For unto us a child is born! (Isaiah 9:6)

This Advent, St Edmund and St Mary Parish Church warmly invites you to take part in our Ingatestone Travelling Crib.

Would you like to host our lovely knitted Nativity set in your home for a night or two?

Each Christmas, the Travelling Crib journeys around our village, reminding us of the difficult journey Mary and Joseph made from Nazareth to Bethlehem.

By welcoming the Nativity figures into our homes, we share in the Christmas story and remember the importance of offering hospitality, kindness and love.

The travelling bag contains the knitted Nativity figures, books to read with children, a couple of Christmas activities and a small gift to keep as a memento of their visit.

If you have room in your heart and your home to offer them shelter for a night or two, we would love to hear from you.

Please register your interest before 23 November 2026.

To take part, please email: [email protected]

We warmly welcome families and individuals throughout Ingatestone to join this special Advent tradition.

St Edmund and St Mary Parish Church, Ingatestone