Coming Sunday 17 December we are holding our Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at Holy Trinity. Starting with Once in Royal David’s City, we will journey through the Christmas story told in nine lessons and interspersed with carols by Ola Gjeilo, Boris Odd, Will Todd, John Rutter and others. Sunday 17 December 7.00 pm All Welcome! If you are in Zwolle, you can also go to Anglican Church Zwolle where a Festival of Nine Lessons…
In one of our best-loved carols, Christina Rossetti situates the birth of Jesus ‘in the bleak midwinter’. She paints a severe and freezing manger scene, with howling wind and deep snow. She represents the frosted earth and water with iron and stone. From the biblical narrative, it seems unlikely that Jesus was born in the bleak mid-winter, as the shepherds would not be putting their sheep out to pasture in freezing conditions. But that does not stop…
This year at Holy Trinity we are planning a whole range of worship opportunities to celebrate Christmas. We look forward to seeing you at one (or many) of our services! ADVENT IV – 21st December – 20.00 Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols CHRISTMAS EVE – Wednesday 24th December 17.00 Crib Service for the Children in English and Dutch 23.00 Choral Communion in English CHRISTMAS DAY – Thursday 25th December 09.00 Choral Communion in Dutch 11.00 Sung Communion in English St. Stephen’s Day – Friday 26th…