Our Advent course is on Mondays (23 and 30 November, 7 and 14 December) at 7:00pm, and is via Zoom.
The course is based on a series put together by John Birch (www.faithandworship.com). He writes:
"Songs are very much at the centre of our celebrations of Advent and Christmas, and have been so for many since childhood, maybe taking part in a school nativity play even if not growing up within a Christian family.
The Christmas carols we love are an eclectic mix, some with origins more in the country inn, sung as a rousing chorus, rather than in a Cathedral to a choral setting. Lots have been handed down from generation to another and they continue to retain their popularity. How many who sing them in carol services once a year understand the meaning of the words is always a mystery, but the fact that they are sung is good news.
Luke’s Gospel has a series of songs as part of his introduction to the story of Jesus, and these have been handed down to us within our Bibles, and as part of the liturgical life of the Church. Many will recite (if not sing) the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (maybe also the Benedictus) as part of their regular worship, so the words are familiar. But maybe they haven’t been looked at as often in their actual context, leading up to and just beyond the birth of Jesus."
The Zoom link for the course is:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9582609654?pwd=ZnAya24vcC8vL0duU044aVg0eGZGQT09
If you have any questions, please contact Mark Venn.