St James Catholic Church

During undergrad (’04-’08) I would usually try to attend one of the Newman masses for holy days of obligation, or the ones held on campus. Following those years I started coming to St. James after hearing Father Bong Rojas pastor there. Nowadays I stop in occasionally for daily mass at 7AM (Father Doogan) to start the day early/​right and not be late for work or cut into my evening (compared to the 8:30AM or 6:30PM options at Divine Mercy Natomas closer to home). Was most recently there for Ash Wednesday. There is a small parking lot in the front of the church along B Street, but also a larger parking lot behind the church, entrance on W. 14^th. The pews are pretty creaky and the sound system is showing signs of age too, which can be forgiven as part of its «charm» I suppose… kneelers still in pretty good shape. Stained glass windows are beautiful. Also, this may be the foodie part of me, but their communion host (wafer) has a nice taste to it. I can’t say that about all parishes. I don’t go to Sunday mass here, so I only get to see the one piano player or cantor, and lectors rather than full altar servers and choir. I appreciate the ringing of the altar bells during the consecration of bread and wine — not every church does that either.

A friendly small-​medium sized Catholic Church. I usually attend the 5pm mass on Saturday and its not too crowded! The choir is lovely and they have a lot of staff on hand at this location. There are two parking lots, a smaller one that is right in front of the doors of the church and a much bigger lot in the back. Also, there is street parking that is limited to certain times as well if the lots are too full on special mass days/​holidays. But in general, parking has never been a problem for me if you arrive on time and a few minutes before hand.

Yeah, I liked this place. It look contemporary, beautiful, friendly, and inviting. Parking is super easy in their private lot (unlike Newman Center) and its just a lot nicer.
I didn’t actually join any church groups or whatnot, but it seemed nice overall.

I was actually a regular at the nearby Newman center during my college years, but did attend st. James a couple times, mostly involving ash wednesday as school would make me miss the ash giving on school days, but as college wore on, i would venture from time to time to st james, as my best friend went here.
its a beautiful church, has friendly priests, and its very nice inside. Their services are pretty standard fare, but i appreciated them. It can get pretty crowded during the bigger days of observances, like easter, or palm sunday.
There’s also an organ, though i’ve never heard it play
There really aren’t many catholic places around town, and this is a place i would definitely recommend someone to check out. Its not a fit for everyone, just like any other church, but it is well worth a try

This review is for St. James wedding coordinator and planning. I am not a parishioner of St. James but priest Father Bong Rojas was kind enough to perform my nuptial mass at St. Francis in Sacramento. His preparation was incredibly kind and down to earth. I felt that at the time he delivered the homily at our mass, he really knew me and my husband.
The St. James wedding coordinator is WONDERFUL. Mrs. Colenzo was hands down the most helpful person we encountered in 3 parishes! She is a calm person, helpful and very organized. She had so many good ideas to help make our mass go smoothly and was able to help us over the phone and accommodate our schedule when we came in to Davis from SF. If you are trying to decide on a wedding location and you have the option to marry in Davis, do it! The best support and organization in all of the Sacramento Parish.