We know Christmas 2020 is going to be different – and different can be special. There will be opportunities for new memories to be made and to make and build new relationships in our communities. Here are some practical ideas from different churches for you to adapt for your church. Share your ideas on these pages too.
Christmas 2020 will be different for everyone, both practically and emotionally. There will be a need to be imaginative and creative, as we help people find hope and delight in the story of the Christ child coming into the world.
Churches, whether they are open for worship or not, will find new ways to share the Church of England’s Christmas theme this year, ‘Comfort and Joy‘. Read more about it and download the first new resources on the Church of England website.
The pages below will also offer some practical ideas, as well as space to share your own ideas with colleagues across the country. There are a lot of ideas here, so choose one or two things that are achievable in your context.
Have a look through this one-sheet list of inspirational ideas to get you started (from Emma Buchan in our Christmas webinar broadcast November 12th). Full webinar details will be published during week commencing 16 November.
We’re pleased to share ideas from other too:
- CPAS have created a Padlet Board for sharing ideas
- and through a joint research project between the Church of England and the University of York examining the impact of the pandemic on churches, there’s a wonderful ‘hamper’ of ideas to download just here.
Share an idea here on the Church Support Hub
Use the button on the right hand side of this page to submit an idea that you’ve had for making the most of Christmas 2020. We’ll put it online just as soon as we can and link to it from one of these pages.
