WELCOME to the TRING TEAM this
ADVENT and CHRISTMAS
God loves you. Whatever your age, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, ability, job, financial or social status, God loves you. We are God’s church, and we welcome you.
WELCOME!
Who we are
The Tring Team Parish is the Church of England in Tring, Aldbury, Long Marston, Wilstone and Puttenham. We are a community celebrating and working out our faith through many different styles of prayer and worship. We do our best to live and share God’s love in this modern world through services, social events and service to the community around us. We try and do a lot together so please explore this site or give us a call.
Carol Services
Tidings of comfort and joy
Tuesday 9th December 7pm
Tring Station Carol Service in the Iron Room
Tring
Sunday 14th December
4.00pm Candlelit Carol Service in Tring Church
With Tring Church and Tring School Choirs. We hear the Christmas story in readings and songs. After the service mulled wine, Tring Brewery beer, coffee and mince pies will be served.
Puttenham
Sunday 21st December
3.30pm Service of Lessons and Carols.
We hear the Christmas story in readings and song with the Ridgeway Chorale Puttenham Punch and refreshments afterwards
Aldbury
Sunday 21st December 6pm
Lessons and Carols by candlelight in Aldbury Church.
Hear the Christmas story and join in singing your favourite carols followed by mulled wine and mince pies.
Tring
Monday 22nd December
6.00pm Carol Service (outside) Tring Churchyard
with Tring Brewery Bar
Come and sing your favourite carols in the churchyard and enjoy a glass or two of Tring’s finest beer or mulled wine! Dress up warmly. If the weather is bad the Service will be inside the church but with no bar
Aldbury
Monday 22nd December
Carols on Aldbury Green - 7pm - with brass band, mulled wine and mince pies
Wilstone
Christmas Eve 7pm - Carol Service.
We sing carols and hear the Christmas story through bible readings. Seasonal refreshments will follow.
Crib Services
O come let us adore him
All our crib services in the parish are suitable for all ages, but especially for the younger children.
They last around half an hour and the children hear and take part in the Christmas story.
Tring
Christmas Eve at 2pm and 4pm
The service at 2pm is usually quieter.
Aldbury
Christmas Eve at 4pm
Long Marston
Christmas Eve at 4pm
Midnight Mass
It came upon a midnight clear
Come along at the end of Christmas Eve to experience the wonder and mystery of Christmas.
Everyone is welcome.
Puttenham
9 pm An early Midnight Mass
Tring
11.30 pm Candlelit Midnight Mass
Aldbury
11.30 pm Candlelit Midnight Mass
Christmas Morning
Joy to the World!
Come along on Christmas Day. Everyone is welcome.
Come and greet the Christ Child.
Tring
8 am Traditional language Holy Communion
10 am Christmas Morning Communion
The 10 am service will be live streamed
Aldbury
10 am Christmas Morning Communion
Long Marston
10 am Christmas Morning Communion
Christmas Concerts in our churches
Join us as we celebrate Christmas through music, song and verse.
Sunday 7th December 3pm in Tring Church
Piano and More Concert
An Advent concert featuring musicians from local families and the debut performance of Tring Community Orchestra.
Seasonal refreshments follow. Donations for church and piano expenses.
Saturday 20th December 7.30pm in Tring Church
Tring Choral Society and Orchestra
Christmas Concert
Bach's Christmas Oratorio
www.tringchoral.org.uk for booking arrangements.
Help decorate our Christmas tree in Tring Church
Come and add your messages of love and prayers to our tree in Tring Church, arriving after the first weekend of December.
Thanks to Dunsley Farm Shop for our tree.
We have stars available to write your message or prayer on, your can take one home to decorate and return it when the church is open: daily usually 10am - 3pm or bring it to a service.
The Joy of Christmas
December can feel like chaos – lots of social events, services, Christmas presents to buy, never-ending to-do lists and the pressure to create the perfect Christmas. But in the midst of this chaos, our churches can offer an opportunity to find peace and joy during this busy time.
The angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid; for see - I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people ...’
Luke 2.10-11
The Church of England’s Advent and Christmas theme for 2025 revolves round a single word: Joy!
Our churches and cathedrals will - as always - be seeking to make the most of the opportunity December brings to share The Joy of Christmas with their communities.
The great joy of Christmas, of course, is the good news the angel declared to the shepherds - the news of Jesus’ birth as Emmanuel (God With Us).
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Reflections via email: Sign up to our Christmas reflection emails and receive daily messages straight to your inbox. Our daily emails will offer Bible readings, short reflections and a practical challenge, as well as prayers linked to weekly themes.
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Downloadable reflections for 11-15 year olds: Following the same themes and Bible verses as our Advent reflections for adults, these bitesize daily reflections for young people written by Lucy Rycroft can be downloaded in full colour or black and white. A four week session plan for youth groups using the reflections together is also available to be downloaded.
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Daily reflections via Everyday Faith app: You can read and listen to daily Advent and Christmas reflections from 1 December through the Everyday Faith app, the daily devotional app from the Church of England, which is available to download here.
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Women of the Nativity: A collection of nine imagined stories told from the perspective of women, written by Paula Gooder, recreating the events of the Nativity. Listen here.