Christmas events 2023

• Saturday 18th November Gravesend 10.00am to 2.30pm Autumn Market Crafts, collectables, books, cakes, sweets, preserves etc. + light refreshments. Proceeds toward church funds
• Sunday 26th November Hextable 10.30am Toy Service led by Deacon Vic Downs
• Saturday 2nd December Third Avenue 10am to 2pm Christmas Tree Festival Free Admission
• Saturday 2nd December Holy Trinity South Chatham 11am – 7pm Christmas Tree & Nativity Festival at St Alban's
• Saturday 2nd December Hope Street 6:30pm Christmas Concert with Lucinda Drayton & Marcus Cliffe DETAILS HERE

First Sunday Of Advent

• Sunday 3rd Larkfield 9am Breakfast Church scratch nativity
• Sunday 3rd Gravesend 11.00am Toy & Gift Servicebring a NEW child's toy, which will be sent to our local women's refuge and/or a gift wrapped warm hat/gloves wrapped around a bar of chocolate which will be given to a homeless person at Christmas.
• Sunday 3rd Hextable 10.30am Holy Communion service led by Rev. Gill Le Boutillier-Scott
• Sunday 3rd Bearsted 2-6pm The church will have a stall at Bearsted Market on the Green
• Sunday 3rd Hope Street 6:00pm Churches Together in Sheppey Advent Service at Hope Street
• Sunday 3rd Holy Trinity South Chatham 11am – 7pm Christmas Tree & Nativity Festival at St Alban's
• Sunday 3rd St Luke's 10:30amThe Characters of Advent: Mary,led by Oscar Siu
• Friday 8th December Hope Street 9:30am to 11:00am Christmas Coffee Morning in the Alec Stride
• Wednesday 6th December Tonbridge Road 7:45pm 'The Case for Christmas' Advent Bible study course
• Friday 8th December Burham 4pm Messy Church Christmas
• Saturday 9th December St Luke's 9am till lunch Breakfast with Father Christmas and Church Christmas Fair
• Saturday 9th December Swanscombe 9.30 am Coffee Morning
• Saturday 9th December Swanscombe 1pm Carols in the High Street
• Saturday 9th December Eccles 3pm Christingle (followed by Eccles Christmas Light-Up)

Second Sunday Of Advent

• Sunday 10th Hextable 10.30am Sunday school Nativity
• Sunday 10th Hextable 3pm Christmas Party, A party for the local community Fun, Games, Refreshments, All are welcome
• Sunday 10th St Luke's 10:30am The Characters of Advent: Joseph , Gift Service & Holy Communion, led by Revd Robin Selmes
• Sunday 10th Third Avenue 10.30am Junior Carol Service, All Age Worship led by Sunday Squad
• Sunday 10th Tonbridge Road 10.30am Toy service and Christingle led by Rev Naomi Oates
• Sunday 10th Holy Trinity South Chatham 6pm Carol Service at St Alban's
• Monday 11th December Larkfield 6pm Girls' Brigade Christmas celebration
• Tuesday 12th December Tonbridge Road 12.45pm Friendship Lunch
• Wednesday 13th December Bearsted 7pm Ecumenical Carols on the Green followed by soup and a roll
• Wednesday 13th December Swanscombe 7:30pm Christmas Carol Evening at St Peter & St Paul Church
• Wednesday 13th December Tonbridge Road 7:45pm 'The Case for Christmas' Advent Bible study course
• Thursday 14th Larkfield 2.30pm Christingle for Dawn to Dusk Nursery
• Thursday 14th Hope Street 3:00pm Dementia Carol Service all welcome
• Friday 15th Eccles 2:00pm Preschool nativity
• Friday 15th Eccles 7:00pm Bethlehem Carols
• Saturday 16th Larkfield 19:1m to 12 Noon Churches Together in Malling carol singing outside ASDA, Kings Hill
• Saturday 16th Holy Trinity South Chatham 10.30am-12 noon Carols & Mince pies at St David's
• Saturday 16th Eccles 1pm Christmas Meal

