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Join us . . .in all the ways we celebrate Christmas
Join us in all the ways we celebrate Christmas.
The Gifts of the Magi
But who can endure the day of his coming?
Rembrandt did it best
Rembrandt did it best.
Giving & Sharing
Joy to the World . . .and our little part of it.
Sleepers, Wake!
Lamb of God, the heavens adore you;
The Annunciation
But the angel said to her . . .
Christmas Carolers at the White Horse
Does lobster pie and English Plum Pudding with brandy sauce strike your fancy?
Join us in all the ways we celebrate Christmas
Feel the wonder and beauty of Christmas inside our Historic Church . . .
“Eddi’s Service” by Rudyard Kipling
Eddi’s Service
(A.D. 687)
Eddi, priest of St. Wilfrid
In his chapel at Manhood End,
Ordered a midnight service
For such as cared to attend.
But the Saxons were keeping Christmas,
And the night was stormy as well.
Nobody came to service,
Though Eddi rang the bell.
“‘Wicked weather for walking,”
Said Eddi of Manhood End.
“But I must go on with the service
For such as care [...]
“Christmas” by John Betjeman
Christmas
The bells of waiting Advent ring,
The Tortoise stove is lit again
And lamp-oil light across the night
Has caught the streaks of winter rain.
In many a stained-glass window sheen
From Crimson Lake to Hooker’s Green.
The holly in the windy hedge
And round the Manor House the yew
Will soon be stripped to deck the ledge,
The altar, font and arch and [...]