The Little Blue Book Advent and Christmas Seasons 2020-2021

The Little Blue Book Advent and Christmas Seasons 2020-2021
Author: Ken Untener
Publisher: Little Books
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2020-09-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1734440422

Six minutes a day. That’s what you’re asked to give during these next 43 days – the 26 days of the Advent season, and the 17 days of the Christmas season. Each 24-hour day has 240 “six minute” packages. During the Advent and Christmas seasons, you’re asked to give one of those to the Lord.

The Little Blue Book Advent and Christmas Seasons 2021-2022

The Little Blue Book Advent and Christmas Seasons 2021-2022
Author: Ken Untener
Publisher: Little Books
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2021-10-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1734440457

Six minutes a day. That’s what you’re asked to give during these next 43 days – the 27 days of the Advent season, and the 16 days of the Christmas season. Each 24-hour day has 240 “six minute” packages. During the Advent and Christmas seasons, you’re asked to give one of those to the Lord.

The Little Black Book for Lent 2021

The Little Black Book for Lent 2021
Author: Ken Untener
Publisher: Little Books
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2020-10-27
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1734440430

This Little Black Book is your companion for Lent. It’s an old-fashioned “vade mecum” (pronounced vahday maykum). That’s Latin for “travel with me” and was used to describe a book that was a constant companion – perhaps a condensed book of prayers for traveling priests, or a handbook for quick reference – something you could take with you anywhere.

Advent

Advent
Author: Anja Dunk
Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing
Total Pages: 715
Release: 2021-10-14
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1787137279

Selected for Jamie Oliver's Cookbook Club ‘I love it. As soon as I opened this, I felt it was Christmas.’ – Diana Henry Advent celebrates the magical run-up to Christmas with over 100 classic German baking recipes. The Advent season is one of the most special times of the year, when candles twinkle, the Christmas tree is decorated, and the smells of cinnamon, nutmeg and clove fill the kitchen. In her new cookbook Advent, Anja Dunk shares her recipes for the very best of traditional German festive bakes. From lightly spiced Lebkuchen, frosted cinnamon stars, jam-filled ginger hearts, snow-capped coconut macaroons, to marzipan-filled Stollen, edible tree decorations, lucky meringue mushrooms and a gingerbread house dripping with candies and sugar icicles, you will find delectable spiced treats to fill your Bunter Teller and share with friends and family. Featuring Anja’s own linocut illustrations and evocative photography, this is a stunning, comforting clothbound volume that will be a family favourite for many years to come. The weeks of Advent hold all the sweet, almost unbearable anticipation of Christmas for days on end and this gorgeous book embraces that fairy-tale feeling within its pages.

Lucia, Saint of Light

Lucia, Saint of Light
Author: Katherine Bolger Hyde
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2009
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780982277041

Long revered in both East and West, St. Lucia is an early virgin martyr whose life and legacy shine as a light of faith, hope, and compassion in the darkness of winter and sin. Lucia, Saint of Light introduces young readers to both her life and her delightful Christmas-related festival as it is traditionally celebrated in Sweden and around the world. Daria Fisher's warm and vivid illustrations will make this book a favorite with children and parents alike. Brighten your home this winter with the festival of Lucia, Saint of Light!

Through the Year with Jesus: Gospel Readings and Reflections for Children

Through the Year with Jesus: Gospel Readings and Reflections for Children
Author: Katherine Bogner
Publisher: Emmaus Road Publishing
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2021-01-29
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1645850862

The liturgical year invites us to walk with Jesus through the most wonderful story ever told: the Gospel. In Through the Year with Jesus: Gospel Readings and Reflections for Children, catechist and popular blogger Katherine Bogner reveals the rich mystery of the seasons we celebrate in the Church. With Gospel readings for each week of the liturgical year, along with tools for reflection, discussion, and prayer, Through the Year with Jesus offers endless opportunities for discovering who Jesus is and better understanding Catholic teaching about his life and mission. Promote prayer and conversation about the life of Christ with children through Weekly readings from the Gospels Lectio Divina prompts to nurture personal prayer or journaling Sacred art to accompany the Gospel reading Stories of saints and many rich Catholic traditions for the liturgical year The easy-to-use format of Through the Year with Jesus helps adults lead children to an intimate encounter with the heart of Jesus through the rhythm of the liturgical year and the powerful words of Scripture.

