Like everyone else, we are all trying to get on with life but at times it is not easy and not meeting with all our Church family can be difficult and lonely. Just before Christmas we were having services twice a month but not all people were able to attend which was very sad but we all kept in touch by text/phone it is not quite the same but it is good to talk.
During Advent we put a display in the porch window of the Christmas story, adding different characters each week until all figures were assembled around the baby for the community of Thornton to see. All our children in Sunday School received an Advent calendar to let them know we were all thinking of them.
We also had a Christingle service but this was very different from previous years. Masks were worn, tables set out at the required social distance and hand sanitizers available in lots of areas. People made their own Christingles from packs but instead of using fruits, wrapped fruit lollipops did the job just fine. Rev. Christine led the service and music was played.
Packs were delivered to people who were not able to attend and they could make their Christingle at home.
Then, as we all know, we went into another lockdown which stopped our gatherings but in January we had our first Zoom Service organised by Rev. Christine and it was a great success. Not everyone was able to join us due to technology but those who were able enjoyed a wonderful service. It was very different not to be in Church but being at home you got a chance to sing out loud which was so good to do after all this time. We hope to have more services like this in the future and we are looking into ways of enabling more of our Church family to join us.
God’s Blessings to Everyone
Elaine B
During Advent we put a display in the porch window of the Christmas story, adding different characters each week until all figures were assembled around the baby for the community of Thornton to see. All our children in Sunday School received an Advent calendar to let them know we were all thinking of them.
We also had a Christingle service but this was very different from previous years. Masks were worn, tables set out at the required social distance and hand sanitizers available in lots of areas. People made their own Christingles from packs but instead of using fruits, wrapped fruit lollipops did the job just fine. Rev. Christine led the service and music was played.
Packs were delivered to people who were not able to attend and they could make their Christingle at home.
Then, as we all know, we went into another lockdown which stopped our gatherings but in January we had our first Zoom Service organised by Rev. Christine and it was a great success. Not everyone was able to join us due to technology but those who were able enjoyed a wonderful service. It was very different not to be in Church but being at home you got a chance to sing out loud which was so good to do after all this time. We hope to have more services like this in the future and we are looking into ways of enabling more of our Church family to join us.
God’s Blessings to Everyone
Elaine B
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