PPT-Advent Adventures Bringing the Season to Life for Children and Youth

To lead kids through Catholic Advent You need to live the season in a Catholic way yourself to be authentic Advent is about waiting For the Incarnation For the Second Coming BUT the US consumer culture says December is the Christmas Season. Reservation points have no other relationship with or com parison to vacation points and are established for convenience of reference only Reservation points are per person based on double occupancy and apply to 1 st and 2 nd passenger Ranges shown December . 1 . –. December 24, . 2013. Four Weeks. Happy . New (Liturgical) . Year. !. Themes: . Longing. , . Waiting. Hopeful anticipation,. Preparing. COLOR: Violet/Pink. TONE: HUSHED, QUIET, REFLECTIV. Mark Twain. Introduction. Background. Discussion Starters. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain. Images provided by Index Open, Jupiter Images, and Shutterstock.. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Occurs in Capernaum . [Jesus' "own city"]. . - (Mk 2:1,2; Mt 9:1). He did many miracles there. Healed the centurion's servant - Mt 8:5-13. Healed Peter's mother-in-law - Mt 8:14-15. Cast out many demons - Mt 8:16. Mark 2:1 – 12 . Pastor Terry . Smoak. BRINGING OUR FRIENDS TO JESUS. . Bringing our friends to Jesus will require persistent determination.. Mark 2:4. BRINGING OUR FRIENDS TO JESUS. . Bringing our friends to Jesus will require necessary innovation.. How will you and your family get ready for Christmas? . During Advent we get ready for the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day.. Together, we are going to learn about how the world prepared for Jesus’ arrival.. What does Advent mean?. The Word Advent . means. We prepare to celebrate the coming of Jesus into our world . It . is a time when Christians prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus, remember the time when he will come again . Caritas Australia’s Advent . resource . can help students:. become more familiar with the Scripture . stories for Advent. identify key times of the liturgical year. identify key symbols, signs and rituals of the Catholic Tradition. children’s liturgy. ​. Advent resource. This resource invites . participants . to journey through the four weeks of Advent.. Each week of Advent has been divided into six components: . The ritual of lighting a candle on the Advent wreath.. Presented by Taylor W. Burton-Edwards. Director of Worship Resources. 8:30 p.m. EDT. 7:30 pm CDT. 6:30 pm MDT. 5:30 pm PDT. Thanks to Generous Givers. This webinar is provided as a service of Discipleship Ministries and is funded through generous World Service apportionment giving by local United Methodist congregations. . Symbols. SHAPE:.  The circular shape of the wreath, without beginning or end, symbolizes God’s complete and unending love for us—a love that sent his Son into the world to redeem us from the curse of sin.  It also represents eternal life which becomes ours through faith in Jesus Christ.. READER 1:. In the first week of Advent we are reminded to ‘stay awake’ and ready for the coming of Jesus. As we light the first candle on our Advent wreath let us remember that Jesus is the light of our world. May we always be ready to welcome him into our lives.. Advent What is Advent? Advent is a time of preparation. What does that mean? Who are we as Christians preparing for? What are we preparing for? Why is preparation needed? How do we prepare for Christmas? Advent Assembly PowerPoint Running time: 2m 45s Sound required. Click to start. Do not press click again. The church’s year has come to an end . . . Green changes . . . The mood changes from celebration and hope . .