Murray and Tania on the Radio!
Murray and Tania got married a year ago and are renewing their wedding vows on Thursday evening at St James. They were interviewed on radio Merseyside about the event and their 'Romance'!
Well done guys - great interview!
A few choice quotes:
Tania: "We should, as married coulples, be contsantly looking to learn from our past in order to have more of a positive future in our marriages"
Murray: "I asked my sister-in-law if she knew any fit birds!"
Download the interview at the bottom of the page (in the "download attachments" section).
Renewing Wedding Vows
On Thursday 28th April, the eve of the Royal wedding, we are holding a service for couples to renew their wedding vows.
Couples who have been married for 1 to 53 years will be renewing the promises they made to each other in a special service to celebrate marriage.
The service will be held at 7.30pm on Thursday 28 April in St James in the City.
ChocoL8 Hunt 2011
On Saturday 23rd April we held our 3rd annual free Easter Egg hunt. We had great fun hunting for the 1000's of fairtrade mini eggs hidden by the Easter Bunny!
The event was an opportunity for the community to find out more about the St James project and was attended by approximately 100 children and 70 adults.
A big thankyou...
We would like to thank all the volunteers who helped with the organisation and running of the event and the following organisations for sponsoring this years hunt:
- Riverside Housing
- Plus Dane Houseing
- Liverpool Housing Trust
Celebrating Sex
Christians rarely read the Song of Songs, and when they do, they often make it into just an allegory, celebrating the love that Christ has for the Church.
Of course it does do that, but it is also the celebration of the love between a man and a woman, as they stand together, naked and unashamed. We live in a society that cheapens and demeans sex. In response to this, Christians want to affirm that they are made as sexual beings and celebrate all that means for them.
Dr Jules Gomes, Dwelly Raven Canon of the Cathedral, and lecturer at Liverpool Hope University, will take us through the Song of Songs, helping us to understand more of what the text means and how we can apply it to our lives today.
The session takes place on Saturday 28th May 2011, from 9.30am to 12.30pm and costs £10 (£5 concessions). Why not download a leaflet? Bookings can be made through Liverpool Cathedral shop.
Request for Expressions of Interest
To provide conservation accredited, Architectural services for the reconstruction of the Nave and Chancel roofs of St James in the City Church a grade II* listed building.
To apply please completed the a pre-selection questionnaire which can be downloaded here (PDF format).
For more information contact Neil Short 0151 708 8559, email
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or look at the building project page of the website.
Deadline for receipt of pre-selection questionnaires is noon 14 April.
ChocoL8 Hunt: 23 April 2011
We will be holding our 3rd annual free Easter Egg hunt on Saturday 23 April at 2.00pm, everyone is welcome!
Thank you English Heritage!
St James in the City has recieved a funding boost of £407,343 from English Heritage.
On Friday 12 March English Heritage announced a grant of £407, 343 towards urgent roof repairs. The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, and the Regional Director of English Heritage, Henry Owen-John visited St James in the ciity to celebrate the funding announcement. The roof requires significant structural repairs and the church is aiming to raise £594,000 over the next few months to complete them.
New purpose groups
As a community of people we want to see our members integrated, active and inspired. We have some new (and old) purpose groups for you to get involved in:
- Welcome
- Students
- Nourish
- Cafe Connect
- Prison Visiting
- Peace and justice
Our small groups are called 'purpose groups', they are collections of people with a shared focus or passion. For example our overseas students group have a passion to see overseas students welcomed and supported.
Usually groups meet between weekly in the home of a church member. Most groups have a mixture of friendship, food, worship and prayer, as well as a focus on their purpose.
Feel free to email a purpose group leader to find out when they are next meeting and try it out.
We are structured around a network of 
