Personally, I can't quite believe it's December already. Especially as I'm about to be one year older - where on earth has this year gone? There's an awful lot of events and activities taking place in the next few weeks, so please take a look and fill in your diary! We look forward to welcoming you to our services this month.

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This December, you may be surprised to see a daily journey taking place between homes in Longniddry. This trek involves a very tiny woman named Mary, an equally small Joseph and their donkey.

This strange and wonderful procession around various local houses is a celebration of “Posada”, the Mexican festival of “the inn”. Hundreds of years ago, Mexican children would dress up as these two famous travellers, going from door to door, as though looking for a resting place. Today, churches enact the scene with wooden figures from a Nativity set, going day by day from home to home.

It’s a simple enough idea, though one which can help us reflect on the season of Advent and what it means for Christ to be born into our lives.

Look out for two minuscule strangers and their four-legged friend, anywhere from Canty Grove to Wemyss Road. And if you see them, remember to give them a welcome.

We have a wide selection of services through Advent and Christmas, with something to suit every age group. Please pay special attention to the timing and venues for our services from Christmas Day through to Sunday 10th January. All are taking place at 11am, with the usual 9.45am pattern returning from 17th January onwards.

With all good wishes for a lovely Advent, a merry Christmas and a happy and peaceful new year.

If you have kids and worry that they won't make it through the service, help is at hand!
Come along on Sunday mornings to the 9.45 service. After the children's talk (about 15 minutes into the service), the kids go through to the church hall.

For babies and younger children, a creche operates most Sundays. We take children from birth to round about 3 years old. Please note there will be no creche on Sunday27th December or Sunday 3rd January.

Click here for more information about the groups. If you would like to volunteer to help with a group, please contact Beth Elliott (Sunday Club, JTYC, TYC) on 853423 or Ruth Couper (creche) on 852412.