We had our Christingle service today, learning about the symbolism involved in the Christingle and we learnt that some people only put fruits or sweets on three of the sticks as the empty fourth one reminds us of the areas in the world that don't have enough food.If you missed it and would like to go to one, the other Billericay churches in our parish have services on the 24th: Christ Church at 3, 4:15 and 5:30pm. Emmanuel from 5pm and St John's start at 3:30.
Our Advent wreath has been made and the church has started to be decorated ready for our services during this Christmas period. Please do come and join us as we celebrate during this season.We have also taken the opportunity to start our Social Media pages. Please take a look and follow us as we bring you short clips and snippets of the season. You can find us on X, instagram and Facebook!
Today, the villagers of Little Burstead and the congregation of St Mary's gathered together at the Old School and the War Memorial for a service of rememberance led by the Revereand Chris Arnold. There was a good number of people who turned up, including some people who stopped as they passed. During the service, there was a reading by a member of the parish council, a member of the Village Hall committee lowered the flag and several wreaths were laid on the War Memorial. Afterwards we went to the Village Hall for refreshments and shared memories. There are two books commemorating the lives lost in both World Wars with information on where their graves are, at the village church. More information about the war memorial can be found at: https://www.billericayhistory.org.uk/content/topics/place-2/war-memorials/little-burstead-war-memorial/little-burstead-war-memorial
