Mid Winter Christmas
Mid-Winter Christmas: 12 Days of Light in the Darkness is an initiative by the combined churches of Miramar Peninsula.
During the 12 days, we are encouraging our neighbours on the Peninsula to place a Christmas tree in their street-facing windows and to light them up for the 12 days from Sunday 21 June (the shortest day) to Thursday, July 2nd. Each day we will provide ideas for family fun, ways to bless your neighbours, and a range of opportunities to engage in conversation and contemplation.
Our hope is to bring community spirit to our neighbourhoods, to produce an outpouring of practical support and love to those who are struggling in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and to engage our neighbours in meaningful conversations based on the traditional Christmas themes.
Why a mid-winter Christmas?
Well firstly, it’s fun! We love that! But also, Christmas is the time we remember and celebrate the birth of Jesus. We believe that in Jesus, God is revealed to us, not as one who is distant from us in our sorrows and pain, but as one who comes to us, entering into our suffering, to redeem it through his. He is the “light that enters the darkness”. This was good news 2000 years ago and we believe it’s good news today as we contemplate deeper questions of life in the midst of a global pandemic.
Whatever your faith, we hope these 12 days will create joyful memories for your family, a greater connection with your neighbours, and rich and meaningful conversations.
We love you, and our doors are always open to you.
Chris, David, Jenny, Simon, Paul, Becky, Phil, Ephrem, and Hilary
During the 12 days, we are encouraging our neighbours on the Peninsula to place a Christmas tree in their street-facing windows and to light them up for the 12 days from Sunday 21 June (the shortest day) to Thursday, July 2nd. Each day we will provide ideas for family fun, ways to bless your neighbours, and a range of opportunities to engage in conversation and contemplation.
Our hope is to bring community spirit to our neighbourhoods, to produce an outpouring of practical support and love to those who are struggling in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and to engage our neighbours in meaningful conversations based on the traditional Christmas themes.
Why a mid-winter Christmas?
Well firstly, it’s fun! We love that! But also, Christmas is the time we remember and celebrate the birth of Jesus. We believe that in Jesus, God is revealed to us, not as one who is distant from us in our sorrows and pain, but as one who comes to us, entering into our suffering, to redeem it through his. He is the “light that enters the darkness”. This was good news 2000 years ago and we believe it’s good news today as we contemplate deeper questions of life in the midst of a global pandemic.
Whatever your faith, we hope these 12 days will create joyful memories for your family, a greater connection with your neighbours, and rich and meaningful conversations.
We love you, and our doors are always open to you.
Chris, David, Jenny, Simon, Paul, Becky, Phil, Ephrem, and Hilary