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21 December, 2025
Christmas church services throughout the Southern Highlands, Tablelands and Wollondilly
A list of Christmas church services for all religious groups and denominations throughout the Southern Highlands, Tablelands and Wollondilly regions.
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS
ANGLICAN
St Jude’s Anglican Church, Bowral
Sunday 21st December, 7:30pm Traditional Lessons and Carols
Auditorium building:
- 5:00pm Christmas Eve service
- 7:00pm Christmas Eve service
Traditional church building
- 9:00pm Carols singalong
- 9:30pm Choral Communion
Christmas Day – Auditorium building:
- 9:00am Christmas Service
Traditional Church Building
- 8:00am Holy Communion
- 10:00am Holy Communion
Moss Vale Anglican Church Parish
- 5:30pm tonight (Sunday 21 December): Carols at Holy Trinity Church, Berrima
- 6:00pm Christmas Eve Carols, Moss Vale Anglican Church (with free sausage sizzle and jumping castle)
- Christmas Day: 8am & 10:30am Moss Vale Anglican Church, 9am Christ Church Bong Bong
Mittagong Anglican Church
Christmas Service @ MAC: - 11pm Christmas Eve
- 9am Family Christmas Day Service
- 10am Traditional Christmas Day Service
Anglican Parish of Sutton Forest
Holy Trinity Church, Bundanoon: Sunday 21st December: - 9am & 5pm Lessons and Carols (Supper after 5pm service)
- 9am Christmas Day Holy Communion
St Aidan’s Church Exeter: 10am Lessons and Carols, 6pm Christmas Eve Carols in the Yard (or in the church if raining) with sausage sizzle and ice creams for the kids.
- 10am Christmas Day Holy Communion
All Saints, Sutton Forest: -8am Christmas Day Holy Communion
Robertson Anglican Church
Lessons & Carols at St David’s, Burrawang - Sunday December 21 - 4:30-6:00pm with string ensemble
Christmas Eve Service - 4pm Carols for the young and young at heart
Christmas Day Service - 9am Contemporary Service with carols
SOUTHERN TABLELANDS
St Saviours Cathedral, Goulburn
- Service of Nine Lessons and Carols, Sunday 21 December, 6pm
- Children’s Service, 6pm Christmas Eve
- Choral Eucharist, 11pm
- Choral Eucharist, 9am Christmas Day
St Nicholas’ Church, North Goulburn, 17 Kinghorne St, Goulburn
- Christmas Day Liturgical Service, 8am & Christmas Families Service,10am.
Christ Church West Goulburn (incorporating St Bartholomew’s, Windellama)
Carols at St Bartholomew's Windellama, Christmas Eve
9:30am Christmas Day service, Christ Church West Goulburn
All Saints, Marulan
- Christmas Day, Thursday December 25, 9am
UPPER LACHLAN SHIRE
Anglican Parish of Crookwell
Sunday December 21: Bolong (near Peelwood), Christmas Service at 2pm
Sunday December 21: Kialla, Christmas Carol Service 3 pm
Wednesday December 24: St Lukes Anglican, 1331 Peelwood Rd, Grant Springs (near Laggan), Christmas Service 4pm
Wednesday December 24: St Lukes Taralga, Christmas Eve Service, 5 pm
Wednesday December 24: St Barnabas’ Anglican Church, 5110 Boorowa Rd, Narrawa, Christmas Carol Service; 7 pm
Thursday December 25: St Bartholomew’s Crookwell; Christmas Day Service 9.30 am
Sunday December 28, St Bartholomew’s Crookwell, Combined churches service for Reverend Joy’s service of closure at 11am, followed by lunch.
YASS VALLEY SHIRE
St Clement’s Anglican, 20 Church St, Yass
- Church at the Hub, 15 Pritchett St Yass: Sunday 21 December ‘More Than A Consumer Christmas’- 5pm;
- Christmas Eve: 9pm Lessons and Carols
- Christmas Day service: 10am followed by Community Christmas Lunch at 12 noon in St Clements Hall. Free to attend. RSVP at office@yva.church.
All Saints, Murrumbateman
- Christmas Eve: Christmas Carols in the Garden at 6pm
WOLLONDILLY
Picton and Wilton Anglican Churches (PWAC)
St Mark’s Picton
Sunday 21 December - 8:30pm Carols by Lamplight
Christmas Eve - 11pm Midnight Service
Christmas Day - 9:00am Traditional Service
Wilton Anglican Church
- Christmas Eve: 7pm Family Service
- Christmas Day: 9am Family Service
St John’s Anglican Church, Camden
Christmas Eve – 5pm Kids Service, 7pm The Christmas Story and Carols & 9pm Communion and Carols
Christmas Day – 9am Contemporary Service then a free Christmas lunch from 12 noon. To register, go to the church Facebook page and scan the QR code.
St James’ Menangle – Christmas Eve 5pm service; Christmas Day 9am service
St Mark’s Anglican Church, Appin (combined with Rosemeadow Anglican Church)
Christmas Eve – 5pm BBQ and 6pm Carols at Rosemeadow Anglican Church, 199 Copperfield Drive, Rosemeadow
Christmas Day – 9:00am at St Marks, Appin, 1-3 Church St, Appin (and the same at Rosemeadow).
