Tadcaster Benefice

To help you choose which sort of service you would like to attend on Christmas Eve/Christmas Day, here is a full list of what is happening in our four churches.  We look forward to seeing you!

Sunday 24th December - Christmas Eve
10am Morning Reflection at Church Fenton
a quiet service lasting about an hour
10.30am Celtic Holy Communion (said) at Tad
a service with space to think - no hymns
5pm Family Service at Church Fenton
for all the family - traditional carols, lantern procession, come early for a seat! Lasts approx 35 mins.
6pm Crib service at Tadcaster
for all the family - join in as we assemble the characters in the stable. Lasts approx 45 mins.
11pm Holy Communion at Kirkby Wharfe
traditional Holy Communion
11.30pm Holy Communion at Tadcaster
Holy Communion sung to the music of John Rutter - as we move into Christmas Day
 
Monday 25th December - Christmas Day
8am Holy Communion at Tadcaster
a traditional service with no hymns
9am Holy Communion at Newton Kyme
a traditional service with carols
9.45am Holy Communion at Church Fenton
a service with carols
10am Christmas Family Worship at Tadcaster
a short service to celebrate the birth of Jesus - bring a present that you have already opened to show everyone! Lasts approx 35 mins
11am Holy Communion at Kirkby Wharfe
​a traditional service with carols

Due to a technical error, the diary in the centre page sof the January edition of the church magazine, Focus, is wrong! The sharp-eyed among you will have spotted that the second half has reverted to December...so we can have another Christmas at the end of January!!
The correct version can be found on the Diary page of this website...and there will be paper copies in churches from next week.
​Our apologies for the mistake.

Wondering where to find a carol service this Sunday (17th Dec)?
In the Tadcaster Benefice, we have 4 you can choose from - depending on whether you want candlelit, all Nine Lessons and Carols, a children's Nativity, morning or evening. We would love to see you at any of them!

And if you already all-carolled out, maybe you would prefer a quieter, more reflective service or a Holy Communion? We can do that too!!

10am St Andrew's, Newton Kyme - Carol Service
10am St Mary's, Kirk Fenton - Holy Communion
10.30am St Mary's, Tadcaster- Morning Reflection
6pm St Mary's, Kirk Fenton - Carol Service
6pm St John's, Kirkby Wharfe - Carol Service with Nativity
6pm St Mary's, Tadcaster - Nine Lessons and Carols