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24 December 2024 • Oxted Local 
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Oxted and Warlingham R/C Parish
Tel No. 01883 627762
www.oxtedandwarlinghamparish.org
Streamed services at www.churchservices.tv/oxted and
www.churchservices.tv/warlingham
24th December: 5.00pm Vigil Mass of the Nativity at St.
Ambrose (especially suitable for families)
24th December: 8.30pm Carols and Readings at All Saints
24th December: 9.00pm Midnight Mass at All Saints
25th December: 9.00am Mass at Dawn at St. Ambrose
25th December: 11.00am Christmas Day Mass at All Saints
St. Mary’s, Oxted & St. Peter’s, Tandridge
Tel No. 01883 714263
www.stmarysoxted.uk www.stpeterstandridge.uk
8th December: Christingle services, St Mary’s 9.30am &
4.30pm, St. Peter’s 11.00am
22nd December: 11.00am at St. Peter’s - Nine Lessons
and Carols
22nd December: 6.30pm at St. Mary’s – Carols by
Candlelight
24th December: Nativity services - St. Mary’s 4.00pm,
St. Peter’s – 5.30pm
24th December: 6.00 – 7.00pm – Carol Singing with the
Oxted Band outside O Community Hall
24th December: 11.00pm ‘Midnight’ Communion
service at St. Mary’s
25th December: 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) at
St. Mary’s and St. Peter’s
25th December: All Age Communion Services : 9.30am at
St. Mary’s, 11.00am at St .Peter’s
In addition from 6.00pm until 7.00pm over the weekend
just before Christmas there will be an interactive Nativity
Journey in St. Mary’s Church with some craft activities,
food, the chance to dress up as a shepherd or a king and a
nativity photo booth to record this!
King’s Church
Tel. No 01883 734805 www.kingschurchforyou.org
15th December: 5.00pm Christmas Carol service
In the Eden Building at Oxted School, Entrance via Park
Road
United Reformed Church, Oxted
Tel No. 01883 730406 www.oxtedurc.org.uk
Streamed services www.oxtedurc.org.uk/live-streaming.htm
24th December: 5.00pm Christmas Eve Family Carol Service,
followed by festive mulled wine and mince pies all welcome
25th December: 10.00am Christmas Morning Service
The Oxted Churches wish you
all a Happy, Healthy and
Blessed Christmas
Whereas the shops start to
celebrate Christmas from at least
the days just after Halloween if
not before, from the beginning of
December the churches observe
the time as one of preparation
for the birth of Christ. Once
the middle of December arrives
however the local schools and
churches start to celebrate
Christmas with a full programme
of services and activities which are
open to all.
The Oxted and Tandridge
Churches (All Saints with St.
Ambrose), King’s Church, St.
Mary’s, St. Peter’s and The United
Reformed Church), therefore invite
you to join them in their services
and celebrations.
With a large variety of the types of
service and the times at which they
are to be held there should be
something to suit everyone. Some
of the services are straightforward
solemn acts of worship whereas
others provide the chance to
sing some of the familiar and
much loved Christmas carols.
The Nativity services at St. Marys
and St. Peter’s are very informal
and provide younger members
with the chance to dress up and
re-enact the story of Jesus’ birth
including the visitors who came to
worship Him.
Listed below are the special
Christmas services and activities
that each church is hoping to be
able to organise but in case there
are any changes please refer to the
church websites (details of which
are set out below), or ‘phone the
respective church office to check
what is available.
Christmas Greetings from
the Oxted Churches