Women’s Christmas Craft Evening – Saturday 30th November 6pm – 9pm
On Saturday 30th November we are holding our first ever Women’s Christmas Craft Evening in the Church. This will be a great evening full of making crafts, a wreath, buying presents, drinking mulled wine and eating yummy Christmassy nibbles!
The cost of the evening will be £10 for all the crafts and refreshments except for the wreath which will cost an additional £10 – please book a standard ticket and an additional ticket for the wreath making.
Tuesday at 2 Christmas Meditations – Tuesday 3rd December 2pm
A special Tuesday at 2 service to celebrate Christmas.
Contemporary Carols – Sunday 8th December 6.30pm
All At Emmanuel we are blessed to have many cultures represented in our church family. We may celebrate Christmas with different traditions, but they all point towards the birth of Jesus Christ! Join us in a lively carol service that worships the Saviour of the whole world. Stick around to sample delicious food from some of the nations represented at our church.
Messy Monday – Monday 9th December 3:15pm
A special Messy Monday service to celebrate Christmas.
Toddlers Christmas Service – Wednesday 11th December 10am
A special Toddlers service to celebrate Christmas.
Christingle Service – Sunday 15th December 10am
Bring all your all your friends and family for this all-age spectacular, including Christingle making, our children’s choir and youth band, as we celebrate the birth of Jesus in a fun time for all ages.
Carols By Candlelight – Sunday 15th December 6.30pm
A classic carols by candelight service with our Emmanuel Christmas Choir.
Blue Christmas – Monday 16th December 8pm
The service will provide a quiet, reflective space for people who may feel overwhelmed by the cheer and noise of Christmas. Using liturgy, music, silence and candles, it will be a place to acknowledge sadness, and to find peace and comfort in the message of God’s hope and light in times of darkness.
9am Communion – Sunday 22nd December 10:45am
Join us for a short Communion service before we head into Croydon!
Carols In Croydon – Sunday 22nd December 10:45am
As a Church we’ll go out and gather at 10:45am outside the Whitgift Centre (pedestrian area between Metro Bank and One Below) to sing carols and share the Christmas story.
Along with carolling, there will be Bible readings, evangelistic talks, and a prayer station.
Because of Croydon Council, we are limited to 30 carollers. Please sign up and you will receive more details closer to the event. If you’re unable to sign-up, you are still welcome to come along and watch on the day.
Christmas Evening Prayer – Sunday 22nd December 8pm
A special Christmas themed evening prayer to find some peace and space before we head into Christmas week!
Christmas Eve Celebration – Tuesday 24th December 3:30pm & 5.30pm
Join us for a telling of the Christmas story, told for all ages. Join us this year for Campfire Christmas Eve, around the campfire we’ll here stories from the characters from the very first Christmas. hey’ve all been given the most amazing and unexpected gift from Jesus and they want to share with us how they responded by wanting to give something back to Jesus.
Midnight Communion – Monday 24th December 11pm
A reflective service welcoming in the joy of Christmas with Holy Communion!
Christmas Day All Age Service – Wednesday 25th December 10am
Come and join us as we celebrate the birth of Jesus and Christmas Day together!