Advent and Christmas 2017 at St James's Piccadilly

On this page you will find services and events that mark the 2017 seasons of Advent and Christmas.  Some are ticketed - see details below.  We hope very much to see you at some of them.  For ticketed events further details may be found on the Monthly Diary and Concerts pages

Wondering what Advent and Christmas are about? 

Sunday 26 November Tuesday 28 November 2017
CHARITY FUND RAISER EVENT - ADMISSION BY TICKET
  • 7.30pm THE FAYRE OF ST JAMES’S
    Quintessentially Foundation and The Crown Estate present ‘The Fayre of St James’s’, London's must-attend Christmas Carolling extravanganza. All proceeds this year in aid of The Felix Project, an inspirational Charity dedicated to reducing food waste and food poverty in the UK. See diary page for full details

Sunday 3 December 2017 SERVICE TO MARK THE START OF ADVENT
  • 6pm Choose Life! A service of music and readings for Advent
    Wine and other refreshments afterwards. A Churches Together in Westminster event. Absolutely everyone welcome

Saturday 9 December
TICKETED CONCERT
  • 7.30pm THE PICCADILLY CHRISTMAS CONCERT
    Warren Mailley-Smith, piano, Susan Parkes, soprano, Veles Ensemble
    Warren-Mailley Smith and friends present a programme of Christmas-themed music, along with popular classics by composers such as Beethoven, Mozart and Liszt. Tickets: £25. Phone: 020 7766 1100

Sunday 10th December
  • 9.30am Revelation Revealed
  • 3.00pm Blue Christmas - a service for those who find celebrating difficult at Christmas. The service is followed by light refreshments

Thursday 14 December
TICKETED CONCERT FUND RAISER
  • 7pm PHAB DIAMOND JUBILEE CAROL CONCERT
    London Orpheus Choir, Musical Director: Richard Jenkinson
    Carols and festive music for choir and audience and celebrity readings in aid of Phab. Tickets: £15 (£16 on the door) Phone: 020 8667 9443

Friday 15 December
TICKETED EVENT
  • 7.30pm NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS: A SOULFUL PROCLAMATION
    with Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir, Sue Perkins (reader), Wei (hip hop artist)
    Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir are joined by Sue Perkins (BBC’s Great British Bake Off) and Wei (hip hop artist, Greenjade) for a gospel reprise of the traditional Nine Lessons and Carols, featuring readings from King James and Word On The Street bibles, original script and gospel arrangements of Christmas classics including Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen and Go Tell It On The Mountain. Tickets: £15, £12, £10. Box Office: 0800 411 8881 (24 hrs)
    Online: http//soulsanctuary.brownpapertickets.com

Saturday 16 December
TICKETED CONCERT
  • 7pm HANDEL’S MESSIAH
    Six Centuries Chamber Choir, Linden Baroque, Helen Semple, soprano, Carris Jones, alto, John Upperton, tenor, Jon Stainsby, baritone. Tickets: £20 (£15 concessions). See diary pages for details

Sunday 17 December 2017 OUR ANNUAL PARISH SERVICE FOLLOWING THE PATTERN OF LESSONS AND CAROLS
  • 6pm FESTIVAL OF LESSONS AND CAROLS
    A special event every Christmas, and we'd love you to join us.  Carols, readings and music from our choir

Tuesday 19 December 2017
CAROLS FOR SHOPPERS
  • 5.30pm CAROLS FOR SHOPPERS
    RCM Junior Department Chamber Choir, Parry Voices and Brass Dectet with the Vigala Singers. Take a break from your last-minute Christmas shopping and add your voice to the Vigala Singers and musicians from the Royal College of Music Junior Department in this service of popular Christmas carols and readings.
    Free entry: all welcome
    The service is also being relayed via speakers in the courtyard

Wednesday 20 December
TICKETED CONCERT
  • 7.30pm G4: CHRISTMAS BY CANDLELIGHT
    Sumptuous harmonies in an idyllic, festive setting. X-Factor stars and operatic multi-platinum selling vocal quartet G4 return to St James’s on their 2017 ‘Christmas by Candlelight’ UK tour. Expect to hear timeless classics as well as delightful medleys to evoke the Christmas spirit. This tour is in association with Missing People and their 'Home For Christmas' Appeal Tickets: £15.50-£75. See diary page for details

Thursday 21 December
TICKETED CONCERT
  • 7.30pm IN THE STILLNESS
    London Oriana Choir, Dominic Peckham, music director. Join the London Oriana Choir for an evening of festival choral music, audience carols and readings.

Sunday 24 December 2017
CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES - EVERYONE WELCOME
NB There is no 0915 Eucharist today
  • 11am PARISH EUCHARIST
  • 4pm CAROLS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE
    Children especially welcome: drama and goody bags with them in mind
  • 1030pm Church opens for meditation with addresses
  • 1130pm MIDNIGHT MASS Preacher Hugh Valentine
    Join us for the Christmas Eucharist

25 December 2017
Today is the Feast of the Nativity. We celebrate Holy Communion at 11am, followed by lunch for those wishing to join us
  • 11am CHRISTMAS DAY EUCHARIST
ADVENT, CHRISTMAS AND EPIPHANY....

Advent From the Latin word Adventus, meaning ‘coming’. Advent is the first season of the church year. It begins four Sundays before Christmas and is set aside as a season to prepare for Christmas, Christ’s first coming, and to remember that he will come again

Christmas is the eleven days from Christmas Day until January 6, the start of Epiphany. It is a time for remembering Jesus’s birth and contemplating the Incarnation - God entering our human condition in the form of a child

Epiphany  From January 6 until Ash Wednesday, which begins the season of Lent, is the season of Epiphany, which means ‘revealing’ or ‘showing forth’
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