| The Circus Spirit is an open space for those in their 20s and 30s to explore belief, without agenda or judgement. People of all faiths (and none) are welcome. NB Starts at 5.45, finishing by 7.30 More |  Circus Spirit Team |
 | St James's takes part in the Westminster Churches and Synagogue Winter Shelter, welcoming guests with a hot meal and a bed overnight in our church during the cold months. Please help us provide a warm welcome, friendship and community to help relieve the exhaustion and isolation felt by many who have to sleep outside by helping us raise funds. The middle of London, where we are, is a tough place to live if you're sleeping on the street. Help us welcome people in. Lucy is sleeping out on 21 October. If you are able to sponsor her, click here or click the image. |
| Join or sponsor us at for the annual Sleep Out on Friday 26 October, all aimed at raising funds for supporting homeless people into housing. Please sponsor the St James's team! More information about the event here |   |
| PEACE BUILDING THROUGH THE ARTS BETWEEN THE CREEDS AND CULTURES OF EAST AND WEST June-August 2016 THE KEY, the 2016 CARAVAN Exhibition of Art, (www.oncaravan.org) uses the world’s most ancient symbol of harmony and pluralism, the Egyptian Ankh (known as the “Key of Life”) as the canvas for a contemporary message of hope for a harmonious, peaceful and tolerant world. More |  |
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 | Sunday 3 July at 3.00pm in the courtyard at St James’s Church Please join us (with your bike) for a short inter-denominational service, followed by tea and cake in the church garden. Bring friends with you. The service is for everyone, of all faiths and none. |
 | On Sunday 11 September I took part in The Spotlight Challenge in Regent’s Park to raise money for Acting for Others – an umbrella organisation of 15 theatre charities, of which Theatre Chaplaincy UK is one. Thank you to all those who sponsored me. It is still not too late! Please follow this link: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/LindsayMeader |
 | The Cards for Good Causes shop at St James’s is now open! Christmas cards, Advent calendars, candles and gift wrap are on sale between 10am and 5pm, Monday to Saturday until 19 December |
 | Tony Campolo is preaching at the 11am Eucharist on 28 August. The service will be followed by a vegetarian meal in church. Everyone is invited. External site |
 | OneBodyOneFaith has sent us information about Big Queer Carols to be held at 7pm at Bloomsbury Baptist Church on Friday 1 December |
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 | Ivan was ordained in 2014 and licensed as Curate at St James's on 14 October 2015. He teaches theology at Canterbury Christ Church University. He is a self-supporting priest. He is the preacher at the 11am Eucharist on 18 October. |
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 | Ashley Ashworth was presented with a specially commissioned Icon when he left us in July. Follow 'read more'... |
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| Many thanks to everyone - from near and far - who contributed so generously to Ashley's* leaving gifts. (Those of you who contributed from afar were mentioned in name on the card that he received from us) For your interest, here is a picture of the icon that Ashley received from us all, with text below from Regan O'Callaghan (the iconographer): The Pantokrator (The All-Mighty) is an icon of the Creator, the Saviour and the Judge. His face reveals his divine and human nature. With eyes wide open He looks directly at us. His mouth is small - a reminder to us to use our mouths only when necessary! His ears are revealed to indicate he is listening to us. The two piece robe he wears symbolises heaven (crimson) and (green) earth. His right hand is raised in blessing while in the other he holds the jewelled book of the gospels which is closed to indicate that within Christ is the whole story, the beginning and the end. The halo symbolises a sanctified and enlightened state, the gold the eternal light of heaven. There are no shadows in icons as eternal light permeates all things. The Greek letters inside the halo translate as the one who is while the lettering outside are the first and last letters of Jesus Christ. To the bottom left hand corner is a spiral the koru a maori symbol based on a unfolding fern frond and symbolising continuity and eternal life. The star at the top recalls the star from the nativity. Christ speaks of himself as the 'light of the world' (John 8: 12). All who come near this light are transformed, redeemed and illuminated. * Ashley served as Verger and Head Verger for almost 18 years until he left in July 2015 |  |
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