Saint Valentine might be the name that conjures up romantic ideas of love and marriage but in reality he knew exactly what real love was: God. You can read about Saint Valentine here. Here are some printable quotes about love you can use to create your own Saint Valentine’s day cards, or frame and […]
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Advent wreaths and calendars are a fairly common approach to preparing for Christmas, but during Lent it can be more difficult to keep our eyes focused on Easter when we have less visual reminders of the season that we are in. Here are two simple ideas to create a suitable visual reminder in your
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Homemade birthday cards are a thoughtful (and sometimes thrifty) alternative to buying from the newsagents. However they don’t have to be boring! Enter the DIY surprise balloon card. Materials: Coloured card (as you desire, here I have used A5, but you can go much bigger!) Scissors and / or precision cutter Paper glue and/or
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We’re very connected and being away from our phone or computer can fill us with anxiety. On the other hand, unrestricted access to social media platforms can eat into our time and take us away from being present to our family. We are the most technologically connected generation in history – at present that
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Budgeting is part and parcel of running a household but we all have items that we prefer not to buy in generic brands. For some its tissues or toilet paper and others cheese or bread. Almsgiving challenge: This Lent, buy generic brands for everything. After each shopping trip calculate the money you’ve saved and
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I have to admit that in primary school we called it Pancake Tuesday and we treated this day as something of a last hurrah before Lent started the following day! Here are some facts about Shrove Tuesday that may surprise you: Shrove is the past tense of shrive, which means to hear confessions.
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During the season of Advent we set up a wreath and a calendar to help us prepare for Christmas. This year, I’ve decided to apply a similar principle to Lent, and I’m inviting you and your families to join me. You may be familiar with our Advent Calendar and perhaps even undertook a few
Handmade cards are a really nice way to show you’re thinking of others and offer a personalised and unique option to generic store bought cards. They are also cheaper, so if saving money is something you need to do they are worth looking into. Contrary to what you make think, you do not need
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This kids iPhone prayer cue is an easy craft idea I used to use when I taught Kindergarten scripture in the state school in my parish. The assistant priest had spoken to the class on prayer and used the analogy that prayer is like making a call to God on our mobile phone. Mobile
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As a mother of a very inquisitive two-year-old girl, I was very reluctant to put up Christmas decorations on the first Sunday of Advent. But then I stumbled across this idea; a felt Christmas tree where she was in charge of the decorating and exploring the shapes of this festive and holy season. There
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