Service Orders - Thursday, 24 December 2020 – Christmas Eve, Year B
Merry Christmas!
For Christmas plays and children’s services, please visit our Seasonal Resources page.
The Ready to Go Resources and the Liturgy & Prayer choices are based on Christmas Proper 1.
You will also find a Christmas Lessons and Carols service with printable and PPT service orders, music suggestions, readings etc in today’s Church@Home section.
Prayer for Those Suffering at Christmas under COVID-19
The Commission on Worship, together with Bishop John Henderson, have prepared a short rite and prayer petition for use this Christmas, recognising that many people in our own communities and around the world are dealing with illness, grief, loss and stress in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. You may wish to incorporate the rite into your service as a brief moment to pause and pray before moving on to celebrate Christ’s birth . You can find the rite and prayer here.
Please feel free to choose what is suitable for your congregation’s needs.
Ready To Go Resources
Please note that the resources below have been prepared for congregations with limited administrative support and represent only one combination of the available service orders, readings, etc. Public Domain hymns have been used for the benefit of congregations without copyright licences. Feel free to make changes to suit your congregation’s context. Every effort will be made to vary the liturgy each week.
- Christmas Eve Word & Prayer ( Word / PPT standard / PPT widescreen )
Service Orders Without Holy Communion
- Christmas Eve Festival of Readings & Carols ( Word / PDF / PPT standard / PPT widescreen )
- The Story of the First Christmas ( Word / PDF / PPT standard / PPT widescreen )
- Christmas Eve Word & Prayer ( Word / PPT standard / PPT widescreen )
Service orders with Holy Communion
- Christmas Eve Vespers ( Word / PDF / PPT standard / PPT widescreen )