Thank you to everyone who helped to make the Christingle service such a wonderful occasion.

Please do come along to any of our Christmas services:
Sunday 8th December
7.00pm  Wash Common’s Candlelit Christmas Concert
Thursday 19th December
7.00pm Carol Singing at The Bowler’s Arms
Sunday 22nd December 
6.00pm  Service of Lessons & Carols
Christmas Eve 
4.00pm  Crib Service
11.15pm  Midnight Communion
Christmas Day
8.00am Traditional Said Holy Communion
10.00am  All-Age Communion

Back by popular demand!  An afternoon of Christmas crafts! 

Come and join us – to make some cards and other craft activities.
Wednesday 4th December 2019 in the Large Meeting Room at St. George’s Church at 2.45pm until 4.30pm.
Please contact: the church office or pastoral@st-george-newbury.org for more information or to book a place.

Would you consider helping out at any of the following initiatives going on in Newbury this Christmas?
West Berkshire Homeless.  From 1st December until 28th February 2018 the Salvation Army Hall will be open to the homeless, and will provide 13 beds.  150 volunteers are needed in three shifts, and they are looking for donations to help employ a paid leader.  The shifts are morning from 06.00 – 08.00; evening from 19.30 – 22.15; night from 22.00 – 06.15.  Drivers are also needed.  For more details, or to sign up to volunteer, please see notice on the table at the back of the Church.
CTNA Christmas shop at The Kennet Centre – ‘Wrapped with love’ – Open Monday, …

Come and join us for a traditional candle-lit service of 9 Lessons and Carols  Sunday, 22nd December at 6pm.

Now in its fifth year, and always a fantastically festive evening of music and mulled wine – St George’s Church hosts Wash  Common’s Candlelit  Christmas  Concert for 2017 – 7pm on Sunday 10th December! 
Featuring violinist Helen Page, Soloist Katie Minien, Harmony Choir, St George’s Choir.
With readings by members of the community and Christmas carols for the audience.
Mulled wine and mince pies will be served at the interval.
Tickets are £5 (under 16s free) and available from the church office.
Proceeds from this event will go to the West Berks Winter Homeless Project.

Readings: Isaiah 52.7-10, Hebrews.1.1-4, John 1.1-14
Well we’re nearly there! Only …minutes to go now to Christmas. Are you ready for Christmas? Have you got all the preparations done? Any jobs left to do when you get home? Maybe there’s still a Christmas stocking to creep into a bedroom with?
We are on the cusp of an epic moment. The Advent season of preparing, waiting, yearning, thirsting, hoping, is very nearly over. We’re here because it’s just not good enough to wake up tomorrow morning and dozily realise that, realise what??? I’ll answer that in a minute.
This moment is rather like a stumbling through the darkness of night down onto a beach. Sitting there in the gloom before …

You are warmly invited to join us!

6th Dec
7.00 pm
Candlelit Christmas Concert (tickets – £5);
further details here.

13th Dec
 3.30pm
 Christingle Service

20th Dec
6.00pm
Nine Lessons and Carols by Candlelight

23rd Dec
7.00pm
Christmas Carols at the Bowlers Arms Further Details…

Christmas Eve

4 pm
Crib Service with children’s nativity

11.15 pm
Midnight Mass

Christmas Day

8 am
BCP Communion for Christmas Day

10 am
All Age Christmas Day Service

27th Dec
10 am
Please note that we are joining St John’s for their patronal service at 10am (there will be no 9.30am service at St George’s