Sally Mears led the Church in Abingdon (CiA) carols this morning on Abingdon Market Place.
There was a good turn out. By the time they reached ‘O, the rising of the sun / And the running of the deer’ there was also warm sunshine.
In previous years, I have been asked when there will be carol singing in Abingdon. So here is what I have been able to find out about carol services from church websites. (The website links are included if you want to double check. I am just human.)
Abingdon Church Carol Services
| Church (Location) | Event Name | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints | Carols by Candlelight | Sunday, December 15th | 3:30 PM |
| Peachcroft Christian Centre (Peachcroft Park) |
Carols in the Park | Sunday, December 15th | 5:30 PM |
| Salvation Army | Community Carols | Wednesday, December 18th | 11:00 AM |
| Abingdon Community Church (Thameside School) |
Community Carols | Sunday, December 22nd | 10:30 AM |
| Abbey Baptist Church | Carol Service | Sunday, December 22nd | 10:30 AM and 6:00 PM |
| Christ Church | Carol Service | Sunday, December 22nd | 4:00 PM & 7:00 PM |
| Our Lady and St Edmund’s | Carol Service | Sunday, December 22nd | 4:00 PM |
| Trinity | Carol Service | Sunday, December 22nd | 4:30 PM |
| St Helen’s | Carols by Candlelight | Sunday, December 22nd | 5:30 PM |
| Abingdon Baptist Church | Carol Service | Sunday, December 22nd | 6:00 PM |
| St Nicolas | Carol Service | Sunday, December 22nd | 6:00 PM |
| St Michael and All Angels | Carols and Readings | Tuesday, December 24th | 6:00 PM |
The Oxfordshire County Carol Service is in Abingdon this year. The Chair of Oxfordshire County Council, Councillor Alison Rooke, and The Bishop of Dorchester, The Rt Revd Gavin Collins, invite you to join them on Monday 16 December 2024 at 6.30 pm in St Michael and All Angels Church. Dress code is smart casual and chains are to be worn.
A Festive Bells Initiative (FBI) will ensure the carol services at St Helen’s and St Nicolas are heard far and wide.
The Abbey Baptists, who are not part of the CiA, have their own Carol Service on the Market Place on Saturday, December, 21st at 10 AM.
Re- St Michael’s: Isn’t 24 December a Tuesday (not Monday)? Just asking.
I can get mixed up by Christmas. I have corrected that. Thanks.
So we now have the CIA and the FBI in Abingdon. Are the Americans taking over?
It was just me stretching the CIA acronym for fun