Christmas

Christmas is nearly here!

Here is all you’ll need to know about services at St. Saviour’s this festive period.

All are welcome at all of our services! Unless indicated below, we won’t be running separate groups for children, but the services designed with children in mind are the Big Family Christmas Service, 4pm Traditional Carols, the Christingle services and the 10:30am Christmas Day service. None of our services are ticketed, so feel free to just turn up! We’re really looking forward to seeing you there.

Click here to view our livestream

 

Women’s Christmas Market | Fri 28th Nov at 7:30pm

Join us for a fabulous evening of making crafts, buying presents, and eating yummy Christmassy nibbles. The live jazz band will get us in the festive spirit and the church will look beautiful. This is event is open to all women aged 14+.

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‘The Snowman’ with Godalming Band | Sat 29th Nov at 1pm & 3pm

Join us for a family friendly festive afternoon showing of ‘The Snowman’. The showing is accompanied by the live soundtrack performed by Godalming Band. We’ll be getting in the Christmas spirit from 1pm with fun crafts for little ones and refreshments for everyone before the performance at 2pm. Tickets are £10 for adults, £5 for under 16’s and under 2’s go free. We also offer a family ticket for £25 for two adults and up to 3 children!

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Acoustic Carols | Sun 7th Dec at 6pm 

Join us for a carol service featuring beautifully arranged acoustic carols by our fantastic band, a Christmas message, and festive refreshments to celebrate the season. Doors open at 5:30pm. While there will be no dedicated children’s provision, everyone is warmly welcome. This service will be livestreamed.

 

Big Family Christmas Service | Sun 14th Dec at 10:30am 

A fun interactive all age Christmas celebration! Children, feel free to come dressed up as shepherds, angels, animals, Marys, Josephs, wise men & women, to our service – full of Christmas carols, games, and festive merriment. This service will be suitable for children of all ages – 0-99 – and will last for approximately 50 minutes. This service will not be livestreamed.

 

Beer & Carols | Sun 14th Dec at 6pm 

The Stoke Pub, GU1 4JN 

Bring your finest singing voices to the Stoke Pub for a good old fashioned Christmas carol sing-along. We’ll be based in the Function Room (entrance through the back car park) where drinks will be available to purchase from the bar, so bring your friends and soak in the festive cheer! Join us from 5:30 before we kick off at 6!  

  

Traditional Carols | Sun 21st Dec at 4pm & 7pm 

Our St. Saviour’s Christmas choir will lead some of our best-loved carols, alongside traditional Bible readings and a short talk. Everyone is welcome to either of the services, though there will be a self-service Creche Room open with the livestream to the service during the 4pm service. These services will be livestreamed.

 

Christmas Crafternoon | Mon 22nd Dec from 2-4pm  

An afternoon of Christmas Crafts for children aged 2-11 years! Come along with your child and enjoy some fun, Christmas music and festive drinks & snacks! Tickets are £3 per child, and parents are required to supervise.

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Christingle | Weds 24th Dec at 3pm & 5pm 

Our Christingle services are open to all with a special welcome to families with younger children. They will be informal and interactive, with carols, Christingle making, and lots of Christmas cheer. This service will last approximately 45 minutes. These services will not be livestreamed.

  

Midnight Communion | Weds 24th Dec at 11pm 

In the middle of the hustle and bustle of Christmas Eve, this reflective and traditional Communion service gives the opportunity to take a deep breath, to be still, and to focus our attention on the story of Jesus’ birth. We sing traditional carols, hear readings and a short talk, and share communion together. Entering the church on the 24th, we walk out into Christmas day! This service will be live streamed.

  

Christmas Communion | Thu 25th Dec at 8am 

A traditional communion service for the earlybirds on Christmas morning. This service will last about 45 minutes, and won’t be live streamed.

  

Christmas Celebration | Thu 25th Dec at 10:30am 

Come and join our Christmas day extravaganza! Our morning Christmas celebration is designed for all ages to enjoy together, so there will be something for everyone as we celebrate the birth of Jesus together, with carols and a short talk as well as lots of festive fun. This service will not be livestreamed.

  

Joint Communion Service | Sun 28th Dec at 10:30am 

Join us in the last few days of 2025 as we take stock and prepare for what God has in store for us in 2026. Our congregations are joining together for one Communion service at 10:30am. Our children and youth will be joining together for activities in the coffee lounge during this service. This service will be livestreamed.

 

We’ve put together a ‘Sundays in December‘ guide, which we hope will be helpful when navigating the Sundays in December. You can download the PDF here.

Other services not mentioned above:

Sun 7th Dec

  • 9am service
  • 10:30am Communion service (with Kids/Youth Parties)

Sun 14th Dec

  • 9am Reflection in the Coffee Lounge

Sun 21st Dec

  • 9am Communion service

Alpha Course

Launch Night: Mon 19 January from 7:30pm-9:30pm
at St Saviour’s Guildford, GU1 4QD

Alpha is an opportunity to explore life’s big questions together in an open, informal environment.

It’s free and everyone is welcome.

Each evening will follow a similar format – starting with dinner and a chance for conversation before we watch a film and break into small groups for conversation, running from 7:30pm-9:30pm.

If you’re interested in finding out more, we would love you to come to our launch evening on Mon 19 Jan – you can sign up here.

Join our Alpha course!

Christmas Charities:

This year, we’re giving to Tearfund’s Gaza and Middle East Appeal.

Donations go to their work with local churches and partners in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon to provide support and vital supplies to people impacted by the conflict, including provide meals for displaced people, shipping vital medicines, and keep schools running.

We’re delighted that some of our small groups are making hampers for Guildford Besom. Through Besom, we are able to send hampers of lovely gifts to some of the most vulnerable houses in the area!

 

Extra Information:

The Christmas services due to be live streamed will be indicated above and available to watch at anytime after on our YouTube channel. We’d love you to join us!

Accessibility: All our services benefit from level access and a hearing loop.

Church Centre: The church centre will be closed between Tuesday 23rd December at 5pm and Sunday 4th January at 9am. During this time, there will be an out of hours phone service for pastoral emergencies, details of which will be available in the 18th December edition of Happening.