{"id":2167,"date":"2014-12-02T10:04:37","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T10:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/?p=2167"},"modified":"2014-12-02T10:04:37","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T10:04:37","slug":"starting-the-season-of-advent-in-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/?p=2167","title":{"rendered":"Starting the season of Advent in style"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Sunday evening we welcomed friends from St Giles&#8217; Choir in addition to our own choir and hand-bell ringers for a beautiful candlelit service\u00a0of Advent Carols and Readings. Here are some photos from a magical evening. Thank you to\u00a0all who contributed to what has become a favourite service in our church calendar! A short video of the hand-bell ringers can be viewed on our <a title=\"Hand-bells play Hills of the North Rejoice\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/video.php?v=337543729751383&amp;set=vb.242404559265301&amp;type=2&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2168 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CC4A7127a.jpg\" alt=\"CC4A7127a\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CC4A7127a.jpg 750w, https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CC4A7127a-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CC4A7127a-450x300.jpg 450w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/500;\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2169 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CC4A7124a.jpg\" alt=\"CC4A7124a\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CC4A7124a.jpg 750w, https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CC4A7124a-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CC4A7124a-450x300.jpg 450w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/500;\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2170 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CC4A7120a.jpg\" alt=\"CC4A7120a\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CC4A7120a.jpg 750w, https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CC4A7120a-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CC4A7120a-450x300.jpg 450w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/500;\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2171 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CC4A7111a.jpg\" alt=\"CC4A7111a\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CC4A7111a.jpg 750w, https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CC4A7111a-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CC4A7111a-450x300.jpg 450w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/500;\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2172 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CC4A7129a.jpg\" alt=\"CC4A7129a\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CC4A7129a.jpg 750w, https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CC4A7129a-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CC4A7129a-450x300.jpg 450w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/500;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Sunday evening we welcomed friends from St Giles&#8217; Choir in addition to our own choir and hand-bell ringers for a beautiful candlelit service\u00a0of Advent Carols and Readings. 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