Christmas Experience

Next Sunday, we have our Christmas Experience

service. It starts at 4.30pm with a great blend of
favourite carols, drama, readings etc before we
enjoy the mulled wine and mince pies.

Christingle

On Christmas Eve there will be a family friendly

Christingle at St Pauls at 4.00pm. Bring your
friends & families to craft a Christingle and
enjoy some refreshments before we use our
Christingles in our short service at 4.30pm.

Midnight
Communion

From 11.15pm on the 24th, join us at St Pauls

for this wonderful service as we welcome in
Christmas day by candlelight and share
communion together.

Christmas Day

A joyful Springfield family service on Christmas

morning where we come together to celebrate
the birth of Jesus.
There will be some great carols, a short talk
(and a chance for Will to look at the presents,
of course).
Minister:
Canon Will Cookson will@springfieldchurch.org.uk
020 8404 6064
(day off Saturday)
Curate:
Revd Jane Petrie
jane@springfieldchurch.org.uk
Children & Families Minister:
Sue Bosley
sue@springfieldchurch.org.uk
020 8773 4787
Church Office
admin@springfieldchurch.org.uk
020 8647 3410
Safeguarding
safeguarding@springfieldchurch.org.uk

11th December: Third Sunday in Advent

Hosted by the Cafe Cell
Morning Worship & Nativity
Gods peace
in unexpected places
Luke 1: 26-38
~~~~~

18th December 4.30 pm

Christmas Experience
Gods hope
found in a new born baby

Welcome to our service,

especially if you are here for
the first time today.
Do feel free to use the young
families corner at the back of
the main hall and the staffed
crche for under 3s.
Please join us for tea and
coffee after the service.

Celebrate Christmas
with Springfield
Celebrate Christmas with Springfield as we
celebrate the birth of Jesus.
We start with a Nativity as part of our service today before our
most popular Christmas service for the whole family on 18th Dec
with drama, carols, mince pies and mulled wine.
On Christmas Eve at 4pm, there is a Christingle service at St
Pauls then we look forward to Christmas Day with our Midnight
Communion at St Pauls which starts at 11.15.
Finally we come together at 10.30 on Christmas morning for our
family service at Wallington Girls.

springfieldchurch.org.uk

DIARY
Today @ 10.00 am
Pre service prayers
11th December @ 10.30 am
Service with Nativity
12th December @ 11.00 am
Caf Connect
12th December @ 7.30 pm
Craft River @ C4C
18th December @ 4.30 pm
Christmas Experience
19th December @ 11.00 am
Carols in the Caf
22nd December @ 3.00 pm
Carols @ Abbeyfield
24th December @ 4.00 pm
Christingle @ St Paul's
24th December @ 11.15 pm
Midnight Communion
@ St Pauls
25th December @ 10.30 am
Christmas Worship
6th January @7.00 pm
The MiX @ the Phoenix
MiX connect @ the Phoenix
8th January @ 3.30 pm
Seniors Tea
SPRINGFIELD CHURCH IS PART OF

Pray for our church family

Please pray for

John Nicholls and his

family as they deal with his
illness, procedures and
appointments; for Gods
peace, strength and grace.

All our guests who join with

us celebrating Christmas
this year, that they will be
blessed as they hear the
Christmas story. Please
pray for all the
preparations and behind
the scenes work supporting
our services and ministries.
For prayer chain requests,
please contact :

Jean Silvester 8647 5100

She will pass on any pastoral

matters as appropriate

Keep in Touch
Do visit the Springfield website
to read the latest blog post,
listen to past sermons or to
watch videos of the talks at
Ashburnham as well as a pile
of pictures.
You can also subscribe to
receive our weekly (ish) email
with updates of Springfield
news and events.

Refuge Presents
Dont forget to give your
wrapped presents to the cell
members today. Do talk to
them if youve disremembered
or need to make different
arrangements.
~~~
Book 11th February in your
diary for their annual quiz in
aid of the refuge: bring your
friends for a great evening.

New Wine
Next year, we are looking
forward to returning to New
Wine at Shepton Mallett with
its great teaching, worship,
children and youth work. We
will be going to week 1 from
22-28 July. Look out for more
detail in the New Year.

Carols in the caf

This year its on Monday 19th

December from 11am.
Come along and join Ana &
John and the rest of the
community in the Library Caf
as we sing many much loved
carols together.

Abbeyfield Carols

On Thursday 22nd Dec 3pm,

be part of the group that will
be going to join the community
in Abbeyfield and sing some
carols. Do talk to Margaret
Boardman for full details

Christmas Lunch

Support is needed for the

churches together Christmas
Lunch, especially drivers to
transport guests.
Please talk to Mat Tomson if
you can help.

Craft River

Tomorrow evening is the next

chance for you to invite your
crafty friends to join you at
Cricket for Change for an
evening full of chat, laughter,
refreshments and craft with
the Live, Laugh, Love cell.
Whether you need, or can
offer, craft help and ideas, its
the crafty place to be.