At the end of last year (2022) the number of Christmas services advertised on the Church of England’s church-finding website were up by more than a quarter on pre-pandemic levels. The A Church Near You website was advertising just over 23,850 services and other gatherings, and search engines saw a surge in people searching for … Continue reading Surge in Number of Christmas Services
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Petton Carols by Candlelight
The annual Carols by Candlelight Service took place on Friday 23rd December. Despite the grim weather that day, it was well attended and featured many of our favourite carols, readings and Christmas-tide prayers. Petton: Candles on the Altar, Christmas 2022Petton: Carols by Candlelight, Christmas 2022
Christingle 2022: Sharing the Light
The well attended Christingle service on Christmas Eve was sympathetically led by Warden Cathy Thorold and £120.98 was collected for the The Children's Society. Christingle 2022 Christingle 2022 Christingle 2022 Christingle 2022 Christingle 2022