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This Christmas – Play Christmas Carol Service Bingo : 2018 Edition!
As a planet, we are about to leave the crazy world of 2018. But before that – its Christmas. And in Church communities around the world, that can mean Carol Services aplenty.
Have you ever sat in a Carol Service and found that it felt oddly familiar? Maybe the service feels the same as a previous one, but with a few changes?
To test that feeling, we have The Christmas Carol Service Bingo Game. Please feel free to print out the below, and share the bingo cards along the back row, during the Carol Services of this upcoming Christmas season. Normal rules of bingo apply, whenever you see / hear any of the below, cross it out. Once you get a straight line, shout BINGO HARK!
Make sure you share a Mince Pie and some mulled wine while playing…
The Church Notice Board of The Week
Yes. Christmas is coming…
A Christmas To Do List?
The Church Sofa Christmas Card (of Exeter Cathedral)
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Christmas time is just around the corner. Sorry to point it out, but Christmas is really very nearly here.
Have you brought Christmas Cards yet? If not, can I suggest* this card featuring Exeter Cathedral in a winter scene?
As well as supporting a local Devon photographer, you’d also be helping to keep the Church Sofa running smoothly! Or at least as smooth as it usually gets.
This card is available from redbubble.com
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*When I say suggest, what I mean is that I made a Christmas card**
**And this is a really blatant plug. Sorry about that***.
***#SorryNotSorry
When Tommy the Tiger Goes Jumping…
Something from a few years back, but still – Sofa likes the look of an advert that doesn’t look terrible.
It’s also nice to see a Tommy The Tiger advert that doesn’t make Sofa sad.
When Baby Shark Joins The Church
What if… Baby Shark (Yes the internet mega hit), was added to the rotation of Church songs?
What if… Baby Shark was sung by a Church Choir?
How about something like this?
Just Baby Shark sung by a church choir. Happy Tuesday! pic.twitter.com/bl8dJcOGtZ
— BBC Radio Nottingham (@BBCNottingham) November 20, 2018
The Church Notice of The Week
Unchurching. The TED Talk
The mind behind Unchurching.com, the book, and that Jesus on Christmas day cartoon, (I quite like sharing it on Boxing Day), has done a TED Talk about Unchurching. May possibly apply better to the American world – but worth a watch for us Brits as well.