Christmas 2023 - Services and Festive Events in Berrick and Roke

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Christmas Fair

We welcome you to join us on Sunday 3 December 2023 at the Berrick and Roke Village Hall from 2-4 pm to start the festive season with our traditional village Christmas Fair!

Follow Santa through the village! Children (and all ages!) are invited to follow Santa, leaving Rokemarsh around 1:30pm, travelling eastwards through Roke towards the Home Sweet Home, then westwards back into Berrick Salome, arriving at the Village Hall by 2pm. Fancy dress is encouraged!

There'll be something for all the family! On sale in the hall you will be able to buy gifts and decorations, as well as enjoying a chat over refreshments: tea, coffee, cakes, savouries, mince pies and mulled wine. Outside, sharp-eyed children will be challenged to follow another one of Suzanne's 'Christmas Trails' around the field. And Santa himself will, of course, welcome young people visiting him.

After singing some of our favourite carols the Grand Draw for the Christmas Raffle will take place around 4pm - there is a range of excellent seasonal prizes to win! Tickets will be on sale throughout the village and will also be available to purchase on the day.

If you would like to contribute to the cake stall, please bring a cake or any other Christmassy foodie item to the Hall before 2pm.

(Please note: weather updates will be posted at www.berricksalome.org.uk )

Christmas Eve Carol Service

On Sunday 24 December 2023 -18h30 - at St Helen's Church. This year we continue with our traditional service of Carols by Candlelight including the Blessing of the Crib. We invite you to:

· walk up the candle-lit Church Lane (limited parking is available)

· gather in the candle-lit church

· sing some lovely well-known carols (from a service sheet), each linked by a line of the Christmas Story

· hear the children singing around the crib.

The service will last about 60 minutes. Everyone is welcome!

This year’s collection will be donated to the British Red Cross, so please give generously, by cash, or online .

Christmas Day Holy Communion

On Monday 25 December 2023 from 11h00 to 11h45 we will be holding our traditional Service of Holy Communion for Christmas Day in St Helen's Church.

We do hope you can join us at one or more of these festive events!