Tag: Cockshutt

Christingle – 24th December, 2023

Ss. Simon & Jude, Cockshutt The annual Christingle service took place on the evening of Christmas Eve. Fifty parishioners and children filled the church and £111.30 was raised for the Children's Society. From the gallery below, you can see that everyone enjoyed themselves, especially the children, who were already very excited about the imminent visit later … Continue reading Christingle – 24th December, 2023

Winter Solstice in our Christian Faith – 21st December

A Midwinter festival has been a part of life since pre-Christian times.  When the hours of daylight are fewest, the warmth of the sun weakest, and life itself seemingly at a standstill, our ancestors, the pagan peoples of Europe and Western Asia, kept festival by lighting bonfires and decorating their buildings with evergreens. Perhaps they … Continue reading Winter Solstice in our Christian Faith – 21st December