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Happy St. Nicholas Day

Nicholas of Myra (270-343), more commonly known as St. Nicholas, was a leader in the early church from the Persecutions of Diocletian through the Council of Nicea. He grew up in what is modern day Turkey and served as Bishop of the city of Myra.

When our kids were very young, we heard about families that celebrated a "St. Nicholas Day" of sorts. The idea is to give kids most (or all) of their Christmas gifts a week or so earlier and try to refocus Christmas on Christ (gee, imagine that), making Christmas centered more on the birth of Jesus and the Incarnation - and less on the "gimme gimme - want want" greed-fest that the holiday seems have to degenerated to.

Historically, Christians in other countries celebrate St. Nicholas Day on December 6th. Our family's celebration has less to do with a church calendar and more about trying to experience Christmas differently.

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Anabaptist-Mennonites links

Take note that these sites maybe don't represent exactly the same beliefs as the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, but nevertheless the author of this website considers them as helpful references and appreciates the faith of their authors.

Bicol Express

Early Christian Dictionary

The Doctrine and Practice of the Early Christians

Standing on your right is an elderly Korean woman, the wrinkles of many hard years etched across her face. To your left stands a short, young Russian man. His worn clothing and calloused hands make you suspect he was a farmer or factory worker.

From the page: " Never return anger or violence in any conflict, whether it's a football game or at a store, or in traffic, business, or politics. Make friends, not enemies, by being generous, kind, humble, and forgiving any offense.
"Cast your bread upon many waters", by generosity and helpfulness to all, so that in your time of need you will have helpers, not attackers."