On Friday 25th November, we welcomed The Reverend Martin Russell, the vicar at St. Jude’s Church, into school. In a special assembly, he told us all about the significance of the Christingle and invited everyone to a special Christingle service at St. Jude’s at 4pm on Sunday 4th December.
Children who would like to go to this lovely peaceful service are asked to take with them some money in a small candle-shaped container(available in school), as their contribution towards the work of The Children’s Society, a charity which works with vulnerable and disadvantaged children in this country who are in desperate need of help.
Reverend Russell explained to us about the symbolism of the Christingle:
The orange represents the world
The red ribbon indicates the love and blood of Christ
The dried fruits and sweets are symbols of God’s creations
The lit candle symbolises Jesus, the light of the world.