During the Coronavirus pandemic, ‘virtual’ worship will be posted on the Christchurch United Church Facebook page. These videos will also be available on the website shortly afterwards. Please click on title above.

The ‘virtual’ worship can be viewed on Facebook or below.

Welcome to our service, which today explores the subject of “Exile”.

Our first hymn – “O come, O come, Emmanuel” – isn’t one which we would usually sing in summer, but its sentiments fit in with the theme of the service. Here it is in traditional choral style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xtpJ4Q_Q-4 and here is a rather nice upbeat modern “folk” version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FuFtOFvTsM.

Our final song turns the question to the one in our Psalm on its head and asks, “How can I keep from singing?”, even in the darkest days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKJA71sJUKM.

God bless and thank you for joining us.