Each week we will be adding the list and the map for where to find the St Mark’s Advent windows across the parish (and beyond!). Please keep checking back, and we hope you enjoy visiting the windows.
The windows will be lit each evening from 5pm to 9pm, from Monday 30 November
WEEK THREE (green stars) – Mon 14th – Sun 20th December
The windows will be lit up from 5pm – 9pm every evening.
15)“A great company of angels appeared praising God” Luke 2:13. Crimicar Lane, Fulwood
16) “The angel told the shepherds to go to Bethlehem to see the baby” Luke 2:12. Southbourne Rd, Broomhall
17) “For God so loved the world that He gave his only Son” John 3:16. Clarke Drive, Broomhill
18) “This is good news for you which will bring great joy for all people” Luke 2:10. Hangingwater Rd, Hangingwater
19) “Jesus said ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’” John 8:12. Broomhill library, Taptonville Rd, Broomhill and Broomhill infants school, Beech Hill Rd
20) “Glory to God in Heaven and on earth peace to all” Luke 2:14. Endcliffe Grove Ave, Ranmoor
21) “Strangers from the east, men who studied the stars, observed a new star in the eastern sky” Matthew 2. Hangingwater Rd, Hangingwater
WEEK TWO (orange stars) – Mon 7th – Sun 13 December
The windows will be lit up from 5pm – 9pm every evening.
8) “Caesar issued a decree that a census should be taken. Everyone went to their own town to be registered” Luke 2:3-4. Rupert Rd, Nether Edge
9) “Joseph and Mary travelled from Nazareth in Galilee to Bethlehem in Judea” Luke 2:4. Daniel Hill St, Walkley
10) “They stayed in a stable because there was no room for them in the inn” Luke 2:7. Bannerdale Rd, Carterknowle
11) “That night a Saviour was born – Christ the Lord” Luke 2:11. Cundy St, Walkley
12) “Mary wrapped Jesus in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger” Luke 2:7. Ashurst Close, Stannington
13) “Mary gave birth to her first born. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger” Luke 2:7. Bolehill Rd, Walkley
14) “There were some shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their f locks at night” Luke 2:8. Highton St, Walkley
For more precise locations see the interactive map below (if you can’t see the map, click here), see below for photos of the windows from Week 1.
WEEK ONE (blue stars) – Monday 30 November to Sunday 6 December
1) “The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world” John 1:9 Crookesmoor Rd, Crookesmoor
2) “God has proclaimed ‘Look, your saviour is coming’” Isaiah 62:11 Slinn St, Crookes
3) “The people walking in darkness have seen a great light”. Isaiah 9:2. Truswell Ave, Crookes
4) “The angel said ‘Mary, you will become pregnant and give birth to a son’”. Luke 1:31. Bradley St, Crookes
5) “Mary was engaged to Joseph (a carpenter from Nazareth)” Matthew 1:18. Moorsyde Ave, Crookes
6) “The angel said ‘You will name him Jesus’” Luke 1:31. Slinn St, Crookes
7) “Mary treasured up everything that had happened and pondered them in her heart” Luke 2:19. Toftwood Rd, Crookes
For more precise locations see the interactive map (if you can’t see the map, click here)