A Christian Response: As Christians and as a church we also have a distinctive role to play; a role which goes beyond public health. Below are some simple steps we can all consider in the coming days, weeks and months. 1) Check on your vulnerable friends and neighbours. Would you Read more…
Ash Wednesday26th February @ 19:00 Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent – a time when we traditional reflect on the things that bind to world in a superficial way and seek to deepen our connection with God. The best way of doing this is to be more conscious of Read more…
A blessing on your house This Sunday we celebrate Epiphany in our parish. In accordance with church tradition, we will be blessing pieces of chalk for people to take away at the end of the service. The chalk is used to write a special formula on the lintels, doors or Read more…
Join us this Christmas to celebrate Jesus’ birth 22nd December 17:00 Carols by Candlelight St James’s, Tower Road Nothing could be better on a cold winters night, just before Christmas, than coming to our candlelight carol service. In the hushed darkness of the church, lit by twinkling candles we hear Read more…
Come join us at St James’s as we get out Advent and Christmas season underway with that, all essential, Christmas market. All our proceeds go towards supporting the church’s work in the local community.
Are you, or do you want to be, a Eucharistic Minister? Your question may even be ‘what does a eucharistic minister do?’ Well they are the people who are responsible for assisting at Holy Communion with the distribution of Christ’s Body and Blood in the form of bread and wine. Read more…
What better way is there to remember those that we have loved and have died than to pray for them and so recall the promises made to by Jesus that we would share in the eternal life of the father. Our Sung Mass for All Souls includes an opportunity to Read more…
4th October Fish and Chip Supper 6PM (booking essential) 6th October Mass and Harvest thanksgiving 10:30 AM Each year we set aside a Sunday to give thanks to God for all the good he gives us in our lives – not least the food we eat. This year, as food Read more…
The Parish of St James’s is a thriving Catholic parish within the Church of England serving the people of Clacton-on-Sea. We are looking for a suitably qualified person to help us realise our plans for our choir and work alongside our organist. Our existing choir is voluntary, rehearses on Friday Read more…
A day course on Saturday 17th August 2019 Ever wondered… Who and what these ‘saints’ are? Why we remember them? What they said and did? Then this day is just for you. We will be looking at how saints feature in Christianity, and how we can make them part of Read more…