We had a wonderful Carol Service tonight, with 260 folk singing God's praise in a candle service. There is something truly inspirational about so many people gathering together to worship like that!
In the new porch as we arrived and left the church we were treated to a magnificent starry display, and greeted by two lanterns. The foyer provided our "garage" for the evening. And as you will see from the pictures, it provided a graphic reminder of the stars "singing together". For the shepherds, that must have been an awesome, even terrifying, sight. But the angels were singing glad tidings of great joy - which is the joy we were expressing in our carols.
I always think that the wonderful thing about carol services is that everyone can join in. Even those who think they can't sing are able to participate - and that, in itself, reminds us of the joy of the glad tidings revealed to the shepherds. It's good news for all, and all are welcome to join in! That's very much our philosophy at All Saints - we are committed to extending God's welcome to all, and to grow in discipleship, service and numbers!
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