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Guidance & Questionnaire Bishop Debbie and Bishop David have recently written to the whole Diocese with the following guidance in relation to Holy Communion and the Common Cup . There is a questionnai re at the b ottom of the document, which can be downloaded and printed, and printed copies are available in church; The questionnaire will close on Sunday 4th June 2023 . ​ However, the questionnaire can also be completed electronically via the following link: https://forms.office.com/r/1V1NnDM2Zq ​ (Mobile users can open and download the document here .)

Top of Page Welcome to St. James The Parish Church of Pokesdown We meet at 10am on most Sundays for worship and fellowship Our Church Our People Our Services Our Church 1/5 ​ Our Next Services: ​ Christmas Eve 24th December 2021 17:00 Crib Service - Online Only ​ Christmas Day 25th December 2021 10:00 Eucharist Our Services Under revised government guidelines, it is a legal requirement to wear a face covering in places of worship, unless you are exempt. St. James' Christmas Fayre 10th December Thank you to everyone who attended and supported our Christmas Fayre, it was a lovely event. The amount raised on the day to support the church and its mission was £1971.95 ... Thank you for your support. Advent... Marks the beginning of the church year. It is a time for reflection in darkness, for renewal of hope and for a movement towards a beginning. Learn More Fourth Sunday of Advent A Happy Christmas to you, from all at St. James' Church Learn More Lord Jesus Christ, your birth at Bethlehem draws us to kneel in wonder at heaven touching earth; Accept our heartfelt praise as we worship you, our Saviour and eternal God. Amen Advent ...marks the beginning of the church year. It is a time for reflection in darkness, for renewal of hope and for a movement towards a beginning. Learn More Fourth Sunday of Advent A Happy Christmas to you, from all at St. James' Church Learn More Lord Jesus Christ, your birth at Bethlehem draws us to kneel in wonder at heaven touching earth; Accept our heartfelt praise as we worship you, our Saviour and eternal God. Amen Christmas Services Carols by Candlelight 19th December 6.30pm Christmas Eve Crib Service at 5pm - Online Only - Link to follow - Christmas Day Family Eucharist at 10am YOU ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US All donations from these services will be given to BCARS (Bournemouth Christians Alongside Road Sleepers) Christmas Services at St. James' DECEMBER 18th - Carols by Candlelight, 6:30pm 21st - Fun Carols, 6:30pm Informal sing-a-long carols with mulled wine and mince pies. If you play an instrument, please bring it along at 5:30pm to join the fun. 22nd - Blue Christmas, 3pm Quiet, contemplative service for those carrying pain or loss this season. 24th - Crib Service, 5pm 25th - Christmas Family Eucharist, 10am JANUARY 8th - Epiphany Christingle, 10am Preceeded by a breakfast from 08:30-09:45.

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Family Service to celebrate Christingle and Epiphany ​ Come along on the 9th January, 10:00, and receive a traditional Christingle orange and then enjoy coffee and cake after the service. ​ Christingle has become a major fundraising event for The Children's Society . ​ The Society provides specialist support that empowers young people to make positive changes and rediscover their hope; shining light into the darkness of their lives. All donations received will be given to The Children's Society. Christingle... The custom of Christingles comes from the Moravian church and since the latter part of the twentieth century has become a part of how many churches mark the season (though Christingle services make take place before or after Christmas). Its success stems from The Children's Society who encourage and resource churches and schools around the country to hold Christingle services. What the Christingle Means The lit candle represents Jesus being light in the world The orange represents the world The red ribbon represents the blood of Christ The sweets represent all of God’s creations Photos from the recent Christingle Service, 9th January 2021... 1/14

