Candles & conifers - Ruth Burgess

Candles & Conifers is a collection of seasonal resources - prayers, liturgies, poems, reflections, sermons, meditations, stories and responses - written by Iona Community members, associates, friends and others.It offers resources for groups and individuals covering the weeks from All Saints' Day to Christmas Eve, including saints' days, Remembrance Day, World AIDS Day and Advent. There are liturgies for an outdoor celebration with fireworks, a Christingle service and a longest night service, as well as Advent candle ceremonies, personal prayer practices, a series of responses and blessings and a cats' Advent calendar.A companion resource book, Hay & Stardust, covering the season of Christmastide, from Christmas Eve to Candlemas, is also available.In towns and villagesIn tower blocks and terracesChrist is waiting to be bornIn palaces and shanty-townsIn high streets and back-streetsChrist is waiting to be bornIn the vastness of the universeIn the intimacy of our heartsChrist is waiting to be bornCome, Lord JesusCome into our homesCome into our livesCome and stay