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

All our services are shown in the Benefice Worship Diary for the period July -December 2025. Weekly Services take place at a variety of church locations within the Benefice; please look at the listing to see the time, location and nature of the Service taking place. Please see our Benefice Worship Diary on the News and Notices section of our site.

ADVENT STUDY COURSE

Every Tuesday at for 2 hours, 45 mins
Please note that this event will not start until
The Rectory
The Street Monks Eleigh Suffolk, IP7, United Kingdom
Our first week of Advent Study begins on Tuesday 25th November 2025 at 2pm at the Rectory.
We will be following a course designed Susanna Gunner with the Diocese of Norwich Mapping series. This one will be Mapping Advent.
During this course with the aid of a well put together leaflet or map, an opportunity to explore Advent's rich themes through Biblical reflection, art, poetry and music is made possible.
There will be 4 maps to follow each week and they are- Watching and waiting, Preparing a place, the need for change and saying yes.
Refreshments are offered at the beginning of each course and there will be ample opportunity to think, reflect and share with other members of the group. All are welcome

CHRISTMAS CHILDREN'S CRAFTS

for 2 hours
Milden Cricket Pavilion
Church Lane Milden Suffolk IP7 7AF, United Kingdom
Our Christmas Children's Craft Event takes place this year at Milden Cricket Pavilion in Milden. This is a warm and safe space for children of all ages to be.
There will be opportunities to make many things and the theme this year will be 'Angels'.
There will be a story and lots of refreshments provided.
Come and spend a wonderful fun loving time with us at Milden on Saturday 29th November 2025 at 2.30pm.
There is plenty of space to park in front of the Pavilion

ADVENT 1 - 10.15am Holy Communion

for 1 hour
Brent Eleigh, St Mary
Hall Road Brent Eleigh Sudbury, CO10 9NP, United Kingdom
Our Advent Services begin on Sunday 30th November at 10.15am at Brent Eleigh Church.
This is a beautiful space to worship in, a space where people have worshipped over hundreds of years.
This Advent we will be having a Church Pop Up Choir which will help us to celebrate the coming of lord Jesus into our world.
Seasonal refreshments will be on offer.
Kick start the Advent season with is at Brent Eleigh.

ADVENT 1 - EVENSONG

for 1 hour
St Peters Church Monks Eleigh
Church Hill Monks Eleigh Ipwich, IP7 7LG, United Kingdom
On the first Sunday in Advent we will be holding a Service of Evensong at St Peters Church, Monks Eleigh at an earlier time of 3pm.
There will be refreshments following the service.
Some of the Evensong will be sung.

ADVENT 2 - CHRISTINGLE

for 1 hour
St Peters Church Monks Eleigh
Church Hill Monks Eleigh Ipwich, IP7 7LG, United Kingdom
Our Christingle Service will take place at Monks Eleigh Church on 7th December 2025 at 10.15am.
This is always a fun service where we reflect on Christ's coming into the world by making a Christingle candle using an orange, a candle, some sweets and nuts and red ribbon. It is fun making them up as we go along. We will have an opportunity to light them.
Everyone will be given a pack for making them at the beginning of the service.
This will also be a service of Holy Communion and refreshments will be served afterwards.