| Parish | Christmas Eve 24 Dec 2023 | Christmas Day 25 Dec 2023 | Holiday Services Jan 2024 |
| Oxford-Cust | 11pm Candlelight Service (St Andrew’s Oxford) | 9.30am (St James Cust) | |
| Upper Riccarton-Yaldhurst | 5pm St Peter’s Nativity Dress-up Service | 8am, 9.30am (St Peter’s), 9.30am (St Luke’s) | |
| 11.15pm Start with Carols and Candlelit midnight Mass St Peter’s | |||
| Waimate and Area | 7pm Eucharist with Carols (St Mary’s at Esk Valley) | ||
| 11pm Christmas Eucharist (St Augustine’s, Waimate) | |||
| Fendalton, St Barnabas | 4pm Christingle Service for families | 8am, 9.30am at St Barnabas Church (traditional Communion services with carols) | |
| 10.45pm “Midnight” Communion Service | 10am Lifestreams in the Hall (Family Christmas Communion with carols) | ||
| St Christopher’s Avonhead | 6pm Family Christmas Carol Service (Casual, welcoming all – great for kids to grand parents!) | 10am Christmas Day Celebration | 31 Dec, 7 & 14 Jan 10am Summer Services (Only one service these three weeks) |
| 8.30pm Christmas Eve Christmas Carols Communion Service | |||
| 11pm Christmas Eve Christmas Carols Communion Service | |||
| St Timothy’s & St James’ | 8.45am Communion Service (St James’, 750 Harewood Road) | 8.45am Christmas Day Communion Service (St James’, 750 Harewood Road) | |
| 10.15am Family Service (St Timothy’s, 46 Kendal Ave, Burnside) | 9.30am Christmas Celebration for all Ages (St Timothy’s, 46 Kendal Ave, Burnside) | ||
| 5pm Christmas Eve Fun for Families at St Timothy’s, 46 Kendal Ave, Burnside) | |||
| Anglican Church of the Epiphany | 8pm Carols + readings, collection taken for the City Mission, supper in the church hall | 9am Christmas Communion | |
| Amberley | 5pm Children’s Christmas Play | 9.30am Christmas Eucharist | |
| 11pm Midnight Mass | |||
| Ellesmere | 9.30am Nine Lessons and Carols (St John’s, Leeston) | 8am Christmas Eucharist (St Mary’s Irwell) | 31 Dec 9.30am Holy Communion (combined parishes) at St John’s, Leeston |
| 9.00pm Carol singing (St James, Southbridge) | 9.30am Carols, 10.00am Christmas Eucharist (St John’s Leeston) | ||
| 10pm ‘Midnight Mass’ (St James, Southbridge) | |||
| Transitional Cathedral | 8am Holy Eucharist, 10am Sung Eucharist | 8am Holy Eucharist with Carols | |
| 6pm Christmas Recital Music: The Cathedral Choir | 10am Festival Eucharist Music: The Cathedral Choir | ||
| 10.15pm Carol Singing by candlelight | 5pm Festal Evensong Music: The Lay Clerks & Choral Scholars of the Cathedral Choir | ||
| 11pm The Midnight Eucharist Music: The Cathedral Choir | |||
| All Souls Church, 30 Church Lane, Merivale | 10am Christmas Family Donkey Service, followed by a kids Christmas Party BBQ. | 10am Christmas Day Service | |
| 11pm Christmas Eve Midnight Mass | |||
| The Anglican Parish of Westland | 10am Eucharist (All Saints, Hokitika), 10am Eucharist (St James & St John, HariHari) | 10am Eucharist (All Saints, Hokitika) | 31 Dec 10am Eucharist (All Saints, Hokitika) |
| 9pm Nine Lessons & Carols (St James, Franz Josef) | |||
| Geraldine | 10.30am Communion (St Mary’s Geraldine) | 9.00am Communion (St Thomas’ Woodbury) | |
| 4.00pm Christmas at Messy Church (St Mary’s Geraldine) | 9.00am Communion (St Stephen’s Peel Forest) | ||
