To download more copies and a Christmas carol booklet, visit: actionforchildren.org.uk/support-us/fundraise- with-us/fundraise-in-your-church/ Thank you to the President and Vice-President of the Methodist Conference, the Revd Gill Newton and Kerry Scarlett, the Revd Barbara Glasson, and the Revd Mike Long for providing materials for this worship outline. [...] Gracious God, we thank you for the work of Action For Children and for all the ways in which the organisation seeks to provide support, relief and encouragement to children and families so that more joy might be discovered in the life they share together. [...] The theme is ‘The gift of joy’ There is enormous joy in the wonder of Christmas – in the promise of the angels, the accounts of shepherds and wise travellers, as well as the marvellous incarnation of Jesus Christ himself. [...] The angel brings surprising, fabulous news that will stir hearts and change lives, and a sign of this new beginning – of the reign of a Saviour - is the arrival of a vulnerable child in a stable. [...] Like the shepherds, we can each 10 of us believe in the joyful gift of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the example of his life and service to the most vulnerable.
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