December 4 and Advent Mass

At class on December 4th we spent most of the class talking about Christmas. We discussed that it was coming up on the 2nd week of advent, but we would be talking about Christmas in class because it was our last class before the new year.

As always, we began the class with a prayer around our prayer table.

After that, we did a reading of the nativity story (you can see it on the video below)...

and then we colored pieces to the Nativity scene and glued them on a paper. We drew in Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus and retold the story as we did so.

After that, we discussed all of the people that are involved in making all of the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses possible at church. Everything from decorations to music to the priest and the altar servers. Each child thought of someone they wanted to write a thank you note to to let them know their hard work is appreciated. Everyone took a lot of time and put a lot of thought into their notes. Ms. Stephanie delivered them to the church mailboxes right after class.

Homework:

-Spend time working on your Reconciliation Book

-Attend Mass on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day

Did you know?

Because Christmas falls on a Saturday this year, there will be regular weekend Masses on Sunday. Attending Mass on Christmas Eve/Day doesn't "count" for Sunday! If you come to 9:15 on December 26th, you will see Ms. Stephanie there!

On December 11th we had our advent Religious Ed Mass. It was a great opportunity to gather all of the Religious Ed families together to celebrate Mass. Our class sang a song for the congregation in celebration of Jesus coming to us on Christmas. This song reminded us and everyone that Jesus is the light of our world.



Don't Forget!

To register your child for A Night in Bethlehem on December 21st 5:30-8:30! Click on the link to print off a registration form.

*Tip you can click on the videos to see them in a larger size on YouTube.