The Advent Spiral symbolises the path that we take at this time of year, a journey to an inner place, where we can find a light to carry back into the world to help us through the darkness. The tradition began in the 1920s when a curative nurse brought it into a group home dedicated […]
Festival
Martinmas, Lantern Walk
From France comes the story of St. Martin, who as a young man passed under an archway of the city of Amiens and discovered a poor beggar huddled there. The man was barely clothed, and shivering with cold. On seeing him, the young Martin took his cape from his own shoulders, tore the garment in […]
Michaelmas festival
Michaelmas is the first festival of our school year and celebrates the harvest, human courage, and the triumph of light over darkness. The Archangel Michael symbolizes a great force for good triumphing over evil, often portrayed as a dragon. Michaelmas is a reminder of the spiritual in our world, of our ability to do good. […]