{"id":3392,"date":"2026-01-17T23:14:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T23:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.norwichorthodoxchurch.org.uk\/?page_id=3392"},"modified":"2026-01-17T23:15:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T23:15:33","slug":"christmas-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.norwichorthodoxchurch.org.uk\/en\/christmas-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-8a0a2ab\" data-block-id=\"8a0a2ab\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-8a0a2ab-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-e20d13a\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"e20d13a\"><style>.stk-e20d13a {margin-top:60px !important;margin-bottom:80px !important;}.stk-e20d13a-container{max-width:1400px !important;min-width:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-e20d13a {margin-right:16px !important;margin-left:16px !important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px){.stk-e20d13a {margin-right:16px !important;margin-left:16px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-e20d13a-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-e20d13a-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-59db3b2\" id=\"christmas-celebration\" data-block-id=\"59db3b2\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Christmas Celebration<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We celebrated Christmas 2026 with a vigil service consisting of Great Compline with Litya, Matins, Hours and Divine Liturgy. The service began in darkness as the faithful gathered in anticipation of the light of Christ\u2019s birth. The kliros was well attended with many singers who beautifully proclaimed the joyous tidings of the Incarnation throughout the night. A great number of people remained to receive Holy Communion in the early hours and were united in proclaiming \u2018Christ is born! Glorify Him!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the service we gathered to share festive food and enjoyed an atmosphere of joy and celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.norwichorthodoxchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/photo_2026-01-07_04-01-55-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.norwichorthodoxchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/photo_2026-01-07_04-01-55-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.norwichorthodoxchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/photo_2026-01-07_04-01-55-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.norwichorthodoxchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/photo_2026-01-07_04-01-55-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.norwichorthodoxchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/photo_2026-01-07_04-01-55-16x12.jpg 16w, 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