Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue Address
Ranmore: St Barnabas, Ranmore Common Road Dorking, RH5 6SP, United Kingdom
We are delighted to welcome our children and families to our ever-popular Christingle Service and Nativity Play at St Barnabas.
Amidst all the hustle and bustle let us take you back over two thousand years to a cold, starry night in Bethlehem and, with a cast of thousands (well, maybe a few less!), we will tell you the real story of Christmas.
We invite the children to take the parts of angels, shepherds, kings, good sheep, unruly sheep, donkeys, etc. to gather around the crib and sing carols. We have some costumes available or do come dressed if you would prefer. Please contact Carolyn Bourton on 01306 881364 if you have any queries about any of this.
The Christingle Service follows this short play when the Christingle oranges are distributed and the church is filled with candlelight – always a magical moment. As usual the retiring collection will be sent to support the work of the Children’s Society.

Ranmore: St Barnabas

St Barnabas' Church on Ranmore Common – postcode RH5 6SP – has been known as "The Church on the North Downs Way" for many years and more recently was referred to as "My other Cathedral in the Woods" by the former Bishop [Christopher] of Guildford.

You can download the St Barnabas monthly Newsletter through the News + Notices page. This will give you and idea of life at St Barnabas and you can also down load the leaflets about the history of the church. If you are reading this on a tablet it works best in the landscape format and if you are using a phone there is a Menu line at the bottom which leads you into the rest of the site.

The parish of Ranmore is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer(s), PSOs. The Diocese of Guildford’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) who advise our PSOs. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the DSA. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Services.

We have an associated website – https://ranmorewarmemorial.info (you can click on this) – which was inspired by the names of the men "who went forth from this parish at the call of duty and fell in the Great War" who are listed on the memorial plaque on the wall of the nave in the church. It also contains background information on the Denbies Estate and the Cubitt family. 

Get in touch

St Martin's Church Office,
The Christian Centre,
Church Street,
Dorking.

RH4 1DW
Parish Administrator
01306884229
What's on

Christingle Service and Nativity Play

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
Ranmore: St Barnabas
Address
Ranmore: St Barnabas, Ranmore Common Road Dorking, RH5 6SP, United Kingdom

We are delighted to welcome our children and families to our ever-popular Christingle Service and Nativity Play at St Barnabas.
Amidst all the hustle and bustle let us take you back over two thousand years to a cold, starry night in Bethlehem and, with a cast of thousands (well, maybe a few less!), we will tell you the real story of Christmas.
We invite the children to take the parts of angels, shepherds, kings, good sheep, unruly sheep, donkeys, etc. to gather around the crib and sing carols. We have some costumes available or do come dressed if you would prefer. Please contact Carolyn Bourton on 01306 881364 if you have any queries about any of this.
The Christingle Service follows this short play when the Christingle oranges are distributed and the church is filled with candlelight – always a magical moment. As usual the retiring collection will be sent to support the work of the Children’s Society.

Ranmore: St Barnabas Charity No. 617133