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Christmas 2025 @ St Mary's

Updates from the teams at St Mary's, Ross-on-Wye

Coffee & Sgwrs @ St Mary's

Saturday 6th December

Our regular coffee session with excellent homemade cake. As usual there is an opportunity to join Welsh speaking tables for a good old natter.

Concert: Border Belles

Saturday 6th December - 7.00pm - St Mary's Church

Join the Border Belles as they journey through their Christmas past, present and future and welcome in the festive season at their annual Christmas concert. Tickets; call 07782 509219, or talk to a member of the choir.

Concert: Ross Choral Society

Saturday 13th December - 7.30pm

Join Ross-on-Wye Choral Society for an evening of festive music at our Winter Concert Celebrates Christmas: Choral Classics and Carols, on Saturday 13th December 2025 at 7.30pm.

Under the direction of Adrian Taylor, the choir presents a programme featuring works by Bach, Brahms, Mozart, Lauridsen, Berlioz, and Bruckner—mixing timeless choral masterpieces and seasonal favourites. The evening will also include traditional carols to celebrate Christmas.

With Stephen Power at the organ and mezzo-soprano Catherine King as guest soloist, this will be a special concert to start your festive season.

Tickets £10, with free admission for students and under 18s. Early booking is recommended!

Full details & tickets (£10) here

Concert: Ross Choristers

Sunday 14th December - 3.00pm - St Mary's Church

An Afternoon Christmas Concert. Tickets are £10 (children free) available from choir members or the church office (week days, 9am - 2pm). Tea and cake during the interval. Proceeds from this concert will go to St Mary's spire appeal.

Christmas in brief @ St Mary's

The full Christmas line-up of services to suit all tastes! More details below.

This is the full line-up for Christmas. Particular highlights and most popular services at St Mary's are the Candlelit Carol Service on the Sunday before Christmas and the Crib Service on Christmas Eve - both at 4pm. Full details of all these online.

Full details of all services here

Carols by Candlelight - St Mary's

Sunday 21st December - 4.00pm

The service takes place by candlelight. It’s usually standing room only by the time the service starts so come early. The service usually last for about an hour.

One of the main highlights of Christmas at St Mary’s. The structure of the service is the traditional service from King’s College Cambridge. The choir features prominently in this service and there are plenty of well know carols to join in with.

Full details of all services here

Home Alone, Christmas Movie - St Mary's

Monday 22nd December - 3.30 for 4.00pm

All children (with or without their families) are welcome to join us for this film screening. It’s totally free. You might like to stay for Carols Under the Spire which follows immediately afterwards, out by the main door

Full details of all Christmas events here

Carols Under the Spire - St Mary's

Monday 22nd & Tuesday 23rd December - 5.30pm

We’re organising refreshments for this family focussed Christmas based sing-song in the church yard, outside the main door. Wrap up warm and come and enjoy the fun. Join us in church afterwards (before on Saturday) for seasonal drinks.

Download the carols to your phone here

Crib Service - St Mary's

Wednesday 24th December - 4.00pm

This service is for young children and their families and is another “standing room only” event. As the service progresses the nativity scene is built at the front of the church as the travelling crib figures, which have been out around the parish in people’s homes during Advent, are brought to the manger by the children. This service lasts about 45 minutes.

More on Christmas events here

Midnight Mass - St Mary's

Wednesday 24th December - 11.30pm

The first service at St Mary’s of the Christmas Season proper. Midnight usually strikes just about as we sing “Yea Lord, we greet thee, born this happy morning” and there is a great atmosphere. As its name suggests this is a Communion service. All are welcome to receive that.

More on Christmas events here

St Mary's & The Ross Parishes

The Anglican churches in the parishes of Ross, Walford & Brampton Abbotts

The Friends of St Mary's

Supporting and developing the fabric of St Mary's and building partnerships.

createROSS

Bringing cultural opportunities to Ross-on-Wye and the curator of the Museum Without Walls

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