Churches Together in Kings Langley

Carols in the Village Garden

There are many Christmas traditions which have become as much a part of the seasonal celebration as Santa Claus and his elves ….. switching on the Christmas lights, mulled wine, mince pies and Christmas Carols in the Village Garden. Father James McDonald invited one and all to come together for another Christmas tradition, namely a disparate band of singers wassailing and thankfully accompanied by players from the Hemel Hempstead Band and Dallings providing mince pies and mulled wine for a small donation.

The wonderful tunes and words of Christmas Carols are hard wired into all of us at this time of year, and there is nothing more uplifting than hearing them resonate with friends and family throughout December. They are a particularly welcome antidote to the shopping and partying that also precedes Christmas. Last Christmas (bet you thought it would be another 11 months before you heard those words), carolers were particularly pleased to welcome the Revd. Matt Powell, the new minister at Christ Church Baptist Church to add his contribution to the evening. There were readings, prayers and blessings to remind us of all of the true message and meaning of Christmas.

A collection was held to raise funds for Christian Aid’s Christmas appeal ‘No crib for a bed’, focusing on the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where many thousands have had to leave their homes to travel to very basic camps to escape the fighting. We are delighted to say that £323 was raised for those in the DRC and others in similar situations.