St Mark’s Christmas Services 2025
Join us this year to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ at one of our many services. You will be warmly welcomed at all of them!
Sunday 21 December 7:30 pm
Lessons and Carols
Our Lessons and Carols Service here at St Mark’s has been a tradition for many years. It is an event with roots in the 19th century in England. The service is a mix of carols, musical items, and lessons or readings from the Bible.
Each individual part of this service is beautiful and meaningful, and when each part is joined together with the others, they tell us a story. It is a story of hope, which begins in despair in the darkest day in the Old Testament. It traces the promise that God has made to humanity throughout history. And it finishes with the glorious hope, which is revealed in Jesus.
tuesday 16 December 7:30 pm
… because life is hard sometimes.
Do you know someone who’s having a hard time this season? Are you?
The festive season noise doesn’t always make us feel included or loved, so we will offer a Blue Christmas Service on Tueday 16 December that is a quieter service of hope in the midst of a noisy season for anyone who has a little sadness, confusion, loneliness or loss. With a background of reflections, soft music and candlelight, you’ll be invited to offer your tougher emotions to God, who entered our world of suffering at Christmas.
Click here to read more about the St Mark’s Blue Christmas Service and how it began in 2024.
We hope you will join us this year and invite someone to come with you.
Christmas Eve - wednesday 24 december - 5:00 PM
Nativity Play
Our Nativity Play is a fun and accessible retelling of the Christmas story, designed to be enjoyed by adults, teens and children of all ages. Many local families bring their children to enjoy this service.
Christmas Eve - wednesday 24 december - 11:00 PM
Candlelit Service
Our Candlelit Service is a beautiful, reflective, yet joy-filled service of Holy Communion and Carols to usher in the arrival of Christmas Day.
A very special experience to herald the birth of Jesus.
Christmas Day - thursday 25 december - 8:00 am
Traditional Service
Our traditional Christmas Day Holy Communion Service, which uses the Anglican Prayer book and looks to the incarnation and hope of Jesus Christ.
Christmas Day - thursday 25 december - 9:30 am
Family Service
A relaxed, short and welcoming service with carols, a short talk, and a focus on the birth of Jesus Christ.
