Community spirit....Not just for Christmas

A week has quickly gone by and my holiday is over.... At the end of last week i had began to feel my energy levels at a low and i really needed a break. But now after some home cooking, a warm comfy bed and quality time spent with my family and friends i'm ready to head back on down to London and work hard on the build up to Christmas. Christmas is a very busy time for Church.co.uk..... Youth Events for the young people, events for the older people and general community engagement. Armed with a few peices of my mum's chocolate traybake i also plan to shine some delight into what might be a miserable time for some people....That Chocolate traybake is quite something, just ask anyone who's has the opportunity to try it!

Christmas is definately a time of year when communities come together, whether that's kids playing in the snow or people attending school shows, pantomines etc etc.... Christmas is a unique time of year where different groups of people get together. I remember speaking to one of the mums dropping her child off at kids club. She asked if Church.co.uk would be putting on the christmas carol event again this year. I explained 'yes' and she was very pleased. She went on to tell me that earlier on in the year they had experienced a power cut. When the power went off she paniced not quite sure what to do....but then remembered that she still had the candles from the carol service at Church.co.uk. She lit them and was able to resolve the situation until the power came back on. She told that story with a real joy and gladness that really encouraged me. I'm not sure whether people enjoy church christmas services becuase they like singing or is it that they enjoy being part of a community.... Church.co.uk was packed last christmas and it will be again this year but just for that day. It's a real challenge for Churches to find attractive ways outside of christmas to bring people together in their communities.