Celebrate Christmas with the Island Bay Churches
Thursday 14th December
10.15 am St Hilda’s: Traditional Communion Service with Carols. Refreshments and a chat afterwards.
Sunday 17 December
10 am St Hilda’s Anglican: Pop-up Nativity - A special retelling of the Christmas Story involving total audience participation. There’s going to be a lot of BOOM! in this service. Come dressed up as one of the Christmas characters!
10am Presbyterian Church: The children lead our 10am service
7.00pm Presbyterian Church: Ukulele Christmas - Play and sing favourite Christmas songs. Music provided; bring voices, instruments and friends.
Christmas Eve - Sunday 24 December
10 am - St Hilda’s: A short carols and testimony service on Christmas Eve, followed by a shared lunch.
5 pm Presbyterian Church: Service of carols, readings and candles.
6.00 pm Presbyterian Church: Carol singing at Village at the Park: Meet at Village at the Park rest home on Adelaide Rd at 6pm. Song sheets provided.
6.00 pm St Francis de Sales Catholic Church: Family Mass
6.45 pm Wellington Churches: Carol Singing at Hospital. Meet up in the hospital foyer and go around the wards singing carols. This is arranged by the hospital chaplains and the hospital staff, and is a blessing to everyone who participates as well as to the staff and patients.
9.00pm St Francis de Sales Catholic Church: Night Mass with Choir
Christmas Day
9.30 am Baptist Church: Christmas Day Celebration with sparkling grape juice and Christmas nibbles!
9.30 am Presbyterian Church: Celebrating Christmas Day at 9.30 with a short relaxed family service.
9.30 am St Hilda’s: Short Christmas Service with Communion
10.30am: Korean Presbyterian Church: Service.
After Christmas
Sunday 31 December 10 am - Combined Service at St Hilda's
Sunday 7 January 10 am - Combined Service at Baptists
Sunday 14 January 10 am - Combined Service at Presbyterians
Poll: Do you set New Year’s resolutions?
🎉 2026 is almost here!
We’re curious ... how do you welcome it?
Do you set resolutions, follow special traditions, or just go with the flow?
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20% Yes! New Year, New Me
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20% Yes - but I rarely stick to them
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60% Nah - not for me
Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
🎁 Holiday Gift Chat!
Do you ever regift?
What’s your take on asking for a receipt if a gift doesn’t fit?
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78.7% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
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21.3% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
Today’s Mind-Bender is the Last of the Year! Can You Guess It Before Everyone Else? 🌟🎁🌲
I dance in the sky with green and gold, a spectacle few are lucky to behold; I’m best seen in the south, a celestial sight—what am I, lighting up the New Zealand night?
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