St James's is a friendly Anglican church in Gretton, Northamptonshire, sharing community, clergy and events with St John's, Corby.  Our services are relaxed and welcoming. 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 afterwards:

   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 month at 10.15am before Forget-Me-Not Cafe at 11am - welcoming those suffering memory loss or loneliness, carers, family and friends for help and advice, with complimentary refreshments.

   WEDNESDAY MORNING 

• Holy Communion at 10am

Everyone is welcome at our services and events and also to visit the 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,

UPCOMING events:

October

• Forget-Me-Not Cafe 11am, Friday 3rd 
• Harvest Festival service 9am, Sunday 5th. Donations to Corby Food Bank welcomed.
• Church Gift Day Saturday 11th. Coffee, cake and soup on offer in the church 10:30am-1:30pm 
• Music for an Autumn Evening - 7pm, Saturday 18th. Organ recital and choir, to raise funds for the organ's refurbishment.  For more information on the mysterious 150 year history of our organ see here
• Gretton Primary School Harvest Festival Tuesday 21st, 10am.
• Start of the Chapel Gym (Corby) 24/7 Prayer Adventure 101 Hours Wednesday 29th, 10pm Praise and Prayer – Tea, coffee & doughnuts from 9:30pm.  For more information, see details here

November

• Family & Elderly Shoebox Appeal packing Saturday 1st , 2-4pm at Gretton Baptist Church (contents donations by 18th October - drop off at the Church). Organised for Link to Hope sending shoeboxes filled with items for disadvantaged families and elderly folk in Eastern Europe, including Ukraine.
• Closing worship 101 hours of prayer (at Chapel Gym) Sunday 2nd, 9pm
• Start of weekly Mini Choir+ club Wednesday 5th, 6:00-6:45pm. Come along to find out more about this club for ages 6-9 for fun, friendship and some singing.
• Forget-Me-Not Cafe Friday 7th, 11am.
• Remembrance Day Service Sunday 9th, 3pm Gretton Baptist Chapel followed by parade to the War Memorial for the laying of wreaths (after the 11am service at USAAF Spanhoe Airfield Memorial with Military Vehicle Display). Organised by the Gretton and District Royal British Legion Holding Branch. St James's bells will be rung after the 11am two minutes silence.
• ‘A Night to Remember’ service  Wednesday 26th, 7:30pm - a short, simple service for people who have lost a loved one and experiencing grief with the opportunity to reflect, pray and light a candle.
• Coffee morning Saturday 29th, 10:30am-1:30pm. Coffee, soups and a very warm welcome. Raising funds for the 2026 Flower Festival.
• Advent Sunday Sunday 30th, 9am. We will light the first candle, the candle of Hope, on our advent wreath as we prepare for the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.

There is no 9am Holy Communion on Sunday 9th November (as the Remembrance Day service is at 3pm at the Baptist Chapel).

December

• Forget-Me-Not Cafe 11am, Friday 5th.
• 'Clean and Green' helpers session Saturday 6th, 10am - 1pm.  Come help prepare the church to make it festively lovely for Advent and Christmas time. Complimentary refreshments and mince pies.
• Christingle Service Sunday 7th, 9am. Join us for this festive, candle-lit celebration of the light of Christ.
• ‘Carols by Candlelight’ Sunday 21st, 3:30pm - a service of lessons and carols. Come along and join in the festive singing of traditional Christmas carols, 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.
• Christmas Eve Crib Service Wednesday 24th, 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.
• Midnight Mass Wednesday 24th, 11pm. Come join the traditional joyful vigil and celebration of the birth of Christ.
• Christmas Day Service Thursday 25th, 10am at St John’s (Corby). A service celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ and the hope and peace His birth signifies.

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.

For more about St James's, use the following links:

  - GUIDES TO ST JAMES'S church and churchyard: short and longer guides to St James's, our history and the role of the church in village life for more than 900 years. In addition, we've recently added a brief (and incomplete) history of some of the clergy associated with St James's, and the church's 150 years-old organ.

  - CHURCH BELLS and bell ringing at St James's - use these links to find out more about the bells and how to join the bell ringers who practice here at St James's on the third Monday of the month between 7:30-9pm.

  - WILDLIFE  in the churchyard, with maps, lists, plans and our wildlife of the month blogs

• Current issue (September):  Autumnal fruits, roke and harvest
• Previous issue (August): Wasps and Sparrows

All our monthly nature notes are also brought together in one document: wildlife of the month nature notes in one place