Author: Emily Brown

Advent means 'coming' and it's the period before Christmas, which celebrates the birth of Jesus. It is all about preparing for Christmas Day. Advent starts on the Sunday 28th November this year.
As well as physically preparing for Christmas, we also prepare our hearts to welcome Jesus. We can do this by following Advent traditions and carrying out acts of kindness and generosity.

Traditions
An Advent wreath
An Advent candle
An Advent calendar
Setting up the nativity scene
Carol singing
Attending church services
Saying an Advent prayer
Setting up the Jesse Tree
The Jesse Tree: A Guide to the Advent Tradition | Faithward.org

Acts of Kindness and Generosity
The Friary—Reverse Advent Calendar
We are going to be running a reverse advent calendar for our friends at The Friary. We would be delighted if you could contribute one of the items on it to bring in on the stated date. If your item falls at the weekend, please bring it in on the Monday.
Please share the calendar with your friends and family as they may like to contribute to this worthwhile cause too.

Dates for the Diary
Tuesday 13th—KS1 Nativity for parents at 10.00am in church (this will be filmed and put on the website for anyone who can’t make it)
Tuesday 13th—Christmas dinner
Friday 16th—Parents invited— 2.00pm Traditional Carol service in church
Friday 16th 3.30—Family Film Night (volunteers needed)
Wednesday 21st— parents invited—Carols Round the Tree