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We offer daily services and a cultural programme of talks, events and concerts. We seek to be a welcoming space for people to reflect, create and debate
Wednesday 18 February 8.30am, 1.10pm, 6.30pm
All services include the opportunity to receive the sign of the cross in ash.
Saturday 14 February 11am
Rod Oughton and Harry Brunt join forces in this relaxed performance of Brazillian rhythms and improvisation.
St James’s hosts inclusive services and a cultural programme. We seek to be a welcoming space for people to reflect, create and debate.
St James’s is a place to explore, reflect, pray, and support all who are in need. We are a Church of England parish in the Anglican Communion.
We host a year-round creative programme encompassing music, visual art and spoken word.
We offer hospitality to people going through homelessness and speak out on issues of injustice, especially concerning refugees, asylum, racial justice, and LGBTQ+ issues.
St James’s strives to advocate for earth justice and to develop deeper connections with nature.
We aim to be a place where you can belong. We have a unique history, and the beauty of our building is widely known. Our community commits to faith in action: social and environmental justice; creativity. and the arts
We strive to be a Eucharist-centred, diverse and inclusive Christian community promoting life in abundance, wellbeing and dignity for all.
St James’s Piccadilly has been at the heart of its community since 1684. We invite you to play your part in securing this historic place for generations to come.
It costs £5,000 each day to keep the doors of St James’s open to all who already need us.
A reimagined St James’s realised. A redesigned garden, courtyard and new building capacity—all fully accessible— will provide beautiful spaces for all as well as improving our environmental performance.
Whether shooting a blockbuster TV series or creating a unique corporate event, every hire at St James’s helps our works within the community.
St James's Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL
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Information on accessing St James’s outreach services, including Sunday Breakfast Club and Feast, with details on meals, tickets, capacity, accessibility, and support for those experiencing homelessness or low income.
Sunday Breakfast Club
A peaceful café style environment where all experiencing homelessness are welcome.
Sunday Breakfast Club runs every Sunday at 8.30am in the Church Hall, located in the basement of the church – queuing starts around 8am.
Ticket system
Tickets are given for a sit-down meal at 3pm on Wednesday in the courtyard of St James’s, by the stairs on the left as you enter.
Any tickets left over for the sit-down meal, are then given out at Sunday Breakfast at 8am on Sunday.
Takeaway tickets are given out on Sunday at 8am to the first ten people who arrive.
Capacity
Sit down breakfast: 24 people
Takeaway: 10 people
Wardrobe
Wardrobe is a clothing and toiletries service that is available on the last Sunday of each month, to those who are having a sit-down meal at Sunday Breakfast (3 items per person). Wardrobe runs from 9.15-9.45am.
Dietary information
Sunday Breakfast is a ‘full english’ style breakfast – pork sausages, hash browns, scrambled eggs, baked beans and a bread roll.
Vegan and vegetarian breakfasts are also provided.
Teas and Coffees are served with the breakfast. Alternative milk is available.
Phone Charging
There are a handful of charging points available to charge phones/portable devices
Accessibility information
The Church Hall is accessed via a set of fire escape stairs off Church Place.
There is no lift access. Please note if you are attending with large items of luggage, you must be able to carry them down the stairs and into the hall.
Location
The Church Hall can be accessed on Church Place – the passageway that runs alongside the left of the church.
Feast
A restaurant style meal for those experiencing homelessness or living on low incomes, where guests are waited on by volunteer hosts.
Feast runs every Monday apart from Bank holidays. Feast begins at 6pm and finishes around 7.30pm. It is held in the main church.
Feast seats 34 guests and has room for some takeaways, which are served in the courtyard.
Ticket System
Tickets are handed out at 5pm on Mondays, 1 hour before Feast starts.
Dietary
Feast has a changing weekly menu – everything is cooked by a rotating volunteer kitchen team, using surplus food donations provided by City Harvest. There is usually a meat option and there is always a vegetarian/vegan option provided. Feast is a two-course menu; a main course and a dessert. Takeaway snacks are sometimes available, depending on the surplus donations provided.
Accessibility
Feast is on the ground floor and fully accessible.
There are a handful of charging points available to charge phones/portable devices.
197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL – entry through the main church door in the front courtyard. Ticket queue begins by the main church door in front of the ramp.
