13th December 2026 – 3rd Sunday of Advent 18:00pm Choral Evensong Advent Introit & Wreath Prayer 3; Responses Byrd; Canticles Gibbons & BeachAnthem Rejoice in the Lord – Anon. (?Redford);Organ Bach & Buxtehude
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Music 2026-11-29
29th November 2026 – 1st Sunday of Advent 10:30am Joint SJ/CC Parish Communion Organ Wachet auf (BWV 645) – J S BachIntroit Advent Introit & Wreath Prayer 1 Music by J S BachHymns Op: 7 Hills of the north, rejoice!; G: 6 Hark the glad cound, the Saviour comes; [IA: Creator of the stars] Of: …
Music 2026-11-08
8th November 2026 – Remembrance Sunday 10:30am Service of Remembrance Organ Fanfare for the Common Man (1942) – Copland; Nimrod – Elgar; Prelude in C minor (BWV 546) – J S BachAnthems Lovingly remembered (2024) – Andrew Lloyd WebberPsalm 121/Requiem Aeternam (1915) – Henry Walford Davies ‘written in sacred memory of all those who have …
Sermon 2026-10-11
Sermon – 11th OctoBer 2026 – Choral Evensong Proverbs 3:1-18 and 1 John 3:1-15. I don’t think I am supposed to have favourite bible verses…. But today’s passage from 1 John contains words that I find so deeply evocative that I often remind myself of them when worries threaten to overwhelm. ‘See what great love …
Sermon 2026-10-04
Sermon – 4th OctoBer 2026 Psalm 148, Luke 12: 13-21 I was talking to a friend and mentioned that we were celebrating St Francis today and her immediate response was ‘Oh everyone knows about St Francis’ which prompted my response ’Well what do you know?’ To which she replied ‘he loved animals’ ‘And what else …
Build-a-Scarecrow
Saturday 3rd September all are warmly invited to take part in our Scarecrow making competition as part of our Harvest Celebration! 11-1.30pm at St. James’ – all ‘equipment’ is provided but do feel free to bring your own too! Prizes for the best dressed scarecrow!
Parish News
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Coldharbour craft fair 21st November
Sermon 2026-09-13
Sermon – 13th September 2026 – Evensong Isaiah 12:2-6, Matthew 3:1-12 This evening we have heard sung one of my favourite psalms albeit not in its entirety. A psalm of praise of joy of thankfulness what more could one ask for at a service of Choral Evensong. Those first words ‘Make a joyful noise to …
Sermon 2026-09-06
Sermon – 6th September 2026 Creationtide On this Sunday as we reflect on creation I’d like to take us back to our ‘why’ – why should this be important to us as Christians? If you were to walk into an art gallery today and look at a painting by Vincent van Gogh, you wouldn’t need …
