Christmas

Our normal pattern of Christmas Services includes...

• Carols and Lessons Services on the weekend before Christmas.
  In 2008, we are also planning an outdoor Carols on the new land at Dural - date to be announced.
• Christmas Eve services in the afternoon and evening
  
  • at Dural
    
    • 5pm for children
    • 7pm for teens
    • 10:30pm Holy Communion in the little church
  • at Kenthurst
    • 5pm family service in the...
• Christmas Day services in the morning
  • at Dural
    
    • 7:45am Holy Communion in the little church
    • 9:30am Family Service
  • at Arcadia
    
    • 8:45am Holy Communion
  • at Kenthurst
    • 8:30am Holy Communion

Please note: these service times will have to be confirmed closer to the end of the year.

Easter

Our normal pattern of Easter Services includes...

• Maundy Thursday prayer supper in the St Jude's Education Centre 8pm-9:30pm.
• Good Friday - one service at each centre in the morning, generally a cycle of Bible readings, reflections, prayer and song.
  
  • 8:30am at Kenthurst
  • 10am at Dural
  • 10am at Kenthurst
• Easter Day - the normal Sunday service times
  
  • at Dural
    
    • 7:45am Holy Communion in the little church
    • 10am Holy Communion in the Education Centre
    • 6pm Holy Communion in the Education Centre
  • at Arcadia
    
    • 8:45am Holy Communion
  • at Kenthurst
    • 8:30am Holy Communion
    • 10am family Service

Please note: these service times will have to be confirmed closer to the start of the year.

Commencement Service

The year officially begins with a combined service for all congregations in St Jude's Education Centre on the 1st Sunday in February (with no other services in the parish that day).

This year the service was held on 3 Feb. In 2009 it will be held at 9:30am February 1st.

Anniversary Services

Each centre celebrates its birthday with a special service. This year...

• Kenthurst was 10 February
• Arcadia will be 20 or 27 July (tbc)
• Dural will hold the parish birthday on 9 November - a 9:30am combined service, with no other services in the parish that day.

Food Drive

The Annual Anglicare Winter Food Drive is held on the 3rd Sunday of June. In 2008, it will be held on Sunday 15 June.

We greatly appreciate the willingness of so many individuals, households, schools, shops and other business in our community to support the drive which last year collected more than 12,000 items of food for needy families.

Click here for full details of Food Drive 2008.