ADVENT. CHILDREN’S PEACE PILGRIMAGE DAY 5. CONVERSION
20 December. Read, reflect, share, pray. Conversion. When Busi was old enough he was sent to the local mission school. That was where he heard more about Jesus, the greatest king of all, a strong king who did not make war but believed in peace. Busi…
ADVENT. CHILDREN’S PEACE PILGRIMAGE DAY 4. CHILDREN AND WAR
19 December. Read, reflect, share, pray. Children and war. Grandad Joseph and Granny Mabel knew a bit about war, as they had experienced some political fighting in their own part of the country, just as they knew was happening elsewhere, with children so often the…
ARE YOU READY? RECONCILIATION IS OUR MISSION.
MARFAM FAMILY WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 18 December 2024 Are we ever really ready for some important event? In my family there has been a wedding as well as a silver wedding anniversary at this time. Those directly involved had a very hectic time, crazy but exciting. I…
ADVENT. CHILDREN’S PEACE PILGRIMAGE DAY 2.
17 December. Read, reflect, share, pray. Pilgrimage. To prepare for their family Christmas weekend Grandad Joseph and Granny Mabel decided to tell a story that they had put together with Granny Toni. Some of it came from their own…
DAY OF RECONCILIATION. A CHILDREN’S PEACE PILGRIMAGE.
A CHILDREN’S PEACE PILGRIMAGE. A Christmas parable for our time for families. Introduction. An activity to prepare for and discuss the story. Read: This is a family story for reading, sharing and discussing and telling in simpler form to young children….
SUNDAY ADVENT 3. LIVE IN JOY!
December 15. Sunday Advent 3C. Live in Joy! Three candles are lit if you have an Advent wreath and we pray to live in joy! Fr Teddy looked around the congregation and noted that it had grown much smaller as people had started to go away. Nevertheless, he greeted…
ADVENT. Arrive alive.
14 December. Arrive alive. For an end-of-the-year project the children had made a poster of the 10 Commandments. “Which ones should we be aware of at this time,” Mom had asked. “Probably all of them” was the answer but they agreed, “Let us pray around the 5th…
ADVENT 13 DECEMBER ST LUCY
13 December. Lucy is revered as a young virgin martyr. According to tradition her parents wanted her to marry a pagan man and she refused. He was angry and denounced her as being a Christian at the time when the Christians were persecuted. She was tortured for her…
ADVENT. GOD PROVIDES THROUGH HIS MERCY
12 December. God’s mercy. Granny Mabel was getting ready to welcome all the family visitors while the children and grandchildren back home were packing up and leaving their normal lives behind. Jessica stopped to think. ”When we go away on holiday we easily forget…
HAPPY, HYMN-FILLED HOLYDAYS OF ADVENT.
MARFAM WEEKLY FAMILY MATTERS NEWSLETTER What a mouthful that. Happy- sure, hymfilled is my theme today, holydays – not just holidays. Liturgical music is a special treasure for me and many others I believe, especially when it comes to Christmas time. I very much…
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