Wednesday, 3 November 2021

THE FEAST DAY OF SAINT ANDREW

 

The feast day of Saint Andrew

Is Scotland’s National Day

When the Scottish people

Celebrate Saint Andrew's Day

ONE OF THE TWELVE - ANDREW THE APOSTLE

 

One of the twelve

Andrew the Apostle

The son of John

Brother of Simon

From the village of Bethsaida

On the Sea of Galilee

Originally a fisherman

Turned to a fisher of men

By Jesus of Galilee

Witness of the ascension

Who spread the gospels

Far and wide

Martyred by crucifixion

At the city of Patras in Achaea

 

Feast day 30th November

 

THE BLESSED SEASON

 

God richly blesses us

The Good Lord fulfils us

And bestows love upon us

This and every Christmas

BLESSED DAY

 

It was the day when Jesus Christ was born

That long, long ago first Christmas Morn,

The child whose coming had been foretold

A child more precious than diamonds or gold

God’s great gift to us on that blessed day

That most glorious first Christmas day

CHRISTINGLE (ACROSTIC)

 

Candles

Holly

Red ribbon

Incense

Sweets

Tinsel

Inspiration

Noel

Gold

Light

Eternal


CHRISTMAS

Christ the lord

Holy birth in Bethlehem

Regal child in David’s city

Infant of God

Sent from heaven above

To die for us

Messiah in a manger

Angelic miracle

Saviour of man

CHRISTINGLE MINGLE

 

It is the season that makes my senses tingle

The time of year when the sleigh bells jingle

And we come together for the Christingle mingle

When the Clauses and the Grinches intermingle

And happy clappy’s and traditionalists comingle

As we celebrate the service of Christingle

AIDAN OF LINDISFARNE

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