Services
Harvest Thanksgiving
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 – Read more…
Vacancy
Job Vacancy – Choir Leader
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 Read more…
Course
Praying with the Saints
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 Read more…
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 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 Read more…
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 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 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 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 Read more…