This is our second year doing an Advent Walk; during the walk we have different scenes set up around one of the lawns illustrating the story of the Nativity. At each scene we stop, read a portion of scripture and listen to a song that illustrates that scene. We work our way around in this manner to each of the scenes of the story, starting with the Annunciation and ending with Christ’s birth.

 The scenes of the Nativity are made out of rough, painted plywood and are lit using small florescent flashlights.

Mary and Joseph with their donkey going to Bethlehem

The Three Magi

The Manger (left: shepherds, middle: oxen, right: Mary, Joseph, Jesus)

It was extremely cold outside, but we all enjoyed the Advent Walk and the richness that it brings to our Christmas time together.