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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
17 Feb – 5 April | Free
Joke Amusan’s powerful altarpiece and altar covering for Lent express a story of sacred love, prayer and hope in God’s steadfast presence.
Friday 13 March 7pm
Join us for an evening exploring the future of the Church of England through the lens of Young, Queer, Priests.
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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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
Come and celebrate the hope and light that Christmas brings each winter
Sundays at 11am
Our main weekly gathering, with music and a warm welcome.
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Morning Prayer is said in the side chapel Mon, Tues, Thur & Fri at 8.30am, lasting 30 minutes.
Tuesdays from 6pm
The Sanctuary service will be held at our partner church St Pancras, Euston Road.
Held each Wednesday morning from 8.30am-9am in the side chapel
Wednesday 4 March 1.10pm
Mira and Kaishun’s programme today is made to celebrate the fragile, luminous side of women while honouring the quiet strength and solid stillness that underpins their resilience.
Thur and Fri at 12noon
A chance to gather, share some silence, share some reflections.
Held each Thursday from 1.10pm-1.40pm in church.
First Thursday each month, 7.30-8.30pm on Zoom
Deep Abiding Prayer is a healing prayer of the heart and of the Spirit. Its sources are in the Bible and in the Christian Contemplative tradition.
Friday 6 March 1.10pm
Jinah is on the postgraduate course at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, studying with pianists Martin Roscoe, Ronan O’Hora and Noriko Ogawa.
Friday 20 February – Friday 27 March at 6pm on Zoom A space for prayer, readings and silence through Lent each Friday. All welcome to join for one or all sessions.
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.
Saturday 7 March 11am
A programme of playful song cycles inspired by dreams and imagination!
Saturday 7 March 12.30pm
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.
Sunday 8 March 3pm
A reflective service using the traditional language of the Book of Common Prayer.
Join us for an evening exploring the future of the Church of England through the lens of Young, Queer, Priests. The Church has done a very good job at marginalizing the LGBTQIA+ community, but in this panel discussion and Q&A, we aim to speak about how the divine beauty of Gods creation in our queerness does not belong in the institution but will be key to it evolving in the years to come.
