The Fourth Day of Christmas
We hope you are enjoying the Christmas season! Today we bring you calling birds: … More The Fourth Day of Christmas
We hope you are enjoying the Christmas season! Today we bring you calling birds: … More The Fourth Day of Christmas
What does tonight mean to us? Is it joy, wonder or worry?
Christmas can be difficult for many of us as we are bombarded by adverts and demands that we should be having fun all the time and spending more than we have. This then adds to the pressure of Christmas and can affect relationships when people are rushing backwards and forwards to the shops and doing everything else that goes along with it … More CHRISTMAS EVE 2022 – Midnight Mass
On December 27 we mark the Feast of the Holy Innocents – the babies slaughtered by Herod’s men, hoping to kill Jesus. Tom and Carol sing the Coventry carol … More The Holy Innocents – the Third Day of Christmas
The five verses of this anthem progressively explore the theme of Advent, gradually merging into Christmas by the end. Between verses there are interludes of Carols, both for Advent and Christmas, beginning with “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” and finishing with “The First Noel”. Between the verses are “Past 3 O’Clock”, “In the Bleak Mid-Winter”, “Away in a Manger” and “We Three Kings” … More Advent to Christmas – Noel Rawsthorne (1929-2019)
Our first Eucharist of Christmas was celebrated at 11:30pm on Christmas Eve. Due to illness, Rev Sue was unable to officiate, but Reader Christine stepped up and did a wonderful job for us.
Before the service we heard Britten’s “There is no Rose” from his “A Ceremony of carols”, then a special medley of Christmas carols sung by our singing group, Maggie’s Music Makers. We then began the service with the perennial favourite, “Once in Royal David’s City”, with the equally traditional solo first verse … More First Eucharist of Christmas
Advent is over and Christmas is here. Alleluia! We wish you a joyful and peaceful Christmas, with this extra bonus … More Christmas Day, the First Day of Christmas
Every day throughout Advent we are pleased to offer you a little Advent treat. Today Maggie’s Music Makers sing through a medley of classic Christmas carols. How many can you spot? This is followed by our MD’s favourite singalong carol, “Hark the Herald Angel Sing”. Please join in! … More 2022 Digital Advent Calendar Day 24
Every day throughout Advent we are pleased to offer you a little Advent treat. Today our singing group, Maggie’s Music Makers wish you a merry Christmas, and then Carol, Jennifer and Tom sing “As Dew in Aprille” from Benjemin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols” … More 2022 Digital Advent Calendar Day 23
Every day throughout Advent we are pleased to offer you a little Advent treat. Today Matt offers a short reflection for Advent, and Carol, Jennifer and Tom sing “O Holy Night” … More 2022 Digital Advent Calendar Day 22
Every day throughout Advent we are pleased to offer you a little Advent treat. Today Carol and Tom take us from the sublime – “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” – to the ridiculous – “Santa Baby”, exploring both the sacred and lighter side of Christmas … More 2022 Digital Advent Calendar Day 21