Christmas 2025
Christmas at St Andrew’s – and some FAQs
Blue Christmas (for those experiencing grief at this time of year)
Monday 8th December
5:15pm | with ADM's Mental Health & Pastoral Care Institute
Preacher: the Reverend Keith Condie
Lessons & Carols (Healing Service)
Wednesday 17th December
6:00pm | Cathedral Brass
Preacher: the Most Reverend Kanishka Raffel, Archbishop of Sydney
Lessons & Carols
Thursday 18th December
7:00pm* | Cathedral Choir and Brass
Preacher: the Most Reverend Kanishka Raffel, Archbishop of Sydney
Christmas Eve Lessons & Carols
Wednesday 24th December
6:00pm* and 8:00pm* | Cathedral Choir and Brass
Preacher: the Very Reverend Sandy Grant, Dean of Sydney
Christmas Eve Holy Communion
Wednesday 24th December
10:45pm | Cathedral Chamber Choir
Preacher: TBC
Christmas Day
Thursday 25th December
8:30am Holy Communion
10:00am* Christmas Celebration | Cathedral Choir
Preacher: the Most Reverend Kanishka Raffel, Archbishop of Sydney
* 设有打印的中文讲道翻译
* Printed sermon translation in Chinese provided at services marked above with an asterisk
English-language PDFs of some our orders of services will be available for viewing closer to the date of each service [link to come].
‘Frequently Asked Questions’
Will there be livestreaming?
Some of our services will be livestreamed:
Lessons & Carols, Wednesday 17th December 6:00pm (link to come)
Lessons & Carols, Wednesday 24th December 8:00pm (link to come)
Christmas Day Thursday 25th December10:00am (link to come)
How do I get to the Cathedral?
St Andrew’s Cathedral is easily accessible via public transport, which we recommend using where practical. The closest stations are Town Hall (train and light rail) and Gadigal (metro). The closest bus stops are at York Street QVB, Park Street and Elizabeth Street.
The closest available car park is the Wilson’s - St Andrew’s House car park at 464 Kent Street, from where there are lifts to directly to the ground floor of Sydney Square and to the Cathedral entrances . [Further information about discounted parking, where spaces are available is yet to come.]
Cinema Centre Car Park, with dual entrances at 521 Kent Street and 306 Sussex Street is another large car park nearby, which is reasonably priced especially for evening, weekend and public holiday parking.
We have a small amount of space on site prioritised for attendees with disability parking permits.
When do the doors open?
Doors open 30 minutes before the service (or as soon as attenders at the previous service have left). Our Christmas services can get big! We can’t reserve seating, but if you or a family member has accessibility needs, please tell us and we will help as much as we can.
Overflow seating may be available in our Chapter House for some services where we are likely to hit capacity. Such services are livestreamed into Chapter House, which is air conditioned!
Our Christmas services can also get quite warm, and we advise you to consider bringing your own water bottle and handheld fan.
What about Children?
We love sharing Christmas with children at the Cathedral. There is a family zone in the Cathedral, and also a crying room with audio-visual livestream. Kids’ Christmas activity sheets will be supplied at some services.