Event
St James’s Summer Fete
A day for all the family and the wider community here at St James’s. Lots of competitions to be had, and prizes to be won!
Event
Thy Kingdom Come
A wave of prayer… In 2016 the Archbishops of Canterbury and York introduced resource for a prayer event to take place in the dates between Ascension and Pentecost. The success of this event spread beyond the borders of the Church of England into other denominations and across the globe. Find Read more…
Groups
Sunday school
Dates for your diary 2019/20 Our new Sunday School will be running on the following days… 26thMay 2019 23rdJune 2019 28thJuly 2019 25thAugust 2019 22ndSeptember 2019 27thOctober 2019 24thNovember 2019 22ndDecember 2019 (Christmas Special) 26thJanuary 2020 23rdFebruary 2020 22ndMarch 2020 Please come and join us!
Services
Easter Vigil
The Solemn Easter Vigil 21st April St James’s, Tower Road, 19:30 The story of Easter concludes this evening at the Easter Vigil and First Mass of Easter – the climax of the Holy Triduum. We begin by kindling a new fire reminding us of the new light that Christ’s resurrection Read more…
Services
Good Friday
Good Friday 14:30 – Solemn Liturgy Last night we remembered the last meal that Jesus shared with his disciples. We broke bread and shared wine as he did, giving thanks that he gave us himself in this blessed sacrament. Today we continue the story by commemorating his passion and death. Read more…
Services
Maundy Thursday
The Mass of the Last Supper St James’s at 19:30 The Holy Triduum begins with the Mass that commemorates the Last Supper – the meal that Jesus and his disciples had together before he was betrayed and arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane. This meal marks Jesus own instruction to Read more…
Event
Mothering Sunday
Sunday 31st March St James’s, Clacton-on-Sea @ 10:30 St Christopher’s, Jaywick @ 09:00 Mothering Sunday, Laetare Sunday, also known as Mother’s Day, is the fourth Sunday in Lent, exactly three weeks before Easter. It’s name stems from a tradition in western Europe of visiting your Mother Church (where you were Read more…
Event
Family Easter 2019
Alongside our traditional Easter offering this year we are running a special family service and event on Easter Sunday (21st April) form 10:30. There will be an opportunity for the family to do crafts, join in some parts of our service, learn the story of Easter through objects and, of Read more…
Course
Ash Wednesday and beyond…
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. It’s a time to reflect on our lives, the direction they are heading, and where they are going from here. Turning your life around is more than a morning’s work and so over the forty days before Easter we want you to walk Read more…
Course
Lent@Home 2019
Can’t make it to our Lent Course? The Bible Society have created some amazing resources to help us make that journey with Christ through Lent. This year their focus is on holiness and the message of hope that we are offered in scripture. Journey with us this Lent to discover what the Read more…