St. James Mission Statement: We, the Parish of St. James, are a family of faith, who worship together and serve God's people through works of compassion, education, justice and peace.
Pastor
Father Leonard Jacobs has been pastor of St. James since July 2, 2014. He was ordained in 1998.
Deacon
Bill Dean was ordained in April 1996 and assigned to St. James Parish. Bill and his wife, Mary, were married in May 1986 and have two children, Michael and Suzanne. Bill has been an engineer with Exelon since 1976. He works at the Byron Generating Station.
Business Manager
Kim Carlson became the business manager in August 2014. In 2003, she married Geoff at St. James. Both attended St. James School as children. Now their children, Grant and Mia, attend St. James. Kim is also a 1998 graduate of Boylan Catholic High School.
Bookkeeper
Cathy Trefilek started working at St. James as the bookkeeper in August 2013. She married her husband Mike in 1987. They have three children: Matt, Brian and Nicole. She enjoys serving the St. James community.
Facilities Maintenance Manager
Nick Scheuer became the facilities manager in December 2014. He worked in window hardware engineering at Amerock until the company moved operations away from Rockford. He has been a member of St. James since moving to Rockford in 1997.
Liturgy Coordinator
Phyllis Grisanzio has been liturgy coordinator since 1998 and music coordinator since 2009. She is a Rockford native and a member of St. James since 1968.