Evangelical Christianity: It's Glastonbury for God Article from the Independent where Nic Piercy was interviewed about New Wine. Nic and his wife Claudia are regular members of St.James with their two sons.

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I forgive vandals in Devizes Vandals destroyed an outdoor baptismal pool and set fire to a protective canopy outside St James Church in Devizes on Saturday night.

But the mother of the two boys who were baptised on Sunday says she bears no malice towards the vandals.

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Devizes cleric has crumb of comfort for bakery Devizes cleric has crumb of comfort for bakery
One of Devizes’ biggest employers is praying a recovery from the recession will continue.
To help with divine intervention Hayden’s Bakeries has appointed Justin Bradbury, curate of St James’ Church, as company chaplain.

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Devizes churches celebrate together Members of churches throughout Devizes are joining together for a celebration of the thriving Christian community in the town.

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This Sunday's Services

Services for Sunday 14th March 2010

Mothering Sunday

8:00 am Holy Communion (Traditional)

10:30 am All Age Worship featuring "God as parent" - Rev Justin Bradbury & Speaker Becky Sedgwick

The correct name for Mothers Day in the UK is Mothering Sunday.

Mothering Sunday is always the fourth Sunday of Lent; however, as the dates vary as to when Easter and Lent fall the actual Sunday chosen to celebrate it may vary.

It is more often referred to as "Mother's Day" and it origin is distinctly different to Mothers Day in America although the sentiments are similar.

In Victorian times, it was a day when children, mainly daughters, who had gone to work as domestic servants were given a day off to visit their mother and family.

Today it is a day when children give presents, flowers, and cards to their mothers.

History of Mothering Sunday

Most Sundays in the year churchgoers would worship at their nearest parish or "daughter church".

In olden times it was considered important for people to return to their home or "mother" church at least once a year. So each year in the middle of Lent, everyone would visit their "mother" church.

As the return to the "mother" church became an occasion for family reunions when children who were working away from home returned. (It was quite common in those days for children to leave home to work in service from ten years of age.)

The majority of historians think that it was this return to the "Mother" church which led to the tradition of children, particularly those working as domestic servants, or as apprentices, being given the day off to visit their mother and family.
This special day has now become a time when people give thanks to their mothers and offers an opportunity to express both love and thanks for the work that they do.

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Crammer Wall Restoration Project We need your help to restore the Crammer wall that supports the churchyard after it was breached following a storm in 2008. Donate a brick for just £10. Help save an important part of Devizes' heritage. This...

To provide resources to our sister church in the Sudan. St James' is linked with a church in the desperately poor area of Kajo Keji in the Sudan; as we have been blessed with resources by God's generosity, so we feel moved to bless others. We are in...

Sharing God's generous love with our local community. Engaging with our community means investing in the local community. We have identified an urgent need - engagement with young people, families, and their children. And so we appointed a part time Children...

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Baptisms regularly take place at St.James and in order for a person to take baptism we require that they (or their parents) attend baptism preparation classes. Baptisms can take place within the church using the font or outside using a pool. At...

St James’ believes in marriage and wants it to be a rich and rewarding experience for everyone. We want to buck the trend of 1 in 3 marriages breaking down so we run the Marriage Enrichment Course - A time to concentrate on each other and...

Does God Exist?
-Explore the meaning of life If you have questions about Christianity or are a new Christian, we would love to invite you to join the next Alpha course. Alpha is an opportunity to explore the meaning of life. The Alpha course...

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Latest Events

Thu Mar 11 @08:00 - 08:30AM
Morning Prayer

Fri Mar 12 @07:45 - 08:15AM
Morning Prayer

Fri Mar 12 @08:15 -
LYFE at Costa Coffee

Sat Mar 13 @18:30 - 07:30PM
Contenders' Prayer Meeting

Sun Mar 14 @08:00 - 09:00AM
Holy Communion

Sun Mar 14 @09:30 - 10:30AM
Parish Communion

Sun Mar 14 @11:15 - 12:30PM
Informal Worship

Mon Mar 15 @09:30 - 12:00PM
Devizes "Opendoor"

Mon Mar 15 @16:30 - 07:45PM
Cubs / Beavers

Mon Mar 15 @20:00 - 10:00PM
Country Dancing

Talks

What are we waiting for? Speaker: Justin Bradbury Christmas Talk: Midnight Eucharist,...
Christmas Preparations Speaker: Sam Mackwell Date: 06.12.2009 Reference:Philippians...
Who do you say I am? Speaker: Justin Bradbury Date: 13.09.2009 Reference:Mark...

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