Christmas Events in our areas
Sunday 15th December at 2.15pm at the Toll Gavel Church
Berverley Chamber Choir Christmas Carol Concert
Music Director – Jeffrey Makinson
Conductor – Mark Pybus
Organist – Colin Walsh
Wednesday 18th December at 19.30 at the Barrel Walkington
Singing traditional Christmas carols
Thursday 19th December at 19.30.
At the Goodmanham Arms – Members of the Beverley Male voice choir singing traditional carols
At the Dog and Duck Inn – Buy a ticket for home made Pie and Mushy Peas (from the bar) and join in the singing of traditional Christmas carols.
Multiple dates from 9th December – 30th December St Mary’s Church Beverley
Welcome to the Lion, the Unicorn and Me.
Join us at at St Mary’s Church, Beverley for an enchanting performance filled with joy, warmth and humour. Immerse yourself in a world of wonder as we explore Jeanette Winterton’s beautiful nativity (adapted for stage by Gordon Meredith) and find out who was picked for an extraordinary adventure. This live performance promises to be a captivating experience for all ages.
Refreshment and crafts will follow a beautiful retelling of the story and are included in the ticket price of £6 (plus a small admin fee for booking online). Tickets can also be bought directly from the office – stmarys.beverley@gmail.com
Pre school children are free.
St Mary’s Church Services
Sunday 8th December: Mini carol services
10.00 – 10.30am 11.00 – 11.30am 12.30 – 1.00pm
2.00 – 2.30pm 3.00 – 3.30pm
Thursday 19th December: Nine Lessons & Carols by Candlelight
7.30 – 9.00pm
Saturday 21st December: Drop in for Carols and Mince Pies ( Choir begins at 11am)
10.00am – 1.00pm
Sunday 22nd December: Family Nativity ( Children are welcome to dress as nativity charaters)
11.15am – 12 noon
Christmas Eve: Christingle Service. A magical service for children
11.00 – 11.45am 1.00 – 1.45pm 2.30 – 3.15pm 4.30 – 5.15pm
Christmas Eve: Midnight Communion
11.30pm – 12.30am
Christmas Day: Christmas Holy Communion. Christmas Celebration with Communion for all ages
8.00 – 8.45am 10.30 – 11.30am
St Nicolas Church Services
Our regular services of worship continue to run as usual at 10am on Sundays (first Sunday is Sunday Celebration) in church and 9.30am on Thursdays in the Community Centre.
Messy Church is on the 2nd Saturday in the month in church from 10.30am
Encounter, our Deanery worship is replaced by the Churches Together Carol Service on Sunday December 15th at 6.30pm
Christmas Concert
We are delighted to have the opportunity to host Riverside Brass for a Carol Concert this Christmas on Friday December 13th at 7.30pm.
They present a family fun-filled concert of Christmas music of varying styles, including some audience participation joining in singing some Sheffield Carols.
‘Sheffield Carols’ is a long standing tradition of carol singing in local venues around Sheffield and Derbyshire in the run up to Christmas. There will be a mixture of known tunes set to different lyrics and known lyrics set to different tunes. Music will be available on the night.
Christmas Schedules for St Nicolas
Friday 13th December doors open 4.00pm – Family Christmas Film Night
Friday 13th December 7.30pm – Christmas Carol Concert by Riverside Brass
A sing-along concert for all the family
Saturday 14th December from 10.30am – Messy Church for Christmas
Sunday 15th December 4pm – Christingle Service
Sunday 15th December 6.30pm – Churches Together Carol Service – at Beverley Minster. All the member churches help lead this service – including St Nick’s. This replaces ‘Encounter’ for December
Wednesday 18th December 7.30pm – Carols at the Inn – at the Foresters Arms, Beckside
Saturday 21st December 10am – Men’s Breakfast – at the Foresters Arms, Beckside
Sunday 22nd December 10am – Folk Carols and Communion
Christmas Eve 4pm – Crib Service
Christmas Eve 11.30pm – Midnight Communion
Christmas Day 10am – Christmas Communion
No service on Thursday 26th December
