The following services will be available via the St Ed's Facebook page or by attendance (as stated below).

Sunday 18th December 9:30am Mustard Tree Church Nativity – informal service for families and children. (at St Ed’s)

Sunday 18th December 10.00am til 3:00pm Christmas Nativity Display (at St Peter’s )

Sunday 18th December 11:15 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)

Sunday 18th December 11:15 am Online Sunday service (livestream)

Sunday 18th December 7:00 pm Carol Service (at St Ed’s and livestream)

Monday 19th December 10.00am til 3:00pm Christmas Nativity Display (at St Peter’s )

Monday 19th December 5.00 pm Monday prayers (at St Ed’s)

Tuesday 20th December 8:45 am Prayers (at St Ed’s)

Tuesday 20th December 10.00am til 3:00pm Christmas Nativity Display (at St Peter’s )

Tuesday 20th December 10:00 am Tiny Tunes (music for all young people) (at St Ed’s), refreshments10am til12 noon

Tuesday 20th December 7:30 pm Taverham Band Candlelit Carols (at St Ed’s)

Wednesday 21st December 10.00am til 3:00pm Christmas Nativity Display (at St Peter’s )

Wednesday 21st December 10:30 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)

Wednesday 21st December 12:00 noon til 3:00pm Christingle Bag making (at St Ed’s)

Wednesday 21st December 5:00 pm Evening Prayers (at St Ed’s)

Thursday 22nd December 10.00am til 3:00pm Christmas Nativity Display (at St Peter’s )

Thursday 22nd December 7.00pm Reflection with Compline (at St Ed’s and livestream)

Christmas Eve, Saturday 24th December 3:30 pm Christingle Service (at St Ed’s and livestream)

Christmas Eve, Saturday 24th December 6:30 pm Contemplative Christingle Service (at St Ed’s)

Christmas Eve, Saturday 24th December 11:00 pm Midnight Communion (at St Ed’s)

Christmas Eve, Saturday 24th December 12:00 am Midnight Meditation (livestream)

Also Sunday 25th December, Christmas Day, at St Ed’s: 10.00am Holy Communion, open church in the afternoon. At St Peter’s 10:30 Christmas Holy Communion

Additionally at 8am daily (except Sunday) we will be posting a ‘Daily bitesize prayer’ on the St Ed's Facebook page.

For on-line services, watch live if you are able --- or join later on 'catch up'.

Everyone welcome.

Additionally

Ringland: future services/events at St Peter’s:

daily Sunday 18th to Thursday 22nd December 10am til 3pm Christmas Nativity Display

Saturday 24th December 6.30pm Carol Service with Taverham band

Sunday 25th December 10.30am Christmas Morning Holy Communion service

Thank you to everyone who decorated St Eds for Christmas! It looks great.

Christingle bag making we are filling bags on Wednesday 21st December from 12.00pm till 3.00pm for the Christingle service. All help from all ages greatly appreciated!

Christingle Service. Thank you to everyone who has contacted us for tickets for the Christingle Service on Christmas Eve. The service is now full, we have issued 200 tickets for the 3.30pm service which is the safe limit and we are not able to issue any more. Would you consider joining us online for the service through our Facebook page? Christingle bags will be available at St Edmund’s Church from 9.00am on Thursday 22nd December. If anyone wants to join the ‘reserve list’ for any tickets that become available they can contact Stella Noons or Rev Paul.

Big Christmas card thank you to Linda Johnson for creating the big card this year for St Ed’s and St Peter’s. Please sign to send your good wishes to everyone in our churches. Donations will go to the charity Smile.

Christmas Day afternoon St Ed’s will be open as a quiet space.

Sad news Eric Jones (Diana’s son) has died. He struggled with ill health for many years, yet he always remained cheerful. His funeral will be at St Ed’s on Tuesday 10th January at 1.30pm

Hats, Gloves, scarves for the homeless We are now collecting these to be taken to the Salvation Army in the city. These can be left at the back of St Eds.

Alpha We will be holding our next Alpha course at the end of January on a weekday evening in church. Invitations for Alpha are now in St Ed’s church. Please pray as we embark on another exciting Alpha journey.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS! From everyone at St Ed’s and St Peter’s. We hope you have a joyful and peaceful Christmas.

St Edmund’s Taverham Registered Charity Number 1185420