Catholic Faith Education Newsletter
December 1, 2003
The following are some of the online resources available on Advent. Celebrate Advent / Christmas - Sharing Christmas with Others - A beautifully made web site from the for young children with stories, crafts, and an advent calendar. A great Pauline Christmas website... Check out the flash audio enhanced story book.... Advent & Christmas quotations - These 30+ quotations from various sources were collected by Fr. Brian Cavanaugh, TOR. Advent and Christmas Devotions - This page from the CatholicMom.com web site contains a listing of various web sites containing useful resources. (no longer available) Excerpt from the Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy on Advent. Advent and Christmas Crafts and Activities For Children - Various craft projects for Advent Church Library - Art Catalog - Official Website of The United
Methodist Church - A very nice collection of public domain clipart
under the following headings: Catholic Catechist Online: Advent and Christmas - A good list of links to useful resources. (no longer available) Catholic Traditions for Advent and Christmas - an article by Michaelann Martin - How can families better live the spirit of Advent and Christmas in their homes? Christmas Tree Blessing for the Family at Advent from Catholicmom.com (no longer available) Devotion - Prayers - Advent Wreath Prayers - From the web site of Saint Charles Borromeo Parish. The Liturgical Season of Advent - by Fr. William Saunders - How did the celebration of Advent come about? U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Publishing - The US Council of Catholic Bishops has made available a number of resources on its web sites: Blessing for the Advent Wreath (in pdf format), for the Christmas Tree (in pdf format);2003 Advent Resource Supplement (pdf) - "This extension of the resource, Advent 2003: Celebrate Christ’s Coming to Establish Peace on Earth, offers various ways to use the resource during and after the Advent season"; and Advent 2003: Celebrate Christ's Coming to Establish Peace on Earth - " This resource is offered as a seasonal aid for prayer and reflection about the social justice message of the Sunday gospels. It provides elements for individuals and groups to develop their own prayer, study, and reflection opportunities for use in parishes,schools, families, social justice committees, small faith-sharing circles, and other settings. Advent Wreath Prayers - Prayers for the weeks of Advent Mary
Page Advent Calendar: - A Collection of Resources - Rev.
Bertrand Buby, SM, Hebrew Testament Reflections, O'Antiphons,
Masses for Advent from the Collection of Masses in Honor of
the Blessed Virgin Mary .
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Various articles and resources on Advent and Christmas are available on the Domestic.Church.com web site: Celebrating Advent - by Posie McPhee Christmas Traditions - by Shonnie Scarola Origins of Christmas Traditions by Shonnie Scarola, Part One, Part Two, Part Three. Celebrating with Advent Hymns - by Kelly Beck Advent Wreath Prayers - Brief prayers for each week of Advent. _______________ My Friend Magazine - The Catholic Magazine for Kids - Click on : Daily 2003 Advent Calendar. Prayers and Readings for Advent - By Bass Mitchell Crafts - Various templates for Advent Wreaths and other Christmas related crafts from first-school.com. The Christmas Story Advent Coloring Book - 24 coloring pages with quotations from Luke (first 15 pages) and Matthew (last 9 pages) to reinforce the Christmas story. _________________ An Advent Adventure - an Advent adventure for nine to eleven-year-olds. The activity can be done very effectively outdoors. A Celebration of Peace: Christmas - This exercise gives us a unique chance to connect the beauty of each sunrise with Christmas. The way that the prayer talks of the change from darkness into light can stretch the youngsters' spiritual awareness of Jesus in their lives. A Christmas Meditation - Invite your young people to participate in meditative prayer. Encourage them to use their imagination when responding to the gospel story. This activity might appeal to youngsters between the ages of eight and ten. A Dream Come True -- Christmas - Invite your ten to twelve-year-olds to focus on Saint Joseph during the following Christmas reflection. Then give them the experience of centering contemplatively on the name of Jesus. We Celebrate Advent (no longer available)- Explain to the children that Advent is a time to prepare the way for Jesus to come into our hearts in a special way at Christmas. Help them to complete each prayer with their own personal responses. __________________ Web site reviews and listings of online resources on Advent and Christmas resources are also available on the Resources for Catholic Educators web site at: Web site Reviews - Advent
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Stories that help young children understand the Gospels. The four wonderful stories below can be useful during the Advent and Christmas Season.
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Marygrove to Host National Education Conference to Mark the 50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education Detroit, MI--Marygrove College announced that it
will kick off a year-long series of events, which will culminate
in a three-day national conference to focus on the status of education
since Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka. "Revitalizing
the Purpose and Spirit of Education: The Imprint of Brown v. the
Board of Education" will host educational leaders from throughout
the country who will explore educational standards since Brown,
and the needs of schools, teachers, and students in the next 50
years. "There is a great deal of debate about the strides
students have made since the Brown decision," said Alfred
Cooke, Ph.D., dean of education. "We hope to provide a thought-provoking
forum to discuss these differing perspectives, and help develop
a sense of what the future educational landscape can look like." send us your special event news and we will post it here. |
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Did You Forget Me? A pious man, who had reached the age of 105,
suddenly stopped going to synagogue. Alarmed by the old fellow's
absence after so many years of faithful attendance, the Rabbi
went to see him. He found him in excellent health, so the Rabbi
asked, "How come after all these years we don't see you
at services anymore?" Wrong Department A woman was sitting next to a priest on a plane when a terrible storm broke out. "Can't you do something about that awful lightning?" she demanded. "I'm sorry," the priest answered, "I'm in sales, not management." -- from Catholic Parish Resources - Bulletin fillers, materials, Mass, Cards |