Candles at Christmas
Up and at 'em today. Lots of things to be done before Christmas, Lorraine and I got an early start doing some local shopping for bread and general Christmas goodies. Big breakfast and then Lorraine and I drove to the station to successfully scoop up Mum and Mase from the station. A very smooth journey apparently.
Got everyone settled in, and then off to St Nicholas Church for their Crib Service, which is nothing at all to do with gansta rap, but in fact all about the Nativity. Mum and I walked there, and Lorraine drove Mas, Pat and Maureen. There met Anton, Anna Brian and the children. Oskar sitting on my lap for much of the service, and Klaudia on Brian's. Better service than last year, with a pantomime element added with a big wrapped present on the altar and Father Robert and others trying to steal it. Oskar bellowing behind you! with the best of them. Then the children collected their little candles (Oskar going up this time unaided as he is now five) and the wooden nativity scene was illuminated. I always find this rather moving. Fr Robert opened the present and shied the sweeties and chocolates towards children in the Church.
Then back to Anton and Anna's house for our now traditional Christmas Eve feast. Anne Anton's mum was there, which was good as Mum and her should have met a long time ago. We ate rather wonderful food, and chatted happily until late. Really nice to see everyone, and be part of this altogethery crowd. At the end of the night we put the parentals into a taxi, and Lorraine and I, and Beth who'd come up from the Twitten and seeing her dad, floated home down the hill to the Old Church Hall.
Below My lovely Godchildren armed with candles.
Up and at 'em today. Lots of things to be done before Christmas, Lorraine and I got an early start doing some local shopping for bread and general Christmas goodies. Big breakfast and then Lorraine and I drove to the station to successfully scoop up Mum and Mase from the station. A very smooth journey apparently.
Got everyone settled in, and then off to St Nicholas Church for their Crib Service, which is nothing at all to do with gansta rap, but in fact all about the Nativity. Mum and I walked there, and Lorraine drove Mas, Pat and Maureen. There met Anton, Anna Brian and the children. Oskar sitting on my lap for much of the service, and Klaudia on Brian's. Better service than last year, with a pantomime element added with a big wrapped present on the altar and Father Robert and others trying to steal it. Oskar bellowing behind you! with the best of them. Then the children collected their little candles (Oskar going up this time unaided as he is now five) and the wooden nativity scene was illuminated. I always find this rather moving. Fr Robert opened the present and shied the sweeties and chocolates towards children in the Church.
Then back to Anton and Anna's house for our now traditional Christmas Eve feast. Anne Anton's mum was there, which was good as Mum and her should have met a long time ago. We ate rather wonderful food, and chatted happily until late. Really nice to see everyone, and be part of this altogethery crowd. At the end of the night we put the parentals into a taxi, and Lorraine and I, and Beth who'd come up from the Twitten and seeing her dad, floated home down the hill to the Old Church Hall.
Below My lovely Godchildren armed with candles.
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