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Karin Grünewald has told us of the recent death of her husband Gottfried. Many will remember Gottfried, who was a well-loved Rector at St James from 1998 to 2005. Both…

We owe a debt of gratitude to Opus 8, the Fife-based a cappella group who entertained us so well last Friday night – and raised £400 for our Church Restoration…

A selection of the flower arrangements that decorated the church for our Harvest Festival this October. We are all very grateful to Jos and her team for all of their…

Thank you to everyone who so generously contributed food and cheques for The Gate Charity Foodbank. There was significantly more donated than at this time last year.

Dollar and District Churches Together Bring & Share Harvest Supper in the Burnside Hall, 6.30-9.00pm. Last year's event was a great success - don't miss this year's. ALL WELCOME

Quiet Day – a reflective quiet day, focused on stories of two parables. St James Parish Rooms, 10am to 3pm. Open to all. For more information, see the poster below:

Many of you will know Tan, Anne Clapham’s brother and a frequent visitor at St James in the past. Tan will be 70 in October, but had a lovely birthday…

Revd Elaine will lead us in a reflective quiet day  in the Parish Rooms from 10 am to 3 pm on Saturday 27 September. Bring your own packed lunch [tea and…

DUNBLANE AREA COUNCIL QUIET DAY The Dunblane Area Council met at St James's today for a Labyrinth Quiet Day led by Revd Elaine Ryder. The day began with worship in…

There was a simple but heartfelt celebration of Barbara Cottis's 90th birthday in the St James's Parish Rooms after the service on Sunday 24th August.

It is almost time for us to choose our charities for the coming year. In preparation, Nomination Forms for both the Home and Away charities will be available at the…

We commemorated VJ Day yesterday in our prayers and in singing the poignant The Captives Hymn. It's humility and relevance today spoke to us all. The composer Margaret Dryburgh was…

We celebrated St. James's Day today with Revd Elaine Ryder leading us in thinking about pilgrimage and with a very happy Bring and Share lunch in the Parish Rooms. Many…

We had a lovely flower display featuring the Shell symbol of St James for our Patronal Festival on Sunday 27th July.

Our special 10.30am service will be followed by a bring & share lunch. Everyone most welcome.

Congratulations to Ajay on his degree in English Language & Linguistics & Portuguese! Ajay at his recent graduation ceremony at the University of Glasgow with proud parents Tracy and Fr. Chris.…

For the last meeting before our summer break we had a delicious, and most colourful, afternoon tea in the Parish Rooms. Our next meeting, and first of the autumn series,…

Members of the congregation, family and friends gathered in the Parish Rooms after the 10.30 service to celebrate Tony's recent 80th birthday. Refreshments, a lovely birthday cake and photographs from…

The final total from the Coffee Morning and envelope collection was £2,793.10.

Muckhart Parish Church hosted a Flower Festival on the weekend of 31 May/ 1 June, in conjunction with Muckhart Open Gardens. Jane Stephens contributed a beautiful arrangement on behalf of…

At the church meeting on 25th May there was an unanimous vote in favour of a linkage with St Paul’s, Kinross, subject to a 5-year Diocesan grant to help pay…

Nancy Colman was presented with a bouquet recognising her many years of service organising and serving coffees after Sunday services. We are most grateful for her dedication and grateful to…

We had a wonderful lunch in a beautifully decorated setting in the Parish Rooms. The event was well attended [most people were off getting food when the photos were taken!].…

We pray for Pope Francis who has died today, and for our Roman Catholic fellow Christians. Yesterday he blessed the City of Rome and the World and said these poignant and…

The church was filled with flowers in celebration of Easter 2025.

For his final sermon at St James, Fr Chris chose the theme of the call of Elisha and Jesus teaching to those making excuses for not following him Readings :…

It has been announced that the Rector of St James the Great, the Revd Christopher Lowdon, has been appointed as Priest-in-Charge of the Parish of Caldecote, Northill and Old Warden…

We held a most enjoyable Burns Supper on Saturday evening with all the usual speeches.. Alun gave a spirited rendition of The Ode to a Haggis. After the meal we…

It was a pleasure to welcome Opus 8 to St. James's again on Sunday afternoon. What a lovely concert of music and poetry for this season of the year and…

The annual pet Service which celebrates all of God's creation took place on Sunday afternoon.

We had a most enjoyable afternoon on Saturday with our Beautiful Brides fashion show. Christine and Sharon guided us through over a hundred years of changing wedding fashions, with stories…