City churches are gearing up as the favorite season, Christmas is round the corner. It is not too far and parishioners have already begun decking up the church premises. To add to the festive fervor and excitement, churches around the city have organised various competitions. From making cribs to decorative stars, it is a gala time as they welcome this season.
Yuletide is the most awaited time of the year, as kids wait for Santa to come with gift and for adults it is all about socialising within the community. One of the churches has chalked down quite a few activities for the kids, the youth and the senior citizens. On December 21, they have arranged for a special prayer meeting and games for senior citizens to attend, as some may not be able to attend the midnight mass.
"We have also made sure that those who will not be able to travel by themselves will get a pick up and drop service by the church," said the priest. The parishioners have already decorated the tree and will be soon working on the cribs. The parish is divided into 12 communities and each community will be preparing a crib. Along with it, there will be carol singing competition. On December 28, the church will be celebrating family day.
Another church members have decided on a theme and will be working on reaching out to the poor and needy, so that they can celebrate Christmas in a meaningful manner. The motive is to provide them with basic amenities like at least clothes to wear and food to eat. "Along with this, the church will make sure that the area is kept clean, keeping in mind the prime minister's call," said the parish priest. The church has also worked on competitions like poetry, essay writing, poster and quiz. The youth will be staging a few performances to add to the Christmas feel.
The youth members of prominent churches like Our lady of mercy church, St Thomas Church and Marthoma Syrian Church are active during the season and the youth cell had organised a prayer service recently, along with which, the women cell have started preparing for Christmas sweets. Various churches will conduct star making contests, where communities will be displaying their creative work. One of the priests said, "All the stars will be used to decorate the church premises. The parishioners will also make cribs, while working with their respective community members."
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