St. James the Great

Petts Wood, Greater London

Parish of Petts Wood · Archdiocese of Southwark

Photograph of St. James the Great
Image: St James the Great Catholic Church by Bill Boaden (Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0)

Mass times this week

Regular weekly timetable

Mon

  • 10:00

Tue

  • 10:00

Wed

  • 10:00

Thu

  • 10:00

Fri

  • –

Sat

  • 18:00 Vigil

Sun

  • 09:15
  • 11:00

We do not hold the page these times were published on, so we cannot show you when they were last confirmed. Mass times may change; check with the parish before travelling.

Confession Times

Saturday
5:00pm–5:45pm
or by appointment with Fr. Daniel

Adoration & Devotions

Eucharistic Adoration

Each Wednesday after Mass, 10:45am–11:15am.

Information sources

About St. James the Great

St. James the Great is a Roman Catholic church in Petts Wood, Greater London. It is part of the Archdiocese of Southwark.

Introduction

Saint James the Great in Petts Wood, within the Archdiocese of Southwark, traces its origins to a first Mass celebrated on 24th October 1937 at the Daylight Inn, Station Square. A small building on Lakeswood Road, placed under the patronage of St James the Great, held its first Mass on 23rd July 1939. In 1946, Fr Cyril Scarborough was appointed as the first resident Parish Priest, and Fr John Wright succeeded him in 1956.

Parish life

Support is given to the Bromley Food bank, Cafod, the Manna Society, and the SVP. Seven pillars were instituted to cover the spiritual, pastoral, social and administrative needs of the parish.

Sources for this profile

  1. St James The Great - HistoryRetrieved 26 September 2026
  2. St. James the GreatRetrieved 26 September 2026

Clergy

  • Parochial Administrator Rev Daniel Aaron Eteudoh

Find St. James the Great

Map location for St. James the Great

283 Crescent Dr., Petts Wood, Petts Wood, Greater London, BR5 1AY