Celebrating the resurrection of Jesus, after his sacrifice for everyone on the cross, to bring us back into relationship and eternal life with God.
Services are at the usual Sunday times of 7.30am, 10am and in Dinka at 1pm. Please join us!
Join us in vigil as we wait the coming resurrection of Christ on Easter Day.
Good Friday
Remembering the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross for us.
This service continues the service begun the night before… with communion that was consecrated then set aside and watched over, as representative of Christ’s body and blood.
We re-enter the church for this service in quiet and relative darkness…
Again the service continues with readings and prayers echoing the journey of Jesus to his crucifixion.
Join us for this moving liturgy, which includes the symbolic memorial of Jesus washing his followers’ feet on the night before he died.
Our service concludes in darkness, silent prayer and the opportunity to sit quietly in keeping vigil with Christ awhile.
The word Maundy comes from a middle English word meaning command, and we use that word today to remind us that Jesus commanded that we should love, serve and care for one another.
Inviting children and young people, parents and parishioners. No cost.
In the evening, before he was betrayed, Jesus shared the Passover meal with his friends and this was the beginning of our Christian Holy Communion.
Celebrate through a Passover meal with readings and explanation of symbolism, through sensory combinations of sound, smell, and tastes, involved in following the age-old rituals of the Jewish people.
Our Thursday evening will begin in the hall at 5:15 for our meal continuing over to Church for Maundy Thursday service with the washing of the feet and clearing of the church.
Lynne Cain must have definite numbers please by 24 March - as we want to supply the exact amount of food. Lynne: 0437 465 623
Palm Sunday (sometimes also known as Passion Sunday in some Christian traditions) celebrates the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, riding on a donkey. Citizens waved palm fronds and laid them in front of him, as one would to pave the way for their king.
In celebration and remembrance, we make fresh palm crosses to give out today at our services.
Each year, our palm crosses are kept and brought back before the next Ash Wednesday. Then the old palm crosses are burnt, ground and mixed with Chrism oil, to become the ash used in signing of the cross on our foreheads at the Ash Wednesday ceremonies.
presents a concert in St James Church of
featuring an Easter cantata:
with supporting items by the choir and Amity Singers
followed by light refreshments in the Parish Centre
Conductor - Andrew Doecke
Accompanist - Pam Duane
Cantata soloists - Ian Kammholz | Robert Williams
Tickets can be pre-purchased
from St James Parish Office (4639 1858) or at the door prior to the concert
Tickets $25 | school aged children - no charge
Enquiries - 0439 355 089
Members of Parish Council meet monthly via Zoom from 7pm.
We all thank you for your continued service to our Parish!
Please join us for a cuppa at 9.30 am - BYO mug. The quiet morning will commence at 10 am.
RSVP by 6 March 2024: Joanne Anderson, ph 0431373978 or joa4350@gmail.com
On Ash Wednesday our special service of Holy Communion includes the imposition of ashes and the Lenten litany. All are welcome.
This service will be followed by our first session of our Lenten Bible Study: Living in Harmony.
Image by Ahna Ziegler on Unsplash
On Ash Wednesday our special service of Holy Communion includes the imposition of ashes and the Lenten litany. All are welcome.
Image by Ahna Ziegler on Unsplash
Join us at St James’ in Toowoomba, at 10 am on Christmas Day for a traditional Christmas Service, with lots of carols.
Children and adults are always welcome at St James’. No prior experience is necessary! We understand that small children have needs, so it’s OK to bring snacks.
We humans are story-makers and story-tellers, but for Christians, the Christmas story is the most precious story, the story of when the one great God came to be with us, and to be exactly like one of us, in the form of the baby Jesus. That’s so important because it means that God, in Jesus, knows the joys and sorrows, the exciting times and the pain of being human.
We would love you to join us to celebrate that God is with us at Christmas and always.
This service includes Holy Communion.
Join us at St James’ in Toowoomba, at 7.30 am on Christmas Day for a traditional Christmas Service, with lots of carols.
Children and adults are always welcome at St James’. No prior experience is necessary! We understand that small children have needs, so it’s OK to bring snacks.
We humans are story-makers and story-tellers, but for Christians, the Christmas story is the most precious story, the story of when the one great God came to be with us, and to be exactly like one of us, in the form of the baby Jesus. That’s so important because it means that God, in Jesus, knows the joys and sorrows, the exciting times and the pain of being human.
We would love you to join us to celebrate that God is with us at Christmas and always.
