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Advent comes to an end as Christmas begins!
Activity sheet for Sunday 22nd, Sunday 29th Dec and Sunday 5th January
Here’s a video (for younger children) about the crib & the story of Christmas © Godly Play Foundation
Here, here and here are some beautiful (short) videos about this Season of Wonder from the Godly Play Foundation (for younger children)
Gospel reading for Christmas Day (for older children especially Confirmation candidates) and video here which may be of interest!
The Story of Advent….week 3 for Sunday 15th December
Halloween & All Saints ! Click here to find out more…..
October is Mission Month – click here to find out what that means for us
October is also ROSARY month
Click here to learn about the saint who loved all of creation. His Feast Day is October 4th !
Time to remember ANGELS!
A Heart filled with Love – June, the month of The Sacred Heart of Jesus
Feast of Corpus Christi, Sunday June 3rd
Wind & fire….and a birthday! Pentecost Sunday May 19th
Jesus returns to be with his Father – Ascension Sunday, May 12th
This is the Easter Season!
Breakfast on the beach with Jesus?
Learn about The Greatest Week in the Church Year
Every house has photos of significant events & celebrations, the pictures of significant events in the church are called the ‘Stations of the Cross’ . These tell the story of Jesus’ last days. They are usually prayed during Lent , especially on Fridays and most especially on Good Friday (video courtesty of Aideen McBride, St Pappin’s Parish, Ballymun)
Lent begins this week………
Why not create your own Lenten Prayer Space at home, see here for how to do it!
The 7 Meeting points with God ie the 7 Sacraments
All about Baptism – for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord ( January 8th)
THE MIRACLES OF JESUS:
Jesus gives a man back his hearing AND his speech!
Jesus gives a blind man back his sight
More miracles of Jesus….Jesus heals Peter’s mother in law, the cook!
Jesus heals the man who came through the roof!
Jesus heals a woman sick for 12 years
Jesus brings a little girl back to life!
Love is in the air …with St Valentine’s Day coming up!
A feast of feast days! includes St Bridget whose feast day we celebrate on Wednesday February 1st!
Wednesday 1st Feb. – Feast of St Brigid. Click here for a story about St Brigid (as Gaeilge) & here for how to make a St Brigid’s cross out of straws (thanks to Aideen McBride, St Pappin’s Parish, Ballymun for these videos).
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How about doing THE GREAT MARINO HOLY WEEK CHALLENGE?
THE GREAT MARINO HOLY WEEK CHALLENGE DAY 1 & Challenge card
THE GREAT MARINO HOLY WEEK CHALLENGE DAY 2
THE GREAT MARINO HOLY WEEK CHALLENGE DAY 3
THE GREAT MARINO HOLY WEEK CHALLENGE DAY 4
THE GREAT MARINO HOLY WEEK CHALLENGE DAY 5
THE GREAT MARINO HOLY WEEK CHALLENGE DAY 6
THE GREAT MARINO HOLY WEEK CHALLENGE DAY 7
THE GREAT MARINO HOLY WEEK CHALLENGE FINAL DAY – EASTER SUNDAY !!!!