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Date: 30 December 2012 20:29:56
A former youth group member returned to church today to have her baby Christened, bringing many guests to swell the ranks on what is traditionally a quiet Sunday. Sadly, we heard the news that the baby Jesus figure had been taken from the crib, but we fared better than a nearby church which had their manger scene completely desecrated, as well as several items stolen.
One of the hymns was 'Away in a Manger' to the traditional (Kirkpatrick, arr. Willcocks) tune, the same as the one set for the anthem. So a quick decision was made in the pre-service practice to switch the anthem to the Normandy tune (arr. Jacques). Late arrivals were caught out!