An Advent ritual on the Thetford Town Green

First Congregational Church of Thetford on Thetford Hill warmly invites you into a time of meditative prayer on the Green. The Spiral of Light is an Advent ritual that began in the Waldorf educational community to honor the presence of everlasting light in a dark world. With an unlit candle and in intentional silence participants walk through a spiral of evergreens toward a shimmering candle at the center. Pausing at the center, they light their candle. Exiting, they place their new light along the spiral. Come and remember the eternal light of peace in a broken yet hopeful world. Candles provided.

DIRECTIONS for Walking the Spiral
Walk the spiral of light alone or with your family and friends. Enter with an unlit candle provided at the entrance of the spiral. Meditatively walk toward the center.

Light your candle from the eternal light at the center. Upon your exit, place your lit candle anywhere along the spiral. Stay for as long as you wish.