Christmas Day church service

It was obviously a Christmas Day service put on primarily for the kids. There would have been other services earlier or later today, or yesterday, for the grown ups. Sounds like a good vicar to me. Why did you choose that service?

I bet he got a good talk about good conquering evil, out of the Star Wars theme.

Enjoy the rest of your day.

Was it a family service Teetime? It is difficult trying to include children in the service , but the priest dressed as Darth Vader does seem extreme , he tried too hard

there was one other service at 8am. It was the 10am normal service - and no he didn't make the links adequately at all. Yes he tried too hard. We love to see the children on Christmas Morning and to sing the children's carols but this didn't work on any level.

We have matins at eight which is the usual Sunday morning service then at eleven we have the family service which is held for the children , my favourite in the year is the blessing of pets, we have cats, dogs, donkeys, mice, sheep , snakes , birds, the noise but the children love it

Just managed to catch the service at a beautiful little church above Ullswater this morning. At Martingale. Lovely winding road up and good views back down.

Churches aren't there just to be used, to "get something out of" when you feel like it. Perhaps the vicar knows his regular congregation.

Quite honestly I find your attitude to church absolutely astounding. It's a bit like "A dog is for life, not just for Christmas".

Talking rot as usual.

It is difficult for priests. Services cannot stay the same decade after decade, all ages have to be considered . If there is a service and a family service the same morning then there is a choice . If not a regular church goer a priest dressed as Darth Vader would be a shock if expecting a priest in full garb giving a sermon, thinking more of it I would have liked to have heard his address to the children . Being positive, if it encourages children to attend church by not being dry and boring then possibly it was worth it.

Try a pantomime.

that was to Teetime