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 Tree Festival

for 4 days, 3 hours
All Saints'
Lower Road, Charlton All Saints, Salisbury, Wilts, SP5 4HQ, United Kingdom
Celebrating Light in the Darkness

Join us for our first Christmas Tree Festival in Charlton
Events for all ages

Opening Night Drinks Reception Fundraiser
Saturday Family Day
Sunday Matins
Sunday Family Afternoon
Downton Band Concert

See separate Event post for each of these

Christmas Tree Festival Opening Night

for 3 hours
All Saints'
Lower Road, Charlton All Saints, Salisbury, Wilts, SP5 4HQ, United Kingdom
Drinks Reception Fundraiser
£15 for adults to include wine and canapes

7pm Doors open to a Candlelit Church
7.30pm Welcome from the Rector and Countdown to Tree Light Switch On
8 - 8.30pm Carols amongst the Trees
9pm Visit from Santa (reindeer dependent)

Bar & Gift Stall
Come to meet your friends and marvel at the Christmas Trees and displays

Proceeds will go toward the upkeep of the Church.

Christmas Tree Festival Family Saturday

for 7 hours
All Saints'
Lower Road, Charlton All Saints, Salisbury, Wilts, SP5 4HQ, United Kingdom
Come with all the family to see our Christmas trees and displays
Vote for your favourite
Memory Tree - hang a golden star on the tree to remember a loved one
Tea and cake stall
Children's Christmas Crafts all day, with guided decoration making from 2pm
Gift stall
Free entry

Christmas Tree Festival Family Sunday Afternoon

for 3 hours
All Saints'
Lower Road, Charlton All Saints, Salisbury, Wilts, SP5 4HQ, United Kingdom
Come with all the family to see our Christmas trees and displays
Vote for your favourite
Memory Tree - hang a golden star on the tree to remember a loved one
Tea and cake stall
Children's Christmas Craft table
3.30pm Christingle making and celebrating
Gift stall
Free entry

Christingle

for 30 mins
All Saints'
Lower Road, Charlton All Saints, Salisbury, Wilts, SP5 4HQ, United Kingdom
A short informal Christingle service
Aimed at the Young and Young at Heart
During our Christmas Tree Festival Family Afternoon
Join us to make and celebrate a Christingle - we'll provide the materials - you provide the talent!
Led by the Revd Maggie Metcalfe

Downton Band Christmas Concert

for 2 hours
All Saints'
Lower Road, Charlton All Saints, Salisbury, Wilts, SP5 4HQ, United Kingdom
Our annual visit from the excellent Downton Band to round off our Christmas Tree Festival

Bring your best singing voice to join in with some traditional favourites amongst the trees and displays
Admission is free
There will be a retiring collection shared between the Band and Charlton Church
Seasonal refreshments
It is our custom to bring unwrapped gifts suitable for either a lady, boy or girl which we pass on to the Women's Refuge

Informal Nativity Service

for 30 mins
All Saints'
Lower Road, Charlton All Saints, Salisbury, Wilts, SP5 4HQ, United Kingdom
Following on from the success of last year, we are pleased to announce our Informal Scratch Nativity will return this year.

30 mins re-creating the joy of the nativity and singing a well-known carol or two.
Suitable for all ages and abilities.
Come dressed up as a character from the Nativity if you would like.

Led by the Revd Dr Ruth Howlett-Shipley

Christmas Day Parish Communion

for 1 hour
All Saints'
Lower Road, Charlton All Saints, Salisbury, Wilts, SP5 4HQ, United Kingdom
Our special celebration communion service