The Program
Christmas Show
A1 Auditorium
Join us at 6pm, 7pm or 8pm for our Christmas Show that will entertain and dazzle. Auslan available on Thursday 11 at 6pm & 7pm. th
*NEW* Family Show
A2 Auditorium
Experience the joy of Christmas at the New Families Show, a fun-filled celebration with songs, dancing, laughter, and the greatest news of all this Christmas!
Join us at 5:30pm, 6:15pm, 7pm, 7:45pm.
Tunnel of Light
Through the tunnel between the A1 Auditorium & Soul Op Shop
Enter into the Christmas lights experience as you journey through the Tunnel of Light with over 50,000 LED lights.
Food Stalls
Scattered throughout the precinct
Grab a bite to eat or dinner for the whole family with a variety of food and drinks available for sale
Soul Op Shop
Top of the Tunnel of Light
Find a bargain and enjoy a coffee at the Soul Op Shop
Boutique Markets
Top of the Tunnel of Light
Pick up special gifts for your loved ones at our boutique markets.
Christmas Forest
The Chapel Encounter the wonder of Christmas as you walk through our forest of trees and lights.
Kids Zone
Outside A2 Auditorium
Relax as a family in our dedicated kid's zone.
Amusement Rides
Car Park near Soul Op Shop
We have much more to enjoy for the kids too with rides, an animal farm and other joyful extras
Please note there will be a Mobility Restricted Waiting Area outside the A1 & A2 Auditoriums for guests who have limited mobility on the night.
The Christmas Story
What is Christmas? We've included an excerpt from Luke 1-2 from the Bible so you can read about the lead up to the day that changed humanity forever. The day The Son of God became a man to enable us to become sons and daughters of God. The story does not stop here however - if you'd like a copy of a Bible to keep reading make sure to ask one of our team!
Introduction
Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eye witnesses and servants of the word With this in mind, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I too decided to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
The birth of Jesus foretold
In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David The virgin’s name was Mary The angel went to her and said, ‘Greetings, you who are highly favoured! The Lord is with you. ’
Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favour with God You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants for ever; his kingdom will never end.’
‘How will this be,’ Mary asked the angel, ‘since I am a virgin?’
The angel answered, ‘The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month For no word from God will ever fail ’
‘I am the Lord’s servant,’ Mary answered. ‘May your word to me be fulfilled.’ Then the angel left her.
Mary visits Elizabeth
At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit In a loud voice she exclaimed: ‘Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! But why am I so favoured, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfil his promises to her!’
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to register.
So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem, the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night
An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger. ’
Suddenly, a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favour rests.’
When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about ’
So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived
This Christmas, we ’ re partnering with Baptist World Aid to bring hope where it’s needed most.
Right now, families in Lebanon and Ukraine are facing unimaginable hardship. In Lebanon, escalating conflict and economic collapse have left thousands displaced and 80% of the population living in poverty. Our Baptist partners are working tirelessly to provide safe shelter, bedding, hygiene kits, and food parcels to families who have fled with nothing
In Ukraine, as war continues into its fourth year, millions remain displaced and in urgent need of food, medicine, and warmth Through local churches, Baptist World Aid is delivering emergency supplies, hot meals, generators, and trauma care to those who’ve lost homes and loved ones.
Your generosity this Christmas will help restore dignity and hope to people in crisis. Together, we can make a difference.
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