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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
Monday to Friday 11am – 3pm
Fresh World Cuisine, Every Weekday Lunchtime!
Friday 20 June 1.10pm
Talia and Michael will perform a programme of songs spanning the years from the building of St James’s Church in 1684 to the present.
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 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.
The work of St James’s, it costs us £5,000 per day to enable us to keep our doors open to all who 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
Saturday 14 June 1.10pm
Royal College of Music masters composers present a varied program of original chamber, solo, and open score works in this lunchtime concert.
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Saturday 14 June 7.30pm
Don’t miss this performance of “The Four Seasons” by Antonio Vivaldi in the atmospheric 17th century church of St James Piccadilly built by Sir Christopher Wren.
Sundays at 11am
Our main weekly gathering, with music and a warm welcome.
3rd Sunday of the Month at 1.10pm on Zoom
A prayerful space with simple dances
5pm on the 3rd Sunday of the Month in Church
An hour of peaceful reflection with prayers, readings, and chants in the Taizé tradition.
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 18 June 1.10pm
Featuring Ella Harrison (cello), Suanoi Sophonpanich (flute), Thomasine O’Sullivan (piano), Maria Cringasu (violin) and Daniel Swain (piano)
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.
Thursday 19 June 7.30pm
Join Tenebrae and their director Nigel Short at St James’s Church, Piccadilly, for the launch of their new album, A Prayer for Deliverance.
Talia and Michael will perform a programme of songs spanning the years from the opening of St James’s Church in 1684 to the present.
Third Friday of the month, 8-9pm on zoom.
A space for prayer, readings and silence.
Friday 20 June 8pm
On the eve of the longest day of the year, join Vivamus for a choral celebration of light in all its forms – from pale morning rays to gleaming stars at night.
Saturday 21 June 9am
This beautiful circular walk of 10.5 miles visits two unique churches – the amazing Marc Chagall stained glass windows in the tiny hamlet of Tudeley and a set of 13th century wall paintings in the village of Capel.
