If you can’t get to church on Sunday amidst all the current restrictions or, indeed, if you have been to church but would like to join in another Christmas service, you can click on our video and join in our Service of Carols and Readings.

Filmed partly in Downpatrick it features music played on the organs at Ballee and Downpatrick plus music on the trumpet and bagpipes as well as readers from different churches who re-tell the Christmas story.

Click on the video to see the service:

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First Presbyterian (NS) Church, Downpatrick

Christmas Carol Service

Sunday, 20^th December 2020

1. O Come, O come, Emmanuel (played by Jack on the trumpet)
2. Opening Words Rev Dr David Steers
3. 1^st Reading Isaiah ch.9 v.2, 6-7 Nigel
4. 1^st Carol O Come, all ye faithful (played by Laura on the bagpipes)
5. 1^st Carol O Come, all ye faithful (played by John on the organ at Ballee)
6. 2^nd Reading Isaiah ch.11 v.1-9 Margaret
7. 2^nd Carol O little town of Bethlehem (John)
8. 3^rd Reading Isaiah ch.40 v.1-5 Rosemary
9. 3^rd Carol Once in Royal David’s City (John)
10. 4^th Reading Luke ch.1 v.26-35 Adele
11. 4^th Carol The first Nowell (played by Laura on the organ at Downpatrick))
12. 5^th Reading Matthew ch.1 v.18-25 Emma
13. 5^th Carol Mary’s Boy Child (Laura)
14. 6^th Reading Luke ch.2 v.1-7 Emma
15. 6^th Carol Silent night! (John)
16. 7^th Reading Luke ch.2 v.8-20 Noelle
17. 7^th Carol See amid the winter snow (Laura)
18. 8^th Reading Matthew ch.2 v.1-12 Mary
19. 8^th Carol Hark! The Herald Angels sing (John)
20. 9^th Reading John ch.1 v.1-14 Robert
21. Prayer
22. 9^th Carol Joy to the world (Laura)
23. Benediction
24. A Great and Mighty Wonder (John)

O thou eternal Wisdom, whom we partly know and partly do not know;

O thou eternal Justice, whom we partly acknowledge, but never wholly obey;

O thou eternal Love, whom we love a little, but fear to love too much:

Open our minds, that we may understand;

Work in our wills, that we may obey;

Kindle our hearts, that we may love thee.

Amen