For many people, Christmas always starts with Carols From Kings on BBC Two – but churches across the borough will be holding special Christmas Eve services and events on Monday, December 24.
For younger people there are dress-up nativities and crib services where they can remember the events of the first Christmas, sing carols and enjoy seasonal refreshments, while late at night there are midnight services for people wanting to celebrate the start of Christmas Day.
Here we round up all the services in churches across Wokingham borough.
A similar listing for Christmas Day can be found here.
Christmas Eve services and events in Wokingham borough churches 2018
ARBORFIELD – St Bartholomew’s Church, Church Lane RG2 9JA. Christingle service. 4pm.
ARBORFIELD – St Eligius, Tope Road RG2 9NB. Midnight communion. 11.30pm. Details: 0118 973 0133.
BARKHAM – St James, Barkham Road RG40 4PL. Family carols. 4pm. Midnight carols. 11.30pm. Details: 0118 976 0285.
BEARWOOD – St Catherine, Bearwood Road RG41 5BN. Traditional crib service: come dressed as your favourite nativity character. 4.30pm. Traditional midnight mass. 11pm.
CROWTHORNE – Wellington College Chapel RG45 7PU. Ticket-only Christingle service. 4pm. Free entry if tickets still available. Details: 0118 973 0133.
EARLEY – Earley St Peter’s Church, Church Road RG6 1EY. Journey to Bethlehem: for ages six and under. 2.30pm. Crib service and Natvity Play. 4.30pm. Midnight Comunion for Christmas Day. 11.30pm. Details: 0118 966 8575.
EARLEY – Earley St Nicolas, Sutcliffe Avenue RG6 7JN. Carols, Crib and Craft. 5.30pm. Midnight mass. 11.30pm. Details: 0118 966 9080.
EMMBROOK – Village hall, Emmbrook Road RG41 1JN. First Eucharist of Christmas. 9pm.
FINCHAMPSTEAD – FBC Centre, Gorse Ride RG40 4ES. Finchampstead Baptist Church presents carol services at 4pm and 6pm.
FINCHAMPSTEAD – St James Church, Church Lane RG40 4LU. Midnight Communion. 11.30pm. Details: 0118 973 0133.
LOWER EARLEY – Lower Earley Baptist Church, Maiden Place RG6 3HE. Carols by Candlelight. 6pm. Details: 0118 935 3598.
HURST – St Nicholas Church RG10 0SN. Children’s crib service. 4pm. Midnight communion. 11.30pm. Details: 0118 934 4792.
RUSCOMBE – St James, Southbury Lane RG10 9UD. Midnight communion. 11pm. Details: 0118 934 4792.
SHINFIELD – St Mary’s Church, Church Lane RG2 9BY. Family Carol Service: come dressed as a Christmas story character. 4pm. Midnight Communion. 11.30pm. Details: 0118 988 5923.
SPENCERS WOOD – St Michael’s and All Angels, Basingstoke Road RG7 1AP. Crib service. 4pm. Midnight mass. 11.30pm.
SONNING – St Andrew’s Church, Thames Street RG4 6UT. Crib service. 4pm. Midnight Mass The Birth of Christ. 11.30pm.
SWALLOWFIELD – All Saints’ Church, Church Road RG7 1TH. Crib service. 4pm. Midnight communion. 11.30pm.
TWYFORD – St Mary’s Church, Station Road. Crib service. 3.30pm. Carols for All. 7pm. Details: 0118 934 4792.
WARGRAVE – St Mary’s Church, Station Road RG10 8EU. Family crib service. 4pm. Family Carols. 6pm. Holy Communion for Christmas. 11pm. Details: 0118 940 2300.
WINNERSH – St Mary The Virgin, Church Close RG41 5NA. Traditional crib service: come dressed as your favourite nativity character. 3pm.
WOKINGHAM – All Saints Church, Wiltshire Road RG40 1TN. Crib services, 2pm and 3.30pm. Nine lessons and carols. 6.30pm. Midnight communion. 11.15pm.
WOKINGHAM – Baptist Church, Milton Road RG40 1DE. Craft, Christingle and Carols with nativity. 3.30pm. Details: 0118 978 7174.
WOKINGHAM – Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Sturges Road RG40 2HE. Children’s mass. 4pm. Christmas vigil masses. 6pm and 9pm. Details: 0118 978 0348.
WOKINGHAM – Methodist Church, Rose Street RG40 1XS. Christingle service. 4pm. Midnight communion. 11.30pm. Details: 0118 977 6898.
WOKINGHAM – St Paul’s Church, Reading Road RG41 1EH. Christingle services. 3pm and 5pm. Midnight mass. 11pm. Details: 0118 979 2122.
WOODLEY – Baptist Church, Hurricane Way RG5 4UX. Family Fun event: games, crafts, quizzes, cakes, drinks and Christmas nativity. 3.30pm-5pm. Free. Details: 0118 969 9956.
WOODLEY – Christ Church, Crockhamwell Road RG5 3LA. Midnight communion. 11.15am. Details: 0118 926 8143.
WOODLEY – Emmanuel Church Centre, South Lake Crescent RG5 3QW. Family carols and puppets. 4pm. Details: www.emmanuelwoodley.org.uk
WOODLEY – St James Church, Kingfisher Drive RG5 3LH. Christingle service. 3.30pm and 5pm. Midnight communion. 11.30pm. Details: 0118 966 2568.
WOODLEY – St John Bosco, Western Avenue RG5 3BH. Children’s mass for Christmas. 5pm. Carols. 7.30pm. Mass during the night. 8pm. Details: 0118 969 3423.
WOODLEY – St John The Evangelist, Church Road RG5 4QJ. Crib service with puppets. 3pm and 4pm. Midnight communion. 11.30pm.
WOOSEHILL – Woosehill Church, Chestnut Avenue RG41 3RS. Crib service. 4pm. Christmas Eve Communion. 11pm. Details: 0118 989 2714.
