Poem: Stir Up Sunday
Canon Robin Gibbons writes: Traditionally the Sunday before Advent was called 'Stir up Sunday' words taken from the opening phrase of the Collect. Families would gather to stir together all the ingredients for the Christmas Pudding, often making a silent wish as they did. The mixture was then put aside to await the long boil for Christmas Dinner! Stir up in us Lord of joy Our good Host of that ... Read More