| 7.00pm Carols at Pleasant Valley Hall | 10.30am Communion (St Mary’s Geraldine) | ||
| St John’s Anglican Church, Highfield | 8am Eucharist Service | 9am Christmas Service | 31 Dec 9am Eucharist Service Combined, 7 Jan (Closed), 14 Jan 9am Eucharist Service Combined, 21 Jan, 24 Jan, 28 Jan 8am & 10am. |
| 10am Church at Caroline Bay, Timaru | |||
| 5pm Nativity | |||
| 11.45pm Midnight Mass | |||
| St Augustine’s, Cashmere | 10am 9 Lessons & Carols Combined Service | 10am Christmas Day, Combined Service | All January 2024 Sundays will be one combined 10am Service. |
| 11pm Carols in the Church | |||
| 11.45pm ‘Midnight Eucharist’ | |||
| Amuri Co-operating, Rotherham | 7.00pm Christmas Eve, Holy Communion | 9.00am Christmas Day, Holy Communion | 31 Dec Guest speaker, croquet comps in the church gardens |
| St Martin’s & St James | 4pm Families and Children Messy Church Service (St Martins/St James, 50 Lincoln Road, Spreydon) | 9.00am Service of Carols and Communion | |
| 11pm Candlelight Carols and Communion | |||
| St John’s Hororata | 9.30am Christmas Day Service | ||
| Rangiora: St Martin’s, Loburn | 10am Christmas Day Service | ||
| Rangiora: St Matthew’s, Fernside | 7.30pm Christmas Eve Service | ||
| Rangiora: St John’s, Rangiora | 4.30pm Children’s Nativity | 11-11.30pm Mince pies & Carols, 11.30pm Midnight Service | |
| Church of the Good Shepherd, Lake Tekapo | 10pm Christmas communion | 11am Christmas Day Service | |
| Linwood-Aranui | 7pm Service (St Chad’s, 1 Carnarvon St) | 10am Christmas Service (St Ambrose, 309 Breezes Road) | |
| St Mark’s, at Opawa-St Martins, 101 Opawa Road | 11pm Midnight Eucharist | 9am Family Christmas Day Eucharist | |
| St Barnabas Woodend | 9.30am One service | 9.30am One service | 31 Dec onwards through January 9.30am One service |
| 4pm Christmas service | |||
| 10.45pm Midnight Mass | |||
| St Michael and All Angels | 8am Low Mass, 10am Solemn Mass | 8am Low Mass | |
| 4pm Children Crib Service | 10am Solemn Mass | ||
| 11pm Carols, 11.30pm Midnight Mass | |||
| Northwest Christchurch Anglican Parish | 10.30am Combined Carol Service (St Silas, 237 Main North Road, Cnr Tuckers and Main North Road, Redwood 8051) | 9.30am Christmas Day Service (St David’s, 829-831 Main North Road, Belfast 8051) | |
| 8pm Christmas Eve Service (St Silas) | |||
| Halswell Prebbleton | 10.30am Family Communion (St Mary’s Halswell) | 10.30am Family Communion (St Mary’s Halswell) | |
| 6pm Children’s Christmas Service (St Mary’s Halswell) | |||
| 9.15am Family Communion (All Saints Prebbleton) | 9.15am Family Communion (All Saints Prebbleton) | ||
| 4pm Children’s Christmas Service | |||
| 10.30pm Carols & Communion | |||
| Hinds Co-Operating Parish | 10am Carol Service (St Lukes Church, David Street, Hinds) | 9.30am Christmas Service (The Whare, Coldstream Estate, Coldstream Road) | |
| Kaiapoi | 9.30am Christmas Eve Service (St Bartholomew’s Church, Cass Street, Kaiapoi) | 8am Christmas Day Service (St Augustine’s Church, Island Rd, Clarkville) | |
| 7pm Christmas Day Service (St Alban’s Church, Mill Road, Ohoka) | 9.30am Christmas Day Service (St Bartholomew’s Church. Cass Street, Kaiapoi) | ||
