Christingle 4.00pm Sunday December 7th A Christingle is an orange holding a candle and decorated with red ribbon, dried fruit and sweets. Children make a circle around the church and sing a carol by candlelight. The service includes carols, a short reading and talk. All the proceeds go to The Children's Society.
Please note that this is at St. Anne’s church and not at St. Michael’s
An ecumenical service for those who find Christmas difficult. acknowledging pain and emptiness alongside the Christian hope. Service lasts about 40 minutes.
A traditional service with choir, no sermon, which lasts 1 hour. Collection taken for Rainbows, Children in Distress and church expenses.
A Service with carols and the traditional story for adults and children of all ages by candlelight which lasts 1 hour.
A Communion service which lasts 1 hour. A collection will be taken for Framework Housing Association and church expenses.
A service of carols. prayers and readings which lasts 45 minutes to greet the new born King, No sermon. A collection will be taken for Shelter and church expenses.
On this day the church remembers the babies who were murdered by King Herod's solders in an attempt to destroy the baby Jesus. Candles will be available at the service and for the rest of the day for people to light in memory of children and babies that have died or been miscarried.