Comedian Jo Brand Wants To Go To Church This Christmas..
Many people love to attend a Christian service, or church only at or especially at Christmas! Comedian Jo Brand's memories of an idyllic childhood in a Kent village where 'it always seemed to be snowing at Christmas'... She feels so strongly she has lent her backing to the Church of England's new service - Christmasnearyou. All you have to do is click the link and enter your postcode to be directed to a Christmas service near you!
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"As usual, I am looking forward to Christmas this year and going to a church service,
"I'm not really a churchy person although I do think Jesus was a good bloke. The singing of carols and Christmas churches decorated with nativity scenes and holly are a great attraction for families at Christmas time, particularly for me, because they remind me of my childhood in a small Kent village when it always seemed to be snowing at Christmas." says Jo according to the Church of England.
"I think many people in this country who are not regular churchgoers do manage to get along to a traditional Christmas service, she continues.
"It marks a time of year when we should be thinking particularly about people for whom Christmas is a grim or sad time and how it's not all about presents and consumerism."
Details of many of the Church of England's 16,000 places of worship can be found via Christmasnearyou.