1. Visions November 30, 2014 1 st Sunday of Advent

2. Cover What sign of Christmas do you see on the cover In your neighborhood In your home In our school

3. Gospel Mark 13:33-37 What cycle year are we in? Two Parts: Narrator and Jesus Discuss TALK questions

4. “This Was No Dream” p. 2-4 Look at the pictures. – Have any of you experienced and other destructive storms? – What was it like? – Have you ever been in a life-threating situation Read Together, finish for Homework along with TALK questions, due Monday 12/1

5. “Advent Invites Us To Prepare for Christmas” p. 5 Advent - a 4 week period that begins a new Church year, time for waiting and preparing to celebrate the birth of Jesus – Begun by Pope Gregory I Advent Wreaths Symbols – Round = eternity – Green =sign of hope – Lighted candle = Christ – Colored candles Purple = Pink = Rejoice

6. What the Church Believes and Teaches p. 10 Incarnation – “taking on flesh”, – so that human may share in Jesus’ divine nature, – Jesus is both divine and human – true God and true man, – perfect mediator between God and humans – Sacrificing himself freely for our sins