Ideas
| Outdoor Christmas Advent Wreath We have made a large, outdoor Advent Wreath with one ‘candle ‘ being ‘lit’ each Sunday in Advent |  |
| 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. | |
