You can hand in your completed form for a chance to win one of our knitted sheep in a prize draw.
On one level the sheep trail is a bit of fun and might possibly increase footfall to our local businesses in the run up to Christmas. Perhaps more importantly it is a way of engaging with people in the town and making our 4pm Christmas Eve Crib service more widely known.
The story of Jesus' birth is at the heart of our Christmas celebrations and we celebrate his arrival in many different services over the Christmas period. On Christmas Eve at 4pm in St Mary's Beaminster we have a service which is particularly aimed at children and focuses on the Nativity story in a fun and engaging way. This year we will be thinking about the shepherds and sheep, and the part they played in the story.
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But why Messy? Messy sheep and the Messy Nativity come under the umbrella of Messy Church. which is a nationwide initiative making church more accessible for all ages, through hands on and creative activities. We had a couple of Messy Church sessions in Broadwindsor over the summer and have another one in Comrades Hall on Saturday 20th December at 9.30am. We meet together for breakfast, then share a bible story. Then there are activities to explore the themes of the bibles story, hence the messy bit, and finally an act of worship with singing, retelling the story and prayer. Messy Church will be coming to Beaminster in the new year and so we are beginning to promote it through our Messy sheep trail.
Our aim at St Mary's Church is to serve the town we are part of. We hope that you enjoy our Messy sheep trail and we pray that you might join us this Christmas to celebrate Jesus and the story of his birth.
