Christmas 2024 Led by Worship Committee
Music to enter: Choir singing Walking in the Air
Seren: Good Morning. Are there any messages?
May we meet in the name of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
Amen
The Lord be with you
And also with you
We are going to start our worship with a prayer. If you want to make it your prayer too, join in with Amen at the end.
Hayley: We are now going to start by singing Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
Reception to bring character for the crib scene when their story is shared.
Ophelia: I am angel Gabriel and I said ‘good news Mary, you will have a son who will rule the kingdom and be the greatest leader ever known.
Isla: The boy will be a special child. He will be God’s son.
Ophelia: You’re probably thinking that she can’t have a baby because she was not married, but God can do anything.
Isla: The child’s name will be Immanuel which means God is with us, but he will be known as Jesus.
Ophelia: Everyone will live better and happier with him.
Isla: He will heal people and give food to make the world a better place.
Ophelia and Isla: I wonder how you would fell bringing that news to Mary?
Freya and Nevaeah: I’m Mary and this is my story!
Freya: I was baffled when the Angel Gabriel told me that I’m having a child and that I must name him Jesus.
Nevaeah: At first, I was shocked but then terrified because I wasn’t married to Joseph and I didn’t know what he’d think or say.
Freya: Would he hate me?
Nevaeah: Would he still love me?
Freya: What would he say?
Nevaeah: Will he break up with me?
Freya: Will he leave me?
Nevaeah: But I had a strange feeling to trust the Angel Gabriel.
Freya: All of a sudden, I was filled with comfort to trust and tell Joseph.
Rose: We are now going to start by singing Mary Had a Baby
Hayley: I’m Joseph. I can’t believe that time has flown by since the angel Gabriel told Mary that she was going to have a baby. I can’t decide how to feel.
Seren: It’s hard enough to hear the news that Mary is going to have a baby and we’re not even married.
Hayley: But for Mary it must be hard receiving the news.
Seren: She must have many thoughts running through her head.
Hayley: But whatever happens to Mary…
Seren: Through the highs and lows, I’ll always be there.
Rose: Good day, I am Mary and Joseph’s donkey.
Lara: After that tiring journey and a lot to carry along the way, I had helped make a successful birth of the saviour of the world.
Rose: I was so tired I could barely keep my eyes open but we luckily reached a cosy little stable in time so I could have a nice long nap, but Mary and Joseph had been knocking on many doors asking for an inn but there was no room so they had a stable instead.
Lara: Even though the donkey was tired, his help to carry Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem had changed the world, so be thankful for the donkey because he helped make Christmas.
Lara and Rose: I wonder how you would feel if you were the donkey?
Lara: We are now going to sing Love Shone Down
Lydia and Ivy: Hi, we’re the innkeepers and this is what we thought.
Ivy: There was chatting and kids playing, running and jumping. You wouldn’t believe us if we told you how busy it was in our inn. Then, suddenly, there was another knock at the door. There was pushing, shoving moaning at the inn, we were just trying to get to the door.
Lydia: When we finally got to the door, we opened it and something felt strange, something unique about them. We felt so bad when we had to tell them to go to the dingy, old stable round the back but we couldn’t just turn them away – Mary, Joseph and the donkey. Also, because Mary was expecting a baby any moment.
Calum: Well, we were watching our sheep when angels told us there was a new king! So we brought 2 of our sheep to see him. It felt the best being the first to know!
Addy: It took so long to get there but when we arrived, it was amazing. He looked so small and cute, how could he be a king?
Calum: He is so small, but he will grow up to be a great king.
Addy: Yeah!
Calum: Look at the star, it is so mesmerising.
Addy: It’s shining on Jesus. I wonder if he was a great king?
Ophelia: We are now going to sing It was on a starry night
Isla: We are going to end our worship with some prayers. If you want to make it your prayer too, join in with Amen at the end
Ivy: Dear God,
We hope you have learnt something new about experiencing joy at Christmas.
It is important to know the birth of Jesus,
Lord, please accept our prayer,
Amen
Lydia: Dear God,
We all hope everybody experiences happiness and joy this holiday
And have learnt to control their emotions towards others this Christmas.
Lord, please accept our prayer,
Amen
Calum: We are now going to sing Calypso Carol
Addy: Let us Bless the Lord
Thanks be to God