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You are very welcome this Christmas at our Advent and Christmas services and also our events \u2013 bring your family and friends or come along on your own. Whether it will be your first time at church or you have been before, we look forward to welcoming you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sunday 30 November<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Carols by Candlelight Sunday 30 November at 4.30pm <\/mark><\/strong>
Come and join us at this lovely candlelit
service, where we come together to sing with the Salvation Army Band traditional carols and watch a simple Nativity story
Followed by hot chocolate with marshmallows and mince pies in the church.
Organised by Stotfold Churches Together
Collection will go to the Need Project<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Saturday 6 December & Sunday 7 December <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Christmas Tree Festival
10am-4pm Saturday 6 December
11am-4pm Sunday 7 December<\/mark><\/strong>
Come and see the trees in church that various individuals and groups in our community
have decorated. There are over 44 trees. Stalls and refreshments in the Church Hall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Wednesday 10 December<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Big Carol Sing 2pm Wednesday 10 December<\/mark><\/strong>
Join us for carol singing followed by refreshments. Sing one carol straight after another.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sunday 14 December<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Families at Four Christingle Service
4pm Sunday 14 December<\/mark><\/strong>
A service suitable for children of all ages. Each child will be given a decorated Christingle Orange with a lighted candle. Collection for the Children\u2019s Society.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Saturday 20 December<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blue Christmas Service
Saturday 20 December at 3pm
<\/mark><\/strong>The Christmas season is associated with joy and celebration, but for some it can be a challenging time, for those who are bereaved or struggling for any reason. This is a gentle service of readings, music and candle-lighting. It acknowledges pain in dark times but also speaks of the light that Christ brings. Collection for Letchworth Garden House Hospice<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sunday 21 December<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Family Christmas Carol Service
6.30pm Sunday 21 December
<\/mark><\/strong>Sing your favourite Christmas carols and listen to Bible readings about the birth of Jesus. The church will be candlelit. Collection for Letchworth Garden House Hospice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Christmas Eve<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nativity (Crib) Services <\/mark><\/strong>
3pm & 4pm Christmas Eve<\/mark><\/strong>
Children can wear their own costumes as we retell the story of the Nativity in words and carols. Collections for Letchworth Garden House Hospice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Christmas Eve<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Midnight Mass <\/mark>
11.30pm Christmas Eve <\/mark><\/strong>
A traditional Communion Service with carols. The church will be candlelit. Collection for Letchworth Garden House Hospice<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Christmas Day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Christmas Day Communion 10am,<\/span> <\/span><\/strong>
A service for the whole family with carols. Join us as we celebrate together the greatest story evertold. Collection for Letchworth Garden House Hospice<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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You are very welcome this Christmas at our Advent and Christmas services and also our events \u2013 bring your family and friends or come along on your own. Whether it will be your first time at church or you have been before, we look forward to welcoming you! Sunday 30 November Carols by Candlelight Sunday 30 November at 4.30pm Come and join us at this lovely candlelitservice, where we come together to sing with the Salvation Army Band traditional carols and watch a simple Nativity story Followed by hot chocolate with marshmallows and mince pies in the church. Organised by… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":1933,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-parts\/page-template-full-width.php","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2214","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stotfoldchurch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stotfoldchurch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stotfoldchurch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stotfoldchurch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stotfoldchurch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2214"}],"version-history":[{"count":305,"href":"https:\/\/www.stotfoldchurch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7999,"href":"https:\/\/www.stotfoldchurch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2214\/revisions\/7999"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stotfoldchurch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stotfoldchurch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}