Advent and Christmas
As well as meeting in person, many our services will be available on our Facebook Page.
Advent and Christmas
What's on during Advent and Christmas?
St Illtud’s, Llantwit Major
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Saturday 14th December, 7:30pm – St Donat’s Christmas Chorale Christmas Concert
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Christmas Eve, 10am - Eucharist
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Christmas Eve, 4pm - Crib Service
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Christmas Eve, 6:30pm – Carol Service
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Christmas Eve, 11:30pm – Midnight Mass (& online)
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Christmas Day, 8am – Eucharist
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Christmas Day, 9:30am – Christmas Eucharist (& online)
2 Things for Christmas…
If you’re looking to capture something at the heart of Christmas this year, here are 2 things
you can do: first, get a Christmas Crib! The tradition of a Christmas Crib goes back to the time
of St Francis of Assisi, who used local people to play the Nativity characters in Greccio in Italy,
in the 13th century. Soon afterwards, carved wooden figures started to be used as a focal
point in Christian homes, as a reminder of the story of Christmas.
Christmas cribs are easy to buy in local shops or online and give a very special focus to our
homes as we prepare for Christmas. Make sure you place your crib prominently, so it’s a
constant reminder to you of this joyous season.
Second, make sure you take a few moments to offer a Grace for your Christmas dinner. It
doesn’t matter if you’re celebrating with a dozen family and friends with all the trimmings, or
if your Christmas meal is a quiet or solitary affair; a Christmas Grace is a simple prayer of
thanksgiving for life and sustenance at this time of the year:
"Dear Lord, we give thanks to you for this Christmas meal and for the people who are dear to
us. As we reflect on the joys and struggles of the past year, may we find comfort in the
promise of your great love. This Christmas, give us light and hope in the birth of Jesus
Christ. Amen."