St. James is very involved in the Chippewa Valley community.

• Groups from St. James volunteer at:
  • Community Table preparing and serving meals. contact Christine. 
  • Beacon House, preparing and serving meals, and during non-Covid times, staying overnight. contact Jan Legge to help with meals. 
  • Chippewa Valley Free Clinic providing meals. contact Jan Legge to help.
  • Sojourner House on the third Thursdays, fourth Fridays, and fifth Fridays. contact Christine. 
  • Habitat for Humanity. contact Mary Kolstad
  • and more...
• We gather food for the St. Francis Food Pantry on a weekly basis. contact Christine.
• We have a Social Concerns Committee, dedicated to providing outreach and assistance opportunities. contact Rachel Krusell, chair, for more information.
  • We "adopted" an apartment from Western Dairyland's homeless families shelter.
  • We promote Respect Life events. 
  • We facilitate a peer support group. contact Larry Winter
  • We have an environmental justice group called Care for our Common Home
  • and more....
• We are members of JONAH, a justice oriented advocacy group. contact Jacky Miller at [email protected] For information about JONAH and the great work it does, click here: http://jonahjustice.org/
• We have a sister parish in Puerto Rico: /sister-parish
• We have a Grief Group called Growing with Grief.
• and more!

St. James has many wonderful people who volunteer their time to keep the parish running!

• Office Helper - help with data entry and filing in the parish office. contact Anne Henriksen
• Parish Mailings - help stuff and seal envelopes with newsletters and other mail. contact Anne Henriksen
• Wash church linens - help wash the purificators and towels used at Mass. contact Marilyn Koller
• Church Cleaning - help deep clean the church twice a year. contact Marilyn Koller
• Buildings and Grounds - help plan and execute various building projects.
• Gardening - help keep the parish grounds look beautiful. contact Louise Roach
• Sell SCRIP after mass - sell SCRIP cards after mass to help support the school and parish.
• Prayer Tree - get prayer requests by email or phone and commit to praying.
• Handyman/woman - fix the various small things that break, such as kneelers.
• Snow and Mow - help keep the grounds clean in the summer and/or winter.