Read on for details of our upcoming worship services (including live stream links), prayer meetings, and other group activities and events taking place at St Paul’s during the month of December. Special seasonal services and events taking place this month include our Christingle Service, our Choir Christmas Concert, Messy Christmas for families, our Christmas Carol Service, Beer & Carols and our Nativity Service. If you missed this year’s Christmas Tree Festival, you can still see the wonderful display of Christmas trees at services and events throughout the Christmas season.
Worship Services
Sunday 3rd December
- 10am – Holy Communion (live streamed)
Join us in church or online for Holy Communion this Advent Sunday, with Sue Lawrence leading, Emma Wilkinson presiding and Brian Greenfield preaching.
- 7pm – Advent Xtra
Xtra, our more informal service, takes place in church at 7pm this evening with Brian Greenfield leading and preaching.
Sunday 10th December
- 10am – Christingle Service (live streamed)
Join us in church or online for our all-age, family-friendly Christingle Service, with Rachel Hesselwood leading and Emma Wilkinson speaking. Make a Christingle with symbolic orange, candle and sweets!
Sunday 17th December
- 10am – Holy Communion (live streamed)
Join us in church or online for Holy Communion, with Chris Clough leading and preaching, and Malcolm Hendry presiding.
- 6.30pm – Christmas Carol Service (live streamed)
Join us in church or online for an atmospheric candle-lit service with the singing of Christmas carols, led by our choir.
Places at this service are limited due to church capacity restrictions, so please pre-book your place by texting 07519 189983.
Sunday 24th December
- 10am – Nativity Service
Join us in church for our all-age, family-friendly Nativity Service led by Sue Lawrence, with Rachel Hesselwood speaking. Please note, this service will not be live streamed.
- 11.30pm – Midnight Communion (live streamed)
Join us in church or online for our traditional first communion of Christmas, with Chris Clough leading and preaching, and Brian Greenfield presiding.
Monday 25th December
- 10am – Family Communion (live streamed)
Join us in church or online for our all-age, family-friendly Christmas celebration service with Holy Communion, with Brian Greenfield leading and presiding, and Emma Wilkinson preaching.
Sunday 31st December
- 10am – Morning Worship (live streamed)
Join in church or online for Morning Worship, with Chris Clough leading and Sue Lawrence preaching.
Wednesday Holy Communion
10am – A short, quiet and reflective service on Wednesday mornings throughout the year, followed by refreshments at 10.30am (No service on Wednesday 27th December).
Prayer Meetings
An Hour of Prayer
10am – Join us for an hour of prayer on Tuesday mornings (not held on the last Tuesday of the month).
An Evening of Prayer
7.30pm – Join us for an evening of prayer on the last Tuesday of the month via Zoom (No meeting on Tuesday 26th December).
Calendar
For details of all other church group meetings and events taking place at St Paul’s this month, please see the calendar below. We try to keep this calendar as up to date as possible, but for any clarification, please do get in touch via the Contact Us page.