Christmas Services and Events
Christmas is just around the corner and one of the joys of this time of year is celebrating with each other. So come along to one (or several) of the Christmas services and activities happening all over the Armidale Diocese this November and December, everyone is welcome.
To make it easy to find services and events near you, they are listed under the central town in each parish.
St Peter’s Cathedral
December 10th
- 5pm, Carols service at St Mary’s West Armidale. Followed by a BBQ at 6pm.
December 16th
- 6pm, Carols in the Cathedral
December 24th Christmas Eve
- 7:30am, Communion service, St Peter’s Cathedral
- 8am, Family celebration, St Mary’s West Armidale
- 9:30am, Family service, St Peter’s Cathedral
- 5:30pm, Family Celebration, All Saint’s Thalgarrah
- 6pm, Family service, St Peter’s Cathedral Parish Centre
- 11pm, Communion service, St Peter’s Cathedral
December 25th, Christmas Day
- 7:30am, Communion service, St Peter’s Cathedral
- 8am, Communion service, St Mary’s West Armidale
- 9:30am, Family service, St Peter’s Cathedral
For St Pete’s website, click here.
St Mark’s UNE Church
November 18th
- 6pm, Multicultural Christian Christmas Concert, Armidale Town Hall. Tickets are available at Koorong Bookstore.
December 17th
- 5pm, Community Carols Evening at St Mark’s. Food and fun from 5pm with carols starting a bit later.
December 24th
- 6:30pm, Christmas Eve service.
December 25th
- 9:30am, Christmas Day service
For St Mark’s website, click here.
Armidale Rural Referral Hospital
December 21st
- 12:45pm, Armidale Rural Referral Hospital Chapel Christmas Event
St Andrew’s Baradine
December 24th
- 9am, Christmas service with Holy Communion
St Laurence’s Barraba
December 3rd
- 5pm, Christmas service at Bereen.
December 10th
- 11:30am, Christmas service at Woodsreef
December 24th
- 10am, Lessons and Carols, Barraba
- 4pm, All ages Christmas Eve service, Barraba
December 25th
- 9am, Christmas Day service, Barraba
To visit St Laurence’s website, click here.
St John’s Bingara
December 3rd
- 6pm, BBQ followed by Carols in the Grounds, Bingara Hospital
December 17th
- 9:30am, Carols and Readings
December 25th
- 9am, Christmas Day service with Holy Communion
** Please note: there will be no services on either December 24th or 31st.
To visit St John’s Facebook page, click here.
Boggabilla/ North Star/ Yetman/ Croppa Creek
December 24th
- 10am, Christmas Service with Holy Communion, Bishop to preach
St Barnabas’ Boggabri
December 9th
- Carols in the Park, Vickery Park. 5pm free BBQ and live music, 7pm Carols.
December 24th
- 9am, Christmas Service of Nine Lessons and Carols
- 6pm, Christmas Service with Children’s Activities
December 25th
- 9am, Christmas Service with Holy Communion
To visit St Barnabas’ website, click here.
St Mary’s Bundarra
December 24th
- 9am, Christmas Service
St Paul’s Emmaville and St John’s Deepwater
December 24th
- 7pm, Christmas Eve service, Emmaville
December 25th
- 8am, Christmas Day service, Deepwater
Holy Trinity Glen Innes
December 16th
- 6:30pm, Community Christmas Carols at Holy Trinity Glen Innes. 6pm BBQ.
December 24th
- 9am, Christmas Eve service
- 6pm, Christmas Eve family pageant service
- 11pm, 1662 Book of Common Prayer, Traditional Communion service
December 25th
- 9am Christmas Day service
To visit Holy Trinity’s website, click here.
Christ Church Gunnedah
December 24th
- 10am, Christmas Eve service, St Philip’s Mullaley
- 5pm, family BBQ followed by a Christmas Eve service at 6pm
December 25th
- 9am, Christmas Day service
To visit Christ Church’s website, click here.
St James’ Guyra
December 10th
- 7pm, Combined Churches Carols at Guyra Presbyterian
December 24th
- 5pm, Family Twilight Carols followed by a light supper
December 25th
- 9am, Christmas Day service
To visit St James’ website, click here.
St Augustine’s Inverell
December 17th
- 7pm, Night Carols
December 24th
- 9am, Christmas Eve family service
- 8pm, Christmas Eve Prayer Book service
December 25th
- 9am, Christmas Day service
To visit St Augustine’s website, click here.
St Mark’s Ashford and St Columba’s Delungra
St Andrew’s Kootingal
December 24th
- 8am and 10am Christmas Service
- 7pm, Christmas Eve Family Service
December 25th
- 9am, Christmas Day Family Service
To visit the Kootingal Moonbi church website, click here.
Lightning Ridge Community Church
December 10th
- 12pm, Cumborah Christmas Service at Cumborah Community Hall.
December 14th
- 7:30pm, Lightning Ridge Community Christmas Carols at Spider Brown Oval. Pre-carols entertainment starts at 5pm and there are fireworks at 9:15pm to end the night.
December 23rd
- Evening, ‘Carpark’ Carols at various locations around Lighting Ridge.
December 25th
- 9am, Christmas Day Service, Lightning Ridge Community Church
- 12pm, Orphans Christmas Lunch, Lightning Ridge District Bowling Club (bookings essential)
Holy Trinity Manilla
December 22nd
- 6:30pm, Halls Creek Christmas service
December 23rd
- 7pm, Attunga Christmas service
December 24th
- 9am, Christmas Eve service, Manilla
- 7pm, Christmas Eve service, Somerton
December 25th
- 9am, Christmas Day service, Manilla
To visit Holy Trinity’s website, click here.
