St James' Church Pages
St James' Church Home Page
St James' Church
WELCOME TO SMISBY ST. JAMES
Hello and welcome to the web pages for our ancient village church.
St. James Church stands on a hill above the village and has been a place of Christian worship for more than 900 years.
There are four churches in the group we belong to – Melbourne, Smisby, Stanton by Bridge and Ticknall.
Our Rector is the Revd. Steve Short who leads a ministry team of Clergy and Readers.
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Please take a moment to click on this link and peruse the St. James Parish Church Parish Safeguarding Policy
It sets out our policy and what to do if you have safeguarding concerns about the care and protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults involved in Church activities.
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Church Services
CHURCH SERVICES (GENERAL INFORMATION)
St. James is a ‘traditional church’ using the Book of Common Prayer; and services are normally held at 5.30 p.m.
Our normal pattern of services is: -
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1st Sunday |
Holy Communion |
5.30 p.m |
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2nd Sunday |
Evensong |
5.30 p.m. |
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3rd Sunday |
Evensong |
5.30 p.m. |
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4th Sunday |
Evensong |
5.30 p.m. |
When there is a 5th Sunday in the month there will be a united service in one of the churches – please see the magazine for details. If in doubt please telephone one of the church officers for details.
Church News
NEWS FROM SMISBY
THE CHURCH ROOF
Thanks to grants from the Listed Places of Worship Roof Fund, insurance money and funds raised by peoples’ efforts – for which the church is profoundly grateful, St. James Church has been reroofed. Damage to internal roof supports has also been attended to and the PCC is planning to complete the work by having the roof beams cleaned and re-stained.
THE WEST WALL OF THE VESTRY
Old buildings need constant attention and the vestry wall is in need of repointing and the window supports renewing.