"The Love of Christ Impels Us"

St. Agatha - St. James Church Parish Rectory 3728 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 Rev. James T. McGuinn, Pastor Director of Newman Apostolates at Drexel University and University of Pennsylvania Parochial Vicars: Rev. George L. Strausser, Hospital Chaplain Rev. Benjamin Nwanonenyi, Hospital Chaplain Parish Office 3720 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm Telephone: 215-386-9732 Fax: 215-386-5899 E-Mail: info@saintsaj.org Visits since March 1, 2002.

38th and Chestnut Streets

Holiday Schedule 2011-2012

Sunday, December 18 - Fourth Sunday of Advent

Regular Weekend Schedule:
Saturday Vigil at 5:30PM
Sunday Masses at 9:30AM, 11:30AM, 5:30PM and 9:00PM

Saturday, December 24 - Christmas Eve

Saturday Vigil Mass at 5:30PM

Sunday, December 25 - Christmas Day

Sunday Masses at 9:30AM and 11:30AM

Sunday, January 1, 2012 - Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

No Vigil Mass on Saturday, December 31
Sunday Masses, January 1, 2012, at 9:30AM and 11:30AM
No Mass at 5:30PM or 9:00PM on Sunday, January 1

Sunday, January 8, 2012 - Epiphany of The Lord

No Vigil Mass on Saturday, January 7
Sunday Masses, January 8, 2012, at 9:30AM and 11:30AM
No Mass at 5:30PM or 9:00PM on Sunday, January 8

Daily Masses During the Holiday Season

Monday, December 26 to Friday, December 30, and Monday, January 2 to Friday, January 6:
Mass at 12:05PM, St. Bede Chapel, Newman Center

Saturday Mass: 8:30AM, St. Bede Chapel, Newman Center

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday, December 17, 4:00 - 5:00PM

No Confessions on Christmas Eve

Welcome to St. Agatha - St. James Catholic Church!

We are a unique parish in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, PA.  In addition to permanent parishioners living in University City and its environs, our worship community includes faculty, staff, and students from the surrounding universities and colleges (University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University, and the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia), as well as visitors from the neighboring hospitals (Presbyterian Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania).

We foster Christian fellowship in our diverse community and embrace and nurture the varied gifts of our members.  Aware that God is the center of our lives, we gather together in worship and celebration of the sacraments.  Desiring to know God more fully in heart, mind, and soul, we devote ourselves to spiritual development, study of the Catholic faith, and inter-religious dialogue.  Opening ourselves to our neighbors, we respond with enthusiasm to the call to feed the poor, visit the sick, and comfort the lonely.

All that we do, all that we profess, all that we are, is directed towards living the Gospel of our Lord -- for the love of Christ impels us.

Father James T. McGuinn
Pastor, Saint Agatha/Saint James Parish & Director of Newman Apostolates at the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University

Father George L. Strausser
Parochial Vicar, Saint Agatha/Saint James Parish & Director of Hospital Ministries

Father Augusto Concha
Parochial Vicar with status of Senior Priest, Saint Agatha/Saint James Parish, Philadelphia, with responsibility for hospital ministry within the parish.

Catholic Faith Since 1850