The idea of a Christingle service came originally from the Moravian Church in 1747 as a symbol of Christ’s light and love. The Children’s Society introduced it to the Church of England in 1968, and it has since become a popular service for all ages. It has featured as a Christmas Service in the Church of St James the Less, Sulgrave, for over thirty years. This year’s service on Sunday 4th December counts as “Advent Calendar Window No. 4.”
Photographs by Hywel Lloyd.
The children take a very long red ribbon from the oversized Christingle that Jo Horne had made around the church to embrace all the congregation with a huge “ribbon hug” to include them in the celebration.
and Christingle Services in previous years: