Christmas 2013

A selection of Christmas services, concerts and events as advised by churches across the area, in addition to their usual service times and diary events for December:

(Please see our Church Listings pages for church locations) Italics = awaiting confirmation; all due apologies for errors and omissions

Sunday 1 December, First Sunday in Advent

9:30am Advent Family service, St Matthew's, Sutton Bridge, followed by breakfast

10:30am Advent service, Spalding United Reformed Church

3:00pm Blue Christmas, Broad Street Methodist

3:00pm Christingle service, St Bartholomew's, West Pinchbeck

6:00pm United service with Broad Street at St Thomas's Road Methodist

6:30pm Advent carols, St Mary's, Pinchbeck

6:30pm Advent carol service, St Mary & St Nicolas

Thursday 5 December

1:30pm Christingle, St Mary's church, Whaplode

2:00pm School Christingle in St Mary's, Weston

Sunday 8 December

10:30am Short carol service with Children's Nativity, Gosberton Methodist

10:30am Christingle, St Mary's, Pinchbeck

10:30am Junior Church Festival service, Spalding United Reformed Church

3:00pm Carol service, St John's, Weston Hills

4:00pm Christingle service, refreshments afterwards, Broad Street Methodist

4:00pm Afternoon Tea and Carols, Gosberton Methodist

Thursday 12 December

10:30am Matts Mums tree decorating, St Matthew's, Sutton Bridge

6:00pm St Bartholomew's Primary School Carol Service with refreshments to follow; St Bartholomew's, West Pinchbeck

7:00pm Carols by Candlelight around the Christmas Trees, Gosberton Baptist

Friday 13 December

3:00pm Christingle, St Mary's, Tydd

4:30pm Tree decorating service, St Matthew's, Sutton Bridge

5:00pm Westfield Day Nursery perform their Nativity Play in St Bartholomew's, West Pinchbeck

7:30pm Royal British Legion Concert with the Banovallum Band from Horncastle, St Margrate's Hall, Quadring; tickets £6

Sunday 15 December

9:00am Celebrating Christmas, informal worship, Broad Street Methodist

10:30am Carol service, Moulton Chapel Methodist church

10:30am Traditional Christmas Carol Service & Nativity Play followed by mulled wine & mince pies, South Holland Community Church at Ayscoughfee Hall school, PE11 2TE

10:30am Carol service, Spalding United Reformed Church

10:30am All Age Advent Worship followed by refreshments, St Bartholomew's, West Pinchbeck

11:00am Family Christmas Celebration (non-traditional), children's drama, Lighthouse Pentecostal

11:00am Advent Family service, St Mary's, Tydd followed by bring and share

2:00pm Christingle, St Matthew's, Sutton Bridge2:30pm Carol service, Gosberton Risegate Methodist church

2:30pm Carol service, Holbeach Drove Methodist

2:30pm Carol service, Moulton Methodist Chapel

3:00pm Christingle, All Saints, Moulton

3:00pm Carol service, St Paul's

3:00pm Carol service, Sutterton Methodist

4:00pm Christingle, St John the Baptist

6:00pm Carols by Candlelight with St John's Choir, St Gilbert & St Hugh, Gosberton Clough

6:30pm Carol service, St James, Moulton Chapel

6:30pm Carols by Candlelight, St Mary's, Tydd

Wednesday 18 December

6:30pm Carol Concert with Boston College, Church of England Parish Day School Choir, St Mary's Singers, the Belleplate and Hand Bell ringing teams at the Red Lion Quarter

Friday 20 December

3:00pm Carol service, Lutton Marsh Methodist

6:30pm Casual Carols, St Mary's, Tydd

Saturday 21 December

6:30pm: Christmas with Cantemus, St Mary's, Pinchbeck; tickets £8

Sunday 22 December

10:00am Carol service, Ss Peter & Paul, Gosberton, followed by refreshments

10:00am Crib service, St Mary's, Whaplode, followed by party

10:30am Family Nativity service, refreshments afterwards, Broad Street Methodist

10:30am Carols service, Gosberton Baptist

10:30am Family service with Junior Church taking part at Spalding Baptist, followed by tea, coffee and mince pies

10:30am Communion service, Spalding United Reformed Church

10:30am Nativity service, St Thomas's Road Methodist

11:00am Carol service at Connect, followed by mulled wine and mince pies; The Vista (PE11 2PB)

2:30pm Carol service, Gosberton Clough Methodist church

2:30pm Carol service, St Laurence, Surfleet

3:00pm Nine Lessons and Carols followed by Tea/Coffee, Mince Pies, St Bartholomew's, West Pinchbeck

3:00pm Carol service, Deeping St Nicholas

3:00pm Christingle, St John's, Weston Hills

6:00pm Carol service, Bicker Methodist

6:00pm Carol service, Gosberton Methodist

6:00pm Carols by Candlelight in church at St Margaret's, Quadring followed by refreshments

6:00pm Carol service, St Thomas's Road Methodist

6:30pm Carol Service, Holbeach Methodist

6:30pm Candlelit carol service with Holbeach Town Band, All Saints, Moulton

6:30pm Traditional Carols by Candlelight, Lighthouse Pentecostal

6:30pm Carols by Candlelight, Pinchbeck Baptist

6:30pm Carols by Candlelight, Spalding Baptist, followed by tea, coffee and mince pies

6:30pm Carols by Candlelight, St John the Baptist

6:30pm Carols by Candlelight, St Matthew's, Sutton Bridge

6:30pm Christmas carol service, St Mary & St Nicolas

6:30pm Carols by Candlelight, St Mary's, Weston