Faith at Home

Faith at Home
Author: Wendy Claire Barrie
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 123
Release: 2016-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0819232777

Add depth and meaning your family's traditions with these basic Christian practices that nurture and enrich everyone’s faith at home. Home and parents are the key mechanisms by which religious faith and practice are transmitted inter-generationally. Recent studies indicate that the single most important factor in youth becoming committed and engaged in their religious faith as young adults is that the family talks about religion at home. However, for many parents in the United States, religious language is a foreign language. Faith at Home helps parents learn this "second language" and introduce it to their children in simple, meaningful, concrete ways. Parents often ask: How do we introduce prayer to our children if we do not necessarily believe prayer changes outcomes? How do we approach reading the Bible with our children when our own relationship with it is mixed or complicated? How do we talk about difficult things and where do we find God in the midst of them? How do we teach our children to make a difference in the world? How do we connect what happens at church to what happens at home? These questions and many more are addressed with talking points, practices, and resources provided for each subject.

'Twas the Season of Advent

'Twas the Season of Advent
Author: Glenys Nellist
Publisher: Zonderkidz
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2021-11-02
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0310734185

Celebrate the Advent season with this beautiful and heartwarming collection of devotions and stories from beloved, bestselling author Glenys Nellist. Told in the style of the classic ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas poem, make this read aloud your new holiday tradition. ‘Twas the Season of Advent is a 25-day devotional that will inspire your family as you eagerly await the arrival of Christ’s birth!?Written in both prose and poetry, this beautiful picture book will engage children and adults alike and become a new holiday tradition for families everywhere!? ?‘Twas?the Season of Advent: Is a wonderful holiday read aloud for children ages4-8? Brings Advent to life through 25 devotions featuring stories from the Old and New Testaments? Features beautiful artwork by celebrated illustrator Elena Selivanova? Serves as the perfect gift for the family as you prepare for the Christmas season? Presents portions written in the familiar rhyme scheme of Clement C. Moore’s ‘Twas?the Night Before Christmas? Makes a great holiday, Advent, or Christmas gift for readers young and old??? Is the perfect addition to a Sunday school or children’s ministry lesson, classroom setting, or homeschool library Join Glenys and families around the world as you and your family wait, prepare for, and look forward to the arrival of God’s son, Jesus.? Look for additional inspirational children’s picture books from Glenys:? ‘Twas?the Morning of Easter? 'Twas?the Evening of Christmas? Snuggle Time series? Love Letters from God series

A Weary World

A Weary World
Author: Kathy Escobar
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2020-09-22
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1646980123

During the holidays, so many of us can suffer for all kinds of reasons. The magnitude of our weary world weighs on our hearts and minds. We wrestle with chronic pain, broken relationships, shattered dreams, fragile faith, and unexpected losses. Our grief and sorrow feel particularly acute when compared to the festivity and joy everyone else seems to be feeling. More and more churches are acknowledging this fact with "Blue Christmas" services (also called “Longest Night” services) and offering resources to give particular support and comfort to those struggling during the “most wonderful time of the year.” Kathy Escobar has been leading Blue Christmas experiences at her church for nearly a decade and just experienced her bluest season of all following the sudden death of her son. In A Weary World, Escobar provides twenty-eight daily reflections paired with prayers and practices to honor our struggles during the holidays. Weekly resources make this Advent devotional suitable for group study as well.

Not a Silent Night

Not a Silent Night
Author: Adam Hamilton
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2014-09-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1426793960

Imagine Jesus from Mary’s point of view—proud of her son, in awe of his gifts and mission, guided by love for him as a person and so much more. In this book, Adam Hamilton begins at the end, with Mary at the crucifixion and resurrection; travels back in time as she witnesses his life and ministry; and ends at the beginning, with the Christ child born in a stable, Mary’s beautiful baby. This year, experience Advent and Christmas with Mary. The five sessions are: 1. Beginning with the End 2. The Piercing of Mary’s Soul 3. Amazed, Astounded, and Astonished 4. Mary, Full of Grace 5. It Was Not a Silent Night