JUBILEE ADVENT. CHILDREN’S PEACE PILGRIMAGE ON CHRISTMAS EVE
MARFAM FAMILY WEEKLY 24 DECEMBER 2025, MARFAM wishes every member and every family the experience of the tender-hearted love of the Father whose Son became one of us, to be like us and share our lives. May this tenderness overflow in our hearts and in our lives,…
JUBILEE ADVENT. CHILDREN’S PEACE PILGRIMAGE. THE JOURNEY
22 December. Read, reflect, share, pray. The Journey. As the time for the pilgrimage grew closer other people began to take an interest, especially as war in Israel had again been so much in the news and everyone had their opinions. Some politicians and business…
JUBILEE ADVENT 4TH SUNDAY.CHILDREN’S PEACE PILGRIMAGE cont
21 December. 4th Sunday of Advent. Sharing stories. Read, reflect, share, pray. First Brother Francis had sent messages to other Franciscan brothers all over the world. They found many boys and girls who had suffered when there had been war in their…
JUBILEE ADVENT. CHILDREN’S PEACE PILGRIMAGE cont
20 December. Conversion. Read, reflect, share, pray. Granny continued with the story. “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…
JUBILEE ADVENT. CHILDREN’S PEACE PILGRIMAGE
19 December. Children and war. Read, reflect, share, pray. Grandad Joseph and Granny Mabel knew about war, as they had experienced political fighting in their own part of the country, just as they knew was happening elsewhere, with children so often the innocent…
JUBILEE ADVENT. CHILDREN’S PEACE PILGRIMAGE
18 December. War. Read, reflect, share, pray. Grandpa Joseph had been a catechist and had studied some of the history of Israel, the Holy Land, where Jesus lived and died 2000 years ago. He explained how many times before and after Jesus it has…
JUBILEE. A CHILDREN’S PEACE PILGRIMAGE. A Christmas parable for our time for families.
Introduction. An activity to prepare for and discuss the story which continues day by day until after Christmas. The whole story is published in the booklet FAMILIES IN CREATION – HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. This is a family story for reading, sharing and discussing and…
JUBILEE ADVENT. GOOD GOVERNANCE WITH SERVANT LEADERSHIP
15 December. Good Governance. King David. How do people regard kings and other leaders in our day? There are far less “royal families” and far more elected leaders. Which is the best model is a topic often debated which remains unresolved. Are the kings and…
JUBILEE ADVENT. ST LUCY AND RUTH
13 December. St Lucy. Ruth and Old Testament women. Lucy is revered as a young virgin martyr. According to tradition, at the time when Christians were marginalized and persecuted, her parents wanted her to marry a pagan man and she refused. He was angry and…
JUBILEE ADVENT. ARRIVE ALIVE
12 December. Arrive alive. Saul and David. In 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, I wonder,” Mom had asked. “Probably all of them” was the answer. “But let us pray around…
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