Data Privacy Notice Parochial Church Council (PCC) of St. James, Pokesdown 1. Your personal data – what is it? ​ Personal data relates to a living individual who can be identified from that data. Identification can be by the information alone or in conjunction with any other information in the data controller’s possession or likely to come into such possession. The processing of personal data is governed by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). ​ 2. Who are we? ​ The PCC of the Parish of St. James, Pokesdown, is the data controller (contact details below). This means it decides how your personal data is processed and for what purposes. ​ 3. How do we process your personal data? ​ The PCC of St. James, Pokesdown, complies with its obligations under the GDPR by keeping personal data up to date; by storing and destroying it securely; by not collecting or retaining excessive amounts of data; by protecting personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorised access and disclosure and by ensuring that appropriate technical measures are in place to protect personal data. ​ We use your personal data for the following purposes: - ​ To enable us to provide a voluntary service for the benefit of the public in a particular geographical area as specified in our constitution; To administer membership records; To fundraise and promote the interests of the charity; To manage our employees and volunteers; To maintain our own accounts and records (including the processing of gift aid applications); To inform you of news, events, activities and services running at the Parish of St. James, Pokesdown; To share your contact details with the Diocesan office so they can keep you informed about news in the diocese and events, activities and services that will be occurring in the diocese and in which you may be interested. ​​ 4. What is the legal basis for processing your personal data? ​ Explicit consent of the data subject so that we can keep you informed about news, events, activities and services and process your gift aid donations and keep you informed about diocesan events. Processing is necessary for carrying out obligations under employment, social security or social protection law, safeguarding or a collective agreement; Processing is carried out by a not-for-profit body with a political, philosophical, religious or trade union aim provided: - the processing relates only to members or former members (or those who have regular contact with it in connection with those purposes); and there is no disclosure to a third party without consent. ​ 5. Sharing your personal data ​ Your personal data will be treated as strictly confidential and will only be shared with other members of the church in order to carry out a service to other church members or for purposes connected with the church. We will only share your data with third parties outside of the parish with your consent. ​ 6. How long do we keep your personal data? ​ We keep data in accordance with the guidance set out in the guide “Keep or Bin: Care of Your Parish Records” which is available from the Church of England website [click HERE for a copy]. ​ Specifically, we retain electoral roll data while it is still current; gift aid declarations and associated paperwork for up to 6 years after the calendar year to which they relate; and parish registers (baptisms, marriages, funerals) permanently. ​ 7. Your rights and your personal data ​ Unless subject to an exemption under the GDPR, you have the following rights with respect to your personal data: - The right to request a copy of your personal data which the PCC of St. James, Pokesdown, holds about you; The right to request that the PCC of the Parish of St. James, Pokesdown, corrects any personal data if it is found to be inaccurate or out of date; The right to request your personal data is erased where it is no longer necessary for the PCC of St. James, Pokesdown, to retain such data; The right to withdraw your consent to the processing at any time The right to request that the data controller provide the data subject with his/her personal data and where possible, to transmit that data directly to another data controller, (known as the right to data portability), (where applicable) [Only applies where the processing is based on consent or is necessary for the performance of a contract with the data subject and in either case the data controller processes the data by automated means]. The right, where there is a dispute in relation to the accuracy or processing of your personal data, to request a restriction is placed on further processing; The right to object to the processing of personal data, (where applicable) [Only applies where processing is based on legitimate interests (or the performance of a task in the public interest/exercise of official authority); direct marketing and processing for the purposes of scientific/historical research and statistics] The right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office. ​ 8. Further processing ​ If we wish to use your personal data for a new purpose, not covered by this Data Protection Notice, then we will provide you with a new notice explaining this new use prior to commencing the processing and setting out the relevant purposes and processing conditions. Where and whenever necessary, we will seek your prior consent to the new processing. ​ 9. Contact Details ​ To exercise all relevant rights, queries of complaints please in the first instance contact the Parish Office of St. James, Pokesdown, admin@stjamespokesdown.co.uk ​ You can contact the Information Commissioners Office on 0303 123 1113 or via email https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/email/ or at the Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire. SK9 5AF.

About Us St James' is a family church at the heart of the Pokesdown community. We really are all age from 1yr to 90+yrs. Our worship is spiritual, informal and joyful. We love God and have a deep desire to follow Jesus. ​ We are also very welcoming - Please come and find out! ​

Community is at the heart of the Vision at St. James... We have a close knit community within St. James, and our faith and vision is to extend our ministry into the wider community, providing a helping hand or assistance where we can. Updates about what goes on can be found through our Social Media platforms - We also have a Member's Area within this website that provides greater detail about our activities, a Forum that enables our Members to chat with each other plus a place to share files and other information. Please follow the link if you would like to login, or register with the St. James' Member's Area . ​ Some examples of where we are trying to provide support within the wider community are shown in the Outreach section.

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There are several ways to contact us... ​ By using the Contact Fo rm ​ For Room Bookings, please use the Enquiry Form ​ ​ Contacting the Vicar: ​ Rev'd. Rachel Noël: rachel@thepinkvicar.com ​ Telephone: 07432 213 946 ​ Through our Social Media channels: ​ ​ ​ ​​ Contacting the Parish Office admin@stjamespokesdown.co.uk How to find us.. . ​ Speaking to a memb er of our team before or after one of Our Se rvices ​ ​ Please note that due to financial constraints, we currently do not have a Parish Administrator, so please bear with us if your query is not responded to immediately. P lease feel free to contact us via any of the options here. Contact Form Subject Submit Thank you for your message.A member of our team will be in touch. How to find us... How to find us... St James' Church Pokesdown Hill, Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, BH7 6DW ​ St James’ Church is located on Christchurch Road, with access from Spurgeon Road and King's Park Drive. ​ There is parking for cars available in the school playground and also on King's Park Drive, from which steps lead up to the Church. ​ The Church is close to Pokesdown train station and there are regular buses along Christchurch Road. ​ ​

The History of St. James It was in about 1854 that steps were taken towards the establishment of an Anglican church for Pokesdown, with the support of Admiral Popham, Lord Malmesbury and Sir George Gervis, the last named of whom gave land at the top of Pokesdown Hill, adjoining the main road, for the church site, and a second piece of land nearby for a vicarage. The Rev. A. Morden Bennett, who had been placed in charge of St. Peter's Church in Bournemouth in 1845, strongly supported the foundation of churches in the outlying districts, and he undertook to raise funds for the church at Pokesdown. He engaged George Edmund Street to design the building. The foundation stone of the church, which was to be dedicated to St. James The Greater, was laid by Lady Gervis on 9th March 1858. The completed church was opened and blessed on 23rd December of that year by the Bishop of Salisbury, W. Kerr, deputising for the Bishop of Winchester who was unable to attend. After the ceremony the guests were entertained to lunch by Admiral Popham at Stourfield House. When St. James' was first built, the parish boundary was quite extensive and at the time of the Great War the parish had the following definition: "St. James’ Parish extends from Lloyds Bank, Boscombe (including all the East side of Sea Road to the Boscombe Pier) – bounded on the front by the Christchurch Road and at the back by the Sea Front, and thence Eastward to the road on the further side of the Gordon Hotel, Stourwood, and on the North side of Christchurch Road it extends along the East side of Ashley Road to the White House Estate, and thence Eastward to the Stour River at Iford." Further Information An in-depth account of the history of St. James' Church has been produced by a member of our congregation, Bridget Baldwin. ​ An Historical Guide: St. James the Greater, Pokesdown. Published Bridget Baldwin, 1993.

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