A few weeks ago I preached on 'Stir Up Sunday', the last Sunday before Advent, so called because of the prayer said in Anglican services on that day: “Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people; that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit...

We also had a birthday to celebrate!

As usual, we enjoyed a hands-on activity during the family service. This involved decorating the shepherd's staff: The finished staffs looked like this: The reason behind this activity can be summarised in the poem below: 'Look at a candy cane: what do you see?...