How and why do Christians worship at Christmas?

Key stage

KS3; KS4

Subject

Religious Education

Collection

Christian festivals

Format

PPT (6mb), PDF (6mb)

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Photograph of Westminster Abbey choristers holding candles singing at Christmas, with a Christmas tree in the bottom right hand corner,

Overview

Discover more about Christian worship at Christmas using this interactive lesson, structured around a past Westminster Abbey order of service. Students will take a closer look at hymns, prayers and Bible readings which commonly feature in these services, with each accompanied by a creative, discussion or written activity.

Learning objectives

  • To recap the Christian festival of Christmas and how Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ
  • To look at an example order of service and learn why different colours are used in the text
  • To explore example hymns, prayers and Bible readings used within a Christmas service in more detail