Social Care Ministries at St. James include programs that help both the community and the people who attend our church.
The Advent Giving Tree is a program that helps people who need support during Christmas. People can donate money by giving cash or checks. This money is then shared with those in need through different agencies in the Northland area. 
Blood donors are people who understand the importance of giving blood to save lives. Since blood cannot be made in a lab, donors are very important for patients who need blood to live. St. James works with the Community Blood Center of Kansas City to hold six blood drives each year. These drives help provide blood and blood parts to local patients. Because you can donate whole blood every 56 days, going to all six drives lets you give as much as possible each year.
The blood drives usually happen on the last Tuesday of January, March, May, July, September, and November from 12:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sometimes, the date may change, so check the church bulletin, website, or Facebook page for the exact dates and how to sign up. To make an appointment, go to www.esavealifenow.org and use the sponsor code ‘stjames’. If you have questions about who can donate, call 1-800-688-0900.
To donate blood, you must be at least 17 years old (or 16 with a parent or guardian’s permission), weigh at least 110 pounds, and be healthy. Donors aged 16 to 18 may need to meet extra height and weight rules. Donating blood takes less than an hour, and one donation can help up to three patients. Together, we can save lives! For more details on donating, visit www.savealifenow.org.
Contact: Jack Norton, 816-984-0912, kofc6780blood@gmail.com
amazing ways to serve in our community. Find out more...
- Hillcrest Ministries - Transitional housing ministry
- Immacolata Thrift Shop - Thrift store that raises funds to support the handicapped women residents.
- In As Much Ministries - An emergency food pantry for Clay County.
- Love, INC (Love In the Name of Christ - Ministry committed to meeting emergency assistance and basic needs.
After the funeral of a parishioner, parish volunteers provide a dinner for the family and friends of the deceased. Find out more about Funeral Dinners
You can sponsor in different ways, such as donating flowers, plants, or memorial bricks. You can also help by volunteering to take care of the garden regularly.
Contact - Gretchen Lathrop 816-781-4569 ghlathrop@sbcglobal.net
This ministry helps the Liberty Meals on Wheels program by delivering meals to people who have trouble moving around in the Liberty area. The meals are made by Liberty Hospital. For many clients, these meals are the only hot, healthy food they get all day. Just as important, the deliveries give the clients a friendly person to see and someone to check on them during the week.
St. James provides one driver every Monday and Friday, and more drivers when needed. Volunteers pick up the meals at 11:00 a.m. at Liberty Fire Station #1, located at 200 W. Mississippi St. Each driver gets a clipboard with a map, a cooler with drinks, and a food container holding 2 to 6 meals to deliver. The route usually takes 20 to 45 minutes, depending on how many deliveries there are.
This ministry is very rewarding for our community, and we are always looking for new volunteers to help.
Contact - Nikki Power 816-407-1208
kpower@kc.rr.com
On the fourth Monday of every month, St. James in Liberty helps by providing workers to serve a hot meal to about 180 people. These workers do not need to cook. They also help clean up afterward. The work time is from 3:30 to 7:15 pm. On the third Sunday of each month, after every Mass, people can sign up to work or donate money to the kitchen. One City Cafe is located just south of St. James Church in Kansas City at 3934 Troost.
Contact – Brad Hover brad.a.hover@gmail.com or Mary Hover maryhover@gmail.com
The St. James community uses prayer to come together during hard times. People can send prayers to say thank you or to ask for help. Everyone is welcome to send their prayer requests to the ministry leader.
Prayer requests must be sent by email. Each request will be copied and shared with the name of the person who sent it, unless they ask to stay anonymous.
Contact: Kirsten Maggi
Email: kirsten.maggi@stjames-liberty.org
Phone: 816-781-4343 x 204
The mission of this ministry is to offer unconditional love and comfort to the people who receive our shawls. These shawls are made to wrap around, cover, and hug those who get them, giving them warmth and peace. Anyone who enjoys crocheting, knitting, or quilting can join and help provide comfort through the prayers said while making each shawl. Besides making shawls for comfort, we also give Baptismal Shawls to children who are newly baptized.
The St. James respect life ministry seeks to promote and protect human life from conception to natural death. We strive to accomplish this through education, support & prayer in the parish & community. We support our local crisis pregnancy center through the annual Mother's Day Diaper Drive & the Advent giving tree. Click for More Information on our Respect Life Ministry.
On the fourth Sunday of each month, St. James provides the food and workers to serve a hot meal St. Mary’s Food Kitchen. Located at 6th and Nebraska Streets, Kansas City, KS., we normally serve 125 people. The facility is named the Wilhelmina Gill Multi-Service Center.
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For other questions contact Trey Katzer