The visitor may explain the service to the family to help them prepare for the day. If they can, the visitor then attends the baptism and welcomes the family. As a follow-up, a card is sent for two years after the baptism, around the time of the anniversary.

Also, each year there is a 'baptismal tea party' when the families of those baptised are invited back to St. James's for a social occasion to maintain a link with the church.

The second aspect of the Visitors' work, visiting the elderly or housebound, is perhaps not so much reaching out as maintaining links. Not all of those visited regularly are housebound, but for those who are a visit can be the continuing expression of the Church's concern and care for that person. They are still part of the church community even if they can physically no longer attend. (People also have the option of receiving holy communion at home regularly, if they would like it.) Twice a year a tea party is held for those being visited so that again the continuing link with the Church is maintained.

An opportunity for reaching out could come in the future as the Visitors have agreed that there could be people who live in the parish, but who do not regard themselves as church members, who nonetheless may value a visit and have come into contact with St. James's through the Vicar.

• See our Parish Visitors page which includes details of contacts.

Members of our community write of their personal beliefs and interests. Also covered are charities, both at home and abroad, as well as matters of community concern. Activities which help our local or distant communities also feature.

Each issue, 580 copies are delivered to 19 distributors all around the parish and beyond. 40 copies are also sent out each time by post to a wide variety of people - past clergy, former parishioners, local churches, the Bishop of Kensington and Archdeacon of Middlesex, as well as the local newspapers, schools and hospitals.

We know that there are many readers of the magazine, churchgoers or not, who have things to write which we would be helpful and interesting to others. Some have already contributed for us; we hope that future issues will contain many more articles of this type from a wide range of readers.

• See our Spire Magazine page which includes details of contacts.

The online Calendar/Diary provides dates and times of all the services, as well as events in the church and hall. This feature is also increasingly popular with people wanting to hire the hall for events, such as birthday or anniversary parties.

There are informative and illustrated sections on Church & Grounds, Groups, Music, Past Events, Running the Church, St James's History, St James's Images, The Spire Magazine, Witness/Mission, Worship/Services and the recently updated Young St James’s.

The website is also an integral part of our church's outreach to the local community and beyond. More and more people are looking at the website to find out about baptisms, confirmations, marriages and funerals as well as graves in the churchyard. The church website is a most effective way to let people know we exist. Many people never enter a church building, other than for weddings and funerals, so the website can be a powerful tool by explaining what goes on inside the church and providing an invitation to prospective members to come and enjoy our fellowship. If people are unsure of what to expect in a church, they can browse through the site anonymously to see if our church will fulfil their needs. Descriptions and photos of services and events go a long way towards making a person feel secure enough to take the next step and make a first-time visit.

• See our Website page which includes details of contacts.