You’re invited to church this Christmas!

You are very welcome at our Advent and Christmas services and events – bring your family and friends or come along on your own. Whether it will be your first time at church or you have been before, we look forward to welcoming you!

All events Calendar Advent & Christmas

CHRISTMAS SERVICES 24 Dec. Christmas Eve 4.30 pm Blessing of the Crib and Christingle Service. 23:30 Midnight Mass of Christmas 25th Dec. Christmas Day 08:00 Said Mass 10:00 Sung Mass: Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord. 26th – 27th Dec. Mass daily at Midday (St Stephen/St John Apostle) Sunday 28th Dec. Feast of the Holy Family 8.00 am Said Mass 10.00 Sung Parish Mass. Thursday 1st January New Year's Day Mass at Midday: Mary, The Holy Mother of God

24 Dec. Christmas Eve 4.30 pm Blessing of the Crib and Christingle Service.

for 1 hour
Colchester: St James the Great
East Hill Colchester, CO1 2QL, United Kingdom
Christmas Eve – Blessing of the Crib and Christingle Service
Tuesday 24 December | 4.30 pm

A family-friendly service on Christmas Eve with the Blessing of the Crib and a Christingle Service.
The service includes carols, prayer, and the lighting of Christingles, marking the coming of Christ, the Light of the World.

All are welcome.

Christmas Eve – 23:30 Midnight Mass of Christmas

for 1 hour
Colchester: St James the Great
East Hill Colchester, CO1 2QL, United Kingdom
Christmas Eve – Midnight Mass of Christmas
Tuesday 24 December | 11.30 pm

The traditional Midnight Mass of Christmas, celebrating the birth of Christ through Scripture, the proclamation of the Incarnation, and the Holy Eucharist.

Rooted in the Church’s liturgical tradition, this service offers a serious and prayerful beginning to the Feast of the Nativity.

All are welcome.