St Mary’s News – Posada & Christmas Shoebox
We start the Advent experience of Posada (a Mexican tradition). Following this we look at:
- Operation Christmas Child,
- Church Flower Rota,
- Day of Prayer for COP29,
- Remembrance Sunday,
- Update on the Church Hall project,
… 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.
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