St Lucy FEAST: 13th December 2013 Virgin, Martyr, Patroness of the Blind St Lucy, whose name literally means ‘light’, is often pictured holding her eyeballs on a dish. Which may not seem like a very nice image, although this was part of her young martyrdom, as her eyes were plucked out as a form of […]
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For all those Mums who have made it through the first week of our Advent Calendar, congratulations! One week down, three to go! During the second week of Advent you will need the following supplies: Day Eight – The Best Present EVER Card, ribbon, small plastic babies, thin white material, glitter. Day Nine –
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After a few days of fun, but busy activities, settling down with the Christmas story and a simple colouring activity is a nice way to prepare for Christmas. You will need: A Christmas story book or picture Bible A picture of the journey to Bethlehem for colouring Pencils What to do: Read/share the Christmas story
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Today’s activity is all about the best Christmas present of all time! You can use this activity as an opportunity to explain that the best Christmas present we will ever receive is that of Baby Jesus. You’ll need: Small plastic babies Pen and ruler Card glue scraps of white fabric What to do: Using the
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The 6th of December is the feast of Saint Nicholas and it provides a great opportunity to tie the life of the Saint to the contemporary representation of Santa Claus. You will need to tailor this activity to suit your own family traditions but the general idea is very simple. You will need: Information
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Even though we live in a technological time I still love receiving the old ‘snail mail’ from the postman. Christmas cards are no different and each year we send out a card, containing a printed A4 sheet of photos and news from the past 12 months. Today’s activity can be done in two ways
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Shortbread is a perennial Christmas favourite and in our house it is no different. Today’s activity is a simple one which the kids will love – what child does not enjoy cooking? You’ll need: Shortbread recipe 1 cup Plain flour ½ cup rice flour 150g butter, chopped ¼ cup castor sugar plus extra to sprinkle
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The Memorare is a prayer that reminds us that we have a wonderful advocate and protector in the mother of our Lord, the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Memorare invites us to ask the Blessed Mother for her assistance and her grace, especially when we feel most troubled in our daily lives. REMEMBER, O most gracious Virgin
Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552) December 3rd Feast Day Saint Francis Xavier is the patron Saint of priests and foreign missions. He was a great missionary in the history of the church from Spain. Upon his missions, Saint Francis Xavier had to face sea sickness, the immorality of unfaithful Christians, violent raiders, inadequate funds and open
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After a few days of fun, but busy activities, settling down with the Christmas story and a simple colouring activity is a nice way to prepare for Christmas. You will need: A Christmas story book or picture Bible A picture of the Annunciation for colouring Pencils What to do: Read/share the Christmas story with your
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