Christmas Fair
To everyone who helped at the Christmas Fair last Sunday...
Thank you so much for doing all you did, and for all the hard work that you contributed to the event beforehand.
It was a truly awesome whole-village effort. Whether you were cooking, mulling, brewing, baking, selling, shifting furniture, cleaning the Hall afterwards, decorating, running competitions / creative activities, singing, raffling, or any other of the varied activities that went into making this event so successful, the PCC thanks you wholeheartedly: the money you helped to raise makes a valuable contribution to the annual costs of running and maintaining our unique and historic village church so that it will be here for future generations.
SO FINALLY – here’s the financial outcome: an amazing £2,562.77.
With our grateful thanks,
The PCC
Walking Nativity in Berrick Salome
Come and follow Basil (our resident pony/donkey) on Saturday 21 December 2024 on a short walk from The Chequers (where there is no room at the Inn) to St Helen's Church - where there will be a telling of the Christmas Story, a dressing-up box of nativity costumes, and carols round the Crib and Christmas tree - plus Christmas Refreshments!
Christmas Eve Carol Service
On Tuesday 24 December 2024 -18h30 - at St Helen's Church. This year we continue with our traditional service of Carols by Candlelight including the Blessing of the Crib. We invite you to:
· walk up the candle-lit Church Lane (limited parking is available)
· gather in the candle-lit church
· sing some lovely well-known carols (from a service sheet), each linked by a line of the Christmas Story
· hear the children singing around the crib.
The service will last about 60 minutes. Everyone is welcome!
This year’s collection will be donated to the British Red Cross, so please give generously, by cash, or online .
Christmas Day Holy Communion
On Wednesday 25 December 2024 from 11h00 to 11h45 we will be holding our traditional Service of Holy Communion for Christmas Day in St Helen's Church.
We do hope you can join us at one or more of these festive events!