tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20106217.post3302850539582457146..comments2023-09-26T12:37:11.511+01:00Comments on help I work with children: Christmas and New Year Children's Pastor Reflectionslynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13386263352332136809noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20106217.post-42154257114871135592009-01-14T21:43:00.000+00:002009-01-14T21:43:00.000+00:00A fart machine - fantastic! And I congratulate the...A fart machine - fantastic! And I congratulate the parents for letting said child bring it to church!<BR/>Though I bet you didn't have a 'fairy dragon' to deal with on Christmas morning (unlike our pastor...) I'd have loved to hear a theological response to that!doonhamer geordiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12293328769709763379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20106217.post-9505995678693297842009-01-12T14:40:00.000+00:002009-01-12T14:40:00.000+00:00Oh M, lovely to hear from you. Feels like you are ...Oh M, lovely to hear from you. Feels like you are so far away now. Will you shout me when you are up in A and maybe could pop up for a daytrip?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comment :-)lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13386263352332136809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20106217.post-30479769935488284902009-01-11T22:35:00.000+00:002009-01-11T22:35:00.000+00:00I think Christingle orignated in the Moravian Chur...I think Christingle orignated in the Moravian Church. Loving the new length of hair! MxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20106217.post-3408139817690131972009-01-08T17:12:00.000+00:002009-01-08T17:12:00.000+00:00Yes, the crib service is a brilliant idea, as befo...Yes, the crib service is a brilliant idea, as before you started it there was never anything to take a young child to on Christmas Eve! We used to go to the local C of S 7pm one for that reason!<BR/>Re Christingles, from personal experience (although I'm sure I've read something somewhere!) I think that in the past "non-conformist" churches have been supicious of liturgy and symbols (especially candles!) In fact, a friend expressed surprise (during the evening service powercut you may have heard about!) that there was a huge supply of candles readily available! <BR/>Many years ago, before we knew what it was, we saw a Christingle service advertised down south at husband's old Baptist church. I think possibly in some areas, the "angligang" (as you would say) influence overflows to neighbouring churches more so than in others...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20106217.post-75263528925769732552009-01-08T12:34:00.000+00:002009-01-08T12:34:00.000+00:00My brother got the 'fart machine' one Christmas an...My brother got the 'fart machine' one Christmas and used it with great glee. I'd be interested to know <I>how</I> you introduced it!!<BR/><BR/>We didn't have any puking wise men at our nativity, thank goodness...Lucy Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346977682747924108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20106217.post-26484039265905688642009-01-07T23:11:00.000+00:002009-01-07T23:11:00.000+00:00ah Mr H we love you.Heard it was great.thanks for ...ah Mr H we love you.<BR/>Heard it was great.<BR/><BR/>thanks for this H - was not aware that the CofS was Christingley too. Remember the crib service I used to do - have seen that idea in some Cof Ss<BR/><BR/>One last question - I am curious as to why Christingles might not be the done thing in some denominations. Why do you think this is?lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13386263352332136809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20106217.post-15683423054817909832009-01-07T22:40:00.000+00:002009-01-07T22:40:00.000+00:00I have only come across "Christingles" in the last...I have only come across "Christingles" in the last few years and I think they are becoming more universal although had assumed they were not the "done thing" in certain denominations. Both of our local C of S's have Christingle's at Christmas services too and at the weekly after school club before the Christmas holiday the kids made them as a craft activity and then displayed them on the tables when the parents came in for mince pies and tea and it was a really effective symbol. <BR/>I don't think we had any puking wise men at ours but you would have to check that with our esteemed director Mr H!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20106217.post-46739415007160636402009-01-07T17:28:00.000+00:002009-01-07T17:28:00.000+00:00THM - Err, for a theological response to the fart ...THM - Err, for a theological response to the fart machine I will defer to my Senior Pastor - perhaps he will submit an anonymous comment here ....<BR/><BR/>::::smile:::::<BR/><BR/>BK - sounds good to me!<BR/>(red ribbon - Jesus blood shed for us; round the orange = his death was for the whole world )lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13386263352332136809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20106217.post-37600725629780617852009-01-07T17:05:00.000+00:002009-01-07T17:05:00.000+00:00Sincerely glad to have missed the puking wise man....Sincerely glad to have missed the puking wise man.<BR/><BR/>But wish I'd been there for the fart machine. "This is how they knew baby Jesus needed a change of swaddling clothes?? or this is the sound of the sheep?"<BR/><BR/>I went to my first and only (so far) Christingle last year, and loved it. Is the orange not something to do with the world, the ribbon the love of Jesus or am I just making that up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20106217.post-22216888907337349502009-01-07T16:26:00.000+00:002009-01-07T16:26:00.000+00:00is your brilliant theological response to the fart...is your brilliant theological response to the fart machine available on the web???!!!That Hideous Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12076125326851070568noreply@blogger.com