The birth of Christ

Let the little children come to me, and do not forbid them, for such is the Kingdom of Heaven. Mark 10:4
Sunday, December 22, 2013 Volume 1, Issue 45

Christ is born!
We celebrated Easter more than six months ago, but do you remember what we say to each other during the Easter season? Christ is risen! we say. Truly He is risen! the other person tells us. But now it is almost Christmas! How do we greet each other now? Merry Christmas? Happy holidays? Seasons greetings? As Christians, we can remind everybody what the day is all about. We say, Christ is born! and our friend responds, Glorify Him!
We glorify the baby Christ child. That means we worship Him. We praise Him. We show that we know He is God! But were not the only ones who glorify Christ. The angels glorified Him on that Christmas night. The shepherds left their fields to glorify Him. The wise men traveled very, very far to glorify Him. And people have been glorifying Him for more than 2,000 years! Can you glorify Him, too? Christ is born! Glorify Him!

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Look at the Christmas icon. Can you find these things? Angels The wise men Joseph An old man An ox and a donkey A shepherd A star

SAINT EUGENIA
Keeping your eyes on Christ
Just when youre so busy wrapping Christmas presents and hanging your stocking up, lets stop and remember one of the best saints of our Church Saint Eugenia. Every year, we celebrate her nameday on Christmas Eve. Saint Eugenias father was a prefecta nobleman in Alexandria, Egypt, which means he ruled over people there. But
even though Eugenia probably had lots of St. Eugenia, the martyr money and lots of other things to think about, she learned about Jesus Christ. She even was baptized as a Christian. (When she lived, being a Christian still was not allowed). When she was a young woman, she secretly left Alexandria and joined a monastery. She wanted to focus only on being a good Christian. Later, some people found her and tried to get her in trouble. They brought her to the prefect, who happened to be her own father! She told him that she was Eugenia, and she also told him about Christ. Her father became a Christian then, too. That didnt get them off the hook though. They were Christians, and that meant they would be put to death. We remember St. Eugenias bravery, always focused on Christ, even when things were hard for her.
We celebrate St. Eugenias nameday on Tuesday, December 24th.

Whats in an icon?
Look at the Christmas icon, can you find baby Jesus getting His first bath? This shows that He was really a person. He had the same needs any newborn baby has!