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Christmas Services 2018
Find a Christmas service near you… simply explore the services and events in the table below.
We’d also like to invite you to our special Churches in WGC event:
Thurs 20th December 6.30pm: Town Carol Service outside Howard’s Centre with WGC brass band. Refreshments will be provided by the Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council.
| December | ||
| Sunday 2nd @ 4pm | Family Carol Service | St Francis |
| Sunday 2nd @ 4pm | Advent Carol Service | St John's |
| Saturday 9th @ 6.30pm | Heartbeat carols | Digswell Village Church |
| Sunday 16th @ 4pm | 9 Lessons and Carols | St John's |
| Sunday 16th @ 6pm | Carols by Candlelight | Christchurch Parkway |
| Sunday 16th @ 6pm | Carols by Candlelight | Christchurch Peartree |
| Sunday 16th @ 6pm | Carol Service | Howlands Baptist |
| Sunday 20th @ 6.30pm | Carols under a Winter Sky | Digswell Village Church |
| Sunday 23rd @ 6pm | Traditional Nine Lessons & Carols | St Francis |
| Sunday 23rd @ 4.30pm | Carols by Candlelight | Welwyn Garden City United Reformed Church |
| Sunday 16th @ 6pm | Community Carol Service (including Watchlytes School Choir) | Panshanger Church |
| December | ||
| Saturday 1st @10am | Breakfast Church | Welwyn Garden City United Reformed Church |
Saturday 1st @ 5pm | Advent Adventure for all the family | Panshanger Church |
| Sunday 2nd @ 10.30am | Gift Sunday | Welwyn Garden City United Reformed Church |
| Sunday 2nd @ 4pm | Pet Service | Welwyn Garden City United Reformed Church |
| Sunday 2nd @ 5pm | Service of Light (Remembrance Service for those who have pasted away) | Panshanger Church |
| Saturday 8th @ 12 - 6pm | Christmas Tree Festival | St Francis |
| Sunday 9th @ 10.30am | Morning Worship | Welwyn Garden City United Reformed Church |
| Sunday 9th @ 12-5pm | Christmas Tree Festival | St Francis |
| Saturday 15th @ 6pm | Christmas production with brass band followed by mince pies and festive drinks | Herts International Church |
| Sunday 16th @ 4pm | Family Communion Service with Nativity | St Francis |
| Sunday 16th at 10am | Nativity Service | Panshanger Church |
| Sunday 11th @ 10.30am | Nativity | Howlands Baptist |
| Sunday 16th @ 4pm | Christmas Special for young families | Welwyn Garden City United Reformed Church |
| Wednesday 19th @ 8am | Day of Prayer for the Parish | St John's |
| Wednesday 19th @ 9am | Stay and Play Messy Nativity | Panshanger Church |
| Friday 21st @ 6pm | The Longest Night | Welwyn Garden City United Reformed Church |
| Sunday 23rd @ 9.30am | All-age service | Christchurch Parkway |
| Sunday 23rd @ 10.30am | All-age service | Christchurch Peartree |
| Sunday 23rd @ 4pm | Christingle Service | Christ the King |
| Sunday 30th @ 5pm | A contemporary worship service | St Francis |
| Monday 31st @ 10pm | New Year’s Eve service with finger food | Herts International Church |
| 4pm | Crib Service | Christ the King |
| 4pm | Nativity | Christchurch Peartree |
| 4pm | Crib Service | Digswell Village Church |
| 4pm | Crib Service | Howlands Baptist |
| 4pm | Crib Service | St John's |
| 4pm & 6pm | Christingle/Crib Service | St Francis |
| 5pm | Children's Christmas Mass | Our Lady Queen of Apostles |
| 5pm | Christingle Service | Panshanger Church |
| 5.30pm | Nativity | Christchurch Parkway |
| 6pm | Children's Christmas Mass | St Bonaventure's Catholic Church |
| 6.30pm | Children's Christmas Mass | Holy Family Catholic Church |
| 8.30 for 9.00pm | Mass of the Nativity preceded by Carols | Our Lady Queen of Apostles |
| 9.30 for 10.00pm | Mass of the Nativity preceded by Carols | Holy Family Catholic Church |
| 10.30 for 11.00pm | Mass of the Nativity preceded by Carols | St Bonaventure's Catholic Church |
| 11pm | Midnight Mass | St Francis |
| 11.15pm | Midnight service | Christchurch Parkway |
| 11.15pm | Midnight HC led by the Revd Rosemary Fletcher | Ludwick Way Methodist Church |
| 11.30pm | First Mass of the Nativity | St John's |
| 11.30pm | Communion Service | Welwyn Garden City United Reformed Church |
| 11.45pm | Midnight Communion | Panshanger Church |
| 9am | Christmas Day Mass | St Bonaventure's |
| 10am | Family service | Christ the King |
| 10am | Family service | Digswell Village Church |
| 10am | Christmas Day Family Service | Herts International Church |
| 10am | Christmas Day Mass | Holy Family |
| 10am | Carol Service | Howlands Baptist |
| 10am | Family Worship | Ludwick Way Methodist Church |
| 10am | Christmas Family worship | Panshanger Church |
| 10am | Family Communion Service | St Francis |
| 10am | Family service | St John's |
| 10am | Christmas Family service | Welwyn Garden City United Reformed Church |
| 10.30am | All-age celebration | Christchurch Parkway |
| 10.30am | All-age celebration | Christchurch Peartree |
| 11am | Christmas Day Mass | Our Lady Queen of Apostles |
Hundreds attend Queen’s 90th celebrations
On 12th June, hundreds in Welwyn Garden City gathered in the town centre for the Queen’s 90th Birthday celebrations organised by the Churches in WGC. See photos below.
