Handel’s Messiah at Christmas

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Sun 22 Dec 8pm

Enjoy a candlelit concert in the run-up to Christmas with a selection from Handel’s masterpiece, The Messiah.

  • St James’s aspires to be a place where all can belong, and where every person’s gifts and identities are welcome and celebrated. We are working to improve the experience at St James’s in the church building and the online community. We have step-free access from the courtyard to the church, and a toilet for disabled people. The courtyard and Redemption Roasters coffee shop are wheelchair accessible.

  • Featuring
    The Piccadilly Sinfonietta
    Susan Parkes (Soprano) and other operatic soloist to be announced. 

    Programme 

    Handel – A selection of highlights from The Messiah 

    What’s on

    Come and celebrate the hope and light that Christmas brings each winter

    Sunday Eucharist

    Sundays at 11am

    Our main weekly gathering, with music and a warm welcome.

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    Weekday morning prayer

    Morning Prayer is said in the side chapel Mon, Tues, Thur & Fri at 8.30am, lasting 30 minutes.

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    Pedro Lopez Salas, piano  

    Monday 1 September 1.10pm

    Born in 1997, Pedro is a Spanish pianist who is currently studying the Master of Performance Degree with the legendary pianist and pedagogue Norma Fisher at the “Royal College of Music”.

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    Sanctuary

    Tuesdays from 6pm

    The Sanctuary service will be held at our partner church St Pancras, Euston Road.

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    Wednesday morning Eucharist

    Held each Wednesday morning from 8.30am-9am in the side chapel

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    Jed Distler, piano

    Wednesday 3 September 1.10pm

    Presented in association with The Beethoven Piano Society of Europe  

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    Holding the Silence

    Thur and Fri at 12noon

    A chance to gather, share some silence, share some reflections.

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    Thursday Afternoon Eucharist

    Held each Thursday from 1.10pm-1.40pm in church.

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    Deep Abiding Prayer

    First Thursday each month,
    7.30-8.30pm on Zoom

    Deep Abiding Prayer is a healing prayer of the heart and of the Spirit. Its sources are in the Bible and in the Christian Contemplative tradition.

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    Rebekah Yinuo Tan, piano   

    Friday 5 September 1.10pm

    Rebekah Yinuo Tan was born in August 2006 in Shanghai. Inspired to become a concert pianist after hearing Chopin’s music in a live concert when she was 7 years old.

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    97 Ensemble – Seaside and Sunshine 

    Saturday 6 September 1.10pm

    97 Ensemble is a group of musicians aiming to raise awareness to the statistic that 97% of women aged 18-24 experience sexual harassment in the UK.

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    Soul at Saint James: Fruits of the Spirit

    Sun 7 September 2-4pm

    Join us for exuberant gospel music with Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir in the courtyard.

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    Misha Kaploukhii, piano  

    Wednesday 10 September 1.10pm

    Born in 2002, Misha Kaploukhii is an alumnus of the Moscow Gnessin College of Music where he studied with Mikhail Egiazaryan. 

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    Sharon Zhou (violin) & Thomas Masciaga (piano) 

    Friday 12 September 1.10pm

    Recognised for her individual versatility and curiosity as a musician, Sharon is a rising British violinist and composer, equally at home in both classical and contemporary repertoire.

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    Trio Musae

    Saturday 13 September 1.10pm

    Formed in 2024, Trio Musae consists of young musicians from the Royal College of Music in London.

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    Josh Harris, piano  

    Monday 15 September 1.10pm

    Joshua Harris is currently pursuing a Masters in Performance at the Guildhall School of Music of Drama as a Guildhall Scholar, under the tutelage of Noriko Ogawa and Martin Roscoe.

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