December 2020
Below are links to all the services and prayer resources for those wishing to worship at home. Older services are available by month in the Home Worship drop-down menu at the top of the page.
Advent Calendar
The countdown to Christmas has begun with our festive virtual Advent Calendar! Each day a window from around the benefice will be decorated for passers-by to enjoy, and an image will appear here.
Tune into our online Benefice crib service at 3pm on Christmas Eve to find a special surprise behind number 24.
You might also like to dip into the daily reflections, images and music of this beautiful online Advent Calendar, created by individuals and churches from all around the world especially for this year of lockdown.
Christmas Day Service, 25th December 2020
Merry Christmas one and all! Our Christmas Day service is available to view here at any time on our Facebook page. With love and prayers for a blessed Christmas and a hope-filled New Year.
25.12.20 - Christmas Day.pdfCarol Service, 24th December 2020
Our special Carol Service for Christmas Eve was live-streamed on our Facebook page at 9pm. A recording of the service is also now available.
24.12.20 - Carols by the Christmas Tree.pdfCrib Service, 24th December 2020
The magical Christmas Eve Crib Service was live-streamed on our Facebook page from 10am. A recording of the service is now available.
Link to the charity Mind, our collection for the service
Fourth Sunday of Advent, 20th December 2020
This week's Benefice Communion will be held in St James the Great, Waresley at 10am. Please remember to wear your mask and a small bottle of hand sanitizer may also be useful when coming for communion. For those unable to attend recordings of readings and sermons are available below.
Canticle - Magnificat
Anthem - Lord You are the Light of Life
Reading - Luke 1: 26-38
Hymn - Tell Out My Soul
20.12.20 - Advent 4.pdfAdvent Resources
Advent Online have provided daily reflections, images and music created by individuals and churches from all around the world especially for this year of lockdown.
Third Sunday of Advent, 13th December 2020
This week's Benefice Communion will be held in St Margaret of Antioch, Abbotsley at 10am. Please remember to wear your mask and a small bottle of hand sanitizer may also be useful when coming for communion. For those unable to attend recordings of readings and sermons are available below.
Reading - Isaiah 61: 1-4; 8-10
Reading - John 1: 6-8; 19-28
Hymn - O for a Thousand Tongues
Anthem - A Tender Shoot
13.12.20 - Advent 3.pdfSecond Sunday of Advent, 6th December 2020
We're happy to say that we are once again able to hold services in our church buildings. In addition recordings of readings and sermons will be made available on our home worship page at around 10am each Sunday.
This week's Benefice Communion was held in St Peter & St Paul, Little Gransden at 10am. Please remember to wear your mask and a small bottle of hand sanitizer may also be useful when coming for communion.
Hymn - Long Ago, Prophets Knew
Reading - 2 Peter 3: 8-15a
Reading - Mark 1: 1-8
Hymn - Hills of the North, Rejoice
Anthem - When Came in Flesh (08:52-12:10)
6.12.20 - Advent 2.pdf