On Saturday, 10 January 2026, the Protestant and Catholics came together to celebrate the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior. Marking the new years as well as celebrating the Christmas spirit that was held at Pembangunan Jaya 2 Junior High school’s auditorium. This heartwarming event was attended by students from all levels of education, from kindergarten to Senior High School. A series of meaningful events were carried out such as Praying & Worshipping, a Sermon Session, candle lighting ceremony, handing over the social service (baksos) donations, and to lighten up the atmosphere, performances filled by students from Kindergarten to Senior High School were delivered with great excitement.
The worship service began with prayer and worship that was led by a selected group of students from junior and senior high school. Then the ceremony continued with a sermon and faith affirmation that was divided into two groups, for kindergarteners and grades 1-4, the session was delivered through a puppet stage performance that was showcased by the GPdl Maranatha team, while the students from grade 5-6, junior and senior high school students were led by Rev. Vera Daniel, S.Th who came from GPdl Elohim Sidoarjo. The puppet show performance was a creative form of faith affirmation, by telling a story using puppets. This approach is very effective, because the language that was used, the props, and a light, familiar theme was used. Making it easy for the younger students to learn and understand the Bible stories in a fun and interactive way. After the show, the students came back to the auditorium to participate in the candle lighting ceremony, which came after a moment of praise and worship that was done as a reflection and a form of gratitude for God’s grace through the birth of the Savior, Jesus Christ. As the lights dimmed and “O Holy Night” fulfilled the hall, the ceremony officially began. The ceremony closed with a prayer led by Rev. Vera Daniel.
The next event of the Christmas celebration was led by 2 hosts from Pembangunan Jaya 2 Senior high school, Octhavia Eugine Prins and Christiano Immanuel Koban, who are students from the 10th grade. The event opened with a heartwarming, and adorable performance from Pembangunan Jaya 2 Kindergarten. Then, it was followed by a series of greetings, starting from Mrs. Maria Ardi Sariati, as the lead organizer of this year’s Christmas celebration event, and then continued with greetings from a representative of the committee, the management representative, and the Principal Executive of Pembangunan Jaya Schools.
The greetings segment ended with performances by Elementary students from grade 1-3, followed by Junior High School performances, continued with performances by Elementary students from grade 4-6. After the performances, a symbolic handover of gifts to an orphanage, and also handing over the social service (baksos) to the cleaning staff of Pembangunan Jaya 2 Schools. This chain of events was closed with a drama performance that was delivered by students of the Senior high school unit. The Christmas celebration ended with a blessing prayer, expressing gratitude, and asking for God’s blessings. It was a truly remarkable, moving, and inspiring event, creating lasting memories for all the students who attended this year’s Pembangunan Jaya 2 Sidoarjo Christmas ceremony.
Editor in Chief : Evelyne Dian P.
Journalist : Samuel Geoffrey C.
Translator : Tiffany Rahma P.
Creative Layout: Chiyo Fajrina H.
Photo : Nelson Arno and Matthew Gabriel
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