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Our Worship Services
At St John's:
9am: 2nd, 3rd & 4th Sundays
6pm:1st & 5th Sundays
At St James':
8am: 1st & 3rd Sundays
10:30am: Every Sunday
10:30am: Every Thursday
At Christ the King:
10:30am: 2nd & 4th Sundays
At St James':
10am: 3rd Saturdays - Messy Church
For the full service pattern please see here.
Please see below to find out how to access our worship online.
The St James' Church Building is usually open for private prayer each day,
10am - 4pm.
We sometimes have services or events in the building during these times, which may mean it is not available for private prayer. Please contact 0121 745 8896 on weekday mornings if you wish to check.
News and Updates
Covid precautions: To support those who need or wish to maintain robust Covid precautions, each of our buildings has a designated area in which we request face-coverings are worn and social distancing observed. If you are not sure where to sit, please ask a welcomer when you arrive.
If you're not able to join us in person for our Morning Worship at St James this week, you may like to watch our livestream. Please click here from 10:25am on Sunday 15th May. The same link will take you to a recording after the service.
Our weekly notice sheet/Pewslip and the Prayers and Readings for our
live-streamed Sunday Worship are here.
The Parish Magazine for May 2022 is available here.
Previous editions of the Magazine are here.
Last updated 14.05.22
Please click on one of the images below to take you straight to that page.
A prayer for Ukraine
Holy and Gracious God
We pray for the people of Ukraine and the people of Russia;
for their countries and their leaders.
We pray for all those who are afraid;
that your everlasting arms hold them in this time of great fear.
We pray for all those who have the power over life and death;
that they will choose for all people life, and life in all its fullness.
We pray for those who choose war;
that they will remember that you direct your people to turn our swords into
ploughshares and seek for peace.
We pray for leaders on the world stage;
that they are inspired by the wisdom and courage of Christ.
Above all, Lord, today we pray for peace for Ukraine.
And we ask this in the name of your blessed Son.
Lord have mercy.
Amen
Be Still..... and pray
May the Love of Christ
Surround us
The Light of Christ
Lead us
The Peace of Christ
Fill us
The Power of Christ
Aid us
The Joy of Christ
Thrill us
The Presence of Christ
Be with us evermore.
Amen.
