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Live Crib 2010 Press Release The Guiding light Group, is pleased to announce the forthcoming 10th edition of the annual ‘Live Crib’. The year’s theme is “The light shines in the darkness” (John 1,5). The Guiding Light Group this year will be celebrating its 11th year in the making. The sole and main aim of this group, as always, has been to help local youths and teenagers to come closer to understanding the word of Jesus Christ. In fact, every week during the scholastic season, local youths and teenagers come together at Nazzarenu in Xaghra, for a weekly religious meeting. The group has organized voluntary activities as well as activities away from the Maltese Islands. Today, Christmas might have a different meaning to what it was originally intended to celebrate. In this day and age, Christmas has been commercialised and adapted to suit the comforts and new ideologies of the mordern world. There are many social misgivings that the Christian believer today has to come in contact and which might side-track Christians from experiencing the wonder and joy of Christmas. However, one must note that it is essential that we should seek to answer the questions that we can have in the light of our Lord. The beauty of Christmas is that the story of Christmas happens everyday amongst us. We only need to open our eyes and then we can see it happening in front of us, in our children and in those who are in need the most. The 'The Guiding Light Group' aspires to send out the message of the joy of Christmas with the representation of the Live Crib. In this 10th edition of the Live Crib there is a change in the location of the Live Crib. In addition, there are also new sections which represent different themes from the previous years depicting actual activities that took place during Jesus's life. The Live Crib as usual will be divided into sections, where visitors will be able to see different characters in their natural environments, which is typical of the Jewish society in the time of our Saviour Jesus Christ. Visitors will be able to see different characters dressed in typical Jewish clothing along with a variety of animals, which together give life to the Crib and send out a Christian message to the public who come to visit. As usual the group has kept as the main focus the Holy Eucharist and thus visitors will be able to see the trade of wine making and that of bread. Above all, the main aim of the group is to evangalise the true Christian message and to spread the joy that Christmas brings with it and to be able to incorporate this joy into today's life and time.
Invitation Il-grupp the guiding light u l-għaxar sena mit-twaqqif tal-Presepju Haj fix-Xaghra, Ghawdex L-istorja tal-presepju ħaj ġewwa x-Xagħra sewwa sew fin-naħħiet magħrufa bħala tan-Nazzarenu tmur lura għas-sena 2001. Fis-sena tal-Ġublew il-kbir (2000), grupp imdaqqas ifformat minn żgħażagħ u addoloxenti bejn it-12 u s-16 -il sena flimkien mal-mexxej spiritwali tagħhom [u rettur tal-Knisja Ġesu’ Nazzarenu] Dun Nazju Borġ, ifformaw formalment il-grupp the guiding light bil-għan li dawn l-istess żgħażagħ kif ukoll oħrajn jingħaqdu flimkien sabiex ta’ kull ġimgħa jinġabru għal mumenti ta’ talb u riflessjoni meħuda mill-iskrittura.
Il-grupp għandu għal qalbu l-formazzjoni reliġjuża, umana u soċjali taż-żgħażagħ. Filwaqt li jkomplu jiffurmaw lilhom infushom f’dawn it-tlett aspetti tal-ħajja tagħhom, huma ma jonqsux li dak li rċievew jgħadduh lil oħrajn. Diversi lajċi kif ukoll membri tal-kleru mill-komunita’ tan-Nazzarenu stess, taw l-impenn tagħhom fil-formazzjoni reliġjuża ta’ dawn iż-żgħażagħ sabiex jassiguraw trawwim u formazzjoni tajba u dinjita lil persuna. L-isbaħ żewġ esperjenzi li għamel il-grupp u li ser jibqgħu f’moħħ il-membri kollha hija il-parteċipazzjoni tagħhom fil-Jum Dinji taż-Żagħżagħ fis-sena 2000 ġewwa Ruma fl-Italja