Christmas Eve Services:
3pm – Family Crib Service, Stoke
4pm – Family Christingle, Leavenheath
4pm – Family Christingle, Nayland
6.30pm – Carols by Candlelight, Stoke
11.30pm – MIDNIGHT MASS, Stoke
Christmas Day Services:
9.30am Polstead Family Eucharist
9.30am Leavenheath Family Eucharist
10am Wiston Family Morning Prayer
11am Nayland Family Eucharist
Advent III – John 1:6-8.19-28 – John the Baptist – Sun 17th Dec 2023 Français à la minute 8:57
Sat 16th Dec 6.30pm Carols at Polstead Church with the Boxted Methodist Silver Band
10.30am – 3.30pm Christmas Tree Festival at St James’s Nayland. FREE admission.
Bring a neighbour or friend who would like a Christmas outing and some refreshments!
Sun 17th Dec 10am Family Christmas Service, Nayland
5pm Nine Lessons & Carols, Leavenheath
6.30pm Nine Lessons & Carols, Nayland
Weds 20th Dec 7pm Carols in Nayland High Street with the Boxted Methodist Silver Band
Do support the Lego building competition taking place in Leavenheath Village Hall tomorrow, Saturday 9 December, 10am-12noon. Refreshments available, plus a raffle & children’s tombola.
The Christmas Tree Festival in Nayland Church opens this weekend. 27 trees to view. Full details on the pew sheet.
Sunday 3rd December 2023 – 1st Sunday of Advent – 1st Day of liturgical year. And a reminder of our next competition!
Sunday 26th November 2023 Christ the King and December diary.
Second Sunday before Advent – 19th November 2023
Big thank you from the Rector to the ‘knitters’ and ‘crafty’
people in our benefice who contributed to the lovely poppy
displays in our churches.
There will be an Act of Remembrance service for those wishing to pay their respect at the war memorial in the High Street, Nayland at 10.55am tomorrow, Saturday 11th November.
We also welcome you to join one of our special Remembrance services being held on Sunday across our benefice.
8.00am Nayland Holy Communion BCP
Remembrance Services:-
9.30am Leavenheath St Matthews
10am Wiston St Mary’s, laying of wreaths
10.45am Nayland St James’s
10.45am Stoke St Mary’s, with Polstead
12.15pm Laying of wreaths at Polstead
Do call in at Stoke, Nayland and Wiston churches to see their displays of hand knitted and crafted poppies. We thank all those involved in creating these displays.
Stoke by Nayland Area Churches 