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These ideas can be used in a church setting as you parent in the pews or in your own home while connecting to a broadcast service or for your daily family devotions.
If worshipping at home you might like to prepare a space to worship which can be permanent or set aside and bought out when you are having private or family devotions.
This might consist of a purple table cloth, and any items that help you conccentrate or which represent the season of waiting for you.
During this season of Advent you might like to set up an Advent wreath that stays in place for the four weeks of Advent. This Sunday is Week 4 – LOVE
Start by saying/being/singing this Candle Liturgy
You can see all four weeks here https://wordpress.com/post/thecrossinmybackyard.wordpress.com/1648
WEEK 4 LOVE
Pretend to be a flame as you say or sing (to the tune of Twinkle twinkle little star) this liturgy. Remember to move like a flame. Today’s candles are purple or blue perhaps you can wear or put on something that is purple of blue
This can be sung to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Little candle burning bright
Light in my heart (make a love heart with your hands)
Love tonight
May it shine
To others lives
Caring deeply
As we go
Little Candle burning Bright
Light in my heart (make a love heart with your hands)
Love tonight
FIRST READING: 2 Samual 7:1-11, 16
READ The Whirl Story Book Bible pp.98 King David and Solomon Read half way doen the page
MAKE: If you were to design a house for God, what would it look like? Draw it, make it with blocks, write about it. Choose the best way you can express yourself to complete this task.
Pray
God all I have to offer
Is me
for you to live in
Amen
PSALM
Luke 1:46b- 55
Look https://teachingcatholickids.com/why-not-the-magnificat-marys-song-of-humble-joy-ought-to-be-our-song-too/
Instead of reading these verses just show the picture at the start of this page.
I wonder what you see in the picture?
I wonder what emotions it stirs in you?
I wonder what you would draw differently?
Colouring In: I will continue to recommend the work of Illustrated Ministries, though not free it is easily downloadable, the American $ 12.99 price give you enough colouring in sheets for every member of the family until February 14, 2021. If your children love colouring it is worth the investment https://store.illustratedministry.com/collections/coloring-sheets-posters/products/bible-story-coloring-pages-winter-2020-2021?variant=32002480373858
OR Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26.
READ: Psalms for Young Children by Marie-Helene Delval (worth purchasing as I will refer to it as the year goes on)
SING/LISTEN; https://www.seedsfamilyworship.com/product/when-you-lie-down-lullabies-scripture-songs/# Number 9
SECOND READING: Romans 16:25-27
READ: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+16%3A25-27&version=ICB or from any Children’s Bible
OR READ/WATCH Let the whole earth sing praise by Tommy DePaola a suggested by http://storypath.upsem.edu/lectionary-links-sunday-december-21-2014/
TRY: Take a tissue, you can dip the tissue(one for blowing noses) into some water with food dye added, and create joyful patterns as the coloured water spreads over the tissue. OR draw on a tissue with a texta sprinkle water over it watching the colour absorb into the tissue. Just like we absorb God’s ideas into us.
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DO: As you wrap Christmas Presents this week, think of the mystery that the wrapping will make, can you wrap a present for someone so they can’t guess what the present might be, it will only be revealed when it’s unwrapped.
GOSPEL READING: Luke 1:26-38
WATCH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMo9gkm2xfY&fbclid=IwAR27_bqhAqo2zHKarU4xZgj_yDDkknv_S2erit-jK1ZKNU_AazM_-RypjDY
OR READ Brave Girls Bible Stories by Jennifer Geraldspp.135-136 (except the last paragraph)
TASK: Start a book on the Christmas story in Luke. Draw a picture or write in your own words, or make a cartoon on todays Gospel Reading. Continue this for each Luke reading from now until the end of the seaon of Christmas .
NOTE: We say goodbye to the colour purple this week as from Friday we start the season of Christmas for which the liturgical colour is White (or if you would prefer you can use Gold)
PRAY
When I am scared (shake)
strengthen me (stand still)
When I am brave (show your muscles)
stand with me (pretend to put your arm around someone standing next to you)
When I am hurt (pretend to hold a hurt arm)
comfort me (give yourself a hug)
Thank you that Mary was Brave
Amen (one clap)
Blessings
Wendy L.
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