Christmas Carol Festival Guidebook: A New Way to Reach Inactive Catholics

Christmas brings large numbers of visitors to church. Perhaps they come to see the manger or to sing Christmas carols, to please a grandmother, or just to mark the passing of another year. But beyond all of these reasons, God is gently pursuing each one, beckoning each one to come home for Christmas, inviting each one to experience new birth in the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Christmas Carol Festival project is designed to search out these visitors and invite them to a sneak preview of Bethlehem during December. This interactive project highlights the Christmas story as it is told through carols. This book includes step-by-step guidance for offering a Christmas Carol Festival in your parish; beginning with four months of preparation, the event itself and follow-up activities to help visitors to become a part of your faith community.