Category Archives: Advent

Christmas Preparation Photos: Can you help?

Preparations are underway for our online Advent Carol Service and Christmas services. But we need your help!

To accompany the beautiful carols and anthems sung by our virtual choir, we would love to feature lots of photographs and videos of people from around the village making their preparations for Christmas.

Do you have any photos or videos which you could share with us, for example:

  • Stirring your Christmas pudding
  • Putting up and decorating your Christmas tree
  • Your nativity set / crib
  • Wrapping presents
  • Switching on Christmas lights
  • Or any other Christmas preparations you could share with us?

Your photos or videos don’t necessarily have to be from this year, if you haven’t started getting ready just yet!

Please note that by submitting a photo or video you are giving permission for it to be used in a St Mary’s online service broadcast on YouTube, and excerpts may be shown on our website and social media too.

Please let us have your photos as soon as possible, (by 23rd November for use in the Advent Carol Service, and no later than 14th December for use in our Christmas services).

You can submit photos and videos by clicking here:


Thank you so much! These will make our online Christmas services so special and personal.

Advent Quiet Morning: Saturday 3rd December

This is not in silence (unless you want it to be) but a chance to get away from the busyness of life, do some praying, some thinking and enjoy some space

With two devotional addresses on the theme: “Bodies and Blessings – The Word Became Flesh”  by The Revd Will Gibbs

at St Leonard’s Church, Sandridge

8.45 am – Leave St Mary’s, Redbourn

9.00 am – Arrive St Leonard’s Church

12.00 pm – Pack away and leave

12.15 pm – Return to Redbourn,  or

There is an optional pub lunch at The Rose and Crown, Sandridge for those who want to stay and share in that.

There is no charge for the morning – donations are invited Tea and coffee will be available throughout the morning

Please share lifts to minimise the number of cars travelling. There is limited street parking and the postcode is AL4 9DN.