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Presented by Lisa Kammerer, Associate in Ministry
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1. Children learn what they live 2. Celebrating in our home teaches children that our faith is a part of our everyday lives 3. The commitment a community makes to living faithfully makes it strong 4. It gives us a rhythm for living, learning, & celebrating our faith in our church and our home 5. It's really fun!
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Advent means a coming 4 weeks before Christmas 4 Sundays of Advent A season of preparation for the birth of our Savior Color: blue or purple Themes: waiting, anticipation, hope, joy, peace, love
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Celebrating at Church Advent wreath during worship Hand out advent devotions or a calendar Decorate the church in steps Moving Nativity Advent prayer stations Advent Fair Celebrating at Home Advent calendar or countdown Jesse Tree Devotions or chapter book to read Wrapped books Decorating Random acts of Christmas Kindness Gingerbread nativity Volunteer as a family Christmas caroling Feast of St. Nicholas Make ornaments
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Lasts 12 days Ends on Epiphany A season of celebrating the Savior, Jesus Christ, who came to the world Color: white Themes: joy & peace
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Celebrating at Church Christmas songs or hymns White decorations Place Jesus in the manger Hand out 12 days of Christmas devotions or gifts Christmas caroling Christmas play or monologue or skit Christmas event over break Celebrating at Home Read the Christmas story from the gospels of Matthew & Luke Record kids acting out the Christmas story Christ candle Do 12 acts of Christmas kindness Pray before your Christmas meal Use white placemats or napkins Pray before you open gifts Write one nice thing about each family member and place it in their stocking Keep your Christmas tree up
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Begins on January 6th A day and a season Lasts until Ash Wednesday A season of celebrating Jesus, the light Color: white or green Themes: light, revelation, kings
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Celebrating at Church Songs or hymns about kings or light Decorating with stars The wise men arrive Epiphany worship service Epiphany party Kings cake Burn incesnse Distribute a blessing of the home Celebrating at Home Read about the arrival of the magi in the gospel of Matthew Place a crown on baby Jesus Open a special epiphany gift White candles Star cookies Star crafts Epiphany feast Stars on your Christmas tree Make pomander balls Cinnamon ornaments
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40 day season but doesn’t count Sundays Begins Ash Wednesday ends on Holy Saturday 40 days has meaning A season of preparation where we journey with Jesus to the cross Color: purple Themes: follow Jesus to the cross, prayer, fasting, almsgiving
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Celebrating at Church Lent worship Lent prayer stations Bury the alleluia Give out a Lenten calendar Decorate Lent fair Offering for others Social media project for Lent Lent art Celebrating at Home Return to a spiritual discipline Lent devotions Fast Prayer Almsgiving Lent candles Cross in the home Use purple placemats or napkins Read stories about Jesus' ministry Social media for Lent
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Palm Sunday Maundy Thursday Good Friday Holy Saturday Theme: Jesus' journey from triumphant entry to the cross
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Read about Jesus' entry into Jerusalem through Jesus' burial Attend worship Pies and Palms event Make palm crosses Receive communion Make bread Attend a Sedar meal Drape your cross with black cloth Make hot cross buns Start to make resurrection cookies
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A day and a season 50 days Easter Sunday until Pentecost Color: white Theme: Jesus' victory over death, Jesus is Risen!
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Celebrating at Church Songs or hymns about Jesus is Risen Easter lillies or spring flowers Decorate with butterflies Bring back the alleluia Place a butterfly on the cross He is Risen! banner Easter egg hunt with empty egg Chalk messages of Easter joy Celebrating at Home Read about Jesus' resurrection Make butterflies Dye easter eggs Make a He is Risen poster or banner for your house Surprise Egg hunt a neighbor Finish your resurrection cookies White candles or placemats or napkins Bake butterfly or cross shaped cookies Resurrection rolls
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A season and a day Day of Pentecost until Advent begins the new church year Color: red on the day & green for the season Theme: holy spirit, growth, discipleship, the church, faith Images: tongues of fire, dove, wind
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Celebrating at Church Decorate with doves Pentecost party Make windy crafts Spiritual gifts focus Decorate with red for the day of Pentecost Intentional hospitality Celebrating at Home Read about the disciples receiving the Holy Spirit Make a dove craft Fly kites Hang a windsock Bake dove cookies Take a spiritual gifts assessment Learn about the fruits of the Spirit
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