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

November 24th

  • 5pm, Advent Evensong, Cathedral.

December 14th

  • 5pm, Carols in the Cathedral with the Evensong Choir.

December 22nd

  • 4:30pm, BBQ and Carols Service, St Mary’s West Armidale.

December 24th Christmas Eve

  • 5:30pm, Family Picnic, All Saints’ Thalgarrah.
  • 6pm, Family service, Cathedral.
  • 11pm, Communion service, 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 15th

  • 5pm, Community Carols Evening at St Mark’s.

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

  • 5pm, Christmas Eve service.

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 7th

  • 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 with Holy Communion, Bishop to preach.

St John’s Uralla

December 10th

  • 2:30pm, Lessons and Carols at St Matthew’s Brushgrove

December 17th

  • 7pm, Lessons and Carols at St Martin’s Wollun

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

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.