| 11.30pm Midnight Service (St Bartholomew’s Church, Cass Street, Kaiapoi) | 11am Christmas Day Service (St Thomas’ Church, Sth Eyre Rd, Eyreton) | ||
| St Paul’s Papanui | 8am, 10am Holy Communion Service | 10am Family Communion Service | 31 Dec 8am, 10am Holy Communion Service (with combined morning tea in between) |
| 11pm Communion with Carols (10.45pm for mince pies) | |||
| Methven | 10am Christmas Day Service | ||
| St Aidan’s Church, Bryndwr | 8.30am Communion – Advent 4 | 9am Christmas Day ‘The King is born’ – Carols & Communion | |
| 10am Family Worship – Advent 4 | |||
| 11pm ‘The coming of Hope’ (10.30pm Drinks & nibbles) | |||
| Anglican Parish of Malvern | 4pm Children’s Nativity Play (St Georges Church, Kirwee) | 9.30am Christmas Service (Trinity Church, Darfield) | |
| 10.30pm Candlelight Service (Trinity Church, Darfield) | |||
| Hornby, Templeton, West Melton | 7pm Christmas Eve Service (St Paul’s West Melton, 705 Weedons-Ross Road) | 9am Christmas Day Service (St Saviour’s, Templeton, 50 Kirk Road) | |
| 9pm Christmas Eve Service (St Columba’s Hornby, 452 Main South Road) | |||
| New Brighton | 10am Family Service (St Luke’s Church, 212 Pine Avenue, Southshore) | 9am Christmas Day Service (St Faith’s Church, 46 Hawke St) | January Services: 9am Every Sunday at St Andrew’s Redcliffs; Sunday 28 Jan & 4 Feb 10.30am at Nayland St Chapel, Sumner; Sunday 11 Feb 10.30am resumes at Sumner School Hall, Dryden Street – Combined Service. |
| 9pm Candle Light Christmas Service (St Faith’s Church, 46 Hawke St) | |||
| Sumner Redcliffs | 4.30pm Carols at Cave Rock, Sumner | 9am Christmas Day Festive Communion (148 Main Road, Redcliffs) | 31 Dec 9am New Year’s Eve (St Andrew’s Church, Redcliffs) |
| 8pm Carols by Candlelight (87 Nayland Street) | |||
| 10pm Carols by Candlelight (87 Nayland Street) | |||
| St Nicholas | 9.30am Christmas Eve Service | 9.30am Christmas Day Service | |
| Lincoln | 9.30am Christmas Day Communion (St Mark’s, Greenpark) | ||
| 6pm Christingle Service (St Stephen’s, Lincoln) | 10am Christmas Day Communion (St Stephen’s, Lincoln) | ||
| 10pm Christmas Eve Communion | |||
| 9.30am Christmas Carols with Rolleston Brass Band (Church of the Resurrection, Rolleston) | 9.30am Christmas Day (Church of the Resurrection, Rolleston) | ||
| 9am Christmas Day Communion (St Mary’s, Springston) | |||
| 10am Christmas Day Communion (St Paul’s Tai Tapu) | |||
| Mayfield Mt Somers Parish | 10am Christmas Eucharist (St Aidan’s Church, Mt Somers) | ||
| Akaroa | 5pm Carols (St Luke’s, Little Akaroa) | 10am Family Service (St Peter’s, Akaroa) | |
| 5pm Carols and Readings (St Andrew’s, Le Bons Bay) | 10.30am Carols and Readings (Pigeon Bay) | ||
| 11pm Christmas Communion (St Peter’s, Akaroa) | |||
| Ashburton | 8am Fourth Sunday of Advent – Love (St Stephen’s, 64 Park St) | 10am Christmas Carols and Communion (St Stephen’s, 64 Park St) | 31 Dec 10am Parish Communion (St Stephen’s, 64 Park St) |
| 7pm All Age Christmas Nativity Service (St Stephen’s, 64 Park St) | |||
| 9pm Christmas Carols and Communion followed by supper (St Andrew’s, 151 Thomson St, Tinwald) | |||
| 11.15pm “Midnight” Carols and Communion (St Stephen’s, 64 Park St) |