St Mark’s Christmas Services 2026
Join us this year to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ! We are offering many different ways to experience Christmas, from quiet hopeful worship at our Blue Christmas service, to hearing and singing wonderful carols at our Lessons & Carols Service, or the retelling of the Christmas story at our Nativity Play, to the warmth and reverence of our Candlelit service on Christmas Eve, and finally our Christmas Day services. You will be warmly welcomed at all of them!
See below for details of all Christmas services.
Sunday 13 December 7:30 pm
Our joyful Lessons and Carols Service here at St Mark’s has been a tradition for many years, with its roots dating back to the 19th century in England. Traditional and modern Christmas Carols are sung by the choir and congregation; there is a children’s musical item, 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 Christ.
The service is followed by Supper in the Church Hall
Lessons & Carols
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 10:00 am
Family Service
A relaxed, short and welcoming service with carols, a short talk, and a focus on the birth of Jesus Christ.