St. James Roman Catholic Church

On Sunday, October 3, 2021 at the 11:30 Mass, the Parish Family of St. James formally welcomed our eighth pastor, as Fr. Robert was officially installed by Fr. Michael F. Holzmann, Dean of the Smithhaven Deanery and pastor of the Parish of the Holy Cross in Nesconset. 

Congratulations Fr. Robert, and our thanks to Fr. Michael for taking time from his demanding schedule to join us in taking the next step together in our camino.

We, the Catholic community of the Three Village area, formed as the Body of Christ through the waters of Baptism, are a pilgrim community journeying toward the fullness of the Kingdom of God, guided by the Holy Spirit, nourished by the Eucharist and formed by the Gospel.

 We strive to respond to Jesus’ invitation: to be faithful and fruitful disciples; to be a Good Samaritan to (our) neighbor and enemy; stewards of and for God’s creation and living witnesses of Faith, Hope and Charity … so that in Jesus’ name, we may be a welcoming community, respectful of life in all its diversities.

Looking for our virtual Masses during the COVID 19 Health Emergency? Click on the "Worship" tab to find links to our weekly Masses as well a selection of homilies by some of our priests. 

The Parish Family of St. James extends a warm welcome to our eighth pastor, Fr. Robert Kuznik. We look forward to working with you as we continue our camino together. 

           A message from Fr. Robert…

Dear Parishioners of St. James,

This week, we begin a new journey together as I come to you as your new pastor.  In the coming weeks and months, we will get to know more about each other, but I wanted to introduce myself to you and share a little about my background.

I am 55 years old, the youngest of six children and was born in  the South-Western Poland in the city  of Wroclaw. My whole family (mom and two siblings) still live there. I have lived here in the US for the past 33 years but make an annual  visit to  my family  back in Poland.

In 1993 I completed  my philosophy studies  at St. John’s University in Queens, NY and then attended the  Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington. I was ordained in 1998 by Bp. McGann to serve  in the Diocese of Rockville Centre.  

My first assignment was at St. Christopher’s Church  in Baldwin, then at Holy Name of Mary Parish in Valley Stream. For the past 13 years, I have served as pastor at St. Isidore’s in Riverhead.   In every place I have studied, lived  or served, each has become my home and the people there were my families. 

Now I have joined the parish family of St. James in Setauket. I am looking forward to this new experience and to everything the Lord has prepared for us as we journey together into the future.  

God Bless You !  

~Fr. Robert