You’re invited to church this Christmas!

You are very welcome at our Advent and Christmas services and events – bring your family and friends or come along on your own. Whether it will be your first time at church or you have been before, we look forward to welcoming you!

All events Calendar Advent & Christmas

Christmas Fayre

for 4 hours
St Michael's Church, East Ardsley
Church Lane East Ardsley Wakefield, WF3 2LJ, United Kingdom
We would like to extend a warm invitation to you all to come along and join in the fun and excitement at our Annual Christmas Fayre. This will be taking place on Saturday 23rd November between 11am and 3pm, in St. Michael’s Parish Hall. You will have an opportunity to support local people selling various crafts. These will include home-made cards, home-made tree decorations, decorative ceramic tiles, paintings, jewellery, cakes, pastries, pies , beauty products, all made by local people. There will be seasonal goodies available from our team in the kitchen along with teas and coffees. Raffle tickets will also be on sale, with prizes donated by local businesses, full details to be announced shortly. The raffle will be drawn during the Fayre. Why not take this opportunity to buy unique gifts for your friends and family in a warm, bright and cheery environment? We look forward to seeing you. Any enquiries, do please send an email to [email protected]

Advent Course 2024

Every Tuesday at for 1 hour, 45 mins
St Michael's Church, East Ardsley
Church Lane East Ardsley Wakefield, WF3 2LJ, United Kingdom
We would like to invite you to join us for this year’s weekly Advent Course, ‘Looking and Longing’, a course to rekindle the spirit of Advent. Over 7 sessions, we will look at characters from the Old and New Testaments to engage with and prepare for Advent and celebrate the eternal coming of God to us and to the world. The course is meditative and reflective, with pause for thought and prayer in which we might silently bring our hopes and longings to God. Session 1, entitled Hiding and Seeking, will take place on Tuesday 22nd October at 7:30pm in the Church Hall. All are welcome.

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Festive Afternoon Tea

for 2 hours
St Michael's Church, East Ardsley
Church Lane East Ardsley Wakefield, WF3 2LJ, United Kingdom
Join us for afternoon tea, as we hear the Christmas story and sing some well known carols. A lovely afternoon of fun and friendship. Tickets are £5. Please message if you would like a ticket. [email protected]

Christingle Service

for 1 hour
St Michael's Church, East Ardsley
Church Lane East Ardsley Wakefield, WF3 2LJ, United Kingdom
This is a fun, family-friendly and engaging way to hear the Christmas story told through using a Christingle, which we will learn about in the service. An informal, relaxed service with some great Christmas music with the opportunity to remember the ‘reason for the season’. It's always a special moment when the lights are dimmed and we look around at the faces of the children, filled with awe and wonder - and when we see the same look on adults' faces too! All are welcome.

Blue Christmas Service

for 1 hour
St Michael's Church, East Ardsley
Church Lane East Ardsley Wakefield, WF3 2LJ, United Kingdom
A special uplifting and moving service of hope for all who may find Christmas difficult, and for all who may have had a difficult year. An opportunity to come into God’s presence just as we are, with all our fear, all our hopes and all our dreams.

Carols by Candlelight

for 1 hour
St Michael's Church, East Ardsley
Church Lane East Ardsley Wakefield, WF3 2LJ, United Kingdom
A special "Carols by Candlelight" service featuring a rich selection of Christmas carols including many traditional favourites to help you get in the mood for Christmas. We’ll also hear some ‘soundbite sermons’ giving us space and opportunity to pause for thought. This year, we are delighted to be joined by Ken Sharpe, who will play the organ in the service.

Nativity Service

for 1 hour
St Michael's Church, East Ardsley
Church Lane East Ardsley Wakefield, WF3 2LJ, United Kingdom
Our annual Nativity service is a favourite for all the family as our children retell the greatest story ever told. A lovely and popular service. All are welcome.

Christmas Eve Midnight Mass

for 1 hour
St Michael's Church, East Ardsley
Church Lane East Ardsley Wakefield, WF3 2LJ, United Kingdom
An opportunity for adults to pause for thought on the eve of Christmas as we gather around the Lord’s Table as Christmas day breaks through and share the peace with one another. We bring the hopes and fears of the year before God and gather to receive Communion or a blessing. We are delighted that Ken Sharpe will be joining us to play the organ.

Christmas Day All Age Communion

for 1 hour
St Michael's Church, East Ardsley
Church Lane East Ardsley Wakefield, WF3 2LJ, United Kingdom
A shorter celebration of Holy Communion for Christmas Day. There will be an opportunity for people to “bring and tell”, bringing a Christmas present to talk about as part of the service, all finishing in time to get back home to enjoy family festivities and Christmas dinner.