FAMILIES were welcomed to All Saints Church in Wokingham on Sunday for a Christingle service.
The annual event was slightly different to normal as a result of social distancing measures introduced to be Covid-safe.
Participants received a Christingle which could be lit at the appropriate point in the proceedings; it is an orange with a candle in the middle, and cocktail sticks contain sweets around the outside. For Christians it is symbolic of Jesus as the light of the world.
It is one of a number of festive services taking place at the Wiltshire Road church in the run-up to Christmas.
A children’s nativity will take place at 3pm on Sunday, December 20, giving youngsters a chance to hear the Christmas story.
And Crib services will take place at 11am, 2pm and 4pm on Christmas Eve. There will also be Nine Lessons and Carols at 7pm, which will be broadcast over the internet, and an 11.15pm midnight communion.
Places for these services are limited and need to be booked online: www.allsaintswokingham.org.uk/advent-and-christmas-2020. Tickets are free, and there are up to six seats in each booking to maintain family groups and bubbles.
