Outdoor Christmas Advent Wreath
We have made a large, outdoor Advent Wreath with one ‘candle ‘ being ‘lit' each Sunday in Advent
Ideas
Christmas Outdoor Crib
​​​​​​​How we offered an outdoor crib scene to lower the Covid risk of larger gatherings.
Building a crib scene at home
Whatever ways you're sharing the Christmas story this year, you can involve families in making their own crib scene
Online Christmas theatre Bread & Starlight Advent resource
There's a beautiful, hope-filled film made specially for this Christmas by Christian theatre company LAMPS Collective
The Journey to Bethlehem – Covid safe idea for Christmas
We're organising Advent window trails across the town, revealing one window per trail every day during Advent
'Hamper' of ideas from the Church of England/University of York
The Centre for the Study of Christianity and Culture (University of York) offered these ideas for coping with Christmas 2020 services, but they can be used any time.
Pyjama midnight mass
The Midnight Mass is a beautiful and profound experience for a lot of people
'Counting Christmas' prayer idea
This very simple prayer idea uses aspects of the Christmas story to pray.
The Best Gift – aka 'The Dog Story' – an idea for Christmas services
This short, humorous presentation is ideal for a Christmas service (online or otherwise) which includes young children, or, it could be used in a Sunday School setting around Christmas time if churches are open at the time
Keep in touch with contacts by e-newsletter
One good way in which you can keep in touch with people who you meet through the occasional offices is by sending a regular email newsletter.
