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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.
Revd Dr Ayla Lepine met with curator and art historian Alayo Akinkugbe for a conversation about justice, beauty and hope expressed in Che Lovelace’s paintings and Cugoano’s memorial.
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. This is a place for everyone who’s wondering about life’s big questions and striving for a better world.
We host a year-round cultural programme encompassing music, visual art and spoken word, drawing on St James’s rich cultural history including artists, writers and musicians Mary Beale, Mary Delany, William Blake, Ottobah Cugoano and Leopold Stokowski.
We try to put our faith into action by educating ourselves and speaking out on issues of injustice, especially concerning refugees, asylum, earth and racial justice, and LGBTQ+ issues.
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.
It costs us £3,500 per day to enable us to keep our doors open to all who need us
Your donation will help us restore our garden in Piccadilly as part of The Wren Project, making it possible for us to welcome over 300,000 people from all faiths and walks of life seeking tranquillity and inspiration each year.
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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Thursdays and Fridays at 12noon
A chance to gather, share some silence, share some reflections.
3rd Sunday of the Month at 1.10pm on Zoom
A prayerful space with simple dances
3rd Sunday of the month at 5pm in Church.
An hour of peaceful reflection with prayers, readings, and chants in the Taizé tradition.
Sunday 15 and 22 September 6pm GMT on Zoom
Come and join our online Ecozoic Book Group for what promises to be a season of lively ecumenical discussions!
Weekdays at 8.30am
Morning Prayer is said in the side chapel each weekday at 8.30am, lasting 30 minutes.
Mondays 6.30pm – 7.30pm on Zoom
A new drop-in Bible study series focusing on trees in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament.
Tuesday from 6pm
Join us in person or online for Sanctuary, a contemplative Eucharist with music, silence, and stories.
Wednesday 18 September 1.10pm
In recent years, Milda Vitartaite has emerged on the contemporary music scene as a dynamic and fervent interpreter of modern piano repertoire.
Thursday at 1.10pm
Simple Eucharist in the side chapel
The Julian Group meet fortnightly on Thursday evenings in the Rectory for c.40 minutes of silent prayer.
Friday 20 September 1.10pm
Versa Winds is a vibrant and versatile group made up of four dynamic young musicians: Louisa Kataria, Lydia Cochrane, Alex Dani and Ethan Townsend.
Sunday 22 September 11am
Godly Play is a Christian movement centred on childhood spirituality. Stories and play for children of all ages create opportunities for personal responses to God.
4th Sunday of every month at 9.45am.
Join our eco-contemplative liturgy outdoors in the Southwood garden and on Zoom.
Wednesday 25 September 1.10pm
The Aureus Trio was formed at the Royal Academy of Music in 2023 and has been developing brilliantly being regularly coached by musicians such as Anthony Marwood, Marije Johnston, Adrian Brendel, and members of the Barbican and Doric String Quartets.
Wednesday 25 September 7pm
Come and celebrate10 years of Sing Inside! This wonderful concert is to raise money to support more singing workshops in UK prisons by our amazing volunteers.
