Handel’s Messiah at Christmas

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Sun 22 Dec 8pm

Enjoy a candlelit concert in the run-up to Christmas with a selection from Handel’s masterpiece, The Messiah.

  • St James’s aspires to be a place where all can belong, and where every person’s gifts and identities are welcome and celebrated. We are working to improve the experience at St James’s in the church building and the online community. We have step-free access from the courtyard to the church, and a toilet for disabled people. The courtyard and Redemption Roasters coffee shop are wheelchair accessible.

  • Featuring
    The Piccadilly Sinfonietta
    Susan Parkes (Soprano) and other operatic soloist to be announced. 

    Programme 

    Handel – A selection of highlights from The Messiah 

    What’s on

    Come and celebrate the hope and light that Christmas brings each winter

    Weekday morning prayer

    Morning Prayer is said in the side chapel Mon, Tues, Thur & Fri at 8.30am, lasting 30 minutes.

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    Holding the Silence

    Thur and Fri at 12noon

    A chance to gather, share some silence, share some reflections.

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    Sunday Eucharist

    Sundays at 11am

    Our main weekly gathering, with music and a warm welcome.

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    O Morning Star

    Sunday 4 January 6pm

    Join us for an intimate evening of music for Epiphany, as voices trace the journey of light and wonder through the winter night.

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    Sanctuary

    Tuesdays from 6pm

    The Sanctuary service will be held at our partner church St Pancras, Euston Road.

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    Wednesday morning Eucharist

    Held each Wednesday morning from 8.30am-9am in the side chapel

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    Sonya Pigot, piano

    Wednesday 7 January 1.10pm

    As well as having performed for members of the British Royal Family, Sonya has won prizes in many international music competitions across Australia and Europe.

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    Thursday Afternoon Eucharist

    Held each Thursday from 1.10pm-1.40pm in church.

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    Leila Hooton (flute) & Iain Clarke (piano)

    Friday 9 January 1.10pm

    Leila Hooton is a freelance flautist/piccolo player. She graduated from the College with a Masters in Performance in July 2024.

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    Relaxed Saturday Live: Fairytales for Flute and Piano

    Saturday 10 January 11am

    A brilliant flute-piano duo shares reimagined works in a relaxed, all-ages recital with warm storytelling and an inviting atmosphere.

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    Saturday Live: Fairytales for Flute and Piano

    Saturday 10 January 12.30pm

    A brilliant flute-piano duo shares reimagined masterpieces in an engaging recital enriched with storytelling and an inviting atmosphere.

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    Theological Reading Group

    Everyone is welcome to join our bi-monthly Theological Reading Group. We will be coming together on a Sunday to illuminate scripture through a selection of texts that span a breadth of history and textual types. There will be a theme for each session and collection of texts.

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    Choral Evensong

    Sunday 11 January 3pm

    A reflective service for Remembrance using the traditional language of the Book of Common Prayer.

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    Roselle String Quartet

    Wednesday 14 January 1.10pm

    The Roselle String Quartet is an emerging string quartet based in London dedicated to musical excellence, innovation, and outreach.

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    Scintilla Quartet

    Friday 16 January 1.10pm

    The Scintilla Quartet are an exciting young ensemble comprised of musicians studying at the Royal Academy of Music in London.

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    Relaxed Saturday Live: Harry Christelis & Maria Chiara Argirò

    Saturday 17 January 11am

    A special collaboration between two of London’s finest jazz musicians, who will explore original material that reflects their love of jazz improvisation, mixed with electronic, ambient, and folk music traditions.

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