Advent 2025

Advent Spiral

On Saturday, 6 December, in the first week of Advent, some fifteen children with parents and friends gathered.

Once everything was prepared, everyone entered the church quietly and found a seat on cushions on the floor or on a chair. Quietly the door to the Sacristy opened and an ‘angel’ entered. She ‘floated’ into the Advent Spiral and with a taper took the light from the Advent Wreath burning at the entrance to the Advent Spiral to a candle standing in the centre of the spiral.

Thereafter, the angel led one child after another into the Spiral and as the child approached the centre of the Spiral found one of the unlit candles that lined the Spiral, picked it up and lit the candle at the centre of the Spiral. On the way out of the Spiral the lit candle was carefully replaced on the golden star where it had stood.

Once each child had either walked the Spiral with the angel or been led by a parent, the last of the candles in the Spiral were lit by parents and friends. As this happened, the music – alternating piano and cello – that had accompanied the children changed to the singing of Christmas carols.

Once all the candles were lit and the signing was completed, we looked upon the Advent Spiral and carrying the image in our hearts, quietly left the church to enjoy juice and biscuits.

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