Please do join us at any of our Benefice’s services for Advent and Christmas this year. All are welcome.
There will also be a weekly Advent Study running, Windows on Advent, which will take place on on Thursdays from 10-11am at St Luke’s Church on 28 November, and 4 & 11 December, and at 11am on Thursday 18 December, followed by Christmas Lunch (which will have a cost). Please contact the office for more information
Sunday 30 November
6pm
Advent Music and Readings, St Luke’s Church
Sunday 7th December
9:30am
Christingle Service, The Barn Church
11am
Christingle Service, St Luke’s Church
Sunday 21st
6:30pm
Nine Lessons and Carols, The Barn Church
Wednesday 24th
3pm
Crib Service, The Barn Church
4pm
Crib Service, St Luke’s Church
11:15pm
Midnight Mass, The Barn Church
Thursday 25th
8am
Christmas Day Eucharist, The Barn Church (This quiet morning service will follow the liturgy of the Book of Common Prayer and will not include music.)
10am
Christmas Day Eucharist, St Luke’s Church
Sunday 4th January
9:30am 11am
Feast of the Epiphany, All-Age Eucharist at the Barn Church Feast of the Epiphany, All-Age Eucharist at St Luke’s Church
Our annual benefice service of Choral Evensong for All Souls will take place at The Barn Church this year, at 6pm on Sunday 2nd November.
It’s a quiet service with space for reflection and remembrance. If you would like a loved one to be remembered during the service, please contact the Parish Office
Get ready to kick up your heels to our live band, before enjoying a delicious meal at our Barn Dance and Harvest Supper event! It’s the perfect way to celebrate the changing of the seasons and enjoy some good old-fashioned fun. There’ll be a live band and licenced bar (cash and card) and your ticket includes a buffet supper halfway through the evening.
To all parents/carers wishing to submit School Clergy Forms
Please note the application deadlines set by the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames for school admissions for the 2026–2027 academic year:
Secondary School Applications: Deadline – Friday 31st October 2025
Primary School Applications: Deadline – Thursday 15th January 2026
Please note that schools request confirmation of attendance (different schools stipulate different frequencies of attendance and number of years attending) and do not accept letters of recommendation from Clergy. We are only be able to note frequency of attendance to church on the form via a tick box. Please see the School Clergy policy below for more information.
Important information regarding Secondary School Applications
Forms will be reviewed by Rev Melanie if submitted by Wednesday 1 October 2025, and after that date by the Church Wardens who are authorised to do so whilst Rev Melanie is on sabbatical leave. Please refrain from contacting Rev Melanie after 1st October, as she will be unavailable during her sabbatical.
All forms must be submitted to the Parish Office in order to be processed.
The final deadline for Secondary School forms is Monday 20 October 2025
Primary School Clergy Forms
The deadline for the submission of Primary School forms is Monday 5 January 2026.
