read More

Fr. Mike Roach was appointed pastor of St. James, on November 1, 2011.  He is a native of the Kansas City area—born and raised in Liberty, Missouri, where he currently … Read More

Sandra Gagnon became a Catholic and Parishioner of St. James in 1995.  Prior to joining the St. James family, Sandy attended Liberty Christian Church.  She began volunteering with the RCIA … Read More

Cecilia Richardson has been involved in catechetical ministry here at St James since 1997, when Fran Riley, the previous DRE, asked her to be a hall monitor for the Sunday … Read More

Katie Klassen grew up in a large Catholic family – a home full of lots of love, family and faith. Along with strong Catholic family and community, she had wonderful … Read More

Daryl Ann Sweetland, a St. James parishioner since moving to Liberty in 1980,  has been a part of the parish office staff since 1991, beginning in the fall when her … Read More

Jennifer Scanlon-Smith became the principal of St. James Catholic School in July of 2015.  She has lived in the Kansas City metro area her entire life and attended Notre Dame de … Read More