The Christmas Season

The Christmas Season
Author: Ally Sinclair
Publisher: Hera books Ltd
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2023-08-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1804363650

You are cordially invited to your Happy Ever After... Emma Love is a matchmaker who believes in old fashioned courtship, over swiping left or right. She's inspired by Jane Austen, Bridgerton and a thousand and one perfect romance stories, where matches were made at elegant soirees and not by sliding into your intended's DMs. This year, Emma is inviting you to a very special social season, where a hopeful singleton might find their own Mr Darcy waiting under the mistletoe. At a series of glamorous, festive, and, most importantly, romantic events, Emma is making it her mission to find love for everyone this Christmas Season. How will she fare trying to find perfect matches for the Price twins, both too busy trying to outdo the other to ever look for love? Can she encourage the sexy Season rake, Theo, to change his ways? And what of Hope Lucas, who Emma has failed to match before, but who still has faith that Mr Right is out there? And with Emma so focused on finding everybody else’s happy ever after, is she at risk of letting her own perfect match slip away? Welcome to the Christmas Season. An uplifting, original and romantic read that fans of Lex Croucher and Lindsey Kelk will love. Readers are loving The Christmas Season: 'A heartwarming, magical romance guaranteed to give you the warm and fuzzies.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review 'Perfect for the upcoming holiday season. The cover is absolutely gorgeous...but the storyline is equally adorable.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review 'With an element of Bridgerton...this is a cute little romantic book about finding love but also finding yourself. Prefect winter read by the fire.' Reader review 'The concept is fantastic. I love the idea of a modern Regency season where people are encouraged to let go of the instant gratification of online dating and seek meaningful connections.' Reader Review 'A quick and cute read...I adore the concept of an old-fashioned season in modern times.' Reader Review 'This was a super lightweight, very quick read...gave me Love Actually vibes.' Reader Review Praise for Ally Sinclair: 'I loved it! Clever, romantic, funny and completely different!’ Katie Fforde 'I adored this witty, joyous romp of a tale.' Liz Fenwick ‘Such a good book. I liked the characters, I loved reading their stories as they unfurled.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review 'What a fun read!...Three very modern romances occur against a backdrop of Regency recreation.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘Devoured this book...A modern-day must for lovers of Jane Austen. Cannot wait for the next book in the series. Highly recommend.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘I loved this book, the characters and the atmosphere. It was perfection.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review 'This was such a cute read! It takes readers back in time...Emma and Mr Knight were an irresistible combo.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘I loved the way Ally Sinclair brought elements of Jane Austen and flair of Bridgerton into a funny romance. I loved it.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

Ordinary Blessings for the Christmas Season

Ordinary Blessings for the Christmas Season
Author: Meta Herrick Carlson
Publisher: Broadleaf Books
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2023-10-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 150648154X

Encounter the sacred in the ordinary and not-so-ordinary of the holiday season with this beautiful book of blessings. For so many of us, the season leading up to Christmas is a time of huge expectations, huge busyness, and often huge grief. Ordinary Blessings for the Christmas Season, from gifted poet and empathetic pastor Meta Herrick Carlson, is a beautiful collection of prayers, poems, and meditations to help us recognize the holy beneath the hustle and hibernation of the season. While we travel, spend time with family, contend with consumerism, confront grief, and soak up joyful moments, the blessings in this book are a lovely companion for all of us who are looking to access the deeper meaning of the holidays The book includes blessings for all the ordinary and not-so-ordinary moments of the season, like addressing Christmas cards, setting boundaries with family, shoveling snow, and the first Christmas without a loved one. Also included are blessings dedicated to beloved nativity characters like Mary and the magi, blessings for each of the twelve days of Christmas, and a beautiful collection of sacred-word-inspired blessings that readers can use as daily Advent readings, connecting us to the ancient story of Christmas. Let this beautiful little book be a reminder that the holy can be found in the routine and the ritual of the holiday season.

Sacred Space for Advent and the Christmas Season 2024-25

Sacred Space for Advent and the Christmas Season 2024-25
Author: The Irish Jesuits
Publisher: Loyola Press
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2024-10-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0829457852

Prepare for the Birth of Christ by Entering a Sacred Space Make this Advent truly meaningful as you patiently await, prepare for, and celebrate the birth of Jesus with Sacred Space for Advent and the Christmas Season 2024–25. This daily guided prayer experience, based on the internationally known online prayer guide Sacred Space, is a simple but profound way to journey through the season. In this easy-to-use format, you’ll find weekly topics for meditation and prayer, as well as daily Scripture readings and brief reflections to ponder. Sacred Space for Advent and the Christmas Season is a beautifully simple way to grow in relationship with God and embrace the season of joy.

Having a Wonderful Christmas Time Film Guide

Having a Wonderful Christmas Time Film Guide
Author: Terry Rowan
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2014-04-27
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1312140453

A comprehensive Holiday look at the films that are the joyful part of the year and our lives. The story of the film people who bring you joy during the holiday season. Plus many other Christmas traditions, customs, decorative ideas, and other tales as well as facts from this festive time! Plus a Christmas Media Trivia Quiz.

The Sunday Lectionary

The Sunday Lectionary
Author: Normand Bonneau
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Total Pages: 198
Release: 1998
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780814624579

The Sunday Lectionary examines a key aspect of the liturgical use of the Bible: how the Lectionary puts biblical flesh on the bones of the liturgical calendar and gives paschal shape to the Christian year. Although the current Lectionary has been in use since 1969, its history, purpose, and structure remains relatively unknown to the many who proclaim or hear its readings. The Sunday Lectionary contributes to a theology of proclamation by explaining the principles that underlie the Lectionary's selection of biblical passages and its patterns of reading distribution that structure the Sundays, feast days, and seasons of the liturgical year.

