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Narnia to be inspiration for Christmas services - news from ekklesia

By staff writers
November 7, 2005

Narnia to be inspiration for Christmas services

-07/11/05

The new Chronicles of Narnia film is to set the scene for church services across the country this Christmas.

The connection between the author CS Lewisí Narnia stories and the Christian Gospel is well known and the tales are said beautifully illustrate the Christian story.

The organisation MethodistChildren has now written a service for use by churches throughout Britain focusing on the theme of gift giving and receiving that is central to perhaps the most famous of the Narnia books, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

Churches are being encouraged to explore the theme by engaging with the journey of Lucy, Edmund, Peter and Susan as through the wardrobe they enter a world of ice and snow where it is always winter, but never Christmas.

Congregations are asked to consider what the world would be like if Christmas never came and are reminded of the importance of the gift given at Christmas, past, present and future.

Doug Swanney, Childrenís Work Development Officer, said; ìChristmas is a time associated with presents and giving and this service aims to highlight Jesus as the great gift of God for our salvation. But itís not just for Christmas - itís ideal for inclusive worship at any time of the year and the format is so flexible that it can easily be adapted to suit different congregations and styles of worship.î

The service can be found in the childrenís workers section of the Methodist Childrenís website.

Continuing the Narnia theme, the Childrenís section of the site has a competition for children to win pairs of tickets to see the new film.

The new Chronicles of Narnia film is to be released on 9 December.

Narnia to be inspiration for Christmas services

-07/11/05

The new Chronicles of Narnia film is to set the scene for church services across the country this Christmas.

The connection between the author CS Lewis' Narnia stories and the Christian Gospel is well known and the tales are said beautifully illustrate the Christian story.

The organisation MethodistChildren has now written a service for use by churches throughout Britain focusing on the theme of gift giving and receiving that is central to perhaps the most famous of the Narnia books, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

Churches are being encouraged to explore the theme by engaging with the journey of Lucy, Edmund, Peter and Susan as through the wardrobe they enter a world of ice and snow where it is always winter, but never Christmas.

Congregations are asked to consider what the world would be like if Christmas never came and are reminded of the importance of the gift given at Christmas, past, present and future.

Doug Swanney, Children's Work Development Officer, said; 'Christmas is a time associated with presents and giving and this service aims to highlight Jesus as the great gift of God for our salvation. But it's not just for Christmas - it's ideal for inclusive worship at any time of the year and the format is so flexible that it can easily be adapted to suit different congregations and styles of worship.'

The service can be found in the children's workers section of the Methodist Children's website.

Continuing the Narnia theme, the Children's section of the site has a competition for children to win pairs of tickets to see the new film.

The new Chronicles of Narnia film is to be released on 9 December.

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