What's on in December

We’re buzzing because it’s almost time for Christmas! Here’s a summary of our upcoming events in December. Find links below to sign up, or head to the app!

Christmas events

Beer and Carols - Thursday 15th December - Pop to the pub, buy a drink and join us for a sing-a-long to some favourite carols at Shinner and Sudtone on Sutton High Street! A fun night out for anyone 18 plus.

Carols Service - Sunday 18th December - Celebrate Christmas with a traditional yet contemporary service including familiar carols. Join us from 10.00am at Overton Grange School, 36 Stanley Road, SM2 6TQ for free Christmas refreshments. Our Kids Christmas parties will also take place during this service.

Nativity Extravaganza - Friday 23rd December - A wonderful way to start the Christmas weekend! Our children (and grown ups!) have been working hard in rehearsals. Expect cute, silly, multimedia fun, with plenty of carols to join in with! Arrive any time from 3.30pm for free Christmas refreshments, the service will start at 4.00pm.

After our Christmas services, we will be taking a short break on the 25th December and 1st January. We will begin re-meeting on 8th January 2023! Find out more about our Christmas events here.

YOUTH CHRISTMAS PARTY

Youth from year 6 - year 13 are invited to join us for a Christmas Party at Stayton House, 93 Stayton Road, SM1 2PS from 7pm. There will be lots of games, snacks and Christmas fun! Make sure to sign your young person up in advance by clicking here.

Kids social - christmas bake-off

Join us for our Big Kids Bake Off social on Saturday 3rd December 10.00am-11.30am! We will be having lots of fun baking delicious Christmas goodies with some fun challenges thrown in!

This event is open for children in Reception to Year 5 and they will need to be dropped off and picked up from Stayton House. Sign up your Big Kids now by clicking here.

SUNDAY SERVICES

We have a few special talks this month: our farewell service, remembrance, and dedications, before we kick off advent in the final week of November! You can find any of our previous talks in our app or on our Youtube Channel.

SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER

Join us to pray together at Overton Grange before a Sunday Service. We meet in Room A1 on the corridor to the left of the main entrance from 9.45am. 

It's of key importance that we pray for our Leaders and for our Sunday meetings together. On Sundays we welcome new people and each one of us has a fresh opportunity to encounter the presence of God. No need to sign up, just come along!

THE PRAYER ROOM @ THE DOLPHIN

The Prayer Room is open for you to use by yourself or in small groups. It is a wonderful space to spend time dedicated to prayer. At the moment The Prayer Room is set up with stations to help you pray for the future of Sutton Vineyard. For more information on how to book a slot, click here.

YOUTH PRAYER MEETING

This prayer meeting is an opportunity to pray for Young People and in particular the Youth at Sutton Vineyard and in Sutton.

We meet every first Monday of the month. To join us on Monday 5th December 8.00pm email youth@suttonvineyard.org for details.

PRAYER AND DISCERNMENT FORUM

This prayer and discernment forum is a place to listen to God in prayer and then pray according to what we hear. The group gets amazing words and pictures from God and we just pray without any agenda and see what the Holy Spirit lays on our hearts to pray about.

We meet every second Monday of the month To join us on Monday 12th December 8.00pm click here.

SOZO

SOZO is a powerful yet gentle prayer session that aims to deal with all the things that are stopping us from connecting deeply with God. Your session will last between one and two hours and will be with a Sozo team of two members.

To sign up to a Sozo on Monday 5th December, click here. For more information and future dates, click here.

20S/30S GROUP

Our 20s/30s group is a great way for young adults to get to know others at church of a similar age! They have a host of exciting new events coming up in 2023. Email 2030@suttonvineyard.org to get involved!

BAPTISM

Ever thought about being baptised? If it’s something you’re considering, or you have questions about Baptism, we would love to hear from you. Email baptism@suttonvineyard.org

SAVE THE DATE

We’ll be bringing you more information on these events soon - for now, save the date!

Alpha - Starting 30th January

Sparks - 7th January

Preaching Course - Starting 12th January

20s/30s quiz - 20th January