Welcome to St James Priory

A very special place – Healing, Heritage and Hospitality in the heart of Bristol

Healing: The Church has been a centre of healing since the 12th Century. Our residential support services for vulnerable people are open to all in need, whatever their background or circumstance.

Heritage: The former Benedictine Priory of St James is the oldest building in Bristol! It has a fascinating story to tell and has witnessed almost a millennia of Bristol’s development.

Hospitality: Like our Benedictine predecessors we extend a warm welcome to all who visit. Our refectory café serves delicious refreshments and our well-equipped meeting rooms and central locality make us an ideal venue for conferences and community group bookings.

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12/04/2021

NATIONAL LOCKDOWN LATEST:

Abbot David has been re-elected as Abbot of Buckfast Abbey with immediate effect.

CONSEQUENTLY THERE WILL BE NO MASS OR CONFESSION DURING THE WEEK.

SUNDAY MASS WILL CONTINUE at 8am.

The Church will be open from Monday to Friday from 12.30 – 15.30 for personal private prayer.

COVID RULES APPLY.

Visitors & Participants MUST follow Social Distancing Guidance (2 metres recommended) and further guidance is on display in the Church.

Hand Sanitiser will be available but the Toilets are closed.

FACE MASKS MUST BE WORN IN THE CHURCH.

TRACK & TRACE records are required on admission to the Church.

Please link with the NHS Covid -19 App via the QR Code or complete the Form as you enter.

12/04/2021

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St James Priory Project Bristol – Coronavirus Appeal:

St James Priory Project is the Charity which has responsibility for the Historic Grade 1 listed Priory Church which dates from the 12^th Century. It also operates the Café and St James House, which provides onsite Supported Housing accommodation for people in recovery from addiction. Walsingham House, in the grounds of the Church, is currently leased to St Mungo’s who provide a Men’s Mental Health Crisis Centre.

The impact of Coronavirus is widespread, well publicised and ongoing. The Charity has been adversely affected by this pandemic, especially financially:

• Our Café, an invaluable source of revenue, has been closed now since March.

• Our Meeting Rooms, also a key revenue stream, have been closed for the same period.

• Donations via the Church from visitors has ceased.

We estimate that these have contributed to a 2/3rds drop in revenue.

There seems to be no chance of an early return to the pre-Covid 19 status which means a longterm funding issue for the Charity.

Whilst we are hopeful of a limited return for some of our revenue sources – eg limited Meeting Room Hire – there seems to be little chance of re-opening our café, and this revenue supply, before 2021 at the earliest.

We are, therefore, appealing to our friends, followers and supporters to ask if you are able to consider committing to a donation to the Charity.

Donations can be made via our website and can be for one off or regular payments. There is also the facility to Gift Aid as well.

The donations link on the website is via the Virgin Money Giving button which can be found in the right hand column of the Home Page.                  www.stjamespriory.org.uk

Susan Jotcham MBE   – CEO                      4/08/2020

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Newsletter January 2020

St James is still a place of Christian (Roman Catholic) worship and devotion but  is open to all people from any faith or none. Our Core Values are:

• Compassion
• Acceptance
• Respect
• Empathy

Currently ( January 2021) the Priory Church is open between 12.30pm &  3.30pm   from Monday to Friday (MASS at 13.05) and on Saturdays 12.30pm – 1.30pm (MASS at 13.05). MASS on Sunday is at 8.00am.

Donations:

Our Charity relies on Donations to assist our charitable aims of supporting vulnerable people and maintaining the Historic Priory Church.

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