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 Eve mass

for 30 mins
St. Peter's Swinton
Chorley Road Swinton Salford, M27 0WA, United Kingdom
Before our celebration of the Nativity of Jesus gets underway, on Tuesday morning we will gather at the altar to celebrate the last mass of the Advent season.

Christingle and Vigil Mass of Christmas

for 45 mins
St. Peter's Swinton
Chorley Road Swinton Salford, M27 0WA, United Kingdom
Our observance of Christingle (with a collection for the Childrens' Society) also includes a simple celebration of the eucharist and the giving of holy communion. This is the first of our Christmas services, technically a vigil mass of Christmas. We are after 12 noon on Christmas Eve, so the feast of the Nativity of Jesus Christ has now begun.

Midnight Mass & Blessing of the Crib

for 1 hour
St. Peter's Swinton
Chorley Road Swinton Salford, M27 0WA, United Kingdom
At the heart of our Christmas worship is our gathering in church for Midnight Mass and the Blessing of the Crib. The gospels lead us to think that Jesus was born at night and from very early on in the history of the Church on this night the eucharist was celebrated in the middle of the night. So we do today.

Christmas Mass of the Dawn

for 30 mins
St. Peter's Swinton
Chorley Road Swinton Salford, M27 0WA, United Kingdom
Sometimes called "the Shepherds' Mass" because it is thought to mark approximately when the shepherds would have been at the crib, the eucharist is celebrated simply at 8am on Christmas Day.

Christmas Day Festival Mass

for 1 hour
St. Peter's Swinton
Chorley Road Swinton Salford, M27 0WA, United Kingdom
Our festival mass for Christmas morning.

Saint Stephen's Day Solemn Mass

for 1 hour
St. Peter's Swinton
Chorley Road Swinton Salford, M27 0WA, United Kingdom
The day after Christmas, Boxing Day, is also the feats of Saint Stephen. There used to be a Saint Stephen's Church and School in this parish so we try to mark Saint Stephen's Day with some style and with a festival mass.