I attended the same church from the time I was 10 to 35 years old. Eric and I were married and were members there while our sons were babies and in elementary school. Each year at Christmas time, a small group of people would get together to make treat bags. These were brown paper lunch bags with an assortment of items in them. An apple, tangerine, orange, pack of gum, a candy cane, a Hershey bar and a few nuts. The church fixed enough for the members and visitors to each get one and they were handed out after church one Sunday morning. Then someone would take the shut-ins their bags later in the week. Usually around 150-160 bags were made. Everyone knew that we would be getting them, no matter how young, each person got a bag. It was exciting to get them, even if we had fruit and candy at home. It was a wonderful tradition that was carried on through the years.
I hope your family has many traditions that they are passing down.
Merry Christmas!
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