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

The Star of Bethlehem - A Prime Time Tea & Talk event

for 1 hour, 30 mins
Godalming Minster - Brighton Road
Brighton Road Godalming Guildford, GU7 1XA, United Kingdom
The Star of Bethlehem from an astronomer's perspective. Professor Julian Evans explores the science behind this iconic Christmas image.
Sign up here, or RSVP to the office or email [email protected]
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Advent Reflections with Taize

for 1 hour
Busbridge Church
Busbridge Church, Brighton Road Godalming Guildford, GU7 1XA, United Kingdom
Taize Service is a service of song and silence, prayer and scripture, that leads participants to contemplate and celebrate . Silence is intentional.
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Advent Carol Service

for 1 hour
Godalming Parish Church: St Peter & St Paul
Godalming Parish Church: St Peter & St Paul, Borough Road Godalming Guildford, GU7 1ET, United Kingdom
Advent is a time of waiting and looking forward, both to the celebration of Jesus' birth, but, perhaps more so, to His sure return.
This choir-led service will use seasonal liturgy, along with Advent Carols (not Christmas Carols!), other choral music, and carefully-chosen readings, to help you enter into this very special season of preparation and expectation.
Parking available in Crown Court or Mint Street Carparks.
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Nexus Christmas Quiz

for 2 hours, 30 mins
Godalming Minster - Brighton Road
Brighton Road Godalming Guildford, GU7 1XA, United Kingdom
Our brilliant quizmaster duo will be with us again. Alan Betts will be masterminding the setting of thought-provoking questions and delivering these in his inimitable style; and Dudley Hilton will oversee the amusing graphics, the technical stuff and score keeping!!
£12.50 per ticket includes quiche supper, fruit and mince pies; BYO drinks, glasses, cutlery. Enter as a team of8 or individually.
Join individually or with friends.
Contact [email protected]

or SIGN UP AND PAY below.

To pay for your tickets, please either pay by credit/debit card using the facility here on ChurchSuite, or cash by arrangement with Janet.
In Aid of Phyllis Tuckwell

USE THE NOTES SECTION TO ENTER OTHER TEAM MEMBERS so the organisers can put you on the right team and table.

All are welcome – the more the merrier! Encourage your family and friends to join you and let’s make it a fun evening to start our Christmas celebrations.
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Afternoon Carol Service

for 1 hour
Godalming Minster - Brighton Road
Brighton Road Godalming Guildford, GU7 1XA, United Kingdom
A firm fixture in The Prime Time calendar; this traditional service includes familiar carols and readings along with poetry and a musical performance by the children of Busbridge Junior School all followed by mulled wine and mince pies.
If you would like a lift, please sign up and indicate this in the notes. Penny or Wendy will be in touch.
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Amos and the Grumpy Owl - The Artless Theatre Company's much loved Christmas production

for 1 hour
Godalming Minster - Church Street
Godalming Minster - Church Street, Church Street Godalming Guildford, GU7 1EW, United Kingdom
Godalming Minster proudly presents The Artless Theatre Company's much loved Christmas production twice...at 4pm and 6pm. For families of primary age children.

Amos & the Grumpy Owl is a full scale theatrical feast featuring dazzling lighting effects, video projection, stop-motion animation, puppetry, charming musical backing and so much more!



Featuring characters from our illustrated children's book The Grumpy Owl and the Joy of Christmas, this heart-warming and captivating original stage production tells the story of an unlikely friendship formed in the middle of a snowstorm.

This awe-inspiring tale explores the importance of joy, friendship and the true meaning of the nativity.

Tickets are £5
Family ticket £20 (up to 5 people incl. 1 adult)
Under 3s free if sitting on a lap

Seats will be allocated on arrival (first come first served).

The performance lasts approx 1 hour, without an interval.

Get in touch if you'd like to refer someone for a concession ticket, e. [email protected]

Please keep in mind that the heating in our ancient church building is somewhat inadequate in the depths of winter. Please dress accordingly!

CANCELLATIONS - Please let us know if you would like to cancel your tickets so that we can potentially offer them to another family. Unfortunately we cannot offer refunds if we are notified after Friday 5th December.
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Amos and the Grumpy Owl - The Artless Theatre Company's much loved Christmas production

for 1 hour
Godalming Minster - Church Street
Godalming Minster - Church Street, Church Street Godalming Guildford, GU7 1EW, United Kingdom
Godalming Minster proudly presents The Artless Theatre Company's much loved Christmas production twice...at 4pm and 6pm. For families of primary age children.

