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

    Sunday Eucharist

    Sundays at 11am

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

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    Sunday Forum

    The Sunday Forum is an open online group, that runs parallel to the coffee after the service, from 12.30pm to 1pm on a Sunday, open to all.

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    Choral Evensong

    Sunday 8 November 3pm

    Join the singing scholars and lay singers as they mark Remembrance Day during All Saintstide with choral evensong. Included music will be by Eleanor Daley, Herbert Murrill, Thomas Tallis, Betty Roe and John Joubert. 

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    Moral Injury Repair

    The Earth Justice team will host an online drop-in session every second Sunday of the month, at 6pm for one hour.

    Sunday 12 July and continue monthly until 8 November.

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    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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    Samantha Rowe (flute) & Jonathan Musgrave (piano)

    Monday 9 November 1.10pm

    Tunbridge Wells International Competition presents Samantha Rowe -flute. Wind & Brass Section Winner 2026.

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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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    Robert Bascoveanu (piano)

    Wednesday 11 November 1.10pm

    Robert Bascoveanu is a highly acclaimed, award-winning Romanian concert pianist based at the Royal Academy of Music in London, UK, widely recognised for his exceptional sound, remarkable virtuosity and profound musical sensitivity.

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    A Concert of Remembrance

    Wednesday 11 November 7pm

    Join us for an emotional night of music and memories that’ll stick with you long after the last note plays.

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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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    Thursday Afternoon Eucharist

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

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    Almería Duo

    Friday 13 November 1.10pm

    A cello and piano recital presented by the Royal College of Music.

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    TAP at Piccadilly Artisanal Marketplace

    9am – 6pm

    Visit, explore and shop at TAP marketplace for interesting products and treats you won’t find in regular shops while meeting the maker.

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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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    statue of figures dancing

    Danced Liturgy

    3rd Sunday of the Month at 2pm on Zoom

    A prayerful space with simple dances

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