CATHOLIC
MOSS VALE PARISH
Confession before Christmas will be held on Monday 22 December at 5.00pm at St Paul’s Church, Moss Vale
Christmas Vigil Mass — Wednesday 24 December 2025
(No morning Mass at St Paul’s Church.)
St Peter’s Burrawang — 5.00pm
St Paul’s Moss Vale — 6.30pm
Christmas Day – Thursday 25 December 2025 - The Nativity of the Lord Mass
- St Brigid’s Church, Bundanoon — 8.00am
- St Paul’s Church, Moss Vale — 10.00am Mass in the school hall
There is no evening Mass on Christmas Day.
Octave of Christmas - There will be no 8am morning Mass in our parish on Friday 26th, Saturday 27th and Monday 29th December.
New Years Eve – Wednesday 31st December 2025 - 10.00am Mass at St Paul’s Church.
New Years Day – Thursday 1 January 2026 - 10.00 am Mass at St Paul’s Church.
BOWRAL PARISH
Confessions - Tuesday 23rd December, 10:00am and 6:00pm
Christmas Eve: 5pm Vigil Mass; 9pm Mass
Christmas Day: 8:00am Mass; 9:30am Mass
All masses held at St Thomas Aquinas Church, cnr Bendooley and Merrigang Sts, Bowral.
SOUTHERN TABLELANDS
GOULBURN AND SURROUNDS
Christmas Mass Timetable: 6pm Sts Peter and Paul’s Old Cathedral Goulburn, St Mary’s Church Crookwell & Christ the King Taralga;
8pm Sts Peter and Pauls Old Cathedral Goulburn;
12am Our Lady of Fatima Church, Goulburn
Thursday December 25th (Christmas Day) - The Nativity of the Lord 9am Sts Peter and Pauls Old Cathedral Goulburn, St Mary’s Church Crookwell & St Joseph’s Tarago
* New Year’s Day Mass: Adoration 11pm and Mass at 12am - Our Lady of Fatima Church; 9.30 am Mass- Sts Peter and Pauls Cathedral NO 7.30am OLOF MASS
YASS
Parish of St Augustine, Yass and St Francis Xavier’s, Gunning
Saturday 20 December: 6.00pm - Catholic Church Hall, Murrumbateman
Sunday 21 December: 8.30am - St Francis Xavier Church, Gunning & 10:15am - St Augustine Church, Yass
Wed 24th (Christmas Eve): 10 am-12 pm Reconciliation - St Augustine’s Church; 7.00 pm Christmas Eve Mass - Mt Carmel grounds
Thu 25th (Christmas Day): 9.00 am Christmas Day Mass - Catholic Church Hall, Murrumbateman
Thu. 1st January 2026: 9.00 am New Year’s Day Mass
WOLLONDILLY
St Anthony’s Catholic Parish, Picton
St Anthony’s Catholic Church, Tahmoor, Sheil Memorial Church, Picton, St Mary’s Towers Chapel, Douglas Park & St Patrick’s Church, Menangle
Christmas Mass 2025: 5:00 pm Christmas Eve - St Patricks, Menangle
6:00 pm- St Anthony’s, Tahmoor
6:00 pm Christmas Eve Vigil, St Mary’s Towers Chapel, Douglas Park
Christmas Day: 8:30 am, Tahmoor
9:00 am - Douglas Park
CAMDEN
St Paul’s Catholic Parish, Camden
Christmas Reconciliation 2025 - 6:00 pm Tuesday 23 December — 1st Rite (6pm to 7pm), Camden
Wednesday 24th: 5:00 pm, 7:00 pm 9:00 pm, Christmas Eve Masses (Camden)
5pm - St Joseph the Worker, Oakdale & 6:30pm, St Aloysius The Oaks
Thursday 25th: 12:00 am Christmas Eve (Midnight Mass – Carols from 11:30pm) & 9:00 am - Christmas Day
Sacred Heart Parish, Luddenham/Warragamba
Christmas Eve: Vigil Mass, Sacred Heart Church Warragamba, 8pm & 11:30pm Carols followed by Midnight Mass, Holy Family Church, Luddenham.
Christmas Day: Vigil Mass 8am – Sacred Heart Church Warragamba & 10am Holy Family Church, Luddenham
St John the Evangelist Catholic Parish, Campbelltown
Christmas Eve: 6pm – Christmas Eve Mass, celebrated under the COLA in the school’s grounds
9pm – Christmas Eve Mass, in St John’s Church
12am – Christmas Midnight Mass
Christmas Day: 8am – Christmas Morning Mass (in St John’s Church); 10am – Christmas Morning Mass (also in St John’s Church)
Christmas Week Masses: Friday 26 December – St Stephen – Mass 9:30am; Saturday 27 December – St John the Evangelist – Mass 10am; Sunday 28 December – The Holy Family (Year A) – 5pm Vigil; 7:30am, 9am, 10:30am & 5pm; Monday 29 December – Friday 2 January 2026 – Mass at 9:30am each day.
