At St. James we strive organize and facilitate parishioner involvement in meaningful community ministries, and to coordinate the annual distribution of parish funds to selected programs. The outreach committee reviews financial requests from previously funded, as well as, new organizations.

Some of the outreach programs we administer: Tree of Grace - donations and delivery of Christmas gifts to children whose parent(s) is incarcerated; Backpack Project - school supplies are collected and delivered to needy children in Montclair; Food and Clothing Drives - donations and delivery of food to Apostles House in Newark and clothes to Holy Trinity in West Orange; Funeral Ministry - church facilities are available for bereavement events; Learning Project - tutoring is offered, within church facilities, to under-performing “at risk” students from Mt. Hebron Middle School in Montclair; Newcomers Ministry - greet and partner newcomers with existing parish members for the purpose of seamless parish integration; Prayer Circles - parishioner or clergy requests for prayers activate parishioner circles or chains; Soup Kitchen - prepare, deliver, and serve meals to the needy at Holy Trinity in West Orange.