Welcome to the website of the St James’ Cathedral Parish in Townsville.
St James is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of North Queensland which stretches from Mackay to the Torres Strait Islands and west to the Northern Territory border.
The St James Cathedral Parish is made of congregations from St James, St Mark’s Belgian Gardens and St Margaret’s, Arcadia Bay, Magnetic Island.
Through the links on our Services page you can gain full details of their locations and service times, as well as Service times for all Townsville Parishes.
You can also read about our fascinating history on the History link and our Patron, St James the Great.
Important Service Notes
Nine Lessons and Carols – 6.00pm,
December 13, 2009
Celebrant – The Bishop of North Queensland
National Trust St James’ Cathedral Conservation Appeal
After 121 years, St James’ Cathedral has been at the heart of North Queensland. It has ministered to a diocese spread from the Torres Strait to Sarina and to the Queensland-Northern Territory border. However, St James’ Cathedral has had only minimal repairs and improvements and now needs urgent work so that future generations can still benefit from the special, sacred space it offers.
The Anglican Diocese of North Queensland’s focus in the past has been and will always remain on building the ministry, but more than a century of ecumenical worship, weddings, funerals and other significant community events have taken a toll on the historical landmark.
The Diocese, in conjunction with The National Trust, will use all possible internal funds to restore the Cathedral, but we also need the support of the community to raise the $6 million necessary to ensure the Cathedral can survive.
A cathedral is not just a building; it stands with and for the community and holds the memories of the community’s important life events. Help us to make St James’ Cathedral beautiful again, so that it can help to show forth the spirit of North Queensland in all its richness.
For more information then please click on the link to take you to the Appeal website.St James Cathedral Appeal
Please Look at our Photo’s of Occasion’s Page under the Link in Services for latest Photo’s.
