We were invited to attend a delightful Advent celebration on December 4th organised by the German congregation in Bristol at St Matthews Church, Kingsdown. The congregation organised an exhibition of nativity scenes, collected from members of the church, but including scenes not only from Germany and Austria, but also Africa and India, and the cribs were made of all sorts of materials: wood, porcelain, stone, paper. The celebration started with a short service at 15:00, after which the cribs could be visited and admired; there was then plentiful coffee and cake (Kaffee und Kuchen) and the celebration finished with carol singing from 17:30 to 18:30. A most delightful and thought-provoking afternoon!