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CHURCH AT KIRKBURN
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CHRISTMAS 2006
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During December 2006 the Daily Telegraph carried an article about the big London churches and their Christmas services. Apparently the experience of Christmas 2005 had evidenced the need to provide more services over the coming Christmas as demand from the public had exceeded expectations in 2005. This seemed to be a bit surprising as “Church” isn’t generally in great demand these days. However, our experience in the Woldsburn benefice this Christmas confirmed the welcome trend. The services in the benefice on Christmas Eve/Christmas Day brought an attendance of over 700 which was really great. At Kirkburn for our Carol Service we had just short of 90 people, and our services on Christmas Eve (a benefice communion and our crib service plus an 8.30 am communion on Christmas Day) brought well over 100 people to our church. Wouldn’t it be great if Christmas happened once a month at St. Mary’s ???. I would like to thank all who played any part in our Christmas celebrations. Many people helped in so many ways, ranging from decorating the church to taking part in the services, and their contributions have been much appreciated. We also thank all those who supported our church by just coming and being part of Christmas.
We did have something new this Christmas. Organised by Judy Adamson a “shoe box collection” for Real Aid brought 39 shoe boxes full of various small gifts for girls and boys
We did have something new this Christmas. Organised by Judy Adamson a “shoe box collection” for Real Aid brought 39 shoe boxes full of various small gifts for girls and boys