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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
Saturday 7 February 11am
This programme for solo piano weaves together music inspired by the elegance and clarity of the Baroque era.
Wednesday 4 – 7 February 7.30pm
Baroque and roll meets gospel and soul in a funny, heart breaking and ultimately joyous new musical about two musical icons.
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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Friday 6 March 7pm
Echoes of Hope is a memorial marking 15 years Japan disaster, featuring orchestral music, songs, and a play reading, praying for global peace.
Marking the 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, Echoes of Hope is a memorial event in the UK that honours disaster victims worldwide and offers a shared prayer for peace beyond borders and generations.
Programme
●Part I: A Play Reading with Piano This staged reading is based on a true story by Juri Sato, who lost her beloved elder sister in the Great East Japan Earthquake. The narrative unfolds through a dream in which her sister appears, gently encouraging her and guiding her toward a hopeful future.
Accompanied by live piano music, the performance sensitively conveys themes of hope, healing, the preciousness of life, and human connection. The screenplay is co-written by Juri Sato and Toru Yamamoto, one of Japan’s leading film directors and screenwriters, known for works such as Tokyo Love Story, The Eternal Zero, and the recent Netflix series Ikusagami. Yamamoto’s work is widely recognised for its compassionate portrayal of human resilience and the importance of human connection in times of hardship.
●Part II: Orchestra & Voices of Hope Accompanied by a full orchestra, this programme presents songs of recovery, remembrance, and hope. Japanese children living in the UK perform alongside UK-based singers, under the leadership of the event’s producer, Naomi Suzuki. Through shared music-making across generations and cultures, the performance offers a message of hope for the future and a prayer for peace in the world.
The programme includes: Inochi no Uta, Ito, Hana wa Saku, Imagine, and other works.
●Donations
Any surplus funds generated by the event, after production costs, will be donated as a gesture of gratitude to the UK and in continued solidarity with Japan, to the following causes:
Barnardo’s, a UK children’s charity
Disaster relief efforts in Noto, Japan
Support for children in Fukushima affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake
