St James’s Church

Published on December 14, 2021

Christmas Eve Crib Service now at 3:00pm

Dear all,

Due to the increasing threat of the Omicron variant of covid-19 we have taken the decision to once again hold our traditional Christmas Eve Crib service outside in the churchyard rather than inside the church. It will be a simple crib service rather than the planned communion service.

We will have the service at 3pm round the crib at the entrance to the church. This year we will be able to sing carols unlike last year which will be lovely. You are welcome to wear a mask if it makes you feel more comfortable, but at this stage it will not be mandatory.

Of course if the weather is against us, we will move the service inside, but in that case we will be asking everyone to wear a mask.

Thanks for your understanding and we look forward to seeing you there.

Sarah & Amanda (church wardens)

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