ST ALBAN’S CHURCH COPENHAGEN

CHRISTMAS AT ST ALBAN’S 2015
What we are likely to remember is that it was mild! No ice, no snow, not even
much rain – and even glimpses of sunshine. As usual it was busy for the Mie
Berg, our Musical Director, the Choir, and the ministry team. We are building
up a name in Copenhagen for our Nine Lessons and Carols services with the
Sunday service sold out by December 1 st and the Monday almost sold out by the
time the service began. The choir was in fine fettle and reaped much praise
particularly from non-church goers. Darren’s homilies have done much to win
annual Danish visitors to visit St Alban’s again.
Carols by Candlelight with Poetry with Ian Burns
(Actor Director of That Theatre Company) and our own
Tony Wedgwood and John Shennan reading poetry by
John Betjeman, TS Elliot, Charles Dickens, Alfred Lord
Tennyson. Darren read a lovely Irish poem about a
childhood Christmas, and Olivia Schaetz (9) earned a
round of applause with her reading of Santa’s Prayer.
The church lights were dimmed and candles flickered all
round the walls giving a peaceful yet happy atmosphere.
Music Director Mie Berg and Claire compiled the
programme this year which included more musical
soloists this year. They were wonderful: Helen Davies
Mikkelborg and her pupil Viola on Celtic harps,
and Espen Lindhardt Toft who played the French
horn with Mie, and our own
Marianne Lykke, who sang
“O Holy Night”.
Christingle, Midnight Mass
and Christmas Day services
exceeded all records with
Sidespeople working
overtime to pack people in.
Darren’s messages of God’s peace, love, light, merriment
and giving are working their magic and Christmas at St
Alban’s is rapidly becoming one of the “must do” events of the Copenhagen
Christmas season.
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