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When someone mentions Christmas to me I think of the large circular boughs of h olly with the candlelight flickering in the darkened church at Epsom. It is has become the symbol of the Christian side of my Christmas.
It comes at a time when we have run the gauntlet of most of the preparation for Christmas and we can now focus on and enjoy the Christian message.
The candlelight gives the church a lovely glow as the service proceeds unannounced with the information and words on the screen. It lets me enjoy the traditional carols interspersed with the nine lessons from the bible and secular poems.
I would like to thank everyone involved in bringing such a lovely evening together. Our minister, Pat, the men who hang the holly rings and light the candles, and the readers. Thanks also go to Alan for the words on the screen which meant we could all sing up and sing out (it might even have helped the choir reach their top note in the descant!). A big thank you to Malcolm for the music, and a full organ finale as we left the church for the hall.
We were then thoroughly spoilt with a warming glass of mulled wine and a hot mince pie. I know the mince pies this year were provided by our’ time-saving’ baker Mr. Kipling (and I often prevail upon him myself) but I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the person in the Epsom congregation, whoever you are, for the most delicious, mouth-watering pastry on a mince pie I have ever tasted. Your talent had not gone unnoticed over the years as I always looked for the tell-tale crumbly ones!
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