Midnight Eucharist of the Nativity - Dec 24 11.30pm
There was an 11.30 pm (yes, pm!) eucharist at St James celebrating the first hour of the birth of our Lord Jesus. Arrived at the 23.oo hour and the church has already been 80% full. The church was fully packed (including the balcony) by the time it started.
The service was divine. The music was very inspiring and the surrounding was just like a normal 11am Sunday choral eucharist but with more people attending. A brief moment of darkness filled the room as the light went off (on purpose) for several minutes. Soft glow from candles swept away the darkness of the room with a sense of hope and calmness.
The light was gradually restored as the service began with a hymn "O Come All Ye Faithful". More hymns were sung during the night and WILLS Missa Eliensis (1959) was chosen as the setting for the eucharist. Apart from the Greek Kyrie, the rest was sung in English text.
The service finish around 1.15am and i walked to town hall for buses.
There was an 11.30 pm (yes, pm!) eucharist at St James celebrating the first hour of the birth of our Lord Jesus. Arrived at the 23.oo hour and the church has already been 80% full. The church was fully packed (including the balcony) by the time it started.The service was divine. The music was very inspiring and the surrounding was just like a normal 11am Sunday choral eucharist but with more people attending. A brief moment of darkness filled the room as the light went off (on purpose) for several minutes. Soft glow from candles swept away the darkness of the room with a sense of hope and calmness.
The light was gradually restored as the service began with a hymn "O Come All Ye Faithful". More hymns were sung during the night and WILLS Missa Eliensis (1959) was chosen as the setting for the eucharist. Apart from the Greek Kyrie, the rest was sung in English text.
The service finish around 1.15am and i walked to town hall for buses.
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