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The Bible |
 The
feast of Candlemas – 40 days after Christmas and marking the end of the
Christmas season – falls on 2nd February. It marks the presentation of the
baby Jesus at the Temple by Mary and Joseph, 40 days after his birth, as
was customary for baby boys.
The candle in Candlemas comes from Simeon’s greeting of the baby as
“a light for revelation to the gentiles and the glory of your
people Israel”, and looks forward to Jesus’ own description of himself as
“the light of the world”. No doubt a festival involving light was also
cheeringly welcome to congregations down the centuries as winter dragged
on!
At St Mary’s, the congregation celebrated Candlemas on Sunday,
29th January. This meant great fun for our Kidz Prayz group of
school-age youngsters, who marked the occasion by creating paintings of
gold and silver candles, with copious additions of “bling” in the form
of glitter glue.
As they worked busily together, without so much as a tussle over
felt pens, it was lovely to see the children, our own “little lights”,
growing and learning as part of the church family.
And it’s lovely to see more families joining us at St Mary’s. The Kidz
Prayz helpers are always happy to welcome new youngsters, and there
is also a crèche for the under-fives.
Alison
Thomas |
