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Watch our online 9 Lessons and Carols service at 6pm Sunday 20th December

We have recorded a special traditional 9 Lessons and Carols Service featuring our Choir Director Gordon Stables conducting St James’ Choir, organist David Hopkinson, readers from both our parishes and illustrations from children at Barlborough Primary School. The service will go live on YouTube at 6pm on Sunday 20th December and will be available to watch whenever you like thereafter (maybe when you’re doing the washing up on Christmas Day!). Enjoy! If you would prefer to simply listen to the…

Stations of the Nativity 5. Shepherds and Angels – Luke 2:8-14

Listen to this in audio format here: https://anchor.fm/bcjj/embed/episodes/Stations-of-the-Nativity-5-Shepherds-and-Angels-envbmb In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city…

Stations of the Nativity 4. Birth of Jesus – Luke 2:1-7

Listen to the audio version of this here: https://anchor.fm/bcjj/embed/episodes/Stations-of-the-Nativity-4-The-Birth-of-Jesus-entslp In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. All went to their own towns to be registered. Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was descended from the house and family of David. He went to be registered…

Stations of the Nativity 3. Birth of John the Baptist – Luke 1:57-66

Listen to this in audio format here: https://anchor.fm/bcjj/embed/episodes/Stations-of-the-Nativity-3-The-Birth-of-John-the-Baptist-ensf7q Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. Her neighbours and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him Zechariah after his father. But his mother said, ‘No; he is to be called John.’ They said to her, ‘None of…

Stations of the Nativity 2. The Visitation Luke 1:39-47

Listen to the audio version of this here: https://anchor.fm/bcjj/embed/episodes/Stations-of-the-Nativity-2-The-Visitation-enr18a In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leapt in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and exclaimed with a loud cry, ‘Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And why has this happened…

Stations of the Nativity 1. Annunciation – Luke 1:26-37

To listen to this in audio format please click here, otherwise you may like to simply read it to yourself below: https://anchor.fm/bcjj/embed/episodes/Stations-of-the-Nativity-1-The-Annunciation-enpgii In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, ‘Greetings, favoured one! The Lord is with you.’ But she was much…

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