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Already? It doesn’t seem that long since we were working out how to ‘do’Christmas in a pandemic, and now we need to start thinking about it again. You’ll recall the headlines last year about how the government had ‘cancelled Christmas’, only to have many voices in the Church strongly say that Christmas was not just about busy shops and end-of-year events in pubs! I know you don’t need reminding about the ‘reason for the season’ and the significance of Christmas on the Christian calendar, but perhaps we could all do with a reminder of the opportunity Christmas presents to us.  \nAt Christmas, the world can’t avoid Jesus. At Christmas, we are fully justified in talking publicly about Jesus, singing songs about Jesus, reading out the story of Jesus’birth, sending cards with Bible pictures and verse on them, and even setting up little Bible scenes (stables, shepherds, angels, Jesus’ family etc.) in our front windows. Ina world where many people take no notice of Jesus and where some voices even try and stamp out talk of Jesus – at Christmas we can loudly proclaim his name. Jesus won’t be ignored!  \nAt Christmas, doing mission comes so naturally that people almost expect it. At Christmas, if the Church ([i.e. us](i.e. us) ) didn’t talk about Jesus, there would be something wrong. So, as you deliver those food parcels, as you serve those community meals, as you run that appeal, as you handout those toys, as you engage with people in your community – mention the name of Jesus. You’re allowed to.  \nNot the talkative type? Fine. Just ‘be’ Jesus to people. As St Francis is reputed to have said: ‘Preach the gospel at all times and, when necessary, use words.’ As you come alongside people this Christmas, show them the respect and value that Jesus himself would show if he was serving them. Christmas offers us an amazing missional‘foot in the door’. We’re allowed to talk  \nabout Jesus and ‘be’ Jesus as we serve our communities. Let’s not waste the opportunity.  \n3  \nCHRISTMAS TOOLKIT  \nAn Introduction to the Guide  \nWelcome to the 2023 Be a Star Christmas Toolkit. The Be a STAR campaign was born out of a focus group run by the community and events fundraising team with corps and was used for the first time for Christmas 2020. This year a suite of materials has been developed using this theme across several teams. These can be used across everything you do – to recruit volunteers, collect toy and food donations, and to raise funds.  \nWe celebrate the fact that each corps‘does Christmas’ differently and will base it on what’s right for the corps and the local community. 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