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 

• Evensong third Sunday of the month at 6pm

   FRIDAY MORNING PRAYERS

• first Friday of the month at 10.15am 

   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, 25th
• Tuesday 6th 10am Bible course led by John and Lesley Hindle at the White Hart Corby for 8 weeks
• Wednesday Holy Communion 10am 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th
• Wednesday 7th weekly Mini Choir+ club starts again, 6pm
• Friday 9th Morning Prayers 10:15am / Forget-Me-Not Café, 11am
• Tuesday 20th Parochial Church Council Meeting, 7:30pm
• Saturday 31st Coffee & Soup morning, 10:30am-1:30pm. Coffee, soups and a very warm welcome. Raising funds for the 2026 Flower Festival.

February

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