{"id":1518,"date":"2018-11-24T21:57:06","date_gmt":"2018-11-24T21:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christ-church-selly-park.org.uk\/blog\/?p=1518"},"modified":"2018-12-26T22:26:48","modified_gmt":"2018-12-26T22:26:48","slug":"christmas-at-christ-church-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christ-church-selly-park.org.uk\/blog\/christmas-at-christ-church-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas at Christ Church 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: left; width: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Christ Church banner for Christmas 2018\" src=\"http:\/\/christ-church-selly-park.org.uk\/images\/2018_christ_church_christmas_graphic_800.jpg\" alt=\"Christ Church banner for Christmas 2018\" width=\"200\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 220px; text-align: left;\">\n<p>At Christmas 2018 we joined with churches all over the country to Follow the Star and discover the reality of the God who became part of the human story. Here are some of the events through which we made that journey and invited everyone to join in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; width: 450px; text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.christ-church-selly-park.org.uk\/images\/2018_christ_church_christingle_lit_6480_800.jpg\" alt=\"Christingle service: 3 pm on Christmas Eve\" width=\"450\"><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Family Christingle service on Christmas Eve<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.christ-church-selly-park.org.uk\/images\/2018_christ_church_messy_church_december_shepherd_made_5447_800.jpg\" alt=\"A shepherd made at Christmas Messy Church\" width=\"450\"><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A shepherd made at Christmas Messy Church<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.christ-church-selly-park.org.uk\/images\/2018_stirchley_coop_carol_singing_flute_4717_800.jpg\" alt=\"Players and singers at Stirchley Co-op\" width=\"450\"><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">We joined with our friends from Selly Park Baptist Church to sing carols at the Stirchley Co-op<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.christ-church-selly-park.org.uk\/images\/2018_christ_church_neville_williams_house_carol_service_singers_5635_800.jpg\" alt=\"Singers at Neville Williams House\" width=\"450\"><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Singers and players celebrated Christmas with residents and staff at Neville Williams House<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.christ-church-selly-park.org.uk\/images\/2018_christ_church_carol_service_group_6035_800.jpg\" alt=\"Singers at the Carol Service\" width=\"450\"><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Singers at the candlelit Carol Service<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.christ-church-selly-park.org.uk\/images\/2018_christ_church_highbury_carol_singing_6351_800.jpg\" alt=\"Singers and players at the Highbury pub\" width=\"450\"><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carol singers and players at the Highbury pub<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; width: 280px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px;\">\n<div style=\"width: 290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"A visual listing of some of our Christmas events\" src=\"http:\/\/www.christ-church-selly-park.org.uk\/images\/2018_christ_church_christmas_events_poster_600.jpg\" alt=\"A visual listing of some of our Christmas events\" width=\"280\"><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christmas events at Christ Church<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.christ-church-selly-park.org.uk\/images\/2018_christ_church_christmas_day_clothes_6529_500.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas outfits\" width=\"280\"><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christmas outfits on the big day<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 270px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.christ-church-selly-park.org.uk\/images\/2018_christ_church_coffee_mates_christmas_chris_turner_listen_5808_500.jpg\" alt=\"Listening to Chris Turner's short talk at Coffee Mates\" width=\"280\"><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Listening to Chris Turner&#8217;s short talk at Coffee Mates Christmas Special<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.christ-church-selly-park.org.uk\/images\/2018_christ_church_toddler_club_cath_nativity_6060_500.jpg\" alt=\"Cath tells the nativity story\" width=\"280\"><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cath tells the nativity story at Toddler Club Christmas Special<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.christ-church-selly-park.org.uk\/images\/2018_christ_church_jesse_tree_5554_800.jpg\" alt=\"The Jesse Tree, with ornaments representing Joseph, Moses and creation\" width=\"280\"><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Jesse Tree: Each week during Advent we add ornaments representing things and people that point to the coming of Jesus. Here we see Joseph (and his coat), Moses (the burning bush) and people (creation)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Christmas 2018 we joined with churches all over the country to Follow the Star and discover the reality of the God who became part of the human story. 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