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
I made this empty tomb model a few years back, and it has been used year after year! We reenact the Carrying of the Cross, The Passion and lay Jesus in the tomb on Good Friday. On Easter Sunday the stone has been rolled away and we can see He is Risen! Its lots
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