St Mary Magdalene

St Peter

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.

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

Holy Communion at 10am

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:

December

Wednesday 3rd Holy Communion, 10am Friday 5th Morning Prayers, 10:15am and Forget-Me-Not Café, 11am Saturday 6th ‘Clean and Green’ helper session, 10am-1pm. Come help prepare the church to make it festively lovely for Advent and Christmas time. Complimentary refreshments and mince pies. Sunday 7th Second Sunday of Advent, Holy Communion - Christingle, 9am. Join us for this festive, candle-lit celebration of the light of Christ. Wednesday 10th Holy Communion, 10am Sunday 14th Third Sunday of Advent – Gaudete – Choral Communion, 9am Wednesday 17th Holy Communion, 10am Sunday 21st Fourth Sunday of Advent - ‘Carols by Candlelight’, 3:30pm - a service of Nine lessons and carols. Come along and join in festive singing of traditional Christmas carols including the fun 'Twelve Days of Christmas', 9 Bible readings from the Christmas story, and music in an atmosphere lit by candlelight. Enjoy the drinks and mince pies from the church servery afterwards. The Church bells will be rung. Wednesday 24th Christmas Eve Crib Service, 4pm. Come listen to the retelling of the Nativity story as we gather around the manger. The Church bells will be rung and the Advent window will be lit. Wednesday 24th Midnight Mass, 11pm. Come join the traditional joyful vigil and celebration of the birth of Christ. Thursday 25th Christmas Day Service, 10am at St John’s (Corby). A service celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ and the hope and peace His birth signifies. Sunday 28th First Sunday after Christmas, Choral Communion, 9am Wednesday 31st Holy Communion, 10am

There will be no Sunday 9am Holy Communion or 6pm Evensong on 21st Dec (as there will be 'Carols by Candelight' in the afternoon). There will be no Wednesday 10am communion on Christmas Eve (24th Dec) as there is the crib service in the afternoon and midnight mass.

The Gretton Pensioners Christmas Party lunch is in the Hatton Arms pub on 8th December - raffle prizes needed. Funded by the Susan Forsey Foundation. Pop into the village shop for tickets.

January

Sunday Holy Communion 9am 4th (Epiphany), 11th, 18th and Evensong 6pm, 25thTuesday 6th 10am Bible course led by John and Lesley Hindle at the White Hart Corby for 8 weeksWednesday Holy Communion 10am 7th, 14th, 21st, 28thWednesday 7th weekly Mini Choir+ club starts again, 6pmFriday 9th Morning Prayers 10:15am / Forget-Me-Not Café, 11amTuesday 20th Parochial Church Council Meeting, 7:30pmSaturday 31st Coffee & Soup morning, 10:30am-1:30pm. Coffee, soups and a very warm welcome. Raising funds for the 2026 Flower Festival.Friday prayers and the Forget-Me-Not Cafe will be held in January on the second Friday: Friday 9th (not the 2nd).

February

Sunday Holy Communion 9am 1st (Candlemas), 8th, 15th and Evensong 6pm, 22ndWednesday Holy Communion 10am 4th, 11th, 18th (Ash Wednesday), 25thFriday 6th Morning Prayers 10:15am / Forget-Me-Not Café 11am

St Leonard's Rockingham

At St. Leonard’s in the small village of Rockingham, our aim is to reach out to all ages, to show the love of God in real lives, and to help each person to know Jesus more fully.

We believe that God loves all of his world and has uniquely revealed himself in the person of Jesus Christ, through the Scriptures, and continues to make himself known today by the work of the Holy Spirit.

Every age group is represented and valued within our congregation. As people made in God's image, we come alive as we encounter His holiness and love.

Worship is therefore at the heart of our life together, and we gladly extend a welcome to all those who attend our services.