Advent and Christmas at Bury Parish Church

Celebrate the church’s new year and get yourself into the seasonal mood by joining in the many events taking place at Bury Parish Church over the coming weeks!

Advent Carol Concert

Sunday 1 December 2024 at 4:30pm

Celebrating the start of the Church’s New Year, we welcome you to come and join in to the first of our carol concerts.

4th December 7:00pm Bury Hospice Carol Service

10th  December 7.00pm Cadet Carol Service

GReater Manchester Police Carol Concert

Thursday 12th December - 7:30pm

Each year the GMP band join with our choir to bring us a fantastic evening! With the final run up to Christmas Day, give yourself an evening off to join in with the well known carols and with listen to music that will leave you smiling for the rest of the week!

15th December 10am Nativity Play (Please bring a Toy)

16th December 6.00pm BGS Carol Service

20 Dec. Bury Parish Choir in Concert at 12.30pm Tickets £5.00

Nine Lessons and Carols

Sunday 22nd December - 6:30pm

The annual ‘Carol Concert’ that people come from far and wide to be a part of. Join in with popular carols that you and your family can participate in, and listen to the choir perform music to put you in the Christmas mood. With a little luck, there will be mince pies afterwards!

Crib Service and Christingle

Christmas Eve, 24th December - 3:30pm

This is a family service for children and parents, telling the story of Mary and Joseph trying to find somewhere to stay for the night. Come dressed up as characters from the Nativity, and be a part of the story! Learn the meaning of the Christingle, and parade around church with your little candle aflame.

Christmas Eve First MAss of Christmas

Christmas Eve, 24th December - 6:30pm

Welcome in Christmas Day by celebrating communion at one of our favourite services of the year! It might be late, but it will set you up for bed in a Christmas mood as we finally get to sing the last verse of O Come all ye Faithful, and join in with all your other favourite carols!

Christmas Day 25th DECEMBER -

8:00am BCP Holy Communion

10:00am Sung Parish Eucharist

You may have unwrapped all your presents and even treated yourself to a mince pie, but why not come and celebrate in our Christmas Eucharist and see others on Christmas Day? You’ll be back in time for the turkey to be done, and it sets the day off nicely, remembering the baby Jesus, the reason we are all celebrating this day.

29th December 1st Sunday of Christmas

8.00am BCP

10.00am Parish Eucharist

4.30pm No Evensong