Third Sunday Of Advent

• Sunday 17th Bearsted 6pm Family Carol Service
• Sunday 17th The Brent 4pm Carol Service led by Revd. Alex Terrett and Deacon Elizabeth Harfleet
• Sunday 17th Gravesend 11.00am Christmas Celebration Service a service for all the family and friends
• Sunday 17th Hextable 10.30am Carol Service led by Rev Gill Le Boutillier-Scott
• Sunday 17th Swanscombe 10:45am Christingle Service
• Sunday 17th St Luke's 5:30pm Carol Serviceplease note, no morning service today
• Sunday 17th Burham 2pm Celebration of Christmas led by Revd Robin Selmes
• Sunday 17th Hextable 3pm Remembrance Service led by Rev Gill Le Boutillier-Scott A service to remember those loved ones no longer with us
• Sunday 17th Hope Street 3:00pm Carol Service
• Sunday 17th Sittingbourne 3:00pm Carol Serviceplease note, no morning service today
• Sunday 17th Larkfield 4pm Carol service led by Rev Naomi Oates
• Sunday 17th Tonbridge Road 6pm Carol service led by Rev Naomi Oates with festive tea beforehand (led by former Brigade team – booking required)
• Sunday 17th Third Avenue 6.30pm Candlelight Carol Service Beautiful candle service for all the family
• Monday 18th Burham 4pm Carol singing outside the Co-op in Peters Village (with All Saints)
• Wednesday 20th 12 Noon Larkfield Welcome Hub Christmas lunch
• Wednesday 20th Larkfield Messy Christingle (2pm for under 5s and 3pm for 5+)
• Wednesday 20th December Tonbridge Road 7:45pm 'The Case for Christmas' Advent Bible study course
• Friday 22nd Sittingbourne 10:30am Carol singing at the church gate for Action for Children

Christmas Eve

• Gravesend 11.00am Carol Service
• Hextable 10.30am Family Carol Service
• Holy Trinity South Chatham 10am Christingle Service at St David's
• Hope Street 10:30am Morning Service "Cloths for the Cradle"
• Sittingbourne 10:30 am "Songs Of Praise"
• St Luke's 6:30pm The Characters of Advent: Shepherds, led by Revd Robin Selmes
• Swanscombe 10:45 am Christmas Eve Service
• Tonbridge Road 10:30am Christmas Carol Songs of Praise led by Amanda and the OAST Team
• Union St morning Carol Service
• Burham 2pm Christingle led by Revd Naomi Oates No morning service
• Third Avenue 4pm All Age Christingle Service led by Revd Robin Selmes
• Hextable 4pm Christingle service led by Rev Gill Le Boutillier-Scott
• Holy Trinity South Chatham 4pm Family Crib Service at St William's
• Holy Trinity South Chatham 11pm Midnight Communion at St William's
• Larkfield 11.15pm Midnight Communion led by Revd Naomi Oates
• Third Avenue 11.30pm Midnight Communion

Christmas Day

• The Brent 10.00am Christmas Day Service
• Eccles 10.00am Christmas Family Service led by Rev Naomi Oates
• Gravesend 11.00am Christmas Day Service Please bring a present to show and tell
• Hextable 10.30am Christmas Day Service
• Hope Street 10.00am Christmas Day Service
• Holy Trinity South Chatham 10.00am Holy Communion at St David's
• Larkfield 10.00am Christmas Family Service led by Monica Wilding
• Sittingbourne 10.00am Christmas Morning Service
• St Luke's 9:30am The Characters of Christmas: Jesusled by Revd Robin Selmes
• Third Avenue 10.30am Christmas Family Service led by Monica Wilding
• Tonbridge Road 10:00am Christmas Carol Songs of Praise led by Julie and Amanda

• Sunday 31st Sittingbourne 10.30am United Service with Bearsted, Hope Street and Newington mince pies and other Christmas treats after the service.
• Sunday 31st St Luke's with Third Avenue United Service 1030am The Characters of Christmas: Wise Men led by Revd Robin Selmes
• Sunday 7 January Gravesend 11.00am Covenant Service