You’re invited to church this Christmas!

You are very welcome at our Advent and Christmas services and events – bring your family and friends or come along on your own. Whether it will be your first time at church or you have been before, we look forward to welcoming you!

All events Calendar Advent & Christmas

Christmas Wreath making

for 2 hours
The Mission Hall, home to St Andrews Chapel
The Mission Hall, home to St Andrews Chapel, The Crescent New Blidworth Mansfield, NG21 0SE, United Kingdom
Tom and Kate will be joining us again for our annual Christmas wreath making.

Advent Carol Service with Holy Communion

for 1 hour
St Simon & St Jude
Southwell Road Rainworth Mansfield, NG21 0EQ, United Kingdom
Today we will light our 1st Advent candle, listen to Bible readings and singing Advent carols as we reflect upon the season of Advent and share in Holy Communion. All welcome, we'd love to see you! This service is blended with Zoom

Christmas Coffee Morning with Christmas Tree Festival

for 2 hours
St Simon & St Jude
Southwell Road Rainworth Mansfield, NG21 0EQ, United Kingdom
We are very excited about our Christmas Tree Festival and alongside this, we will have a Christmas market and the stalls will include fabulous raffle, tombola, Christmas baking, Children's stall as well as coffee and mince pies and even bacon and sausage cobs! Will be wonderful and we'd love to see you.

Advent Morning Worship

Sunday 07 December 2025, Sunday 21 December 2025 at for 1 hour
St Simon & St Jude
Southwell Road Rainworth Mansfield, NG21 0EQ, United Kingdom
A service with singing, prayers and reflecting upon God's Word. All welcome

Christmas carols, baubles and light switch on.

for 1 hour
St Simon & St Jude
Southwell Road Rainworth Mansfield, NG21 0EQ, United Kingdom
This service begins outside, weather permitting, with the first part of the carol service around a fire pit and ends with the switching on of the outdoor Christmas tree lights. We then move inside for the second part of the carol service with the Tree of Memories when you have an opportunity to put a Christmas bauble on our indoor Christmas Tree in memory of a loved one you see on longer. All are welcome. Come to the first part or the second part or all of the service to suit your needs. There is no need to book. We'd love to see you

Christmas wreath making

for 2 hours
St Simon & St Jude
Southwell Road Rainworth Mansfield, NG21 0EQ, United Kingdom
Tom and Kate will be returning for our annual Christmas wreath making. More details to be follow nearer the time.

Holy Communion during Advent

for 1 hour
St Simon & St Jude
Southwell Road Rainworth Mansfield, NG21 0EQ, United Kingdom
We will light our 3rd Advent candle and listen and reflect upon God's Word, pray, sing and share Holy Communion together

Online Carol Service

for 1 hour
Online
Online
We realise, that for various reasons, not everyone is able to come into our church buildings so we don't want you to miss out in singling some of your favourite Christmas carols and hearing the Christmas story. Email [email protected] or [email protected] if you would like a Zoom link. The carol service is for everyone.

Traditional 9 lesson and carols service

for 1 hour
St Simon & St Jude
Southwell Road Rainworth Mansfield, NG21 0EQ, United Kingdom
Join us for a traditional carol service with 9 lessons and carols or anthems which will be sung by the choir. All are welcome to join us for this service

Christingle Service

for 1 hour
St Simon & St Jude
Southwell Road Rainworth Mansfield, NG21 0EQ, United Kingdom
Family Christmas service with Christingle oranges. Beautiful service for all ages when we listen to the Christmas story and gather in a circle with lowered lights with our lit Christingles to sing Away in a manger.

Midnight at Bethlehem

for 1 hour
St Simon & St Jude
Southwell Road Rainworth Mansfield, NG21 0EQ, United Kingdom
Celebrating the Christmas story, singing Christmas carols, listening to God's Word, praying and receiving Christmas Holy Communion. An order of service is available to download with this post.

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Christmas Day Communion service

for 1 hour
St Simon & St Jude
Southwell Road Rainworth Mansfield, NG21 0EQ, United Kingdom
We will be singing Christmas carols, praying, listening and reflecting on God's Word and sharing Holy Communion together. This service will be blended with Zoom

Holy Communion during the Christmas Season

for 1 hour
St Simon & St Jude
Southwell Road Rainworth Mansfield, NG21 0EQ, United Kingdom
We will listen and reflect upon God's Word, sing, pray and share Holy Communion together