With the theme “Follow the Star”, the advert tells the story of Christmas preparations at St Peter’s Church, Stockton-on-Tees.
The advert is accompanied by singers from Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir performing “We Three Kings”, which is the Church’s official 2019 Christmas carol. Featuring in the advert are refugees and asylum seekers who attend St Peter’s, together with Stockton residents.
In the ad, members of the congregation speak lines from ‘We Three Kings’ in turn. One line is spoken in the Farsi (Persian) language by an asylum seeker who fled his native Iran.
Other members of the church’s English Language Class, which serves people from more than 30 countries, also feature, together with pensioners who hang a large star from the church tower and a trio of ‘wise men’.
The parish priest, Rev Bill Braviner said: “Jesus was a refugee and the themes of displacement and journeying are at the heart of the Christmas story.
“Nowadays, journeys are not made by donkey or camel but, as in the time, of Jesus they can be perilous – especially for those fleeing oppression and war.
“The star on our church shows Jesus as the destination for all who travel to Christmas, from near and far, wherever they are in the world, and the best bit is that the story doesn’t end after the Christmas lights have come down.”
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