A Village Advent Calendar - part 4
Part Four takes us through Matthew 2 and the story of the wise men. There's a star, a journey, gifts, Herod, and all sorts of other stuff going on here. Thanks to the Cricket Club, Sustainable Steeple, Shirley Palmer & the Toddler Group for these amazing boxes!
A Village Advent Calendar - part 3
Part three of the Village Advent Calendar takes to Luke's account of the journey to Bethlehem, the shepherds, angels singing about the birth of Jesus, and at the end Mary ponders everything in her heart. Most of these boxes were done by classes at Dr Radcliffe's Primary School, with Christopher Compston bringing us the final one of the sequence. Thanks to everyone for such creativity! Such starry skies! Lovely sheep and great angels. I love the donkey too...
A Village Advent Calendar - part 2
The story continues: now we swap from Luke's story about the angel appearing to Mary to Matthew's story, where Joseph hears what is going to happen. An angel appears to him in a dream and tells him to call Mary's son Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins. The baby will be 'Immanuel', an ancient Hebrew word meaning 'God with us'. And Joseph believes the angel and takes Mary home. Thanks to the Shaylers, the Bellringers (whose box has sound effects!) the PCC an
A Village Advent Calendar - Part 1:
Our Village Advent Calendar is up and running! Thanks to everyone who has taken part. This slideshow has days 1-8, with the beginning of John's Gospel, then verses from Luke 1 depicted. Thanks to the Churchwardens, the Children's Church, the WI, the PCC, Bev Davies, the Brownies, Katerina Vernicos and the Steeple Aston Choral Society for their boxes! More to come soon as we move into Matthew's Gospel!