Amos & the Grumpy Owl is a full scale theatrical feast featuring dazzling lighting effects, video projection, stop-motion animation, puppetry, charming musical backing and so much more!



Featuring characters from our illustrated children's book The Grumpy Owl and the Joy of Christmas, this heart-warming and captivating original stage production tells the story of an unlikely friendship formed in the middle of a snowstorm.

This awe-inspiring tale explores the importance of joy, friendship and the true meaning of the nativity.

Tickets are £5
Family ticket £20 (up to 5 people incl. 1 adult)
Under 3s free if sitting on a lap

Seats will be allocated on arrival (first come first served).

The performance lasts approx 1 hour, without an interval.

Get in touch if you'd like to refer someone for a concession ticket, e. [email protected]

Please keep in mind that the heating in our ancient church building is somewhat inadequate in the depths of winter. Please dress accordingly!

CANCELLATIONS - Please let us know if you would like to cancel your tickets so that we can potentially offer them to another family. Unfortunately we cannot offer refunds if we are notified after Friday 5th December.
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Crafty Christmas

for 2 hours
St Mark's Church
St Mark's Church, Franklyn Road Godalming, GU7 2LD, United Kingdom
A new Event to celebrate Christmas through Craft!
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Busbridge Carol Service

for 1 hour
Godalming Minster - Brighton Road
Brighton Road Godalming Guildford, GU7 1XA, United Kingdom
Get in the Christmas spirit by joining us to sing some of your favourite Christmas Carols, at this traditional Carol Service.
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Hambledon Carol Service

for 1 hour
Godalming Minster - Hambledon
Godalming Minster - Hambledon, Church Lane Hambledon Godalming, GU8 4DS, United Kingdom
Join us for the village carol service with the pop up choir.

The service will also be broadcast live on YouTube for those who wish to worship at home.
Go to: https://www.bhcgodalming.org/online-services
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Sherry with the Minster Vicars

for 2 hours
Godalming Minster - Brighton Road
Brighton Road Godalming Guildford, GU7 1XA, United Kingdom
Members of the Minster Clergy team invite you for a glass of sherry or cup of tea and mince pie. Those willing will also be preparing the Christingle kits for Christmas eve.
Hosted by Prime Time.
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Carols at The Merry Harriers Pub

for 1 hour
The Merry Harriers
The Merry Harriers, Hambledon Road, GU8 4DR, United Kingdom
Join us at the Merry Harriers for a great sing-along of carols and Christmas songs led by musicians from the church and the village. This is an outdoor event, taking place in the front of the pub. Drinks available from the inside bar, or outside for beer and mulled wine.

Additional parking is available in the Hambledon Nursery School carpark, next door to the pub carpark on the opposite side of the road.
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Blue Christmas

for 1 hour
Busbridge Church
Busbridge Church, Brighton Road Godalming Guildford, GU7 1XA, United Kingdom
Blue Christmas is a special seasonal service that recognises that Christmas with all its merriment and jollity can be a difficult time for many.

It is a service for those who experience recent or ongoing personal loss; such as the death of a loved one, relationship breakdown, divorce, illness, job loss and uncertainty, or loneliness.

The service seeks to offer comfort by acknowledging and honouring feelings of sadness and pain.

Our service will have a mixture of carols and readings to tell the Christmas story; prayers which acknowledge pain and emptiness alongside the Christian hope;

a reflection which gently speaks of light in darkness.

We keep the length to no more than 40 minutes, and leave times of silence. We also stay seated throughout the whole service, to avoid any embarrassment of knowing when to stand.

Refreshments will be served at the end if you’d like to stay.
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Family Carol Service & Nativity

for 1 hour
St Peter and St Paul Church (Parking available at Mint Street or Crown Court carparks)
St Peter and St Paul Church (Parking available at Mint Street or Crown Court carparks), Church Street Godalming, GU7 1EW, United Kingdom
A Full Scale enactment of the nativity with carols led by the band, for all the family!
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Big Christmas Sing-along

for 1 hour
St Mark's Church
St Mark's Church, Franklyn Road Ockford Ridge Godalming, GU7 2LD
Join us at St Mark's Church Franklyn Road for a great Big Sing-along of Rowdy! carols and Christmas songs.
Including food and drinks.
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Nine Lessons and Carols

for 1 hour
Godalming Minster - Church Street
Godalming Minster - Church Street, Church Street Godalming Guildford, GU7 1EW, United Kingdom
Experience the Minster Choir in full song at this traditional service which dates back to the late 19th century in Cornwall, and today is most commonly associated with King's College, Cambridge.

