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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.
Revd Dr Ayla Lepine met with curator and art historian Alayo Akinkugbe for a conversation about justice, beauty and hope expressed in Che Lovelace’s paintings and Cugoano’s memorial.
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. This is a place for everyone who’s wondering about life’s big questions and striving for a better world.
We host a year-round cultural programme encompassing music, visual art and spoken word, drawing on St James’s rich cultural history including artists, writers and musicians Mary Beale, Mary Delany, William Blake, Ottobah Cugoano and Leopold Stokowski.
We try to put our faith into action by educating ourselves and speaking out on issues of injustice, especially concerning refugees, asylum, earth and racial justice, and LGBTQ+ issues.
We aspire to be a home where everyone can belong. We’re known locally and globally for our unique history and beauty, as well as faith in action, creativity and the arts, and a commitment to social and environmental justice.
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 us £3,500 per day to enable us to keep our doors open to all who need us
Your donation will help us restore our garden in Piccadilly as part of The Wren Project, making it possible for us to welcome over 300,000 people from all faiths and walks of life seeking tranquillity and inspiration each year.
St James's Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL
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Being held by the prayers of St James’s, and holding the Christ-light for others
The members of the prayer group are:
Clare Cowlin, Fiona Notman, Julia Chalkley, Kevin Hipgrave, Hazel Bradley, and Tony Sanchez.
Prayer requests
If you would like to request prayers for someone else or for yourself please email community@sjp.org.uk giving brief details.
The St James’s Prayer Group was formed at the beginning of April 2021 as there was a perceived need for regular, specific prayer requested by people for themselves and their situations. The members have committed to pray regularly for the people allocated to them in any 1 week. The Group meets quarterly for pastoral and mutual support, and to review the prayer pathway.
Each week, following liaison with the Clergy, a list of people who have requested prayer is sent out to the members of the Group who pray individually, in their own time, for those people. The list is divided equally and rotated each week. As confidentiality is of the utmost importance, the information provided about each person is their first name and a short sentence explaining the prayer need. The prayer group is a part of the ministry of the prayer life of St James’s. It is not a substitute for intercessions at Sunday and other services, or for individual prayer.
Some comments from those requesting prayers are: “I just wanted to say a huge thank-you to everyone for your kind prayers.” “Thank you so much for the continued prayers for xxx. She is deeply appreciative.” “Thank you so much for praying for me.”
