We look forward to welcoming the Choir of Jesus College, Cambridge for a festive concert of seasonal favourites.

The evening will also include opportunities for the audience to join in with well-loved carols.

Doors will open at 5.30pm with the concert beginning at 6pm, with an expected finish time of about 7pm

(Please note that there is no reserved seating, so audience members will be seated on a first arrived, first seated basis)

This will be a popular event so the advance purchase of tickets (£15 + Booking/Card Fee) is recommended.

Any unsold tickets will be available for purchase on the door, but availability cannot be guaranteed.

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All are welcome to join us for a wonderful Carol Service where we can sing the familiar carols and listen to the timeless story of the birth of Jesus.

Today is the Third Sunday of Advent (also known as Gaudete Sunday) and our focus this week is on John the Baptist who heralded the coming of the Messiah.

Our readings and liturgy direct us towards Christ's birth and we endeavour to do so with a sense of alert watchfulness, and our fundamental Advent prayer remains 'Maranatha' - 'Our Lord, come' (1 Cor. 16:22).

Our readings this week come from Isaiah 35:1-10; James 5:7-10; and Matthew 11:2-11.

Our hymns are, 'Long ago, prophets knew', and 'On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry'.

You may wish to have an advent wreath or candle to hand as we light this during our service.

A service booklet to accompany this service can be downloaded below, or from the benefice website www.stourvalley.org.uk.

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All are welcome to join us for a wonderful Carol Service where we can sing the familiar carols and listen to the timeless story of the birth of Jesus.

Marc Ravel performs an intimate concert with lots of Michael Bublé's festive favourites and some classic Christmas songs from the likes of Bing Crosby, Andy Williams and Nat King Cole. A Christmas treat not to be missed.

Online Advance Tickets £8 (plus booking fee)
Any remaining Tickets will be available on the door £10.

Advanced booking is recommended to avoid disappointment.

A special service for the younger members of our community.

Come along and sing some of your favourite Christmas Carols and hear the story of the very first Christmas.

Why not dress up as one of characters from the story! (a Wise Man or King, a shepherd, a sheep or a cow, an Angel, or Mary or Joseph)

All are welcome to join us to celebrate the Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ with Carols and Readings and culminating with the first Eucharist of Christmas.

The celebration of Christ's incarnation at Christmas is one of the highlights of the Christian year. Each year at Christmas we once again give thanks for the wonderful mystery of God's dwelling among us in the fullness of humanity, as foretold by the prophets and born of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Christ's nativity provides the occasion for this festival of the incarnation and has done so since the end of the third century. The Christmas Crib and Nativity plays can both be traced back to the tableau of Christ's birth that Francis of Assisi arranged when he celebrated Christmas in Greccio in 1223AD.

But today is just the beginning of the Christmas Season which continued beyond the twelve days to Epiphany, and just like the season of Advent and Lent lasts a full 40 days. Christmas Season ends with the Feast of the Presentation (or Candlemas) on the 2nd February.

Our readings today come from Isaiah 52:7-10, Hebrews 1:1-12, and John 1:1-14.

Our Carols (a mix of both traditional and modern) are, 'Joy to the world', 'Light of the world', 'O little town of Bethlehem' and 'O come, all ye faithful'.

You may wish to have an advent wreath or candle to hand as we light the final candle during our service.

A service booklet to accompany this service can be downloaded below, or from the benefice website www.stourvalley.org.uk.

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Come as you are and why not bring one of your Christmas gifts to show everyone!

Our family friendly service for Christmas morning is just the thing to continue your Christmas Day celebrations - there will be carols and singing and a few surprises!

Come as you are and why not bring one of your Christmas gifts to show everyone!

Our family friendly service for Christmas morning is just the thing to continue your Christmas Day celebrations - there will be carols and singing and a few surprises!