Fr Matt’s Collation
We’re delighted that on Monday, 1st September 2025, Fr Matt’s collation service was held at St. James’s church with Bishop Roger conducting the service along with the induction and installation which was undertaken by Archdeacon Ruth. We all look forward Read more
Fr. Matthew – An Introduction
Dear friends, I am thrilled to be joining you in Clacton and Jaywick in September and wanted to write to introduce myself and my family. I grew up in Sudbury and Ipswich, the son of a vicar and a nurse. Read more
APCM 2025
Thanks to all the groups in our church who contributed to our APCM reports for this year. Also, my thanks to all those that attended the meeting after mass on the 18th May. There was a lot that we all Read more
New Priest
We are pleased to announce that Fr Matt Simpkins, Priest in charge at St. Leonard’s, Lexden has been appointed as Vicar of Clacton St James with Jaywick St Christopher.Details of his licensing date will be announced once known.Please pray for Read more
APCM 2023
Many thanks to those who contributed towards our APCM reports this year, and also those who took time to attend our meeting at the end of May. It was a great opportunity to reflect on th many things we have Read more
Evensong and Benediction – Corpus Christi
We are celebrating Corpus Christi on Sunday 11th June – why not join us? After such a successful round of evensongs, we are preparing something a little special for this Christian festival where we remember Christ’s presence with us in Read more
Launching the CLCGB
We are really excited about the launch of our Church Lads’ and Church Girls’ Brigade here at St James’s. It has a been a long time since we have had the resources and young people to be able to undertake Read more
Holy Week and Easter 2023
Holy Week and Easter are an important time in the life of our parish and we hope you can join us for some or all of the service that mark this celebration in our parish. We would particularly encourage you Read more