u fis-sena 2005 ġewwa Cologne fil-Ġermanja. Il-laqa mal-papa Ġwanni Pawlu II u mal-Papa Benedittu XVI tibqa’ mmarkata f’qalb kulħadd. Lura Malta mimljin entużjażmu minn ġewwa Ruma fis-2000, il-grupp laqa’ bi ħġaru l-idea li nibtet f’moħħ ir-rettur, dik li għall-ewwel darba fil-gżejjer Maltin jitwaqqaf Presepju Ħaj ambjentat f’razzett qadim fl-inħawi qrib il-knisja. Minn sempliċi erbat ikmamar dan il-presepju kiber sabiex illum wara għaxar snin din l-attivita tinvolvi l-komunita’ kollha kemm żgħażagħ kif ukoll ġenituri u anzjani. Il-popolarita’ ta’ dan il-presepju xterdet speċjalment minħabba l-fatt li ta’ kull sena l-grupp jibni l-presepju mill-ġdid u dan sabiex jagħti spazju għal inovazzjonijet ġodda. Minbarra d-dehra ġenerali tal-presepju, l-grupp minn dejjem ta’ importanza kbira lill-aspett reliġjuż kif ukoll spiritwali u għalhekk t-tema meħuda mill-iskrittura tinbidel kull sena biex b’hekk il-messaġġ dejjem jibqa’ wieħed attwali u b’hekk effettiv. Imżejjen b’karatteristiċi li jispira ruħu mill-ambjent tipikament Lhudi, il-presepju jinkludi diversi snajjiet tradizzjonali Lhud kif ukoll ma tonqosx il-preżenza ta’ annimali tipiċi relatati mal-ġrajja tal-Milied. Wieħed ukoll għandu jammira l-persunaġġi lebsin ilbies tipikament Lhudi filwaqt li jara karateristiċi u dettalji oħra ta’ dan il-presepju. Iżda l-għan tal-grupp ma huwiex li joħloq teatrin ieħor li żgur f’dan il-perjodu ma jonqsux; iżda li b’din ir-rapreżentazzjoni jwassal messaġġ dwar il-veru ferħ tal-Milied lill-familji tagħna. Diffikulatijiet li ġġib magħha din l-attivita mhumiex żgħar. Fost l-ikbar problemi li jħabbat ma’ wiċċu l-grupp huwa d-disponibilita’ tal-post. Tul dawn l-aħħar għaxar snin il-presepju ħaj ġie mibni f’erba’ postijiet differenti. Dan grazzi għal ġenerożita tal-benefatturi tal-knisja li afdaw lil dan il-grupp bil-propjeta tagħhom sabiex din it-traddizzjoni titella’ minn sena għal oħra. Għajnuna kbira dejjem ingħatat mill-fundatur tal-grupp u ta’ dan il-presepju Dun Nazju Borġ, kif ukoll mir-rettur attwali Kan Dun Anton Refalo Rapa kif ukoll ta’ Dun Anton Teuma; il-persuna li għal dan l-aħħar tliet snin mexxiet il-mixja spiritwali tal-grupp. Tul dawn s-snin ma naqsitx ukoll l-għajnuna tal-komunita’ tas-Sorijiet Franġiskana annessa ma’ din il-knisja kif ukoll mill-komunita’ kollha tan-Nazzarenu. Il-motto tal-grupp the guiding light ikompli jispira lil dawn iż-żgħażagħ biex dak id-dawl li idda f’Bethlehem ikompli jiddi f’qalbom u f’qalb l-oħrajn.
Where to Find Us This year the live crib will be held in the same old house like the past 5 years which is situated at Mannar Street, Xaghra Gozo near the Jesus of Nazareth church. You can follow the below map to find us. View Larger Map Opening Hours We will be open on the following days:
Donations Like the past editions this year the entrance is FREE of charge. A box will be available at the door for all those who would like to leave a donation or you can help us by participating in the lottery for a 12inch crib. All donations will be appreciated since the expenses can only be covered from your generosity. Keepsakes For all those who will be visiting our Crib we will be giving a leaflet in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the Live Crib. 
Photos Photos of this year's edition can be viewed at our photo gallery > Christmas 2010
View the full program on the following link >
Ghawdex Illum
View the original video on You tube by clicking on the following link >
Presepju Haj Xaghra
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Matul dawn l-aħħar ħdax-il sena dan il-grupp baqa’ dejjem jikber filwaqt li ħa ħsieb jorganizza laqat kif ukoll esperjenzi ta’ volontarjat kemm fil-gżejjer Maltin kif ukoll barra mill-pajjiz. Minbarra dan, il-grupp jieħu sehem attiv fl-organizzazjoni ta’ diversi attivitajiet matul s-sena fi ħdan il-Knisja ta’ Ġesu’ Nazzarenu. 
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