--- title: "Advent 2025 - The First Tinsel" url: "https://st-matthewscofe.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2025-12-01-04-46-advent-2025-the-first-tinsel" school: "St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery" --- # Advent 2025 - The First Tinsel ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-matthew-s-cofe-primary/images/blog/advent_wreath_Durham_cathedral.jpg) 1 December 2025 [Mr Mackley](https://st-matthewscofe.lancs.sch.uk/blog/author/head) [Worship](https://st-matthewscofe.lancs.sch.uk/blog/category/worship) Welcome to this week's worship, my first for Advent 2025. As well as the Christmas story of how Jesus came to earth, sent by God to be the Saviour for all, there are many, many hundreds of traditional tales all around the world to help explain some of the things people do each year. This week I am sharing a story from Ukraine to help explain how tinsel came about. Is the story true? Who knows! What is important is what we can learn from it. I hope you enjoy it and leave a comment to share with everyone what you have learnt from it. [YouTube video](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/EdaMW5i701Y?rel=0) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-matthew-s-cofe-primary/imagecache/100x100c/blog/Remembrance_2025.jpeg)](https://st-matthewscofe.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2025-11-10-05-58-a2-worship-3-a-time-to-remember) Previous ### [A2 - Worship 3 - A Time to Remember](https://st-matthewscofe.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2025-11-10-05-58-a2-worship-3-a-time-to-remember) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-matthew-s-cofe-primary/imagecache/100x100c/blog/Community.png)](https://st-matthewscofe.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-05-05-45-spring-1-2026-behaviour-expectations-reminders) Next ### [Spring 1 2026 - Behaviour Expectations - reminders](https://st-matthewscofe.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-05-05-45-spring-1-2026-behaviour-expectations-reminders) ### Comments ### Leave a Comment - [![Artsmark Award](https://files.schudio.com/st-matthew-s-cofe-primary/images/partners/Am_Schl_Gld_RGB.jpg)](https://st-matthewscofe.lancs.sch.uk/about-us/our-awards) - [![EAL Quality Mark](https://files.schudio.com/st-matthew-s-cofe-primary/images/partners/EAL_Silver.jpg)](https://st-matthewscofe.lancs.sch.uk/about-us/our-awards) - [![Halo Code](https://files.schudio.com/st-matthew-s-cofe-primary/images/partners/halo_code.jpg)](https://st-matthewscofe.lancs.sch.uk/about-us/our-awards) ##### Location New Hall Lane Preston Lancashire PR1 5XB ##### Contact Us 01772 794482 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61587761925215) - [X](https://x.com/mackley_ma56490) © Copyright 2018–2026 St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://st-matthewscofe.lancs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)