We busied ourselves this week making costumes for our
celebration – children could choose whether they wanted to be angels, kings or
shepherds, and wrapping up important presents, with prayers attached, to give
to baby Jesus.
We also produced a stunning stable collage, which we used as a
backdrop in our mock-up stable (complete with crib and straw) and giant sized
collage stars which guided us into our celebration space.
As a group (about 100 people), we acted a mini nativity, all journeying together with Mary and Joseph on their arduous trip to Bethlehem. Along the way, we came across Mary sweeping and witnessed her visit from the Angel Gabriel, a grumpy inn keeper who had no room at his inn, and lastly a kind inn keeper who led us into his stable, our celebration space. Helen led a delightful celebration with songs dedicated to our angels, kings and shepherds.
After all that, everyone was ready for tea – pasta, party
bits, fruit and cake and a lot of fun was had by all. We are blessed to
see people coming back to Messy Church to celebrate with us.
