In aid of the Children's Society charity, our annual Christingle service, which originated in Sweden, is now a well-loved and popular candlelit service for the whole family, celebrating God's gift of creation - and how important it is for us all to care for it - and especially in this Advent season of waiting, the incarnation of Jesus Christ, the divine Light of the World.

Following the candlelit models of first Truro Cathedral and then King's College Cambridge, with Nine Lessons from Genesis to the Gospels and Nine Carols in special arrangements sung by our church choir, we shall all enjoy singing traditional Christmas hymns and carols in our town's oldest church.

Be sure to arrive early for this very popular event.

This very popular and joyful Christmas service always attracts many young families - so do arrive early for the 4pm start.

We remember together the wonder of God with us, arriving in the little town of Bethlehem as a baby boy, the Light of the World. That was just over 2,000 years ago; baby Jesus' crib was an animals' feeding trough, and poor shepherds were the first visitors to young Mary and Joseph the carpenter as they celebrated the birth of the Messiah in circumstances not expected by the religious authorities.

We have very limited parking in the Centenary Hall just behind the church, accessed on foot through the churchyard, but there is also the main Orchards car park close by - both off St Wilfrid's Way.

This traditional late-night service offers the first opportunity in our parish to receive the gift of Holy Communion on Christmas morning, as we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ our Saviour, at whose Last Supper he instituted the churches' tradition of breaking bread and sharing wine in remembrance of his saving death on a cross and his glorious Resurrection and Ascension.

The Christmas Gospel from the first chapter of John's Gospel is read, in which we are told that Jesus was the same Word, now made flesh, through whom all creation came into being. We also sing Christmas hymns in praise of the Incarnation.

If you wish to receive a gluten-free Holy Communion wafer, please let us know before the service begins.

Supported by our church choir, we sing favourite Christmas hymns and carols and hear the Christmas story from the Bible as we celebrate the wonderful Incarnation, when the Light of the World was born in humble circumstances, first witnessed by poor shepherds as the Saviour of All.

(Please note: at our sister Church of the Presentation in New England Road there is also a very similar service this morning which also starts at 10am.)

If you would like to receive a gluten-free Communion wafer, please let us know before the service begins at 10am.

There will be ample parking in our small car park at the Centenary Hall, just behind the church, and in the much larger Orchards car park on the opposite side of St Wilfrid's Way