St Nicholas Day

[All4Christ]

As we celebrate St Nicholas Day, I’d love to hear from you all regarding what you do to celebrate, both personally and in church.

To start off, here is a carol we love to sing in honor of St Nicholas

From another Carol:

Saint Nicholas lived in a land far away;
A warm-hearted bishop, the people did say.
While still a young person his parents both died;
His fortune he shared with the poor far and wide.

The bishop of Myra he soon was proclaimed;
For prayer, holy life and good works he was famed.
The good friend of children, he cared for their need;
The sick and imprisoned he aided and freed.

He gave three young women a dowry of gold,
To help them find husbands to have and to hold.
Through his life shone Christ's life, and thus we proclaim:
Dear Nicholas, help us who honor your name.


Text: Charles William Polm
Tune: Traditional Dutch (Zie Ginds Komt de Stoomboot)

 

[Mary of Bethany]

There will be a visit by St. Nicholas after Liturgy this Sunday.

 

[gordonhooker]

I am afraid other than the change of collect (collect for a Bishop) in the Daily Office I had to go to work and slave over a keyboard all day.

 

[All4Christ]

I am afraid other than the change of collect (collect for a Bishop) in the Daily Office I had to go to work and slave over a keyboard all day.

I understand the feeling! Thankfully we had the service last night (start of the liturgical day and all ). I was in the office today as well. We are exchanging small gifts today though.

 

[PloverWing]

We decorate our house a little at a time through December, putting up one or two decorations a day. The decoration for December 6 is a little figure of St. Nicholas that we put up on a shelf. He's wearing bishop's robes, complete with miter and crozier.

 

[All4Christ]

We decorate our house a little at a time through December, putting up one or two decorations a day. The decoration for December 6 is a little figure of St. Nicholas that we put up on a shelf. He's wearing bishop's robes, complete with miter and crozier.

That’s a great decoration!

 

[Not David]

I wish when I have children I can tell them the story of Saint Nicholas and the Arians.

 

[John Bowen]

I just spread his story where ever I can and let people know that Santa Claus . Father Christmas was a real person . How he helped the poor and we also can follow his example and the rich nations don't have to be like the Romans who demanded the full measure of grain.We can recognize 2/3 the world lives in poverty millions are starving and how by making people aware we can help end that .

 

[Athanasias]

As we celebrate St Nicholas Day, I’d love to hear from you all regarding what you do to celebrate, both personally and in church.

To start off, here is a carol we love to sing in honor of St Nicholas

From another Carol:

Saint Nicholas lived in a land far away;
A warm-hearted bishop, the people did say.
While still a young person his parents both died;
His fortune he shared with the poor far and wide.

The bishop of Myra he soon was proclaimed;
For prayer, holy life and good works he was famed.
The good friend of children, he cared for their need;
The sick and imprisoned he aided and freed.

He gave three young women a dowry of gold,
To help them find husbands to have and to hold.
Through his life shone Christ's life, and thus we proclaim:
Dear Nicholas, help us who honor your name.


Text: Charles William Polm
Tune: Traditional Dutch (Zie Ginds Komt de Stoomboot)

I am a little late but we always fill out stocking with goodies on St. Nicks day.