This service includes Holy Communion.
Join us at St James’ in Toowoomba, at 11.30 pm on Christmas Eve for a traditional Midnight Mass Service, with lots of carols.
After this service, we say Merry Christmas, with bubbly and cake!
Join us at St James’ in Toowoomba, at 5.30 on Christmas Eve for a special telling of the Christmas story for families with young children, with lots of carols. Children are invited to come dressed as angels, shepherds, wise persons, royalty or farm animals.
We understand that small children have needs, so it’s OK to bring snacks.
We humans are story-makers and story-tellers, but for Christians, the Christmas story is the most precious story, the story of when the one great God came to be with us, and to be exactly like one of us, in the form of the baby Jesus. That’s so important because it means that God, in Jesus, knows the joys and sorrows, the exciting times and the pain of being human.
We would love you to join us to celebrate that God is with us at Christmas and always.
This service includes Holy Communion.
at St James on
Sunday 17 December 2023 at 5pm
followed by parish party meal
All are welcome!
Why a Blue Christmas?
Cries of “Merry Christmas!” and non-stop carolling contrast with the feelings of many people at this time of year. For those suffering from the recent or impending death of loved ones, for the lonely and for those whose families are in crisis, it can be a very isolated and dreary time. Every greeting and every song reminds the grief-stricken of how unhappy life is at this moment. Many churches have begun to recognize that Festivals of Lessons and Carols, celebrations of Christmas, and children’s pageants do not meet everyone’s needs. To fill this gap we offer a Blue Christmas service, a Service of Solace for those who find this to be a painful time of the year. People who are not having a very merry Christmas and friends who support them are invited to come and sit with one another in a liturgy that speaks of the love of God for the grieving.
6 pm, Sunday 10 December 2023
St James’, Toowoomba
St Anne’s, Highfields
Please join us to pray for peace in Israel, Palestine and the Middle East. We join together in prayer, meditation, reflection and song across the diversity of religion and culture in our community.
This event is an initiative of the Toowoomba Inter-Faith Working Group, hosted by St James’ Anglican Church.
Please arrive at 2.30 pm for a 2.45 pm start. Afternoon tea will be served in the hall after the service.
Image by Joshua Sukoff on Unsplash.
At St James’ Toowoomba, we treasure our pets and welcome yours.
You are invited to join us for the blessing of animals.
Come to our 10 am service to receive a blessing for your pet.
A sausage sizzle will be available for the humans.
All pets (and their owners) welcome! If you don’t feel comfortable bringing your pet, then please bring a photograph.
Waste time with God. Please join us for a quiet, contemplative morning away from our busy lives.
9.30 cuppa for 10am start - 12.30pm
St James Parish Centre Toowoomba
Registration by 16/8/23, by contacting our Parish Centre.
Venue: St James’ Toowoomba Anglican Parish, 145 Mort St, Toowoomba City
Dates: 12 & 13 July 2023 (Tues and Wed)
2-day course (attendance both days required to gain Mental Health First Aid Officer accreditation for 3yrs)
Time: 9am to 5pm each day
Cost: $150 per person
(Diocese contributing $100 per person to reduce full cost of $250 down to $150)
Price includes course delivery/materials, take-home manual, opportunity to become accredited for 3yrs as a MHFA Officer, morning/afternoon teas and lunch each day.
Register Your Interest - https://acsq.wufoo.com/forms/w1nxekvu0ynamy8/
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Join Richard Butler on exploring the Gospel of St Luke,
2nd and 4th Fridays each month.
Every Friday
Come along and join us for quiet time with the Lord
Info: Joanne Anderson 0431373978
Join Richard Butler on exploring the Gospel of St Luke,
2nd and 4th Fridays each month.
Every Friday
Come along and join us for quiet time with the Lord
Info: Joanne Anderson 0431373978
Every Friday
Come along and join us for quiet time with the Lord
Info: Joanne Anderson 0431373978
Celebrating the 154th Anniversary
of the Laying of the Foundation Stone (1869) at St. James:
Eduarda Van Klinken ~ Organ
Aylish Ryan ~ Mezzo Soprano
Susanna Rigby ~ Oboe
Pamela Duane ~ Organ & Accompanist
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Champagne, Orange Juice,
Ribbon Sandwiches, mini-Quiche (GF),
Scones, Petit-fours,
Assorted slices and cakes,
GF Savoury and Sweet Platter,
Tea and Coffee
