The much-loved service on Christmas Day at 10.30 am inside a packed St Paul’s CANNOT take place under current Covid-19 restrictions, which have reduced the safe capacity of the church to about 120. To try to accommodate everyone who would like to attend church this Christmas, the services listed above will take place over the Christmas weekend. With your cooperation the larger seasonal numbers can be redistributed more evenly and accommodated safely.
Both the 11.30 pm on Christmas Eve and the 8.15 am service on Christmas Day are quieter and more reflective, so you might consider one of these services as an option this Christmas.
If you want to go to one of the two all-age services on Christmas morning, you are asked to attend at 9.45 am if your surname begins with the letter A through to K, and at 10.45 am if your surname begins with the letter L through to Z. Those attending the earlier  service are asked not to linger afterwards as the church must be cleaned and ventilated before the next service.
Both these all-age services will last for approximately 30 minutes and each will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel.
GUIDELINES
Please do everything you can to make sure that everyone who wants to participate in worship at St Pauls’ this Christmas can do so as safely as possible. Remember mask-wearing is mandatory indoors. Arrive in good time prior to your service of choice and wait until called by a steward before you enter the building. Sit where advised by a steward (at least one metre apart from non-family) and leave the church promptly afterwards. If you, or any member of your family is feeling unwell or has recently been advised to limit their close contacts, please do not come to church. If it appears that the capacity limit at your chosen service has been reached, please do not stay. We thank you for making the effort and we apologise if that we were unable to accommodate you. There may be no room in the inn this Christmas either!