Christingle 2024

Today St Mark's held our traditional Christingle Day. All the children arrived at school with an orange ready to decorate it with ribbon, sweets and a candle, before lighting these in a special collective worship.

The word Christingle means "Christ's Light". Each element of a Christingle has a special meaning and helps to tell the Christian story:

*The orange represents the world

*The red ribbon (or tape) symbolises the love and blood of Christ

*The sweets and dried fruit represent all of God's creations

*The lit candle represents Jesus's light in the world.

The children sang an uplifting Christingle song and sat in quiet awe of the darkened hall with the candles alight. A very special moment!