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

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.

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.

The village of Chelsworth are hosting their wonderful annual Christmas fair on 6th December from 11am to 3.30pm in the their splendid Church . It provides such a wonderful Christmas setting and sets you up nicely for Christmas tempting you with lots of nice things to buy (food, arts and crafts as well as a Tombola and a Raffle). Refreshment is also available.
Admission is £3 for Adults. No charge for children or residents of Chelsworth.
Parking is plentiful and free so why not come along and bring a friend or 2 with you and join the fun.

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.

The Sunday morning eucharist service will be held at All Saints Church, Chelsworth at 10.15am.
Parking is available near by and refreshments will be served after the service.

If you enjoy hearing a good choir, brilliant singing in a wonderful setting of Kettlebaston's medieval Church then you are in for a treat on Sunday 14th December at 6pm.
This special Choir visits Kettlebaston annually and it is a joy to hear them sing .so if you feel like being in the presence of angels come to this wonderful Choral advent service.
Refreshments served after. Plenty of parking nearby.

At 10.15am on 21st December there will be a service of Holy Communion at St Peters Church Monks Eleigh. The Church will be decked with bows of holly and Christmas carols will be sung throughout the service.
There will be Christmas refreshments afterwards and there are sure to be lots of Christmas fare which will include mince pies.

Just what you have been waiting for - Nine Lessons and Carols with the Benefice Pop up Choir singing some fabulous Christmas songs. Don't miss it.
This is a service where 9 lessons are read which lead up to the birth of Jesus and between each lesson a carol is sing either by the congregation or the choir.
This year the service will be in the lovely medieval Church at Chelsowrth, always so beautifully decorated with flowers and candlelight.
Refreshments follow.
If you enjoy singing Christmas carols, you will enjoy this service and you may even like to help the choir sing some of the high descant notes!

This is when the magic happens. At 3pm on Christmas Eve at Brent Eleigh Church (a fabulous place to have a crib service as the children can be held very safely in the Church stalls) St Mary's Church is a very special Church as it can lend to a feeling of being very much in a stable with the tall stalls.
The story of the birth of Jesus is told by means of a several hand made woollen figures. The vicar invites children to take a figure in turn and place it in the crib at the appropriate part of the story. There will be a crib already prepared to accommodate each figure.
This is a very popular service especially for children and there will be suitable refreshments afterwards.
Parking is available outside the Church.

At 11.30pm on Christmas Eve we will be having our Midnight Holy Communion Service at the lovey Church in Kettlebaston. The Pop up Church Choir will be singing the lovey song 'O Holy Night' as we welcome the birth of our Saviour Jesus Christ. This is a very reflective and beautiful service in a gorgeous old Church so come and join us for this special of Holy nights.
There will be no refreshments following and parking is ample outside t eh church.

Merry Christmas!
On 10 am on Christmas morning there will be a short family service with holy communion at the Church in Milden. The acoustics in this church are wonderful so you will enjoy singing in St Peters or listen to the wonderful Church Pop Up Choir singing their heart out as we celebrate Jesus birth.
There will be no refreshments at this service as everyone will want to get back home to their turkeys or geese or beef or ham roasting in the oven. Enjoy the fellowship with family and friends.

On Sunday 28th December at 10.15am there will be a service of Holy communion at St Mary's Church Brent Eleigh.
Ample parking. Refreshments after. All are welcome.