This week we held our Christmas Encounter meeting, which was our last official meeting of 2020. We had several songs, readings and carols, plus Esther spoke about Jesus being the hope of Christmas and gave us 3 reasons why Jesus came that can give us hope for today.

Here is the outline of the meeting:
- Welcome
- “Christmas According to Children” video (https://youtu.be/suowe2czxcA)
- First Carol - “Joy to the World” (https://youtu.be/pO32Hsn-_Lw)
- First Reading - Matthew 1 v 18-24 - Michael Bentley
- Second reading - Luke 2 v 8-20 - Tony Fulford
- Second carol - “O Little Town of Bethlehem” (https://youtu.be/-Q6b9ZdaD9U)
- Talk - “Jesus, the Hope of Christmas”
- Reflective song - “The Hope of Christmas” - Matthew West (https://youtu.be/BaQp5n8hXjU)
- Reflection on inviting Jesus to be our hope - Prayer of Salvation
- Final Carol - “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” (https://youtu.be/T3IghOn18VY)
- Prayer and Close meeting