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Christmas at St. Mungo's 2019

All in one places,  The full list of events held in St. Mungo's over the Christmas of 2019.

Links to all the stories and pictures of the advent and welcome of the birth of Jesus over 2000 years ago.

You can follow our latest services and praise by visiting our 'catch-up' feature where you can listen to the talks, sermons, prayers, hymns and praise from any of the previous Sundays

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St. Mungo's Parish Church Penicuik 






Christmas at St. Mungo's  2019


















Christmas Services at St. Mungo's
Christmas Eve Services  - 24 December

The Family service at 4.00pm took us on the journey to Bethlehem and the birth of Jesus through a series of carols, video and readings.

The watchnight evening service at 11.30pm attracted the adults and young  members of our congregation and others from across Penicuik churches and beyond.
Full Story, with songs, readings, videos and pictures

Food Facts Friends Foodbank provides Christmas meals on Christmas Eve - 24 December
Over 300 baskets of Christmas food arrived at St Mungo’s church hall on Christmas Eve, covering the complete floor, ready to feed over 70 families, several hundred adults and their children, from across Midlothian. Full Story with pictures

Advent heads north on Fourth Sunday  - 22 Dec
We headed north to celebrate the fourth Sunday of Advent, to the North Kirk for a joint service, with members of St. Mungo’s, South Church, and St. James the Less, joining the the resident North Kirk members for the service led by Rev Graham Astles.
  Full Story


Carols in the Precinct  - 21 December
Some 40 people gathered round to sing a selection of favourite Christmas carols for the shoppers in Penicuik’s precinct.
Nativity Play - 15 December
This year the congregation experienced a 'POP-UP' Nativity. Introduced by the story teller Agnes Ovenstone, we travelled with Mary and Joseph from Nazareth to Bethlehem, encountering  shepherds, wise men and angels, and the birth of baby Jesus through a series of scenes and actions to tell the story.
Full story, with listen again, and pictures

Food Facts Friends Christmas Meal - 19 Dec

The Food Facts Friends foodbank and drop in centre Christmas meal attracted some 50 visitors to St. Mungo's Church Hall. Town Crier 'Mose' welcomed everyone. The Rev John Urquhart told us the true meaning of Christmas, and Kevin Rae provided some party entertainment, and a visit from Santa with gifts for the children Full Story

Christmas Journey - Saturday 7 December 
The ‘Christmas Journey’, displaying Joseph and Mary's travels from Nazareth to Bethlehem and the birth of baby Jesus, was presented through a series of scenes inside St. Mungo's church on Saturday 7 December.
Full Story and pictures

Carols with Hope 4 Penicuik - 6 December
The annual Hope4Penicuik Christmas Carol Concert in the town Hall attracted friends and families from across Penicuik and beyond. Penicuik Silver Band, Andrew Dunsire and Graham McDonald provided the musical accompaniment. Joan Cape led the event   Full Story and pictures

Published 12 January 2020
Penicuik: St. Mungo's Parish Church (Church of Scotland). Scottish Charity No SC005838