We’ve been busy this week getting ready for the festive season at York Minster 🎄 We've welcomed local schools, businesses, and charities who have decorated over 70 Christmas trees for our Christmas Tree festival, and our incredible teams have lifted our four 24ft trees into position! Plus the Advent Wreath, which has been beautifully arranged by our talented flower arrangers, has been raised by the Archbishop of York! 🎄🕯️ | York Minster

‘This will be a sign for you: you will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.’ - Luke 2.12 Our team has been carefully constructing the crib ready to welcome the Holy Family. Now we need your help! We are looking for angels, stars, wise ones, sheep, shepherds, cattle, donkeys and anyone else who you think might have been present on that special evening, to help us tell the Christmas Story and welcome baby Jesus into our world. Come along to Crib Service at 11.30am on 24 De

1.9K views · 135 reactions | It's half term! Come and see what you can discover inside one of Europe largest cathedrals. See YorkMinster.org for all pre-visit info. | York Minster | Facebook