Edgerton/Wainwright Parishes Celebrate Epiphany

Chalk Blessing Marks the Twelfth Day of Christmas

RJ Chambers

January 7, 2019

The congregations of St. Mary’s, Edgerton and St. Thomas, Wainwright gathered for an Epiphany/Chalking of the door celebration at the home of Owen and Ann Marie Nicklin. This is an annual event on January 6 marking the twelfth day of Christmas. The tradition centers on the blessing of the house and a blessing of chalk that is then used to mark the door lintel. Extra chalk is blessed and instructions provided for anyone who wishes to mark the doors of their own homes. The ceremony is followed by eats, drinks, a rousing chorus of “We Three Kings” and wonderful fellowship. Submitted by Allan Samm, St. Tom’s cub reporter

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