We’ve seen the Crib scenes and Nativity plays so many times as they portray or retell the Christmas Story. However what we celebrate is so much more than just a story. The events of the first Christmas are filled with hope, faith and love. We see God’s hope for us as the Angel Gabriel tells Mary that she will call her son Jesus – he who saves. We see God the Father’s faith in the Son that He will be able to bring hope into a hopeless world and how much do we need to hear that message at the moment. We see God’s love wrapped in bands of cloth, cradled in His mother’s arms . 

Most of us are familiar with probably the best-known statue in the world, Christ the Redeemer, towering over Rio de Janeiro, His arms outstretched in blessing. Christmas celebrates the birth of that great Redeemer – a tiny baby laid in a feeding trough. His birth changed history, His life transformed our understanding of what it means to be human, His death was at one and the same time a tragedy and a triumph. 

Come along to one of our Advent and Christmas Services to find out more about ‘the most beautiful story ever told’ and enjoy it again this Christmas.

With Many Blessings

Fr David