Advent, Christmas and Epiphany
ADVENT
N.B. the dates are corrected from the previous year each autumn as the Advent & Christmas Schedule is agreed. The dates below pertain to 2019)
Advent and Christmas Worship & Events
Every Sunday: 9:30am at SMSG + 11:00am at All Saints
Sunday 1st December 6:00pm: Advent Carol Serviced at St Mary & St Giles Church
Friday 6th December: at 12:00noon there will be a Soup Lunch followed at 12:30 by an Organ Recital in St Mary & St Giles
Saturday 7th December 3:00pm: a Concert of seasonal music by MK Youth Choir in St Mary & St Giles Church
Saturday 14th December 7:30pm Music Makers of Milton Keynes Concert in St Mary & St Giles
Sunday 15th December As well as the 9:30am Parish Masses at St Mary & St Giles there will be a Service of Carols by Candlelight at 6:00pm in All Saints Church in Calverton.
Monday 16th at 10:00am and 2:00pm & Wednesday 18th December at 10:00am Russell School will hold their Nativity Plays in St Mary & St Giles Church.
Tuesday 17th December 7:00pm: “Cowleys” Funeral Director – a memorial service in St Mary & St Giles in memory of those whose Funerals have taken place in the past year
Thursday 19th December 12:00pm: another of our popular lunchtime concerts at St Mary & St Giles Church. Bring your lunch, enjoy the music, tea & coffee provided.
Thursday 19th December at 2:00pm and 6:00pm St Mary & St Giles School Carol Concert in Church.
Saturday 21st December at 5:00pm MK Chorale Concert in St Mary & St Giles Church
Sunday 22nd December: As well as the 9:30am Parish Masses at St Mary & St Giles & 11:00am at All Saints there will also be a CAROL SERVICE at 6:00pm at St Mary & St Giles
Tuesday 24th December Christmas Eve
16:30 Christingle Service
23:00 MIDNIGHT MASS OF THE LORD’S NATIVITY (N.B. earlier time this year)
Wednesday 25th December CHRISTMAS DAY
08:30 Morning Prayer
09:30 PARISH MASS & CAROLS
Thursday 26th December St Stephen, Proto-Martyr – 10:30 Mass at St Mary & St Giles
Friday 27th December St John the Evangelist – 12:00noon Mass at St Mary & St Giles
Saturday 28th December The Holy Innocents – 08:00 Mass at St Mary & St Giles
Sunday 29th December THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY & JOSEPH
09:30 PARISH MASS at St Mary & St Giles
11:00 Family Mass at All Saints
Wednesday 1st January 2019 SOLEMNITY OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD – 10:00 Mass at St Mary & St Giles
Saturday 4th January 10:00 Coffee Morning in aid of St Mary & St Giles Restoration Fund
Sunday 5th January THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
09:30 PARISH MASS at St Mary & St Giles
11:00 Family Mass at All Saints