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Christmas Eve 2024

December 24, 2024

The Christmas Eve service is the second-fullest service of the year (Easter is the first). The shape — candlelight, processional, the prologue of John, and a long carol-sing to close — has been the same since the church was founded.

A few hundred people through the doors that night, including a number of folks visiting family in town. The choir had been rehearsing the processional for six weeks; you could hear it.

  • Candlelight service, just before the closing carol.
    Candlelight service, just before the closing carol.
  • The choir leading the processional.
    The choir leading the processional.
  • All four Advent candles plus the Christ candle, lit.
    All four Advent candles plus the Christ candle, lit.
  • The congregation gathered an hour before the service.
    The congregation gathered an hour before the service.
  • The crèche set up at the front of the chancel.
    The crèche set up at the front of the chancel.
  • Pastor Tom and Miriam leading the carol-sing.
    Pastor Tom and Miriam leading the carol-sing.