Crib & Christingle Service

for 1 hour
St Mary The Virgin, Ashford Town Centre
St Mary's Ashford The Church Yard Ashford Kent, TN23 1QG, United Kingdom

This fun family service is held to raise funds for The Children's Society and is the perfect start to your Christmas celebrations.
The Christingles presented to children consist of an orange, decorated with red ribbon, four cocktail sticks holding small soft sweets (or sometimes raisins) and a candle (the significance of these components will be explained during the service!).
Please Note:
The candles will be lit during the service, and we ask adults to help us ensure their children's safety at all times.
This service is not suitable for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to citrus fruits.

St Mary The Virgin, Ashford Town Centre

You can see St Mary's in the centre of Ashford from miles around, though it can be easy to miss us if you're close by. You're always very welcome to join us for our main Sunday service at 10.00am., but there are plenty of other things going on as well - visit our page on the Ashford Town Parish website to find our more. 

If you just want to come and explore our wonderful historic building, or sit quietly to reflect and maybe light a candle, we're often open in the week; for example, our Community Café opens 10am-12 noon on Tuesdays and Saturdays, and Ignite Church Ashford meets here on Thursday mornings. 

We share our building with Revelation Ashford, a local Arts Trust, who use it to put on a wide range of exciting concerts and performances, and we regularly host civic services on special occasions.

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Get in touch

The Parish Office
Ashford Parish Church Hall
Church Yard
Ashford
Kent

TN23 1QG
01233 620433

Our website

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Crib & Christingle Service

for 1 hour
St Mary The Virgin, Ashford Town Centre
St Mary's Ashford The Church Yard Ashford Kent, TN23 1QG, United Kingdom

This fun family service is held to raise funds for The Children's Society and is the perfect start to your Christmas celebrations.
The Christingles presented to children consist of an orange, decorated with red ribbon, four cocktail sticks holding small soft sweets (or sometimes raisins) and a candle (the significance of these components will be explained during the service!).
Please Note:
The candles will be lit during the service, and we ask adults to help us ensure their children's safety at all times.
This service is not suitable for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to citrus fruits.

Our Parish

Safeguarding

Our parish of Ashford Town is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults from harm. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO). Our Diocese of Canterbury’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor who advises our PSO. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the PSO, Lis Webb - [email protected] - or the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisors, Paul Brightwell and Fiona Coombs - [email protected].
If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority’s children or adult social care services