Carol Services near Mernda | 2025

        

If you're interested in Community Carols or other similar activities this year, here's just a few of the great options:

Diamond Creek Community Carols 

FROM 5:30PM SUNDAY 14 DECEMBER, COVENTRY OVAL, DIAMOND CREEK

We love our carols in Diamond Creek! Every year, hundreds of locals gather at the Diamond Creek Community Carols to celebrate Christmas and all that it means. Featuring the Carols Band singing your favourite carols, and some new ones!

Come along and sing some special Diamond Creek Christmas Carols! We’re also excited to be offering free face painting and more activities for families and children.

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The Whittlesea Christmas Festival

4:00PM - 9:00PM SATURDAY 13 DECEMBER 2025 

WHITTLESEA SHOWGROUNDS, MCPHEE RD WHITTLESEA

The Whittlesea Christmas Festival has grown into a major regional event, attracting up to 4,000 people. (This is a free event!)

Held at the Whittlesea Agricultural Society (Whittlesea Showgrounds), the festival will once again merge two key events. The Whittlesea Agricultural Society will organize the ‘Christmas Tree Extravaganza’ featuring over 50 trees, alongside a twilight market with more than 70 stalls and food trucks. New Horizons Church, on behalf of the local churches of Whittlesea, will coordinate the family friendly activities and performing arts component which this year will include one of Melbourne's best 70's disco cover bands - Standard Procedure.

The festival will offer live performances from local artists, school choirs, and bands, plus quality kids' crafts activities, face painting, an animal farm, and interactive nativity scene, a classic car display, and roving performers ending with community carols. This year we will have youth and disability services spaces too. The Grinch will be back by popular demand and Santa will once again arrive by motorcycle, hosted by the Ulysses Club.

Community Carols from 7.00pm

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True North Gospel Choir Concert 

7:00PM FRIDAY 5TH DECEMBER 2025 

VENUE: ST JOHN'S ANGLICAN CHURCH DIAMOND CREEK, 61 MAIN RD DIAMOND CREEK 

We look forward to hosting you for the True North Gospel Choir Carols Event, featuring guest artists and community caroling for a festive evening of wonderful music. 

Please note the event times will involve a space for people to socialise in the foyer before and after the event. Guests are recommended to arrive to be seated at 6:45pm.

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Doreen Community Carols

7:00PM SUNDAY 14TH OF DECEMBER 2024 

COLLINGROVE PARK, 165W HAZEL GLEN DRIVE, DOREEN

The Doreen Carols will be held on Sunday, December 14, 2025, at Collingrove Park. The event will take place in the afternoon, alongside the final Laurimar Lakeside Community Markets of the year.

The event typically includes carols performed by a live band, food stalls, family-friendly activities such as pony rides, jumping castles, and visits from the CFA and Santa.

For more information 

South Morang Carols by Candlelight

7:00PM FRIDAY 12TH OF DECEMBER 2025 

CIVIC CENTRE LAWNS, 25 FERRES BOULEVARD, SOUTH MORANG 

A night of festive music featuring the Community Carols Choir and Diamond Valley Brass Band. Children's activities, including free face painting and craft workshops.

A festive kids' show by Team Dream, with a meet-and-greet afterwards.

A special appearance by Santa at 8 p.m..

Food trucks will be on-site, but you are also welcome to bring a picnic. 

For more information

Riverside Carols in the Park 

5:00PM - 7:00PM SATURDAY 13TH DECEMBER 2025

RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY ACTIVITY CENTRE, 8 DOREEN ROGEN WAY, SOUTH MORANG

5.00pm  - Free Sausage Sizzle, kids entertainment activities and gift bags,

6:00pm - Community carols

For more information 

Many churches also conduct Services on Christmas Day or Christmas Eve. 

Check church websites for details.

Happy New Year!

“ I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year
'Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.'

And he replied, 'Go into the darkness
and put your hand into the hand of God
That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way!'

So I went forth and finding the Hand of God
Trod gladly into the night
He led me towards the hills
And the breaking of day in the lone East.

So heart be still!
What need our human life to know,
If God hath comprehension?

In all the dizzy strife of things
Both high and low,
God hideth his intention ..."

Many of us will have heard the above words at some time in our life, written by Minnie Louise Haskins in 1908. Much later to become famous by King George VI reading it as part of his first Christmas message to the nation at the start of the Second World War.  

At the start of this new, uncertain and unfathomed year, may your hand remain in the hand of God! 

Haven schedule to December 2025

Note: Many of these activities will take place at the Social Support Centre, Activity Room:3, 70 Mernda Village Drive, Mernda.

 Note too, that from time to time we may swap some activities around - so always                     check back here closer to the date! 😊 The last activity for the year will be our meal together 5pm Sunday 7th of December. 

Haven will start up again in term:1 2026

The Church Year

 

Haven | 5:00pm Sunday 7th of December 2025

 

Coming up ... 

• 5:00pm-6:30pm Sunday 7th of December 2025                           
• At table together— Our annual Christmas Party
• We will meet in a home and share a meal together as we remember Jesus birth. 
• Venue details wouldn’t be posted online --SMS for details
• NOTE: This will be the LAST Haven activity for the year. We will start up again Term:1 in 2026.
• Check this Blog for details in January!