We celebrated Candlemas in church this Sunday, in recognition of Jesus' presentation in the temple.As usual for the first week of the month, there will be a service of Morning Prayer in church this Thursday, February 1, at 9.45am. We are also starting our preparations for Lent, which this year is from February 14 to March 28. St James Church is running a Lent course based on discussions around extracts from the film 'I, Daniel Blake'. The course runs for five weeks in the church hall, starting on Monday, February 19, at 10am.Meanwhile, these are the activities in the hall this week:MondayScouts, 7pmWednesdayWednesday Morning Club, 10.30amSew and Chat, 1.30pmZumba, 6.30pmThursdayGentle Exercise, 2pmCubs, 6.45pmFridayCoffee Morning, 10.30am
We enjoyed a special Service of the Word today to mark the end of the Week of Christian Unity. Next week it will be our usual eucharist at 11am.Activities in the hall include:Monday, Scouts, 7pmWednesdaySew and Chat, 1.30pmZumba 6.30pmThursdayGentle Exercise, 2pmCubs, 6.45pmFriday, Coffee Morning, 10.30am
Welcome to 2024 at St James Church, where we celebrated the first Sunday of Epiphany today.Our hall activities are back after the Christmas break, including:Monday, Scouts 7pmTuesday, Bingo 10.30pmWednesday, Sew and Chat 1.30pm; Zumba 6.30pmThursday, Gentle Exercise 2pm; Cubs 6.45pmFriday, Coffee Morning 10.30amBoth the Bingo and Sew and Chat are part of our Warm Space provision - just come along for a chat, no need to take part!
We will be holding a Cafe Church next Sunday for the third Sunday of Advent, in the church hall with refreshments served from 10.30am. In the afternoon we are back in church at 5pm for our Carol Service.And as we continue to countdown to Christmas, our regular church hall activities continue:Monday, 7pm, ScoutsTuesday, 1.30pm, Bingo; 1.30pm WIWednesday, 1.30pm, Sew and Chat; 6.30pm, ZumbaThursday, 2pm, Gentle Exercise; 6.45pm, CubsFriday, 10.30am, Coffee Morning
