St James' News

Weekend Away 27th to 29th May 2022

Bookings for the Weekend Away 2022 close lunchtime Monday 16th May. Single ensuite and non-ensuite rooms available and day visitors. If you're interested please send booking form to Sarah at s.nicholas180@gmail.com More ...

Chris Bishop's Song for Sewards End

Our very own Chris Bishop has written a special song just for Sewards End which he premiered at St James Zoom catchup on 7th July. Hope you enjoy it! More ...

Sewards End 75th VE Day Aniversary

The church bell rings to mark the silence and afternoon tea is taken St James church, Sewards End, along with the rest of the village, hung out flags to commemorate the anniversary of VE Day on 8th May 2020. More ...

The Easter Garden at St James Church 2020

The Easter Garden at St James' Church, Sewards End has been created every Good Friday for more than 25 years. We're keeping the tradition alive but, sadly, no children could help this year. More ...

Church At Home

Due to the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. we have an opportunity to learn what it means for us to be the Church in a different way. Church is not dead because we cannot meet together. We are still the Body of Christ. More ...

Lay Funeral Minister

Judith Hasler has been authorised by Bishop Stephen as one of the first Lay Funeral Ministers in the Diocese. She was commissioned on 12th October 2019, along with three others in a Celebration of Lay Ministry at Chelmsford Cathedral. More ...

Jenny Tomlinson appointed as next Archdeacon of Birmingham

Rev’d Canon Jenny Tomlinson is congratulated on her appointment as the next Archdeacon of Birmingham from May 2019. More ...

There but not there...

The seated silhouettes in the church and in the memorial garden are a commemorative installation to the fallen of the First World War who were linked to Sewards End, as part of a project called "There But Not There". More ...

Weekend Away Belsey Bridge - June/July 2018

Weekend Away Belsey Bridge 29 June-1 July 2018 – Photos More ...