Thank you for your interest in this story
To continue reading this article, subscribe to the Stray Ferret for as little as £1 a week
Already a subscriber? Log in here.
28
Nov 2020
Pateley Bridge maintains Christingle tradition for charity
Despite the COVID-19 lockdown and its limitations on the festive season, the special spirit of Christmas is being maintained in Pateley Bridge this year.
The annual Christingle Service, that has been held at the Parish Church of St Cuthbert for more than 30 years, is going virtual and can be seen online at 6pm on Christmas Eve.
In the meantime, a video showing how Christingles are made, has been posted on the St Cuthbert Facebook page.
Organiser Mrs Joyce Liggins told the Stray Ferret:
The Christingle tradition has, like the bringing of an evergreen tree into a house, its roots in Germany and dates back to the 18th century, when it was introduced by Moravian Bishop Johannes de Watteville.
Since 1968 Christingle services have been held across the UK to raise money for the Children's Society charity, which helps vulnerable young people.
Read more:
- See our gallery of Christmas lights in Pateley Bridge
- Will a Nidderdale home win our prize for best festive decorations?
In 2018, St Cuthbert's was one of 6,000 locations throughout the country to support the society's #Christingle50 campaign, which raised more than £1.2 million.
Anybody who would like to support the Pateley Bridge Christingle this year and donate to The Children’s Society, can obtain a Christingle Collecting Candle or go to the fundraising page and give a donation online.
Collecting candles and Christingle kits can be obtained from joyce.m.liggins51@gmail.com
Donations can be made through our online fundraising page at: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Joyce-Liggins1
0