Warm Welcome Appeal
DONATE TO THE APPEAL HERE St James’ Church is much loved as a welcoming and friendly community at the heart of Clacton-on-Sea. But during the cold months, the temperature in…
Our worship
Sundays
Weekdays
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Calendar
Sundays
St Christopher, Jaywick – 09:00 Said Mass
St James, Clacton-on-Sea – 10:30 Parish Mass (Sung)
Everyone is welcome to any of our services. If you are new to us, please make yourself known to a sides person, clergy or a member of the welcome team. We run a regular rotation of other styles and types of worship. To see everything that’s on offer, see our Calendar.
Weekdays
Wed – 09:30 St James
Thur – 09:00 St Christopher
Our weekday services are followed by coffee and biscuits. All are welcome
Online
Find us online through our facebook page.
Calendar
Our calendar provides details to all of our events, including our social events and courses where tickets may be needed or places reserved.
About us
About
Location
Contact
Facilities Hire
About
We aim to extend hospitality and welcome to anyone who walks through our doors with the hope that you might find a home here. We draw our identity and inspiration from the Anglo-Catholic tradition in the Church of England and you’ll find this reflected in our worship and teaching. Everyone is welcome, the very youngest to the very oldest, at any of our services. Find out more about who we are, and our buildings.
Location
Our projects operate in multiple locations across the parish. Our two hubs for the work we do are our churches: St James, Tower Road, Clacton-on-Sea and St Christopher’s, Meadow Way, Jaywick. Regular public transport serves both our sites and there is ample parking. To find us check out our maps or see our address and travelling details here.
Contact
If you can’t find the information you are looking for on our website, or wish to speak to us about a life event or service we have scheduled, or simply need to guidance and advice, then please do not hesitate to be in touch. One of our team will always try an respond to your request as soon as we can. our contact details can be found here.
Facilities Hire
We have two fantastic hall spaces with toilet and kitchen facilities that are available for hire to the general public and other organisations. If you would like to make an enquiry we ask you to contact our hall hire secretary via the contacts page. If you query relates to making use of the church building then please address your enquiries to the parish priest in the first instance.
Fellowship
Families
Socials
Groups
Study
Families
Families and those with children are welcome at any of our services and we really can’t emphasise enough how you shouldn’t worry too much about disturbance and noise, its a joy to have you with us! We also have a number of services and events that cater specifically for families and children and hope we might see you at one of these.
Socials
We love to socialise and build community both within our congregation and outside the church. Through the year we run a number of events and celebrations that everyone is invited to. You can see these events in our calendar, or keep a look out for them on our facebook and instagram feeds.
Groups
There is lots going on in our parish community and you are welcome to get involved in any of these groups. If you can’t find something which interests you, we might be able to help you establish a new group serving the needs of our community. We are particularly proud of our choir, which also offers great opportunities in the form of scholarships for committed and interested young people.
Study
We put together a programme each year of courses and sessions to help us explore faith and discipleship. These courses are open to anyone and we particularly welcome interest from those outside our own congregation. You’ll find information about our latest offerings on our calendar and in news and int he news and events areas fo this website.
Life events
Baptisms
Weddings
Funerals
Other
Baptisms
Baptisms/Christenings are an important milestone of initiation into the life of the Church. We welcome enquiries from adults and children who have not previously been baptised. In the first instance we ask you to visit our dedicated page and make contact with us directly.
Weddings
Weddings are an important part of our ministry and we’d love to be part of your big day! If you would like to find out more about planning your church wedding then please see our dedicated page or make contact with us so we can answer your questions and discuss your plans.
Funerals
Planning a funeral can be a difficult and complicated business. Church of England funerals seek to celebrate the life of our loved ones and remind us of the hope of heaven. They can take place in church, at the crematorium, a graveside, or a combination of these; We also welcome those looking to arrange memorial services. Please contact us if you would like to explore the possibility of a funeral service with us.
Other
Have you thought about renewing your wedding vows? Perhaps you’d like to explore confirmation and taking a full place in the life of the church. Maybe something is weighing you down and it would help to explore it in the context of confession. We are here to help you mark those events that are milestones in the pilgrimage that is life, and encourage you to get in contact if you want to explore them.
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Parish churches, like ours, receive no government or external support and rely entirely on your donations and generosity to maintain our presence and work. This link will allow you to make a secure online payment towards our work. Thank you for your support.
Mass/ Holy Communion/The Eucharist is routinely offered in this parish each week. Each one is offered for a particular purpose or intention. You are welcome to request a particular intention and can do so by making your request on this page.
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