St. James' Church, Brightlingsea, Essex

St. James' welcoming #Church #community in the centre of beautiful #Brightlingsea.

[St. James' Church, Brightlingsea, Essex @StJamesBsea]

A lively #Christian #community in the heart of #historic #Brightlingsea with a warm #welcome for all: slip in for quiet #prayer, #worship with us on Sundays & Wednesdays, enjoy our #cafe on Saturday mornings or check out our noticeboard for special events, #concerts & #youthwork!

[Guli Francis-Dehqani @Guli_FD]

Joining others in expressing sadness for Pope Francis’ death and thanksgiving for his life and ministry:
https://t.co/VWjZj5LYsJ

[St. James' Church, Brightlingsea, Essex @StJamesBsea]

Some of the #stations from our 24/7 Prayerspace - praying 24 hours a day from 9th May (Ascension) to 16th May. @chelmsdio
#prayer #faith #Ascension #prayerspace #247prayer

[St. James' Church, Brightlingsea, Essex @StJamesBsea]

More from our 24/7 Prayerspace - praying 24 hours a day from 9th May (Ascension) to 16th May. @chelmsdio
#prayer #faith #Ascension #prayerspace #247prayer

[St. James' Church, Brightlingsea, Essex @StJamesBsea]

More from our 24/7 Prayerspace - praying 24 hours a day from 9th May (Ascension) to 16th May. So much #creativity from participants! Art as prayer @chelmsdio
#prayer #faith #Ascension #prayerspace #247prayer

[St. James' Church, Brightlingsea, Essex @StJamesBsea]

Images from our 24/7 Prayerspace - praying 24 hours a day from 9th May (Ascension) to 16th May. @chelmsdio
#prayer #faith #Ascension #prayerspace #247prayer

[Bsea Blessing Waters @BlessWatersBsea]

Sunday 9th June 2024, note the date! This year's #Brightlingsea's Blessing of the Waters. See: https://t.co/6jUDfH7a1x #Essex #History #tradition Brilliant historic fun event!

[St. James' Church, Brightlingsea, Essex @StJamesBsea]

Christmas blessings from us all at St. James' Church, Brightlingsea!

[Bodmin Hermit @TheCarceri]

PRAYER
It doesn’t have to be
the blue iris
it could be
weeds in a vacant lot
or a few small stones;
just pay attention then patch
a few words together & don’t try
to make them elaborate this isn’t
a contest but a doorway
into thanks & a silence in which
another voice may speak.

[St. James' Church, Brightlingsea, Essex @StJamesBsea]

@nolalyn87 Congratulations on a week sober. You can do this.

[Erin Ekins (she/her) @QueerlyAutistic]

I wanna talk about the disabled angels: there's so many 'in heaven they will finally be free of their wheelchair' and 'they will be made whole again in heaven' narratives around disabled people, so to see visibly disabled angels means everything, thank you @neilhimself #GoodOmens

[All Saints' Church Brightlingsea @AllSaintsAngels]

Beneath the scaffolding:
As we await the completion of works, we'll be posting some interesting perspectives on #AllSaintsBrightlingsea from the #restoration works funded by @HeritageFundUK. Here's the tower-top #view we hope to be giving everyone once more. Breathtaking!

[All Saints' Church Brightlingsea @AllSaintsAngels]

Beneath the scaffolding:
As we await the completion of works, we'll be posting some interesting perspectives on #AllSaintsBrightlingsea from the #restoration works funded by @HeritageFundUK. Here's a unique view of the West door, into the back of the #Church, from the lower level

[All Saints' Church Brightlingsea @AllSaintsAngels]

While the @HeritageFundUK grant takes care of the #tower repairs & new facilities, our #GoldenKey #volunteers can take care of bringing #Easter joy to families with a fantastic egg hunt, making the most of those beautiful 7.5 acres of #churchyard.

[All Saints' Church Brightlingsea @AllSaintsAngels]

Beautiful #Easter #sunrise service, including the decorating of our #ForestChurch #cross, which then made the journey to @StJamesBsea for the 10:00 #AllAge Communion.
#Alleluia! Christ is risen!
He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

[Rev. Caroline Beckett ✝️🔶🇪🇺🌈🌍🧷🙏🇬🇧🧑‍🦽 @RevCBeckett]

#EasterDay #AllAge #Communion in @StJamesBsea
Alleluia! Christ is risen! A wonderful #celebration of light & song & beauty & hope & joy as the family of #God. Worshipping with scratch art, musical instruments, holy water, choral song, hiding & seeking & Holy Communion. #Blessed

[Rev. Caroline Beckett ✝️🔶🇪🇺🌈🌍🧷🙏🇬🇧🧑‍🦽 @RevCBeckett]

Had #Year1 in @StJamesBsea learning about the #cross. Thought & prayed about what to tell children so young. The cross is a sad shape (Jesus was killed) & happy/#hopeful one (Jesus came back). Cross pose & arms-up victory pose & welcome are more similar than I previously realised

[St. James' Church, Brightlingsea, Essex @StJamesBsea]

#Music all night & the #Church transformed with light, rhythm & melody for #Brightlingsea's #Winterfest, raising funds for #wellbeing & lifting all our spirits at this dark time of year when so many of us #struggle with our #MentalHealth.

[Rev. Caroline Beckett ✝️🔶🇪🇺🌈🌍🧷🙏🇬🇧🧑‍🦽 @RevCBeckett]

On Sunday, we had our first #CafeChurch in @StJamesBsea for the #PresentationOfChrist alongside our usual 8:00 Communion & Zoom service, then finished off with beautiful evening #Taize worship. So grateful for my wonderful #team, especially Karen who baked up an absolute storm!

[Rev. Caroline Beckett ✝️🔶🇪🇺🌈🌍🧷🙏🇬🇧🧑‍🦽 @RevCBeckett]

Great fun at #LegoChurch Thursday afternoon 5:00-6:30 in @StJamesBsea- lots of build challenges, creativity, humour & imagination. School years 5-10 (ages 10-15) welcome! #EverythingIsAwesome

[OurCofELike @OurCofELike]

I understand that the King asked for this poem by ⁦@malcolmguite⁩ to be read at the Royal Carol Service. It deserves to be read everywhere this Christmas.