www.frometimes.co.uk 13TH DECEMBER 2018 PAGE 19 AREA CHRISTIANS TOGETHER CHRISTMAS is coming!

hristmas is coming and as our Every effort is being made to ensure that In addition, give more than a passing Cspending on food, drink, presents no one will be forgotten, neglected, left thought to the reason we are gifted this and travel is reaching fever pitch may alone or unloved; but despite the marvel- holiday. It is to celebrate the birth of the I suggest we give a thought to those lous efforts of those volunteers and many Son of God who came down to earth as members of the emergency services like them, for millions of people in this a baby to save us from our sins and to and hospital staffs who will be on duty country and throughout the world this show us how to live, and so “Happy over the festive season to keep us safe? will NOT be a happy Christmas and so I Birthday Jesus” and a Happy, Blessed, Think also of those who will be work- urge you to add to that extensive “to do” Peaceful and Healthy Christmas to all. ing to meet our needs – or should that be list a further item, if it is not there al- wants? Frome is a very caring place. ready, “Give to my favourite charity “ Maurice W Dobbs CHRISTMAS SERVICES - TIMES & CHURCHES

THE BLUE HOUSE CHRIST CHURCH CofE ALL SAINTS CofE - BVM, ST JOHN THE ST MICHAEL CofE - Market Place Frome - Christchurch Street West Sunday 23rd December BAPTIST AND ALL SAINTS - Sunday 16th December Sunday 16th December 9.00 am Holy Communion CofE - Sunday 16th December 11.00 am Blue House Carol 8.00 am Said Mass 5.00 pm Christingle Sunday 16th December 6.00 Carol Service Service 10.45 am Sung Mass Monday 24th December Friday 21st December HOLY TRINITY CofE 6.00 pm Carol Service 4.00 pm Crib Service BAPTIST CHURCH Monday 24th December - 7.00 pm Carol Service - Chantry Sunday 23rd December Sunday 16th December 11.30 pm Holy Communion ST LAWRENCE CofE - Rode Sunday 23rd December 8.00 am Said Mass 3.00 pm Service of Lessons and 11.00 am Toy and Carol Service Sunday 16th December 10.45 am Sung Mass ST ANDREW CofE - Mells 3.00 pm Outdoor Nativity Carols Monday 24th December Sunday 23rd December Monday 24th December 11.00 am Holy Communion Sunday 16th December Sunday 23rd December 3.00 pm Crib Service 9.30 am Informal Service 3.00 pm Carol Service 4.30 pm Christmas Music with 11.00 pm Midnight Mass Monday 24th December Beckington Bandits with mulled Tuesday 25th December 10.00 pm Midnight Mass Sunday 23rd December Monday 24th December wine and mince pies followed 8.00 am Said Mass Sunday 30th December 5.30 pm Mince Pies & Mulled Wine 3.00 pm Crib Service by Christmas Eve Crib Service 10.00 am Holy Communion 6.00 pm Carol Service with 11.00 pm Holy Communion Tuesday 25th December ST DOMINIC RC Mells Choir Tuesday 25th December 10.30 am Frome Baptist Church - Manor House Mells BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Monday 24th December 10.30 am Family Service Christmas Day Service Sunday 16th December CofE - Cloford 5.00 pm Family Crib Service ST GEORGE'S CofE ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CofE 11.30 am Mass Monday 17th December 11.30 pm Midnight Mass - Bath Street Sunday 23rd December 7.00 pm Carol Service - Beckington 11.30 am Mass Sunday 23rd December ST LEONARD CofE Sunday 16th December Sunday 16th December Monday 24th December 8.00 am Holy Communion 11.00 am Family Communion - Farleigh Hungerford 10 am BCP Matins 7.00 pm First Mass of Christmas 6.30 pm Carols by candlelight 9.30 am Parish Communion Tuesday 25th December Sunday 30th December Tuesday 25th December 6.30 pm Carol Service 11.30 am Mass of Christmas 10.00 am Holy Communion 9.00 am Holy Communion with Beckington Village Choir Sunday 23rd December Morning COMBINED BENEFICE Sunday 23rd December 8.00 am Holy Communion SERVICE PORTWAY METHODIST 10 am All-age Morning Worship 9.30 pm Parish Communion ST MARY THE VIRGIN CofE - CHURCH Monday 24th December Monday 24th December Innox Hill ST LEONARD CofE Sunday 16th December 11 pm Midnight Holy Communion 3.00 pm Crib Service (arrive in Sunday 16th December - Marston Bigot 10.30 am Morning Service Tuesday 25th December costume or use our dressing up 9.00 am Sung Eucharist Sunday 16th December Sunday 23rd December 10 am All-age Holy Communion materials) 3.00 pm Carol Service 9.15 am Holy Communion 2.30 pm Carol Service and 11.30 pm First Communion of Wednesday 19th December ST MARY CofE Berkley Christmas 10.00 am Said Eucharist Monday 24th December Mince Pies Tuesday 25th December Sunday 23rd December 6.30 pm Service of Nine Sunday 30th December Sunday 16th December 9.30 am Family Communion 9.00 am Sung Eucharist