1. CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
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The Christmas Story

2. Joseph didn’t want to marry Mary when he knew she was to have a baby
Joseph didn’t want to marry Mary when he knew she was to have a baby. But one night he had a …..
and was told by an angel to go ahead with the wedding.

3. Joseph and Mary travelled to Bethlehem along a …

4. They became tired on the journey
and needed some …

5. So Joseph decided it was time to stop for a …

6. When they arrived at Bethlehem the only place to stay was a stable full of …
… where the Baby Jesus was born

7. That night
in a field near Bethlehem
some shepherds
were minding their sheep.
It was so cold that the grass was…

8. As they were watching their sheep they were …
… by some angels who told them to go to Bethlehem and see this newborn King

9. Meanwhile, in the east
there were three …

10. … or wise men
who were studying
the stars of the …

11. … when they saw a huge star
… when they saw a huge star. They first thought it might have been the planet …
… but it wasn’t,
so they followed the star.

12. When they arrived at Bethlehem they entered and presented their…
… of Gold,
Frankincense
and Myrrh.

13. That night God warned them that King Herod
was up to his old …
… so they returned home without telling him about Jesus.

14. You see, Christmas is more than Santa, Reindeer and Snow …

15. It is more than having lots and lots of chocolate and food that will give you a

16. We can get into so much of a
… trying to organise Christmas we forget what it is really about!

17. This Christmas we need to take some…
… and remember that the best thing about Christmas is JESUS.

18. May the blessing of the Christ Child The hope of the shepherds
The faith of the Magi
And the joy of the angels
Be yours and more this Christmas
and the coming new year.
Amen