THE WOMEN’S GROUP CAROL SERVICE AND CHRISTMAS PARTY.
On Wednesday 6th December our annual service was held in church. Everyone was welcomed including Carol and Gwyn from the craft group who were joining us for the first time. Ben said the bidding prayers and concluded the service with my favourite Christmas blessing and we were very grateful for Stuart playing the carols for us and we all enjoyed his Christmas medley of carols and seasonal music. The lessons were read by five members.
Following the service we adjourned to the Parish Room where yet again we enjoyed a delicious buffet to which everyone had contributed. A Christmas raffle took place followed by a Christmas quiz when the room went very quiet for a while. The theme was Christmas carols and songs and most were caught out by this one. The song initials were PTO to which the answer is Past Three O’clock which comes from the Cambridge Carol Book and begins with this verse:
Past three o’clock,
And a cold and frosty morning,
Past three o’clock,
Good morrow, masters all.
Born is a baby,
Gentle as maybe,
Son of the eternal,
Father Supernal,
Past three o’clock (chorus repeated)
Everyone contributed to the success of the evening and we look forward to our next meeting on Wednesday 3rd January at 7pm when Stuart Watkinson will be our guest.
Jean Lee