Lessons & Carols 10.30 am Morning Service 9.15 am Christingle Family Service Monday 24th December Sunday 23rd December ST CATHARINE OF ZION URC - at Josie's home BLESSED VIRGIN MARY ALEXANDRIA RC - Park Rd 6.00 pm Crib Service and the 9.15 am Holy Communion 1st Eucharist of Christmas. Sunday 16th December CofE - Monday 24th December Sunday 16th December Tuesday 25th December 10.15 am Carol Service Saturday 22nd December 6 pm Lessons and Carols 9.30 am and 5.30 pm Mass 10.00 am Sung Eucharist No Service on 23rd or 30th as 5.00 pm Carol Service Sunday 23rd December Wednesday 26th December Frome College Closed ALL SAINTS CofE 9.30 am and 5.30 pm Mass 10.00 am Said Eucharist ST MARY MAGDELENE CofE Lullington Monday 24th December Sunday 30th December HOLY TRINITY CofE - Sunday 16th December 6.00 pm Children's Christmas 9.00 am Sung Eucharist - Trinity Street, Frome Eve Mass with Nativity Tableau Sunday 16th December 11 am BCP Matins 11.30 pm Carols and Readings ST PHILIP & ST JAMES CofE Sunday 16th December 9.30 am Holy Communion Monday 24th December followed by Midnight Mass - 9.00 am Holy Communion Sunday 23rd December 6 pm Lessons and Carols Tuesday 25th December Sunday 16th December 10.45 am Morning Worship 5.00 pm Carol Service Tuesday 25th December 9.30 am Mass of Christmas 6.00 pm Carol Service 6.30 pm Carol Service Tuesday 25th December 11 am BCP Holy Communion Morning Sunday 23rd December Monday 24th December 9.30 am Holy Communion Wednesday 26th December 10.30 pm Holy Communion 4.00 pm Christingle Service AT WHATLEY ST MARY CofE - 11.00 am St Stephen’s Day Monday 24th December (Candles will be provided Orchardleigh Mass 5.00 pm Crib Service but please bring your own FROME BAPTIST CHURCH 11.00 pm Holy Communion Sunday 23rd December ST MARY CofE - Hardington Christingle) - Steiner School, Park Road 11 am BCP Holy Communion BA11 2RE Tuesday 25th December 8.00 pm Holy Communion 10.30 am Family Service Sunday 16th December Saturday 15th December Tuesday 25th December 10.30 am Morning Service ALL SAINTS CofE Rodden 3.00 pm Carol Service ST MICHAEL & 9.00 am Holy Communion Sunday 23rd December Sunday 16th December 10.00 am Family Service ROOK LANE ALL ANGELS CofE 10.30 am Morning Service 6.30 pm Lessons and Carols - CONGREGATIONAL ALL SAINTS CofE Tuesday 25th December Sunday 23rd December Sunday 16th December Sunday 16th December - 10.30 am Christmas Day 11 am BCP Matins 11.00 am Blue House Carol Ser- 11.00 am Holy Communion Service at BECKINGTON Tuesday 25th December Sunday 23rd December Friday 21st December BAPTIST CHAPEL vice 6.00 pm Carol Service 9.30 am BCP Holy Communion Sunday 23rd December 3.00 pm Carol Service 10.30 am Family Carol Service Tuesday 25th December 9.30 am Holy Communion AT BLESSED VIRGIN MARY at The Cricket Club (hopefully CofE - Laverton with a Special Visitor and fol- WHATLEY FROME’s BIG CHRISTMAS lowed by Coffee and Mince WESLEY METHODIST Sunday 23rd December Pies) Wesley Slope 6.00 pm Carol Service Sunday 30th December Saturday 15th December Tuesday 25th December GET-TOGETHER 10.30 am All Age Sunday 7.30 pm Frome Town Band 9.00 am Holy Communion School Service @ The Cricket Christmas is a time of giving. A time to show LOVE, to and for one Concert Tickets £6 ALL SAINTS CofE - Club Sunday 16th December another. And so a reminder that on CHRISTMAS DAY if you are 10.30 am Christmas Nativity Service Friday 14th December ST KATHARINES CofE alone and would like some company. Frome’s BIG CHRISTMAS GET - East Woodlands Sunday 23rd December 10.00 am Holy Communion TOGETHER will take place, from Noon until 3.30 pm including a Sunday 16th December (No Morning Service on this BCP 11.00 am Carol Service day) Friday 21st December Community Festive Lunch. There are two venues, Frome Football 4.00 pm Candlelight Carol Ser- Tuesday 25th December 10.00 am Holy Communion BCP Club and a smaller, slightly quieter venue at Christchurch CofE 11.00 am Holy Communion vice Sunday 23rd December Monday 24th December 6.00 pm Carol Service School. IT IS FREE TO ATTEND BUT BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL ST GILES CofE 11.15 pm Christmas Eve Commu- Tuesday 25th December – Guest forms available at Frome Library. - Leigh on Mendip nion 10.00 am Combined Family Sunday 23rd December Tuesday 25th December Communion If you have not been to church recently, 6.00 pm Carol Service 10.30 am Christmas Morning Ser- vice Friday 28th December why not make a comeback this Christmas! Monday 24th December 10.00 am Holy Communion 11.30 pm Holy Communion Sunday 30th December 10.30 am Morning Service BCP If you’ve never been, then give one of the churches close to you a try!