The Church of England has released a new video which dramatises the church life of one woman at Christmas.<\/p>\n
The film, set to dramatic music, shows her consecutive experiences within different churches at Christmas time \u2014 from first appearing in a nativity play as a baby, through childhood, marriage, family life, and finally into widowhood. In this last scene, she is seen sitting alone at the end of a service. Her sadness is turned to joy as she is encouraged by members of the congregation to join in carols and mince pies outside.<\/p>\n
It ends with the message: \u201cWherever you are on life\u2019s journey, you\u2019re invited to church this Christmas.\u201d This is the theme of the Church\u2019s advent campaign this year: Follow The Star: The great invitation, for which a variety of resources were published last week, including daily reflections, a short liturgy, and printed and online materials for the festive season (News, 2 December).<\/p>\n
A C of E press release accompanying the film, which went live on Sunday, explains that the campaign, which is featured across its social-media channels, is \u201cgeared towards people who might not normally \u2014 or ever \u2014 attend church\u201d.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a> and follow the link to the video.<\/p>\n The Church of England has released a new video which dramatises the church life of one woman at Christmas. Watch it here https:\/\/t.co\/6LsFzRpBmN<\/a><\/p>\n — Church Times (@ChurchTimes) December 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n