Christmas 2023
The Christmas season is soon approaching, so to help you plan! Here are our Christmas dates and details for seasonal specials* across our parish in NW Kent: two church locations and one church family here in Hextable & Swanley Village. You’re so very welcome to join us for some or all of these Christmas fixtures at St Peter’s and St Paul’s: and watch for the pop-up events planned for Next Door Hextable also.
In addition to our four congregation pattern* across December, we look forward to welcoming you to any of these with our parish Christmas Card being shared across our community. All voluntary monetary gifts donated across Christmas this year will be shared equally between our Community Compassion Fund and Home for Good, a charity that specialises in fostering & adoption. You can give here on this link: thank-you for your generousity...
Saturday 9th December 4:30pm Carols on the Green, Hextable with free refreshments after at Next Door Hextable, in partnership with Hextable Parish Council. Song sheet is here!
Sunday 10th December 4:30pm Blue Christmas, at St. Paul's Swanley Village: A reflective and contemplative service for those who may struggle at Christmas.
Thursday 14th December 4pm - 5:30pm Kids Christmas Party at St Peter’s Hextable, Christmas-themed crafts, games, snacks and more for primary school-aged children.**
Sunday 17th December 4:30pm and 6:30pm Carols by Candlelight, at St. Paul's Swanley Village.
Wednesday 20th December 11.30am Midweek Communion, at St. Paul's Swanley Village.
Sunday 24th December 3.30pm All-age Christingle at St. Paul's Swanley Village: 5.30pm All-age Christingle at St. Peter’s Hextable.**
Sunday 24th December 11:30pm Christmas Eve Communion at St. Paul's Swanley Village.
Monday 25th December 08.30am Christmas Day Communion at St. Paul's Swanley Village; 10.30am Christmas Day Family service at St. Peter's Hextable.
*08.30am each Sunday we host a contemplative service with communion at St. Paul’s, Swanley Village, 10.30am weekly, a lively family worship at St Peter’s, Hextable. Monthly sees our Overflow resource congregation with extended worship, word & ministry at St Peter’s, Hextable at 6.30pm on the first Sunday of the month, and Midweek at St Paul’s, Swanley Village at 11.30am on the first Wednesday of each month.
**Book in for these events by contacting bea@stph.org.uk