St Michael and All Angels Church in Lancing will be holding their Christmas Tree Festival from Friday 1 – Sunday 3 December at the church in South Street.

Fr Felix Smith, Vicar of St Michael’s said “We’re pleased to be hosting our second Christmas Tree Festival. We’ve got businesses, community groups, charities, and schools joining in with what is a popular Christmas and community event. This is an opportunity for the organisations to use their creative flair and at the same time publicise their role in the community. It will be great to see lots of people come along and see how the trees are decorated".

The Festival is open from 10 am – 4 pm each day (from 12 noon on Sunday). Admission is free but donations are welcome. Refreshments will be available through the Festival along with a Grand Christmas Draw.
On Saturday the St Michael’s Christmas Fair will run from 10 am – 1 pm and at 7.30 pm there will be a concert by Saints and Sinners Band. The Festival concludes with a service of Carol Praise on Sunday at 4 pm which will give the opportunity to sing well-known Christmas carols and hear the story behind them.

Meeting on the first Sunday of each month at 10.30 am we have our 'Alive' Group in the Church Hall. This is a time of stories, games and crafts for children aged from around 0-7 (but this is flexible) which lasts for about an hour. Parents are free to stay with the children or head into the church for the service.
It is run by Laura Smith who has a background in child development and teaching and is a trained Godly Play storyteller.

The Boundstone Chorus bring their Christmas Celebration to St Michael and All Angels Church, South Street, Lancing on Saturday 16 December at 7.30 pm.

The Chorus will celebrate Christmas through music and readings which includes the traditional "Coventry Carol", Gustav Holst's "In the bleak midwinter", and Ola Gjeilo's "The Holly and the Ivy" and carols for everyone to sing. We'll also be singing the new version of "The First Nowell" by Bob Chilcott commissioned by the Church of England.
Admission to the Celebration is free with a retiring collection.

A candlelight service with readings telling the Christmas story and lots of carols for everyone to sing.

For many people Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve is a special time – a time when we are filled with the wonder and joy of Christmas.

Midnight Mass starts at 11.15pm. Please come and join us and experience the true wonder of Christmas as we celebrate the birth of Christ, who is God-with-us.

A service to celebrate Christmas morning, and the appearing of Jesus as Emmanuel – ‘God with us’.

Includes the singing of Christmas Carols, a sermon and Holy Communion.