Our Lady of Help Christians Catholic Parish, Rosemeadow (also incorporates St Bede’s Church, Appin)
Christmas Reconciliation 2025
Saturday 20 December, 9:30am; 1st Rite 11:00am-12noon (Rosemeadow)
Tuesday 23rd December, 1st Rite 5:30 pm; 1st Rite 7:00 pm – 8:00pm
Wednesday, 9:30 am —1st Rite (9:30am-10:30am); 6:00 pm: Christmas Eve (Vigil Mass), 12:00 am Christmas Eve Midnight Mass
Thursday, 9:00 am: Christmas Day Mass
UNITING CHURCH
CAMPBELLTOWN
Christmas Eve – 7pm Service (BBQ beforehand from 5:30pm - 6:30pm)
Christmas Day – 9am Christmas Day Service; 11am Fijian Service
CAMDEN
Sunday 21st December – Nine Lessons & Carols, 9am
Christmas Eve - Christmas Vigil: Light in Our Darkness, 11pm
Christmas Day – Share the Joy, 9am
WOLLONDILLY UNITING CHURCH, TAHMOOR
Christmas Day – 8am service
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS
BOWRAL/MITTAGONG UNITING CHURCH - Christmas Day: 9am Combined Service with children’s activities
MOSS VALE - Christmas Day: 8:30am
SOUTHERN TABLELANDS
GOULBURN
Christmas Day: 8:30am service. Christmas Day lunch at the Wesley Centre, 43 Goldsmith St -12 noon for 12:30pm.
CROOKWELL
Christmas Eve: Jerrara - 7pm Carols by Fairylight
Christmas Day: Crookwell 9am
GUNNING
Christmas Day: 9am service
YASS
Christmas Eve: 6pm Family Service
Christmas Day: 9am Service
PRESBYTERIAN
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS
BOWRAL - Christmas Day service 9am
WOLLONDILLY
TAHMOOR – WOLLONDILLY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday 21 December – 9:15am service
Wellbeing Wednesday/Christmas Eve – Prayer meeting at 8:30am, then 9:30am to 12 noon: A special Christmas Eve gathering and bring snacks to share.
Christmas Day service – 9:15am
Sunday 28 December – 9:15am service
CAMDEN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Christmas Day – 9am service
BAPTIST
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS
BOWRAL - Christmas Day service: 9am
HIGHLANDS BAPTIST CHURCH, MITTAGONG – Christmas Day service 9:30am
WOLLONDILLY
TAHMOOR BAPTIST CHURCH – Today (Sunday 21 December) 5pm – Christmas carols and a sausage sizzle;
- Christmas Day 9am
- Sunday 28th December traditional service at 10am - ‘From that time on and forever’ theme.
BARGO BAPTIST CHURCH – Christmas Day short service at 8:30am (cup of tea and gingerbread afterwards for those who wish to stay after the service)
CAMDEN
Camden Baptist Church – Christmas Day service ‘From Ordinary to Extraordinary’ - 9:30am
Campbelltown City Baptist Church – Christmas Eve 7pm; Christmas Day 9:30am
SOUTHERN TABLELANDS
GOULBURN BAPTIST CHURCH – Christmas Day service 9am
YASS COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH – A New Rhythm for Prayer and Worship sessions 6:30am – 8pm & 5:30pm – 7pm Christmas Eve
Christmas Day service – 9:30am
Sunday 28 December, 10am – Traditional service with theme ‘The Power of the Presence – Signs and Wonders in the Early Church’.
PENTECOSTAL
WOLLONDILLY
Inspire Church Wollondilly, Tahmoor CWA Hall, 98 York St – Christmas Day service 10am
Anchor Point Church, Picton – Sunday 21 December 10 am service (no service Christmas Day, 28th December or 4th and 11th January – return on 18th January)
CV Church Camden Valley, Elderslie – Today (Sunday 21 December) 5pm service; Christmas Day service 9am
C3 New Hope, Campbelltown & Mt Annan – Christmas Eve services: 5pm
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS
C3 Destiny Church, Bowral – 6pm Christmas Eve service, main auditorium with kid’s church performance of Christmas play.
Sunday 28th December – 10:30am service
Highlands Christian Church, Mittagong – Christmas Day 10:30am service; Sunday 28th December 10:00am
The Fields Church, Mittagong - Christmas Eve 5pm
Connect Christian Church, Moss Vale – Christmas Day service, 9am
SOUTHERN TABLELANDS
C3 Church Goulburn – Christmas Eve service 4pm, with light supper afterwards.
Goulburn Christian Life Centre – New Year’s Eve service, 31 December 9:30pm – 12 midnight
Potters House Church, Goulburn – Christmas Eve service, 7:30pm & New Year’s Eve celebration, 2:30pm 31 December
Yass Vine Church – Sunday 28 December, 10am service
NON- DENOMINATIONAL
Bowral Church of Christ – Christmas Day 9am
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