This Christmas we celebrate Jesus – the greatest of wonders, coming to earth in the smallest of ways.
We’re really looking forward to celebrating Christmas with you this year. Here’s everything that’s coming up.
Please also see the bottom of this page for information about parking and livestreaming.
Advent Services
8am on Sunday 30th November
10.30am on Sunday 30th November
Carols sing-a-long
10:30am on Saturday 20th December
Our Living Well café is open every Saturday from 10am to midday, but on Saturday 20th December we’re also hosting a carols sing-a-long. Come along and join in, or just sit and listen and enjoy the Christmassy atmosphere.
Interactive Nativity Service
10.30am on Sunday 14th December
Explore the Wonder of Christmas at our fun, interactive service for all the family. Dress as your favourite nativity character or borrow one of our props! After the service tea and coffee will be served.
Carols by Candlelight
6.30pm on Sunday 21st December
This beautiful, candlelit service includes well known carols in a traditional style, accompanied by a series of Christmas Bible readings. Doors open at 6pm with the service starting at 6.30pm and finishing at approximately 8pm. After the service mulled wine and mince pies will be served.
Christingle Services
3pm & 4.30pm on Christmas Eve
These are two fun-filled, all-age service where you can make your own Christingle candle. Our Christingle Services on Christmas Eve are a lot of fun and are always popular with families with young children, but however old you are, you are very welcome to come and join us. Services start at 3pm and 4.30pm.
Midnight Communion
11.30pm on Christmas Eve
Welcome the start of Christmas together at our Midnight Communion Service. Doors open at 11pm with the service starting at 11.30pm, finishing at approximately 12.30am.
Christmas Celebration
8am on Christmas Day
A traditional Christmas Celebration service with Holy Communion.
10.30am on Christmas Day
This is a great family occasion on Christmas morning. Doors open at 10am with the service starting at 10.30am, finishing at approximately 11.30am.
Christmas Offertory
Porchlight
Porchlight was founded to help people facing the devastating effects of homelessness as well as tackling the causes and consequences of poverty and inequality. They work with around 6,000 individuals and families every year. They receive no central government funding, last year lost funding from KCC and have seen their local council funding cut. This Christmas the offertory taken at our services is being given to Porchlight. If you would like to make an online donation, please visit www.porchlight.org.uk/donate
Christmas Dinner
Midday on Christmas Day
Once again this Christmas our fab chef Tim (plus a small army of St Stephen’s volunteers) is going to be cooking dinner on Christmas Day for anyone who won’t have a meal, or who would otherwise be spending Christmas Day on their own. Spaces are free but we need to know numbers in advance, so if you would like to book in, please contact Diane on 07901 633841.
Regular services
Every Sunday we have a service at 10.30am. We also have a twice monthly services at 8am and 6pm. For more information about all of these please take a look at our services page.
Useful info
Parking
If you are visiting us this Christmas, please note that parking is available in Waterloo Road Car Park (pay and display, although it is free on Sundays and bank holidays). Once the car park is full there is plenty of local on-street parking available, although we ask you to be considerate to our neighbours.
* Livestreaming
10.30am services at St Stephen’s (indicated above with an asterisk) are also livestreamed via our Youtube channel. If you are attending any of these services and prefer not to be filmed, please sit on the far left or far right of the church, and also speak to a member of our team when you arrive.