Set 1: The Theme of Blood/Love of Christ
This set of resources follows the theme of blood, represented in the ribbon used around the Christingle orange itself. The ribbon symbolises the blood of Christ shed to show God's love for the world; the love we have for God and for our family and friends. It serves to remind us of the love we all share and how The Children's Society works with the Church to extend that love to every child.
Step 1: Christingle countdown
Why not send out this calendar four weeks before your Christingle celebration as part of your invitation to help build up anticipation in the run up to your celebration?
Step 2: Activities for schools, children and young people
Choose from a range of fun activities for children that will allow you great opportunities to reach out into schools, youth groups and the wider community.
Step 3: The Christingle service
A sample Christingle service for you to use, or adapt to suit your requirements. We also have service covers for you to download and use on the day.
Step 4: Service suggestions
Talks, readings and activity suggestions tailored to suit your service be it an Advent service, Christmas service, Candlemas service, Epiphany service or an Alternative Christingle.
Step 5: Suggested Christingle music
A selection of hymns, songs and carols to suit your service.
Step 6: Christingle stories
Ideal for explaining the Christingle message to young children, choose from an Advent story, Christmas story and Epiphany story.
Step 7: Christingle at home
So you've been to the Christingle Service and now you can have a Christingle at home. Here are some ideas for Christingle at home to help you keep the idea of Christingle alive.
Step 8: Christingle-to-go
Take Christingle out into your community with these ideas and suggestions, we have a brilliant new Christingle Outreach Flyer to help you spread the message of Christingle.
