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St James’s Changemakers Programme

St James’s Changemaker Programme is at the heart of our plans for The Wren Project. It’s launching in 2024, as an innovative and imaginative programme for young leaders in the fields of music, environment, civil society, business and the arts.

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World famous musician was our organist

Ray Crocker, St James’s congregation historian, tells us more about Leopold Stokowski, a prodigiously talented musician who began his career at St James’s Piccadilly.

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Thought for the Week – Breaking teapots, keeping calm, and moving on

Ivan Khovacs reflects on the human experience of failure, personal responsibility, and communal repentance.

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Sacred Visions: Blake and First Nations Peoples

Changing Our Minds, the recent series of Conversations with North American and Australian speakers, proved a rich and challenging experience. Diane Pacitti was struck by the similarities between the vision of indigenous peoples and that of William Blake, our own artist-poet and prophet, baptised in St James’s in 1757.

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Southwood Garden awarded Green Flag

Catherine Tidnam celebrates St James’s garden receiving the Green Flag Award for 2024/25, reflecting on the importance of accessibility, biodiversity, and sustainable practices, and highlights the transformative experience of showcasing their garden at the Chelsea Flower Show.

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Thought for the Day – Following like James, one step at a time

Daniel Norris celebrates St. James, highlighting his transformative journey with Jesus and encouraging the church community named after him to embrace God’s love, hospitality, and justice.

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Wartime at St James’s

On the 14th October 1940 high explosive and incendiary bombs fell on St James’s Church, Piccadilly, destroying most of the roof and the rectory.

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Clinton Chaloner

Clinton has worked in a variety of media including painting, printmaking, and sculpture, recent years have seen me concentrating on working with wood, creating pieces inspired by and destined for the natural environment.

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