Families on Mission
This Sunday i will be doing what many of my neighbours do, at least those without small people in the family. l be waking up slowly and enjoying a short lie in before having a leisurely breakfast and a read of the news. I'll then help my wife with a few chores and prepare for a late lunch together with a few local friends from The Well. We'll enjoy our meal together as an extended family and then pray briefly for the late afternoon gathering of people in our local park. Each year a large number of locals gather for a 'Christingle' celebration around our park bandstand. Christingle means 'Christ Light' and is a symbolic advent object used in many denominations to celebrate Jesus Christ as the "Light of the world". Usually this is an orange - representing the world - with a candle and four cocktail sticks with sweet on them representing the four gospels and the gifts of the Magi. Most of those present won't be churchgoers, nor even have a