St James the Great
St James's is a friendly Anglican church in Gretton, Northamptonshire, sharing clergy and church community events with St John's, Corby. Our history as the parish's church goes back over 900 years. Services today are traditional and relaxed in the welcoming and spiritual atmosphere of such an ancient sacred building. Often, we are very fortunate in having a super church organist and choir to lead the congregation in singing and free lovely drinks and cakes to share together afterwards. Some services are accompanied by our church tower bells ringing and our mini-choir club children joining in the singing.
Our regular services are:
SUNDAY SERVICES
Morning Holy Communion every Sunday of the month at 9am Complimentary refreshments afterwards
Evensong third Sunday of the month at 6pm
FRIDAY MORNING PRAYERS
first Friday of the month at 10.15am Followed by Forget-Me-Not Cafe for the community at 11am
WEDNESDAY MORNING SERVICE
Holy Communion at 10am Complimentary refreshments afterwards
Everyone is very warmly welcome at our services and events and also to visit the beautiful church building and churchyard just to look around, explore and reflect. The church and churchyard are open everyday from 8am, but locked from 5pm (4pm in winter) except for services and special events. We have regular community cafe opportunities for anyone to come along to to relax, catch up and meet clergy and new folk over a cuppa and delicious homemade fayre available from our little church servery.
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What's On over the next three months:
This list is designed to give you a quick 3-months'-ahead overview starting with the current month as the one with more detail so please check back for the latest updates:
October
Friday 2nd Morning Prayers 10:15am | Forget-Me-Not Café 11am Sunday 4th 9am Holy Communion - Harvest Festival & BreakfastWednesday 7th 10am Holy Communion Saturday 10th St James Church Gift Day coffee morning 10:30am-1:30pmSunday 11th 9am Holy Communion – Choral Wednesday 14th 10am Holy Communion Saturday 17th Gretton Silver Band musical evening 7pm Sunday 18th 9am Holy Communion – with Hymns, and 6pm EvensongWednesday 21st 10am Holy Communion Thursday 22nd 9:30am Gretton Primary Harvest FestivalSunday 25th 9am Holy Communion - ChoralWednesday 28th 10am Holy Communion November
Sunday Holy Communion 9am 1st (All Saints Day), 15th and Evensong 6pm, 22nd (Christ the King), 29th (Advent Sunday)Wednesday Holy Communion 10am 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th Friday 6th Morning Prayers 10:15am | Forget-Me-Not Café 11am Sunday 8th (Remembrance Sunday) 3pm Service Friday 13th 7pm Film Night (tbc)Wednesday 25th 7:30pm A Night to Remember December
Wednesday Holy Communion 10am 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th Friday 4th Morning Prayers 10:15am | Forget-Me-Not Café 11am Sunday Holy Communion 9am 6th (Christingle), 13th, 27th Sunday 20th 3:30pm Carols by CandlelightThursday 24th 4pm Crib Service and 11pm Midnight MassFriday 25th 10am Christmas Day (at St John’s Corby)
The Church Bell Ringers will ring before every Evensong.