Sourcebook for Sundays, Seasons, and Weekdays 2019

Sourcebook for Sundays, Seasons, and Weekdays 2019
Author: Compilation
Publisher: LiturgyTrainingPublications
Total Pages: 338
Release:
Genre:
ISBN: 1616713992

This book is the essential pastoral resource to help you prepare the liturgy each day of the liturgical year! If you are a priest or deacon, liturgist, music director, worship team member, religious educator, or simply interested in more information about Catholic liturgy, this publication will be an invaluable tool. This year's edition includes quotations for reflection from Laudato si'.

December Holiday Customs (ENHANCED eBook)

December Holiday Customs (ENHANCED eBook)
Author: Lee Ellen Ehorn
Publisher: Lorenz Educational Press
Total Pages: 68
Release: 1995-09-01
Genre:
ISBN: 1429108967

The purpose of the "December" unit is to assist elementary school teachers in teaching a multicultural unit emphasizing December holidays: Kwanzaa, Hanukkah (Chanukah), and Christmas around world. Included are poems, worksheets, recipes, and art ideas. Enclosed is a child's book highlighting the December holidays that can be reproduced so the child can take it home and share it with his or her family. By studying a variety of countries, the children learn that a considerable number of holiday customs have their origin in the many cultures and ethnic groups that came to America.

Santa Claus Worldwide

Santa Claus Worldwide
Author: Tom A. Jerman
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2020-05-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1476638942

This is a comprehensive history of the world's midwinter gift-givers, showcasing the extreme diversity in their depictions as well as the many traits and functions these characters share. It tracks the evolution of these figures from the tribal priests who presided over winter solstice celebrations thousands of years before the birth of Christ, to Christian notables like St. Martin and St. Nicholas, to a variety of secular figures who emerged throughout Europe following the Protestant Reformation. Finally, it explains how the popularity of a poem about a "miniature sleigh" and "eight tiny reindeer" helped consolidate the diverse European gift-givers into an enduring tradition in which American children awake early on Christmas morning to see what Santa brought. Although the names, appearance, attire and gift-giving practices of the world's winter solstice gift-givers differ greatly, they are all recognizable as Santa, the personification of the Christmas and Midwinter festivals. Despite efforts to eliminate him by groups as diverse as the Puritans of seventeenth century New England, the Communist Party of the twentieth century Soviet Union and the government of Nazi Germany, Santa has survived and prospered, becoming one of the best known and most beloved figures in the world.

Ideas For Holidays, Celebrations and Parties

Ideas For Holidays, Celebrations and Parties
Author: Kirti Makhija
Publisher: Educreation Publishing
Total Pages: 137
Release: 2016-06-20
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN:

This book "IDEAS FOR HOLIDAYS, CELEBRATIONS AND PARTIES" is completely about the creative and amazing ideas for spending vacations, writing cards, birthday wishes, celebrating parties, spending spare time usefully and etc. With this book, no one will ever be confused whom to write an extremely humorous birthday message and whom to write a simple one; no one will ever be confused how to spare time in such a way that gives successive productivity. So dear reader, this book is a perfect one if you are the amazing ideas for the same.

Sourcebook for Sundays, Seasons, and Weekdays 2023

Sourcebook for Sundays, Seasons, and Weekdays 2023
Author: Various authors, including Jena Thurow-Mountin and Andrew Mountin
Publisher: Liturgy Training Publications
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2022
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1616716622

This trusted annual publication provides concise and helpful material to inspire and assist those who prepare the Mass for each day of the liturgical year. It includes: - Preaching points - Additional Scripture insights for the Proper of Saints - Music preparation guidance and song suggestions - Ways to connect the liturgy to the Christian life - Original Mass texts for Sundays, solemnities, and feasts of the Lord - Seasonal worship committee agendas - Ideas for celebrating other rites and customs - An online supplement for preparing the sacramental rites - Seasonal introductions - Daily calendar preparation guides - Dated entries with liturgical titles, lectionary citations, and vestment colors - Scripture insights - Brief biographies of the saints and blesseds - Guidance for choosing among the options provided in the ritual texts This year’s authors include: Leisa Anslinger, Wendy Cichanski Caduff, Benjamin Caduff, Kate Cousino, Ann Dickinson Degenhard, Mary A. Ehle, Karla Hardersen, John T. Kyler, Rachel Doll O’Mahoney, John Marquez, Jill Maria Murdy, Andrew Mountin, Jena Thurow-Mountin, Stephen Palanca, Paul Radkowski, and Robert Valle. Additional material was provided by: Susan Gleason Anderson, Kathryn Ball-Boruff, Jennifer Kerr Budziak, Jennifer Dixon Caravelli, Paul H. Colloton, osfs, Catherine A. Corey, Joseph DeGrocco, Mary C. Dumm, Rebekah Eklund, Christopher J. Ferraro, Karie Ferrell, Edrianne Ezell, Michael JK Fuller, Jerome Hall, sj, Kathleen Harmon, Patrick Hartin, Kurt Heinrich, Mary Heinrich, J. Philip Horrigan, Timothy A. Johnston, John Thomas Lane, sss, Ed Langlois, Corinna Laughlin, Maria Laughlin, Sara McGinnis Lee, Tat-siong Benny Liew, Julie Males, Ricky Manalo, csp, Anna Belle O’Shea, Teresa Marshall-Patterson, Randall R. Phillips, Biagio Mazza, Tanya Rybarczyk, Michael Simone, sj, Anne Elizabeth Sweet, ocso, Letitia Thornton, Stephen C. Wilbricht,,sj, Daren J. Zehnle