A quiet service for those suffering grief and loss in all its forms and who find Christmas a difficult season. What is a Blue Christmas service? Blue Christmas service is "blue" because for many of us, the holiday season is not "the most wonderful time of the year." Instead, it's a time when we feel […]
The celebration of Christ’s incarnation at Christmas is one of the two poles of the Christian year. The wonderful mystery of God’s dwelling among us in the fullness of humanity, as Emmanuel, foretold by the prophets and born of Mary, provides the material of the feast: Hark, hark, the wise eternal word, like a weak […]
The Christmas season (and 2024) comes to an end with a special service of scripture and carols. Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols: a Living Tradition Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols was first held on Christmas Eve, 1918. It was planned by Eric Milner-White, who at the age of 34 had just been appointed […]
