Monday, December 27, 2010

The 12 Days of Christmas Blog

Happy day-after Boxing Day!

Yesterday morning, I attended church at St. John's Rockwood (near Guelph, Ontario) where my Dad is currently holding the position of Interim Rector.

He preached his awesome The 12 Days of Christmas Sermon, where he takes us through the traditional song and shows how each gift actually represents an aspect of the Christian faith and practice. Dad and I have done this sermon together a few times, with me singing each verse, Dad teaching about the gift, and then whole congregation singing the song together at the end. (Yesterday, the choir sang each verse.) It's so effective, and gives a whole new meaning to a song that many people consider just a secular ditty.

To expand on this, Dad is also blogging for the 12 Days of Christmas, starting December 25 and going until January 5. Each day, he explains the Christian meaning behind a verse of the song, and gives an action you can do to reinforce the lesson.

You can follow his blog here:

http://mossfromarollingstone.blogspot.com/

2 comments:

Larissa said...

Hi Allison - thanks for dropping by my blog - all the best for the draw! Great to hear from a fellow boogie bean. I know you've probably told us all before at the BBC, but is there anywhere I could listen to your music? A wonderful New Year to you, Larissa x

Allison Lynn said...

Larissa,

You can listen at www.AllisonLynn.com/Store

Happy New Year to you too!

Blessings,
Allison