Neighborhood News

The St. James Basilica Vision Statement is to experience Christ as we rejoice, serve, and pray with and for each other. Our Mission is to foster growth of faith by developing community through one-to-one/family-to-family evangelization in neighborhoods. A Neighborhood Brainstorming sub-committee was established in the Fall of 2009. Neighborhoods will focus on these areas: births, baptisms, illnesses, deaths, and people moving into the neighborhood. Someone from the staff will make weekly contact with the leaders letting them know when these things happen. Neighborhoods are also involved in the Hospitality Ministry each weekend which welcomes people at the Eucharists. Leaders may also choose to host a Gathering such as a picnic, pie social, game night, Eucharist in the Neighborhood, etc. Leaders will use the Gifts of the Holy Spirit as they become aware of what the specific needs are in their Neighborhood.

Neighborhood leaders and assistants

NE 17-19Av Deb and Dan Hornung (Larry and Darlene Kropp assist)
NE 20Av+ Dave and Fay Falk
NE Buchltz Jeanette and Richard Kouba (Sharon Olson and Ryan Schafer assist)
NE Ava Maria Carol Kachel, Loretta Jung, Joann and Gary Vollrath
NE Gussner Marlene and Chuck Axtman
NE HiAcres Christopher and Rosalie Dodson
NE HiSchool Darlene Heintz
NE Hospital Betty and Vince Ament
NE JC Lila Daly (Deb Grabinger and Rita Reimers assist)
NE Leapoldt Richard and Carmen Maddock
NE PolarKng Tim Burchill (Mary Legge and Peggy Etzold assist)
NE Skyline Carrie and Dean Kraft
NE Stadium Sheila Ova (Rita Lulai assist)
NE Tennis adopted by NE Ava Maria and NE Skyline
NE-R Bloom Barb Hogan, James and Angela Madsen
NE-R Fried Donn and Velma Yatskis
NE-R Mdwy Dean Haas (Yvette Yatskis assist)
NW Fairgnd Susie Senger (Karla Sandness and Tracy Schweitzer assist)
NW Loop Jim and Geni Holben
NW Nickeus Cindy Bloms
NW Wshngtn Charlie and Marge Kourajian
NW-R 281 adopted by NW Fairgrounds
NW-R Eldrge Judy Harr (Brenda Mikula assist)
SE Academy Nancy Wolf
SE BusLoop adopted by SE Ypsilanti
SE Courthse Gerald Casavant
SE McElroy
SE PkPlaza adopted by SW Basilica
SE Roosvlt adopted by SE Courthouse
SE-R Homer Nancy Exner (Sharon Exner assist)
SE-R Ypsi Tiny and Alvin Exner
SW Basilca Deb Lee
SW Buffalo Cheryl Lende (Lisa Barnick assist)
SW DQ Terry and Janice Wanzek, John and Luella Lokemoen
SW HiII Alida Sjostrom, (Alice Wanzek and Betty Polries assist)
SW Klaus Joyce Heinrich
SW L'Amour adopted by SW Meidinger
SW Meidngr Corene Lee and Arlene Dion

SW-R Wdbry adopted by SW Hill (Cil Jarrett assist)