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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
Mon 13 Oct to Weds 12 Nov
An exhibition of new work by Namibian artist Tuli Mekondjo, part of the Art in the Side Chapel series at St James’s.
Sun 23 Nov 7pm
Join your host, Barbara, for an evening of laughter, games, prizes, and festive fun — all in aid of the Christmas for All campaign at St James’s Church, Piccadilly.
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.
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
Sundays at 11am
Our main weekly gathering, with music and a warm welcome.
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Sunday 9 November 3pm
A reflective service for Remembrance using the traditional language of the Book of Common Prayer and featuring music by Kathryn Rose and William Byrd’s beautiful setting of Ave Verum Corpus as well as Thomas Causton’s rarely-heard settings of the Song of Mary and the Song of Simeon.
Sunday 9 November 7pm
Award-winning international musicians unite in London for a powerful night of classical and contemporary music.
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 12 November 1.10pm
“Great intelligence and sensitive artistry.” ~ Christopher Axworthy, acclaimed music critic.
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.
Friday 14 November 1.10pm
A Piano Trio recital presented by the Royal College of Music.
Saturday 15 November 10.30am
As a multi-instrumentalist, Clara enjoys a freelance career across styles and genres from early music to contemporary.
Saturday 15 November 12.30pm
Saturday 15 November 7.30pm
Step back in time with Vivaldi’s masterpiece, The Four Seasons, alongside the emotionally stirring Serenade for Strings by Tchaikovsky.
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.
Monday 17 November 1.10pm
First formed in September 2020, the Aquilae Quartet brought together Polish, Scottish and Cornish backgrounds as a group of new undergraduate students at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (GSMD) in London.
