Making Christingles!

Now I am officially on holiday, it was great to pop down to church this morning and help to make Christingles for a service at 4pm today :)

A brief explanation of the meaning of the Christingles, for those who don't know:

The orange represents the world.
The red ribbon/tape represents the love and blood of Christ
Dried fruits and sweets are symbols of God's creation (some say they represent the four seasons)
When the candle is lit it symbolises Jesus the light of the world, who brings hope to people living in darkness.

Tonight I will be one of those lighting the candles before they are handed round by our young people, and won't be able to do any photography (though I am unable to photograph children because of strict policies anyway)

Happy Christmas Eve everyone!  May you all be blessed this Christmas, and may we all have a bright Blipfuture Xxxx