Bridgnorth Churches’ Christmas Services 2020 Please note that, due to Covid-19 restrictions, churches are having to limit the number of people who attend services. It is advisable to contact each church to enquire/book before attending. lent Nigh Bridgnorth Anglican Team Ministry People’s Hall Evangelical Church i OVER BRIDGNORTH t St Mary’s, Bridgnorth Christmas Day – 10.30am Service S Christmas Eve – 6.00pm Carols in the Churchyard For more information go to www.peoples-hall.org.uk Christmas Eve – 11.30pm Holy Communion Email [email protected]
Christmas Day – 10.30am Holy St John’s RC Church Communion Christmas Eve – 6.30pm Mass and 8.30pm Mass For more information and details of other services in the parish churches Christmas Day – 9.00am Mass and around Bridgnorth go to 11.00am Mass www.bridgnorthteamministry.org.uk Boxing Day – 6.30pm Mass Join‘Bridgnorth’s Favourite Christmas Carol’ Sing-along… Telephone 01746 761573 … on your doorstep, on Christmas Eve at 6pm Sunday 27th December – 9.00am Bridgnorth Baptist Church Mass and 11.00am Mass Sunday 20th December – 10.00am Christmas Special Booking is advised via the parish website www.stjohnsbridgnorth.co.uk Christmas Day – 10.30am Service Email [email protected] For more information go to www.bridgnorthbaptist.co.uk Telephone 01746 762348
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Telephone 01746 768129 WE SING BECAUSE WE ARE HUMAN Silent Night
Songs document our lives. Songs of joy, songs of Silent night, holy night sorrow, songs of romance. Songs which take us All is calm, all is bright back to special times. Round yon Virgin Mother and Child Songs come unbidden–sometimes unwelcome– Holy Infant so tender and mild into our heads, whirling around inexplicably at Sleep in heavenly peace the most unexpected times. Our lips move and Sleep in heavenly peace our bodies sway almost instinctively when a favourite plays. Silent night, holy night Shepherds quake at the sight Wherever in the world, songs are central. Music Glories stream from heaven afar is a divine gift and songs the expression of our Heavenly hosts sing ‘Alleluia’ being made in God’s image.The Bible tells us Christ, the Saviour, is born that God sings over His children. How natural, Christ, the Saviour, is born how like us. Silent night, holy night In all the discord a melody of hope: God come Son of God, love’s pure light down as Jesus. One of us, under pressure, Radiant, beams from Thy holy face vulnerable, and yet carrying the harmony of humankind in His arrival. It is to be expected that With the dawn of redeeming grace we sing songs for this momentous occasion. Jesus, Lord at Thy birth Jesus, Lord at Thy birth
We sing because we are human. We sing MusicFranz Xaver Gruber because of where we come from, and to express WordsJoseph Mohr the twists and turns which make us who we are. And in this season we sing songs for heaven, our descant harmonising in the great assembly, marking the good news. For those who join this song, who sing in the choir, we unite in hope, we Your favourite carol Help from YouTube sing over the children of this troubled world, we This year ‘Silent Night’ was voted To help us start singing the carol, a join with the divine gift. ‘Bridgnorth’s Favourite Christmas Silent Night video will be broadcast Carol’. So let’s join together as a live at exactly 6:02pm from the With a blessing of peace and hope to you this community in Bridgnorth to sing this Bridgnorth Baptist Church YouTube Christmastime from all the churches of great carol on Christmas Eve. channel. So why not find that live Bridgnorth. broadcast beforehand on your phone Here’s what to do: and take your phone to the doorstep? Go out onto your doorstep at 6pm on Christmas Eve—some people will be If you don’t have access to the ‘ringing bells for Santa’ at 6pm. After Internet, or a phone, just sing along! the bells have rung, let’s join together (We’re sure your neighbours will be singing ‘Silent Night’. out singing too).