Tonight I went to my first English Carol Service for 13 years.
My neighbour, who is English invited me to the English Carol Service in a new church that has opened in Loches, our nearest town.
My background is Church of England, where I sang in the choir in my local church in Llandudno for a number of years when I was young.
So when I was invited to the Evangelist church in Loches I was not sure what to expect. I checked first with N about the dress code, whether there would be a collection etc. She told me that it would be much more relaxed than I was used to. She also warned me that some of the carols would be the American versions with different tunes.
I arrived just as it was about to start. It was in a former boulanger, that had been renovated for the church, and it was lovely.
One of our English teachers was playing the piano to accompany the singing, and not just any piano, but a beautiful grand piano. We sang all the traditional carols and one new one. A couple got me stumped with the different tunes, but I got there in the end.
It was really nice.
I met some very nice people who live in our area and are either British or American.
I got to sing my heart out for an hour, something I haven't done for a very long time.
I will definately be going again. The next English service is on January 2nd.
Here is a link to the newsletter, with the church mentioned on page 5, if you would like to see it.
http://www.france-mission.org/fmtrust/pn120.pdf
It's all in English!!
My neighbour, who is English invited me to the English Carol Service in a new church that has opened in Loches, our nearest town.
My background is Church of England, where I sang in the choir in my local church in Llandudno for a number of years when I was young.
So when I was invited to the Evangelist church in Loches I was not sure what to expect. I checked first with N about the dress code, whether there would be a collection etc. She told me that it would be much more relaxed than I was used to. She also warned me that some of the carols would be the American versions with different tunes.
I arrived just as it was about to start. It was in a former boulanger, that had been renovated for the church, and it was lovely.
One of our English teachers was playing the piano to accompany the singing, and not just any piano, but a beautiful grand piano. We sang all the traditional carols and one new one. A couple got me stumped with the different tunes, but I got there in the end.
It was really nice.
I met some very nice people who live in our area and are either British or American.
I got to sing my heart out for an hour, something I haven't done for a very long time.
I will definately be going again. The next English service is on January 2nd.
Here is a link to the newsletter, with the church mentioned on page 5, if you would like to see it.
http://www.france-mission.org/fmtrust/pn120.pdf
It's all in English!!
1 comment:
Thats lovely for you. I discovered last night that my favourite carol is actually a French one. "Little Children wake and listen" - we used to sing it at Sunday School. Have a lovely Christmas. xxxxxx
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