I hope you and all your family have a peaceful, joyful Christmas and New Year.
I hope that you, however you celebrate your Christmas, are able to enjoy a lovely time with your loved ones over the Christmas period.
Christmas gives us the time, when all the preparations are done, to stop and enjoy spending time together which is far more precious than any presents we may give or receive.
At St John’s Church and St Mark’s Church we are looking forward to our Christmas services and you will find details of them below.
It would be lovely if you would like to join us as we gather to celebrate again Jesus’ birth in the familiar carols and bible readings. As you can see we have a range of services.
At Shildon these range from the family service at 4pm on Christmas Eve when the children are getting ready for the day ahead to the traditional carols by candlelight with the memory tree to remember loved ones on December 17th at 6pm.
At Eldon these include the Community Carol service on the 13th December and the Christmas Eve service at 6pm.
In all the services we will be hearing again the familiar Christmas story of the baby born in Bethlehem, celebrating afresh the wonder of God with us in this baby in Bethlehem and the amazing truth that God loves each and every person.
However you celebrate Christmas this year, may you know that God is with you and that he loves you.
With my best wishes,
Revd. Carol (Priest in charge St John’s Shildon and St Mark’s Eldon)
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