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Picture the scene with baby Jesus in a manger
8:10am Sunday 20th December 2009 in
EVERY Christmas excited children queue up to get their picture taken with Santa Claus – now they can get a snap of themselves holding baby Jesus.
The holy photo shot is being held at Eastleigh Baptist Church in a mock stable with a manger, wise men and even a mechanical donkey that turns its head.
Those going will get to dress up as Joseph, Mary or one of the wisemen and get a photograph of themselves as part of a real life nativity scene. Rev Jonathan Hunt said: “This is about celebrating Jesus’ birthday and having fun. I suppose in some ways it’s also a bit of an advert to say to people the church is here and this is what we do.
“The idea has been really well received and loads of little girls wants to be Mary and lots of families are looking forward to having their photo taken.”
The idea is part of the Get in the Picture scheme run by the Baptist Union of Great Britain.
All the people going have their picture taken by a church representative and the shoot is put on the website and can be downloaded free as a keepsake.
The stable will be welcoming visitors from 10am to 2pm today.
There will also a table top penny sale and a stall with information about upcoming church events including a community carol concert on Sunday evening.
A Baptist Union spokesman said: “Get in the Picture is a new ecumenical, evangelistic project that seeks to involve all kinds of people in the Christmas story, encouraging them to participate and experience being part of the nativity in a fun way.”
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johnbullas
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12:04pm Sun 20 Dec 09
Brite Spark
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12:17pm Sun 20 Dec 09
johnbullas wrote:Are there still freaks who permanently disfigure themselves like that then??
will they still do it if you have a spider tatoo'd on your face and your girlfirend (aka Mary) has multiple facial piercings?
johnbullas
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12:34pm Sun 20 Dec 09
Condor Man
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7:24pm Sun 20 Dec 09
Condor Man
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9:12pm Sun 20 Dec 09
southy wrote:Yuletide is a pagan festival, Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Christ. It is believed it should be in September, unlike Easter there is no agreed time when it actually happened as they didn't register births in the same way 2009 years ago.
Condor Man wrote: Good to see Christmas being reclaimed for Jesus rather than dominated by 'Father Christmas'but christmas is a pagan festival, and not a christian festival, the christians hi-jack chrismas for there own ends and needs
clausentum
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11:45pm Sun 20 Dec 09
freemantlegirl2 wrote:Is that the same " Toys R Us " whose chief accountant recently got sentenced and will now be celebrating his Christmas in prison, for stealing 3.5 million quid from his employer, to party with hookers??
lol, I've heard it all now!! where did they get this 'baby Jesus' exactly? Toys R Us?
Ho Ho Ho
freemantlegirl2
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8:58am Mon 21 Dec 09
clausentum wrote:LOL!!!! I didn't know that how funny! (for us not his family and shareholders no doubt!)
freemantlegirl2 wrote:Is that the same " Toys R Us " whose chief accountant recently got sentenced and will now be celebrating his Christmas in prison, for stealing 3.5 million quid from his employer, to party with hookers??
lol, I've heard it all now!! where did they get this 'baby Jesus' exactly? Toys R Us?
Ho Ho Ho
clausentum
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12:09pm Mon 21 Dec 09
freemantlegirl2 wrote:( Yeah. Tough on his wife and children to learn of his secret life. Their lives have been devastated.)
clausentum wrote:LOL!!!! I didn't know that how funny! (for us not his family and shareholders no doubt!)
freemantlegirl2 wrote:Is that the same " Toys R Us " whose chief accountant recently got sentenced and will now be celebrating his Christmas in prison, for stealing 3.5 million quid from his employer, to party with hookers??
lol, I've heard it all now!! where did they get this 'baby Jesus' exactly? Toys R Us?
Ho Ho Ho
The Toys R Us Accountant gave lots and lots of toys to Hookers R Us, including a Bentley for one of them and paying off a big mortgage for another.
Toys R Us declined to comment when their Accountant got his sentence.
I guess they will not be visiting him for the next 7 years in his new home - Crooks R Us ??
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freemantlegirl2 says...
9:02am Sun 20 Dec 09