We have plans for a great range of services and activities during the season leading up to Christmas, so here’s an overview. All of these are shown in the Calendar and in Worship Onsite or Worship Online.
Advent
This year for Advent we are looking to do something a little different, with a change from our usual layout in our churches and a time of watchfulness, anticipation, and reflection – a time of Joyful Expectation, as we prepare for Christmas. Our theme of Joyful Expectation will be developed over the four weeks as: Joyful Expectation – an Introduction, Forgiveness, Justice, Peace. Do join us on Sunday, or one of our small groups running through the season.
Christmas
See “Children’s Specials” above for Christmas Eve services for children and their families.
On Christmas Eve there will be Midnight Mass services at St Mary’s Kidlington, starting at 11pm, and St John’s, starting at 11.30pm. The St Mary’s service will also be livestreamed for those preferring not to come onsite.
Christmas morning will see services for Christmas Communion at 10am in St Mary’s Kidlington and St Mary’s Hampton Poyle (but not St John’s). There will also be a livestreamed, interactive service online on Zoom at 10am (contact clergy or webmaster for login details).
On Sunday 26th December, there will be one service of Holy Communion for the whole parish, at 10am at St Mary’s Kidlington.
To download a service sheet for any of these services, please go to Worship Onsite.
Please be assured that we are conducting Risk Assessments for all our special services over the season of Advent and Christmas to ensure they are comfortably safe for all attending.