All Saints Moree
December 9th
- 7:30pm, Carols Service, Pallamallawa
December 10th
- 7:00pm, Carols Service, Terry Hie Hie
December 24th
- 9:30am, Lessons and Carols service, All Saints’ Moree
- 6pm, Family Christmas Eve service, All Saints’ Moree
- 9pm, Christmas Eve Communion service, All Saints’ Moree
December 25th
- 8:30am, Christmas Day Communion service, All Saints’ Moree
To visit All Saints’ website, click here.
St James’ Mungindi
December 24th
- 6pm, Christmas Eve Service with Bishop Rod Chiswell.
St Cyprian’s Narrabri
December 16th
- 7pm, Carols on the Lawn (13 Dewhurst St). BYO dinner from 6:30pm.
December 20th
- 7pm, Carols on the Lawn (Burigal St). BYO dinner from 6:30pm.
December 24th
- 9:30am, normal service
- 6pm, Christmas Eve service with Holy Communion
December 25th
- 9:30am Christmas Day service with Holy Communion
To visit St Cyprian’s website, click here.
All Saints Nundle
December 24th
- 10am, Christmas Eve Family Service
- 7:30pm, Christmas Eve Service of Carols and readings
December 25th
- 9am, Christmas Day Family Service
St Alban’s Quirindi
December 17th
- 9:30am, Christmas service, Willow Tree
December 24th
- 8:30am, Christmas Eve service, Werris Creek
- 9:30am, Christmas Eve service Quirindi
December 25th
- 9:30am, Christmas Day service, Quirindi
To visit St Alban’s website, click here.
St Mark’s Tambar Springs and St Philip’s Mullaley
December 24th
- 10am, Christmas Eve service, Mullaley
North Tamworth Anglican Church
December 24th
- 7pm, A Big Christmas Eve Carol Service, everyone welcome.
To visit North Tamworth Anglican’s website, click here.
Oxley Vale Anglican Community Church
December 24th
- 8am, 9 lessons and carols at Tamworth Gardens.
- 10am, Children’s nativity and carols followed by lunch together at Oxley Vale Public School.
December 25th
- 9am, Christmas Day service at Oxley Vale Public School.
To visit Oxley Vale Anglican’s website, click here.
St Peter’s South Tamworth
December 9th
- 5:30pm Christmas Carnival opens (free entry), 7:30pm Community Carols.
December 24th
- 7pm Christmas Eve Service
December 25th
- 9:30am Christmas Service
To visit St Pete’s website, click here.
St John the Evangelist, Tamworth
December 24th
- 8:30am, Christmas Eve Holy Communion service
- 10:30am, Christmas Eve family service
- 11pm, Christmas Eve Holy Communion service
December 25th
- 9am, Christmas Day family service with Holy Communion
To visit St John’s website, click here.
St Paul’s West Tamworth
December 24th
- 9am, Christmas Eve service, St Luke’s Loomberah
- 10am, Christmas Eve family service, St Pauls
- 6pm, Christmas Eve service, St Paul’s
- 11pm, Christmas Eve service, St Paul’s
December 25th
- 9am, Christmas Day service, St Paul’s
- 9am, Christmas Day service, St Luke’s Loomberah
To visit St Paul’s website, click here.
Christ Church Tenterfield
December 3rd
- 6pm, Carols Service followed by BBQ
December 24th
- 7pm, Christmas Eve service
December 25th
- 9am, Christmas Day service.
Please note: there will be no morning services on December 3rd or 24th.
St Andrew’s Tingha
December 24th
- 7pm, Christmas Eve Service.
St John’s Uralla
December 10th
- 2:30pm, Lessons and Carols at St Martin’s Brushgrove
December 24th
- 10am, Christmas Eve service, St John’s Uralla
- 7pm, Christmas Eve service, St Mark’s Kentucky
December 25th
- 9am, Christmas Day service, St John’s Uralla.
- Christmas Day lunch in St John’s Hall
** Hopefully, there will also be a service at St Martin’s Wollun once repair work has been finished. Date TBA.
To visit St John’s website, click here.
St Andrew’s Walcha
December 24th
- 7pm, Christmas Eve service
December 25th
- 9am, Christmas Day service
To visit St Andrew’s Facebook page, click here.
Barwon Special District Anglican Church
St Peter’s Walgett and St John the Evangelist Collarenebri
December 9th
- 6pm, Carols, Collarenebri
December 23rd
- 3:30pm, Christmas service, Collarenebri
December 24th
- 9am, Christmas service, Walgett
To visit the Barwon Special District Facebook page, click here.
St Simon and St Jude’s Warialda
December 16th
- 7pm, Carols in the Park – Captain Cook Park. With BBQ from 6pm.
December 20th
- 7pm, Coolatai Family Carols and Lessons
December 24th
- 9:30am, Christmas Eve family service, Warialda Anglican
- 11pm, Traditional ‘midnight’ service, Warialda Anglican
December 25th
- 9:30am, Christmas Day Communion service
To visit St Simon & St Jude’s website, click here.
St Augustine’s Wee Waa
December 3rd
- 5:30pm, Community Carols at the Weeronga Hostel Gardens (Alma St). Festivities will start with a sausage sizzle and there will be carols until 7:30pm.
December 24th
- 9:30am, Christmas Eve service
- 8pm, Christmas Eve service
December 25th
- 9:30am, Christmas Day service
To visit St Augustine’s website, click here.
