Announcements

Coffee mornings are on a Thursday - tea, coffee, biscuits and toasted snacks are available from 09.30 to 11.30 am.

Tea and coffee is also served on the 1st and 2nd Sunday each month, the newsletter contains these dates.

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Christian Aid week is 10th -16th May 2026 as part of this St Peters’ are holding a Quiz night on Friday 8th May and there will be a Christian Aid stall at the Farmers Market. 

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​On Saturday 9th May Anita and friends will be entertaining us with a night of Irish music and Celi dancing, it will be a lively fun filled night and all the proceeds will be going to Christian Aid. Tickets are £10 for adults or £3 for children, and are available from Wendy and Jane. All proceeds raised will be donated to Christian Aid. 

Marianna Garthwaite Klaiman is a textile historian specializing in the study of Anglican and Episcopal ecclesiastical textiles. For over 35 years she has been an Associate of the Community of St. John Baptist researching, caring for and cataloguing their extensive Collection Of vestments, paraments and archival materials. With a degree in Art History and a talent for fine embroidery and handwork, Marianna first began her career as a curator at The Hermitage historic house museum working With their costume and textile collection. She also established her own business a textile conservator and exhibition specialist working for private collectors and institutions. Her clients included the Guggenheim Museum, The New York Historical Society, The Museum Of the Moving Image, Seton Hall University and others. Marianna will give an illustrated talk, broadcast live from New York, entitled, "Materials & Techniques used in Ecclesiastical Textiles”. The presentation includes a wide array of fabulous 
embroideries as well as the history surrounding the subject. Talk details: Saturday 16th May 2026 from 2 until 4pm at All Hallows Church Hall. Cost, including refreshments, is £7 for members and £10 for guests. Due to limited places available. advanced booking is required by 14th May to do so e-mail: coursebooking@megonline.co.uk Advanced payment required by 14th May due to the nature of the meeting; there will be no facility to pay on the day, for group details please see https://www.megonline.co.uk​

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We had to purchase a new defibrillator at a cost of £660, if you can donate towards this please contact us or speak to a steward.

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​​"Trio" stands for "The Responsibility Is Ours", referring to the need to support our Church - at present we are running at a loss and our reserves are being depleted so work is having to be put on hold. Please to consider if it is possible to increase the amount you can give. Our Treasurer will be happy to give you the details if you haven't already received them.

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​​​St James’ Woolton is now on the Inclusive Church directory, this is an educational charity working with different denominations  to explore ways to be more inclusive, and to celebrate the ways they already are. The directory enables people to search for a church within 25 miles of where they live (here is St James’ entry). Thank you for all you are already doing to make St James’ a welcoming, inclusive and loving community!

Offerings: Your monetary donations are vital to the running and future of St. James Church, please contact Margaret Dee if you would like to change your giving to a Standing Order or join the Weekly Envelope scheme (out now). Also, please consider Gift Aid.

Recycling: We no longer recycle batteries, ink cartridges or spectacles, please use the supermarkets and opticians respectively.

Church Flowers: If you would like to donate money for flowers, please speak to Jonquil Dickson who can arrange the donation, we have many dates available. We then deliver flowers to people afterwards, If you know someone who you feel would be blessed by receiving flowers, please speak to a steward. We are also looking for volunteers to deliver flowers out to people.