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Christmas Services 2012

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BRADFORD (NORTH) CHRISTMAS SERVICES 2012

Below is the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Preaching Plan.

We are appreciative of those Local Preachers and Supernumerary Ministers who have expressed a willingness to take services this Christmas.    We find ourselves in a difficult place with the reduced number of Presbyters, and their help is invaluable.

Could stewards be in touch with preachers in good time, especially if the service has particular characteristics or expectations (e.g lessons & carols, all-age, etc).

We have almost been able to meet the requests of the churches, and we hope that where this has not been possible, they will take the opportunity offered to be ‘@Elsewhere’. @Elsewhere means that when there isn’t a service at your church, you might consider joining another congregation.  In addition to the circuit churches, churches of other denominations may also be pleased to see you!
                                                                                                                                               
Church
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
Allerton
@Elsewhere
10.00am Greenwood
Baildon
11.00am Café style Blundell
10.00am Blundell

11.30pm HC Hoe

Bolton
7.00pm  Griffiths
10.00am Bolton (T)
Calverley
@Elsewhere
10.30am Whiteley
Christchurch
11.30pm HC Jemison
10.00 @Crag
Crag Road
@Elsewhere
10.00 Jemison
Eccleshill
6.00pm Allison
10.00 Ayrton
Haworth Road
@Elsewhere
10.30 Marsh
Little Lane
@Elsewhere
10.30 Britten
Northcliffe
4.00 Christingle Drake
10.30 Weston
Saltaire
4.00 Griffiths
@Elsewhere
Sandy Lane
@Elsewhere
at HRMC
St Andrews
4.00 Christingle Blundell
10.30 Bashforth

11.30 HC Drake

Thackley
7.30 Carols Jemison
10.00 Drake
Thornton
@Elsewhere
9.30 Lorrain-Smith
Wilsden
@Elsewhere
10.00 Griffiths
Wrose
@Elsewhere
10.00 @Crag


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