Christmas 2024 with Portishead Parish Please join us in coming together this Christmas for a variety of wonderfully festive services. What's on: * Christingle : Our Christingle Services are taking place on December 1st in aid of The Children's Society at 3pm and 5pm in St Peter's Church and at 4pm in St Nicholas' Church. Posset Christmas Market: We are very excited to have a stall at this year's Posset Christmas Market on Sunday 8th December from 2pm to 6pm. This year's theme will be 'Get in the picture'. Carols at Lunchtime: Friday 14th December, 12pm until 2pm at St Peter's Church. Carols will start at 12.15 with a break for lunch, the second session will start at 1.15pm. Bring your lunch to enjoy with us, tea and coffee will be available. * The 9.45 Nativity Special: Please join us at St Peter's Church for an all-age, all welcome Nativity special. Toast will be served from 9.30am ready for a 9.45am start. Community Carol Service: We will be holding a traditional community carol service at St Nicholas' Church, 5pm on Sunday 22nd December. Traditional Christmas Carol Service: Our second carol service will be held at St Peter's Church, 6pm on Sunday 22nd December. Christmas Eve * Crib Services will be held on Christmas Eve, 2pm and 4pm at St Peter's Church, 3pm and 5pm at St Nicholas' Church. All are welcome. Midnight Mass: Join us for Midnight Mass at 11.15pm, at St Peter's Church Christmas Day Holy Communion at St Peter's Church, 8.00am Christmas Parish Communion at St Nicholas' Church, 9.30am * Christmas All Age Communion at St Peter's Church, 10.30am We look forward to welcoming you to our festive services this year. For more in depth information about these services, please refer to the weekly notice sheet. If you have any queries, please contact the Church Office, we are always happy to help. From the team here at Portishead Parish Happy Christmas and a blessed new year. * Services particularly suitable for children and their carers

Vacancy: Musician and Worship Leader 

Wednesday Wonderings Home Group Wednesday Won derings is a gentle space to discuss together thoughts and feelings that come to us when we share short passages of scriptures. Meetings are on the third Wednesday of every month on Zoom at 8pm. For more information, please contact Lindsay on 07483932608 / pioneer@portisheadparish.co.uk

The 9.45am Special

The Lighthouse Cafe Where: St Nicholas' Church When: Every Thursday, 2.00pm until 4.00pm.  The Lighthouse Cafe The home of TLC. A community hub and information point. A space and time you can help shape. Your community cafe will be offering: - Delicious home made cakes - A place to meet up with friends, old and new - A listening ear if needed Proceeds from the Lighthouse Cafe will go to support local good causes. For more information, please contact cafe@portisheadparish.co.uk or call 01275 846230

The Chronicles give a snapshot of the many different activities that have taken place in the parish over the past year and show how they reflect what is at the heart of everything we do - 'Growing and Going in God's Love'. Click below to download and read the Chronicles.