Often sung in cathedrals, you can experience the beauty and power of this service, which draws everyone into the heart of the Christmas story, right here in Godalming!

Some background
Nine Lessons and Carols is a service of Christian worship traditionally celebrated on or near Christmas Eve in Anglican churches. The story of the fall of humanity, the promise of the Messiah, and the birth of Jesus is told in nine short Bible readings or lessons from Genesis, the prophetic books and the Gospels, interspersed with the singing of Christmas carols, hymns and choir anthems.
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Carols at the Village Shop

for 45 mins
Hambledon Village Shop
Hambledon Village Shop, The Green Hambledon, GU8 4HF
Christmas Eve Carols in the Shop at noon!
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Candlelit Christingle 1 at St Peter and St Paul's please sign up on the Link below .

for 1 hour
St Peter and St Paul Church
St Peter and St Paul Church, Church Street Godalming, GU7 1ER
Same service repeated at 4.30.

A big service for all the family.

We are really excited to be celebrating Christmas Eve at St Peter and St Paul's Church again this year.

This is a very popular service, so please sign up to this event if you want to be sure of getting a seat, and arrive in plenty of time to park, walk and find a space in church.
Parking available in Crown Court or Mint Street Carparks.(payment for parking needed)
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Hambledon Crib Service

for 1 hour
Hambledon: St Peter's
Hambledon: St Peter's, Church Lane Hambledon Godalming, GU8 4DS, United Kingdom
Crib and Nativity Service
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Candlelit Christingle 2 at St Peter and St Paul's please sign up on the Link below .

for 1 hour
St Peter and St Paul Church
St Peter and St Paul Church, Church Street Godalming, GU7 1ER
Same service repeated at 3pm

A big service for all the family.

We are really excited to be celebrating Christmas Eve at St Peter and St Paul's Church again this year.

This is a very popular service, so please sign up to this event if you want to be sure of getting a seat, and arrive in plenty of time to park, walk and find a space in church.
Parking available in Crown Court or Mint Street Carparks.(payment for parking needed)
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Franklyn Road Dress Up Crib Service

for 1 hour
Godalming Minster - Franklyn Road - St Mark's Church
Godalming Minster - Franklyn Road - St Mark's Church, Franklyn Road Godalming, GU7 2LD, United Kingdom
Wear a costume and hear the story of the Nativity

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Midnight Communion

for 1 hour, 15 mins
Godalming Minster - Brighton Road
Brighton Road Godalming Guildford, GU7 1XA, United Kingdom
Christmas Eve
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Midnight Communion

for 1 hour, 15 mins
Godalming Minster - Hambledon
Godalming Minster - Hambledon, Church Lane Hambledon Godalming, GU8 4DS, United Kingdom
at Hambledon Church
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Midnight Communion with Choir and Organ

for 1 hour, 15 mins
SS Peter & Paul Church
SS Peter & Paul Church, Church Street Godalming, GU7 1EW, United Kingdom
Christmas Eve
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Christmas Day Choral Eucharist

for 1 hour
St Peter and St Paul Church
St Peter and St Paul Church, Church Street Godalming, GU7 1ER
Parking available in Crown Court or Mint Street Carparks.
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Family Christmas Service

for 1 hour
Godalming Minster - Hambledon
Godalming Minster - Hambledon, Church Lane Hambledon Godalming, GU8 4DS, United Kingdom
Family Christmas Celebration
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Family Christmas Communion Service

for 1 hour
Franklyn Road - St Mark's Church
Franklyn Road - St Mark's Church, Franklyn Road Godalming, GU7 2LD
All welcome.
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Family Christmas Celebration

for 1 hour
Godalming Minster - Brighton Road
Godalming Minster - Brighton Road, Brighton Road Godalming Guildford, GU7 1XA, United Kingdom
Christmas Celebration for all the family
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Contemporary Family Christmas Service

for 45 mins
St Peter and St Paul Church
St Peter and St Paul Church, Church Street Godalming, GU7 1EW
Come and join us for a short, contemporary Christmas Day Service, where the worship band will lead us as adults and children all join together to celebrate Jesus' birth!

All Ages welcome
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