Nativity Pieces
Nativity Pieces
by Roy Jackson
Monologues for an alternative carol service written 2013 for Norbury Methodist Church by Roy Jackson Some supporting characters from the nativity story lead the worship. Gabriel I couldn't get anyone important for your carols tonight – Mary, Joseph, the Wise Men, the Donkey – the…
I only popped out for some bread
I only popped out for some bread
by Ian Harris
A monologue for Christms Day or Nativity Service I only popped out for some bread and wine. I can still remember that night as if it was only yesterday. My brother-In-Law and his family were staying with us, having travelled up for the census. I can recall just how bitter cold it…
It wasn't meant to be like this
It wasn't meant to be like this
by Sally Spencer
A short reading about the birth of Jesus from Joseph's point of view. Joseph’s story It wasn’t meant to be like this. We had it all planned. After the betrothal, we thought it would be good to have a year or two before the marriage and before children came along. To be honest, I …
Christmas Child
Christmas Child
by Andrew Gadd
Christmas poem, a tongue-in-cheek comparison of the sparseness of the stable with the ornate jamboree that Christmas has become. Christmas Child So the stable was dirty, draughty and bare The manger was rickety, half-filled with straw The oil lamp was feeble and gave out no warmt…
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