This unique candlelight service incorporates scenes of Christmas that are all around us while combining popular Christmas songs such as Silver Bells, I'll Be Home For Christmas, and Do You Hear What I hear? with traditional Christmas hymns. Six brief meditations spaced throughout the service replace the sermon. Easy to present, this service requires no rehearsals or props, yet involves the entire congregation in singing familiar songs of Christmas while moving from the Annunciation to the joy of Jesus' birth.

Church members, young and old, who have attended these two services have claimed it was the most gripping and meaningful Holy Week they have ever experienced. Each year churches seek to portray in some way the story of the death and resurrection of Jesus. This presentation offers a creative approach, bringing new power to the observance of a timeless, historic event.By placing a casket at the front of the church and conducting a contemporary funeral service, the Good Friday service offers an innovative approach to the day's observance. The coffin remains (from Good Friday) at the front of the...