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
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:
May
Friday 1st Morning Prayers 10:15 | Forget-Me-Not Café 11am
Sunday 3rd Holy Communion 9am
Wednesday 6th Holy Communion 10am
Sunday 10th Choral Communion 9am
Wednesday 13th Holy Communion 10am
Saturday 16th Coffee & Soup morning 10:30am-1:30pm & Plant Sale
Sunday 17th Choral Communion with Hymns 9am and Evensong 6pm
Sunday 17th Annual Parochial Church Council meeting 10am
Wednesday 20th Holy Communion 10am
Sunday 24th Choral Communion 9am - Day of Pentecost
Wednesday 27th Holy Communion 10am
Sunday 31st Choral Communion 9am - Trinity Sunday
JuneWednesday Holy Communion 10am 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th
Friday 5th Morning Prayers 10:15am| Forget-Me-Not Café 11am
Saturday 6th Love Your Burial Ground week starts – ‘Nature in St James’ Churchyard at Dusk’ talk and guided tour at 8pm
Sunday Holy Communion 9am 7th, 14th, 21st and Evensong 6pm
Friday 26th 2pm – 4pm Gretton Flower Festival
Saturday 27th Flower Festival 10am – 4pm
Sunday 28th 10am – 4pm Flower Festival and Songs of Praise Service 6pm
There’s no 9am communion service on 28th
JulyWednesday Holy Communion 10am 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
Friday 3rd Morning Prayers 10:15am| Forget-Me-Not Café 11am
Sunday Holy Communion 9am 5th, 12th, 19th and Evensong 6pm, 26th
(Saturday 25th Feast Day of St James the Apostle)