A Pro-Life, Pro-Family, Stewardship Parish
49 Crosswinds Dr. Charles Town, WV 25414 
304-725-5558
Notice: The Parish Mission scheduled for January 13-15, 2025 has been cancelled.
OUR MISSION
At St. James we put our faith into action; we are committed to promoting vocations; we are prolife & pro-family; we support life-long faith formation; we are faithful to the liturgy of the Church; and we offer hundreds of opportunities every year to grow in faith and mercy.
Whether you just joined the parish or have been here for years, we ask all parishioners to be active members of our faith community.
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WEEKLY SCHEDULE
MASS SCHEDULE
Weekend Mass
Saturday: 5:00pm (Vigil Mass)
Sunday: 8:00am, 11:00am, 1:30pm (ES), 6:00pm
Sunday at St. Peter's: 9:30am
Weekday Mass
Monday-Friday: 7:00am
Wednesday: 7:00pm
Monday & Friday: 12:05pm (Priest Field)
Tuesday & Thursday: 12:05pm (Saint James)
Saturday: 8:00am
Holy Days of Obligation (Except 12/25 & 1/1)
7:00am, 12:00 Noon, 5:00pm, 7:00pm (Spanish), 7:00pm (St. Peter's)
Or as noted below
CONFESSION SCHEDULE
Monday-Friday: 6:30am
Wednesday: 5:00pm - 6:45pm
Thursdays: 11:30am
Saturday: 3:00pm - 4:45pm
Or by Appointment. Please call the Parish Office at 304-725-5558.
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
Please email our Adoration Ministry Coordinator, Sharon Wheaton to sign up to be a committed adorer or a substitute adorer at adoration@stjameswv.org
Adoration Chapel
Daily 24 Hours
Holy Hour in the Main Church
Devotions, Evening Prayer, and Benediction
Wednesday: 6:00pm
FIRST FRIDAY & FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTIONS
First Friday Mass is celebrated in Spanish at 7:00pm
First Saturday Mass is celebrated in English at 8:00am
PARISH HOURS
OFFICE HOURS
Monday-Friday: 9:00am - 12:00pm, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
ST. ZITA CUPBOARD HOURS
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Wednesday: 9:00am - 7:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Sunday: Closed except before and after Masses
Thank you for supporting Saint Zita's Cupboard!
Our Clergy
DIOCESAN INFORMATION
DIOCESAN LINKS
Diocesan News
01-14-25 – Bishop Mark E. Brennan has made public the following appointment
01/14/25 11:48 am
Father Rusiri Kokila Wijewickrama, TOR, is appointed parochial vicar of St. Francis de Sales Parish in Beckley, with residence at the parish rectory, effective January 13, 2025.
Read More01-13-25 – Obituary of Very Rev. John Selwin Ledford, V.F.
01/13/25 2:05 pm
Very Rev. John Selwin Ledford, V.F. Very Rev. John Selwin Ledford, V.F., 77, died Jan. 10, 2025, in Glen Dale, W.Va. He was born August 4, 1947, in Lewisburg, Tenn., the son of the late Katherine T. (Orr) and Selwin Ledford. He is a 1969 graduate of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where [...]
Read More01-02-25 – Instruction on the Communion Rite
01/02/25 5:04 pm
On January 18, 2003, our former Bishop Bernard Schmitt implemented some norms for the celebration of the Mass, among them one regarding the posture of the faithful after the Lamb of God. Using the permission given to diocesan bishops by the General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM), # 43, he decreed that the posture [...]
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