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Mary and Joseph to travel the Diocese

Models of Mary Joseph and a donkey on the altar at Claines churchDuring Advent this year, Mary and Joseph will be travelling around the Diocese as they journey towards the Cathedral for Christmas Eve.

The diocesan posada will spend four days in each deanery, spending time with congregations, community groups and schools as well as the occasional pub!

Posada is the Spanish word for lodging or accommodation, so each stop on this journey is their lodging for the night, representing the lodging places Mary and Joseph stayed at on their way to Bethlehem.Doug Chaplin with Rachel Cramp standing at the altar at Claines Church handing over the posada figures

Mary, Joseph and their donkey were kindly donated by St James’ Church in Dudley which has recently had to close. They headed off on their journey this week ready to spend Sunday 1 December with Claines and St George’s Churches in Worcester. On Monday they will visit St Wulstan’s Church and St Barnabas CE Primary in the city before heading off around the Diocese.

Download prayers to be used each day on Mary and Joseph's journey.

The posada will be following this route:

  • Sunday 1 December: Claines & St Georges
  • Monday 2 December: St Wulstan and St Barnabas School
  • Tuesday 3 December: The Five Alive churches
  • Wednesday 4 December: Pershore Abbey
  • Thursday 5 December: St Andrew’s Church, Hampton
  • Friday 6 December: Cleve Prior Church
  • Saturday 7 December: Tardebigge Church
  • Sunday 8 December: St Leonard’s Church in Beoley
  • Monday 9 December: St John’s Church in Bromsgrove
  • Tuesday 10 December: Stoke Prior Church
  • Wednesday 11 December: Pedmore and Wollascote
  • Thursday 12 December: Holy Trinity, Wordsley
  • Friday 13 December: St Francis’ Church in Dudley
  • Saturday 14 December: Parish of Halas, Halesowen
  • Sunday 15 December: Chaddesley Corbett Church
  • Monday 16 December: Kidderminster West Team Ministry
  • Tuesday 17 December: St Anne’s Church, Bewdley
  • Wednesday 18 December: Shelsley Walsh Church
  • Thursday 19 December: The parish of Malvern Link
  • Friday 20 December: The Chase Team, Malvern
  • Saturday 21 December: Hanley Castle Church
  • Sunday 22 December: St Mary’s Church, Kempsey
  • Monday 23 December: St Martin and St Peter, London Road, Worcester
  • Tuesday 24 December: Cathedral

Please do check back on this page to follow Mary and Joseph’s journey around the Diocese.

Posada prayer:

O Blessing God of Mary, O Guiding God of Joseph, bless and guide us on our life’s journey, that we may rejoice today in the presence of Christ, and come safe with him to our eternal home. Amen.

 

 

Published: 29th November 2024
Page last updated: Monday 2nd December 2024 4:02 PM

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