This year the Benefice Christingle Service moved to the Church Centre.
This enabled us to provide two or three Christmas crafts as well as making our Christingles. The crafts were followed by a short service where the candles in our Christingles were lit and the lights were dimmed as we sang.
The Christingle Service is Primarily for children but it was lovely to welcome people of all ages to the service.
The tradition originated in Germany in 1747 and was brought to this country by the Children’s Society 60 years ago. The Children’s Society look after vulnerable children and at the end of the service, there was a collection to support their important work.
One big difference in Winscombe is that Christingles are usually made with an orange but as we are in cider country we use an apple!
