Plan your Christmas
More than 160 countries celebrate Christmas every year.
We all have our own ideas to celebrate Christ’s birth.
Two days before(Nov. 29) I post a picture on all my personal social media and also a page which I maintain called Jesus Fans Club to know how they celebrated Christmas in a useful and creative way… I got several replies some of the replays as follows.
Question: Do you have any celebrated experiences or thoughts that make Christmas useful to others?
Some Memorable Christmas experiences:
STREET CAROLS
As a youth team, we select one place (Mostly villages or slum areas) with the help of local representative we gather all the area people and we do Christmas play, songs, Cake cutting Santa dance, prayer etc… But no preaching through the program we express God’s love (sometimes with dinner sometimes without dinner)
CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN
Last year I updated the Christmas countdown status on my social media It gave me a whole new level of excitement.
BIKE RALLY
My church carols will be over by the 20th of December from the 21st of December to the 24th of December we use to roam with Santa, sometimes we use to distribute some chocolates.
25 DAYS CHRISTMAS QUOTES
I have a regular practice of Writing Christmas Quotes 2 years before I started this with Bible references, I paste it in my house which is informative and decorative
DISTRIBUTING FREE GIFTS
Distributing free bible as a Christmas gift. Also some Christmas related gospel books for children.
VISITING SPECIAL PLACES.
Regularly as a family we use to go to Orphanages, Old age homes, Mentally challenged and we sponsor one-day special metals for them and that whole day we use to spend with them.
CHRISTMAS SECRET FRIEND
During my school days as a class we use to play Christmas secret friend game it will be for 15 days and finally, on Christmas day celebration reveal the secret by sharing gifts. (Text me to know the rules of this game)
PLANNING SAPLINGS
In my area tie-up with an NGO we planned Saplings as a part of the Christmas celebration also we distributed saplings in my village.
25 DAYS WHATSAPP STATUS
In a particular Website special Christmas short message will be published. I updated that message in my status which is very useful for me and my friends.
FAMILY GATHERINGS
In my family, we have a practice of celebrating family Christmas gathering before Christmas in the month of December. We invite all our relatives on a Sunday evening and it will finish with dinner.
CHURCH CAROLS ROUNDS
Church carols rounds play a major role in my Christmas celebration, playing instruments, dancing & full of fun.
TOOK PART IN CHURCH ACTIVISTS
The whole month of December will be scheduled with the church with a lot of activities like Decoration, culture, practice etc…
REACHED 400 CHILDREN WITH SANTA
Sharing God’s love to the children, visiting them in different places like tuition centres, schools, villages etc.
HANDMADE CRAFTS
As I was an artisan, I use to make many handmade greeting cards decorative things for decorating my house.
CHRISTMAS NOTICE BOARD
Last year I made a special notice board for Christmas, initially, I made it simple to know the dates of the Christmas events. But later it was decorated add with some Santa Claus pictures some cuttings and balloons which made our home more beautiful.
CHRISTMAS FAMILY PRAYER
Every year we used to make a Christmas family prayer schedule (we make it more special than other months) which includes Bible reading, songs, prayer points related to Christmas.
CHRISTMAS CALENDAR
Every December we used to make a Christmas calendar that it will list different activities every day.
CHRISTMAS FEAST
We have a practice of gathering a prayer meeting with the Christmas feast. We invite more other faith people and we share Christ’s love with them.
BIKE STICKERING
I love my bike. so I thought to celebrate this Christmas with my bike. So as a part of our celebration, I did stickering in my bike with Christmas quotes.
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
During Christmas shopping to make this Christmas useful for others we buy some extra clothes and we will give them to the needy.
GIFTING TO CO-WORKERS
I am working in a school, Last Christmas I distributed cake with a gospel book to all my co-workers and also to my principal and correspondent. They are very happy to receive the gift. My principal appreciated me for giving a book as a gift.
CHRISTMAS T-SHIRT
Last year I purchased Christmas related T-shirt online. Which is more attractive and informative. I feel very happy to wear those t-shirts.
CHRISTMAS FIRE
Last year for the first time in my village congregation (Church) I conducted a Christmas fire, also I invited all the village people and they got the opportunity to share their talents, it was a wonderful experience. -church pastor
HELPING THE NEEDY
In our Fellowship team list we out the family those who really need help. And we help them by providing their needs
CHRISTMAS FLASH MOB
As a youth team is interested in dancing, so for this Christmas we have a plan for doing some flashmob in public places.
CLEANING PROGRAM
During the first week of December, we are honoured with a cleanliness day in our place.
WALL POSTERS /BANNER
On behalf of a youth team, we used to print wall posters, banners as a part of the celebration.
Admirable, amazing, astonishing, awesome, fabulous, fantastic, marvellous, outstanding, surprising, remarkable, Good, Happy, unforgettable, wonderful these are some of the words they used to express their feelings about their experience.
Celebrating Christmas which is useful for others will lead us to understand the real meaning of Christmas.
VOICE OF A COMMON PEOPLE
Christmas is not about only celebration, Santa Claus, Family get-togethers, cake cuttings,briyani, etc…It’s also about sharing love and joy with each other…Each and every year, we celebrate Christmas but we all didn’t follow the life of Jesus…We did some mistakes also this is the right time to change us…Lord just ask us to follow the only two commandments…The small things like forgiving, giving a little thing to others as a help, calming down by ourselves while got tense and angry, giving hand to some poverty people makes true Christmas. Lord came to the world not only to save us also he came to love us and make us the same as him in the world…
– Jennifer Christena
Christmas tree, Santa Claus and jingle bells are just the add on by the humans for Christmas. Christmas is all about Jesus Christ who came to serve people on earth obeying God’s commands. Know the truth, Have a real Christmas.
-Abilashini
Better to serve the people to show the real meaning of Christmas.
-Nithyananda
Celebrate with sick and needy people.
-Esther Jasmine
I would like to celebrate this Christmas without the luxury of buying too much
-Sulomathi Rajendran
Every year I had Christmas celebratory experience. My thought about Christmas is we should find Joy in a Joyless environment. Because Jesus Came into this world to give peace and joy to everyone. But in reality, not everyone finds that joy in this Christmas season (people in orphanages, old age homes, Blind homes, physically challenged homes, Jail, hospitals, etc,…) They usually won't celebrate Christmas with their family… So instead of celebrating Christmas in a normal way, we should celebrate the upcoming Christmas with the people who are detached by their families and should give love and happiness to them as Jesus gave to us.
-Shymala
Hence Let’s Plan Our Christmas
Do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. -Bible
Plz, don’t hesitate to share your experience and thoughts in comment box, share your experience to make it worthwhile.
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