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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
4th Sunday of every month at 9.45am.
Join our eco-contemplative liturgy outdoors in the Southwood garden and on Zoom.
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Sundays at 11am
Our main weekly gathering, with music and a warm welcome.
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 28 May 1.10pm
Erola Masqué was born in 2002 in Vic (Catalonia / Spain), at the age of seven began her musical education with Coloma Bertran and Quim Térmens at the Vic Professional Conservatory.
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 29 May 6.30pm
Ascension Day concludes the 40 days of Eastertide.
Friday 30 May 1.10pm
Performers are selected from amongst the talented students of the Junior Department of the Royal Academy of Music. Expect vibrant, brilliant music-making from tomorrow’s classical music stars.
Friday 30 May 7-10pm
A magical evening of poetry and song performed by Julie Christie, Harriet Walter, Will Keen, Khalid Abdalla, Susheela Raman and Sam Mills.
Saturday 31 May 1.10pm
Spanish violinist Daniela Guillén García is an acclaimed performer and prizewinner with a notable presence in Europe’s music scene.
Sun 1 June 2-4pm
Join us for exuberant gospel music with Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir in the courtyard.
Wednesday 4 June 1.10pm
Chamber Music Competition prize winner The Florens Quartet is an award-winning string quartet founded at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2023.
Second 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 June 1.10pm
The Fiora Quartet was founded in 2021 at the Royal College of Music and has since become a dynamic and versatile ensemble.
