CRIB BLESSING SERVICE...

Despite the winter chill, a good crowd assembled for our annual Crib Blessing service on the Market Green last Friday, arranged by Christians Together Around Easingwold (CTAE, formerly CTED).

During the service, we kept ourselves warm by singing favourite carols, including: “Away in a Manger, “While Shepherds Watched” and “Little Donkey”. There was relief that the topically poignant “In the Bleak Midwinter” was not on the programme!

We were welcomed and the service was introduced by Alyson Christy, Lay Pastor from the Methodist Church, who led an opening prayer.

Extracts from St Luke’s Gospel about the birth of Jesus, the Shepherds and the Angels were read by pupils from the Mini-Leaders Group from Easingwold Community Primary School.......

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