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
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:
September
- Wednesday 2nd 10am Holy Communion
- Friday 4th Morning Prayers 10:15am | Forget-Me-Not Café 11am
- Sunday 6th 9am Holy Communion Festival of Creation in Christ and new Prayer Walk launch
- Wednesday 9th 10am Holy Communion
- Saturday 12th Historic Churches Trust ‘Ride and Stride’
- Sunday 13th 9am Holy Communion – Choral
- Wednesday 9th Mini-Choir+ group starts after summer break 6pm
- Wednesday 16th 10am Holy Communion
- Sunday 20th 9am Holy Communion – with Hymns and 6pm Evensong
- Wednesday 23rd 10am Holy Communion
- Sunday 27th 9am Holy Communion - Choral
- Wednesday 30th 10am Holy Communion
October- Friday 2nd Morning Prayers 10:15am | Forget-Me-Not Café 11am
- Sunday Holy Communion 9am 4th (Harvest Festival), 11th, 18th and Evensong 6pm , 25th
- Wednesday Holy Communion 10am 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th
- Saturday 10th St James Church Gift Day coffee morning 10:30am-1:30pm
- Saturday 17th Gretton Silver Band musical evening 7:30pm-9:30pm
November- Friday 6th Morning Prayers 10:15am | Forget-Me-Not Café 11am
- Sunday Holy Communion 9am 1st (All Saints Day),8th (Remembrance Sunday - 3pm service only), 15th and Evensong 6pm,
- 22nd (Christ the King), 29th (Advent Sunday)
- Wednesday Holy Communion 10am 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th
- Wednesday 25th A Night to Remember 7:30pm
The Church Bell Ringers will ring before every Evensong.