Happy Christmas from the Youth!

Last Sunday, our young people led a Christmas Youth Service. The focus was on peace, but there was a fair amount of joy involved too!

Thank you to all who helped make this such a special start to Christmas.

 

Youth Christmas Service

 Join us on Sunday 10 December at 10am for our very special Christmas Service, led by the Chapel Street Youth. All welcome!

Joy!

 I think this photo sums it up.

Happy Christmas, everyone!

Youth Christmas Service

 

On 11 December, the children and youth from Christchurch North Methodist Parish led a Christmas service at the Chapel Street Centre. 

The theme was ‘Joyful Giving’ and we explored how we can give joyfully; spreading love and hope this Christmas. 

We focussed on the Christian World Service appeal, raising awareness and support for climate action and access to clean water. We were also grateful for donations towards our Support A Family appeal and the child our parish sponsors through World Vision. 

Our young people were generous in sharing their time, gifts and talents to spread the joy of Christmas too. Highlights were our brass ensemble, a sister act singing ‘Silent Night’, and some talented young poets. We’re fairly sure we’re the only church in Aotearoa to have a resident ventriloquist-donkey act! 

We also had the premiere of our 2022 Christmas short-film, which you can watch on YouTube at: 

https://youtu.be/G0JG3pvKuSY

Here is a link to the service:

https://youtu.be/0hYev_VAy4g

or you can watch the full service on our Facebook page:

Christchurch North Methodist Facebook

Massive THANK YOU to all our young people!

Christmas Movie 2022

This year's Christmas movie is brought to you by the young people of Christchurch North Methodist Parish. Thank you to our Awesome Kids and our Chapel Street Youth (CHYPS). Big thanks to our intrepid leader Angie, and to Izak for all his filming and editing!

Enjoy!

Click HERE to watch the Christmas 2022 Movie

Christmas crafts

 We've been getting Christmassy over the past couple of Sundays, making Christmas gifts for our family and friends.

Candy cane & chocolate Santa sleighs last week with Jill & Richard, and hot chocolate jars and herb & spice seasoning jars with Carol this morning. 

Youth CHRISTMAS Service coming soon...

Join us on Sunday 11 December

10am

at the Chapel Street Centre

for a wonderfully joyful Christmas celebration!

All welcome!

 

Christmas Eve Service 7pm

 

Christmas Eve Service

7pm at the Chapel Street Centre

(Remember: Scan, sanitise, mask up and bring your vaccine pass)

or watch online

Love, Joy, Peace and Hope be with you.

Christmas blessings to you and yours!

The Doorstep Nativity

Introducing... our Christmas movie for 2021...

the Doorstep Nativity

https://youtu.be/rluddIr5kAE

Thank you to all our Awesome Kids, Chapel Street Youth and families, for making this happen. Special thanks to our awesome videographer Izak, for his camera work and editing.

May the love, peace, hope and joy of Christmas

be with you all.

The Doorstep Nativity... this Sunday!

 

This Sunday 12 December, our socially distanced 2021 Christmas nativity movie will be released...

The Doorstep Nativity

UPcoming EVENTS @ ChCh North

 

SUNDAY 20 DEC | 5PM

Christmas Carols @ St Paul's

THURSDAY 24 DEC | 5.30PM

Christmas Eve Service @ Chapel Street

FRIDAY 25 DEC | 9AM

Christmas Day Service @ Chapel Street

SUNDAY 31 JAN | 10AM

Blessing of the Backpacks @ Chapel Street

FRI 12 to SUN 14 FEB

Parish Family Camp @ Waipara

SATURDAY 27 FEB | 6.30PM

CHYPS Youth Group @ Chapel Street

Nativity Service 2020

On Sunday 13 December, worship at the Chapel Street Centre was led entirely by the young people. The children and youth from Christchurch North Methodist Parish and community shared the story of the nativity.

There were dazzling angels, sleepy shepherds, wise star-watchers and even a cranky donkey - (a puppet operated expertly by nine year old ventriloquist, Lily). Mary and Joseph were doting ‘parents’ to a very bonny ‘baby Jesus’ and as the photos show, Joseph was a very ‘hands-on’ Dad.

The theme was ‘Counting on Christmas’, and there was a lot of counting throughout the story. Mary counted the time until the birth of her baby. The miles to Bethlehem were counted, as were the donkey’s footsteps and the twinkling stars. The angelic narrators reminded everyone that in the countdown to Christmas we know through Jesus’ birth, life, death and resurrection, we know we can count on God. So we celebrated the miracle and mystery of the gift of God’s own Son, who brings us light, love, joy, hope and peace. 

The service ended with an upbeat Christmas song, led by the Chapel Street Band, bubbles and balloons.

The Christmas 2020 Movie, created by the children and youth was premiered. You can watch it at the following link: https://youtu.be/CwZpFW3bTHc

Christmas Movie

https://youtu.be/CwZpFW3bTHc

 

Recording Artists hard at work

 

Our vocalists have been hard at work, recording the vocals for our Christmas movie. The countdown is on!

Counting on Christmas | Sunday 13 December | 10am

Join us for our Nativity Play and Christmas Service

this Sunday

13 December

10am

at the Chapel Street Centre

led by the children and youth 

of our parish and community

ALL WELCOME

Children are welcome to come dressed up as angels, shepherds, star watchers or animals.

 

Save the date! Christmas Service 13th December

 

Our Christmas Service on Sunday 13 December is led entirely by the children and youth from our parish and community. Make sure you mark this on your calendars now - you don't want to miss it!

Sunday 13 December

10am

at

the Chapel Street Centre

a l l  w e l c o m e !

Christmas Eve Carol Service 5.30pm

Please join us for our all-age Christmas Eve Carol Service.

Tuesday 24 December

5.30pm

at

the Chapel Street Centre

There will be carols and a pop-up nativity!

All Welcome!

Christmas Service pics

A massive thank you to all our children and youth, who helped make yesterday's Christmas service so special! 

Christmas Movie!

https://youtu.be/-F5qKIKhQdI

Enjoy our 2019 Christmas movie, brought to you by the children and youth of Christchurch North Methodist Parish.

Thanks to all our Awesome Kids, CHYPS Youth, and special thanks to vocalist Roslind and pianist Monica.

May the Hope, Peace, Joy and Love of Christmas 

be with you all.

Movie Trailer

Here is the official trailer for our Christmas 2019 Movie.

https://youtu.be/IlNjrmDZBTA

Also, an invitation to join us for the screening of the film at our Family Christmas Service.

Sunday 15 December 2019

10am

The Chapel Street Centre

Cnr Harewood Road and Chapel Street

Papanui

Christchurch