ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH welcomes YOU at ADVENT & CHRISTMAS Sunday 30th Nov. at 6.30pm: Advent Carol Service – carols and readings Saturday 20th Dec. at 3.00pm: Blue Christmas - quiet and peaceful Sunday 21st at 6.30pm: Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols – traditional, with choir Tuesday 24th at 4.00pm: Christmas Crib Service – child-friendly with dressing-up Tuesday 24th at 11.00pm: Midnight Mass – holy and beautiful Wednesday 25th at 9.30am: Christmas Worship with Communion – for everyone
The Churches of the Banstead Five Churches join together on 6th December at midday to sing all our favourite carols outdoors in the Church Orchard round a bonfire. Do come along and bring your friends to this always-popular event, which lasts about an hour and is followed by mince pies and mulled wine.Dress warmly!
Advent is a time of waiting and of hope. This service reflects through readings and carols on the mystery of God’s loving purpose for us - how he humbled himself to take our human nature that we might share his divine glory. Do come and join us on Advent Sunday at 6.30pm for a lovely start to this time of preparation for the coming of Christ.
‘Sing for Joy’ takes place in church at 11.00am, on the third Wednesday of each month except in August and September. It welcomes everybody, of any age, from across the village and beyond. Its aim is to lift the spirits and revive the memories and to encourage friendship, through hospitality and a sing-along of popular songs and hymns following seasonal themes. It is especially popular with people affected by dementia and their friends. ‘Sing for Joy’ is free, including refreshments, with a retiring collection, usually for the Alzheimer’s Society. No special musical ability is required, just join in and enjoy. The next meeting will be on 19th November 2025, and then on 17th December we'll sing along with a Christmas focus.
