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This edition of St Mary’s News starts with the Advent Experience of Posada, and continues with other news including:

• Remembrance Services,
• Christmas Shoebox Appeal,
• Happy New Year (yes that’s right),
• The START Course, and
• the usual listings of services and contacts.

The Advent Experience of Posada

Posada originates from Mexico where people dress as Mary and Joseph and re-enact the journey to Bethlehem, travelling from house to house asking for a place to stay (the word Posada means an inn). In recent years, this idea has been modified by churches in this country by sending the figures of Mary and Joseph and the donkey from house to house during Advent.

This year, we are offering the Posada experience in our village. From Sunday 27th November until Christmas Day, figures representing Mary and Joseph will travel round our community from home to home, stopping by arrangement, where there is a place for them and a warm welcome waiting.