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I stopped in with the Roper family this month to talk about some of their Advent practices and to hear what wisdom they have to offer on Family worship in the home.
Check out this video to be encouraged as you seek to grow and deepen the worship of your home!
For Advent we have begun to introduce some more structured elements into our nursery to celebrate the season.
Each Sunday during Advent the children will gather to talk about the word that is associated with that week of the Advent Wreath. They will have a coloring sheet to take home for that word. They will also be reciting Isaiah 7:14 each week and singing songs together. This is the first time we have attempted to introduce something into our nursery since I have been on board so it will take some time. Please help us encourage your kids this advent season by talking about the coloring sheet that they will be doing, sharing more about the focus word for that week, and helping them enter into the worship of this season. We will also work on introducing the hand motions for the Apostle's Creed and this is a great thing you can help them learn at home. Fr. Kelly's demonstration of these hand motions can be found below.
CGS CANCELLED ON 12/14 FOR CHILD PROTECTION TRAINING
Advent in the Atrium
We are looking forward to participating in the season of Advent with the children. We will have our first procession of the year as the season changes to Advent, and we lay a purple cloth on the Prayer Table. We will light the candles on the Advent Wreath. We will listen together to the Old Testament Prophecies that foretold the birth of Jesus. We will practice the hard work of waiting together as we wait for the celebration of Christ’s coming!
Advent in the Home
In the Atrium, we will be pondering prophecies and narratives. A simple way to connect with what your child is experiencing in the Atrium would be to read one of these passages as a family as you light the candles on your Advent wreath. A simple reading is more than enough! You do not need to explain it, but simply enjoy it together.
The Annunciation to Mary (Luke 1:26-38)
The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth (Luke 1:39-49, 56).
The Great Light (Isaiah 9:2a)
The Birthplace of the Messiah (Micah 5:2)
The Mother (Isaiah 7:14)
The Names of the Messiah (Isaiah 9:6)
JUNIOR CATECHESIS CANCELLED ON 12/14 FOR CHILD PROTECTION TRAINING
We have officially transitioned into learning the Apostles' Creed through the catechism. As we near the end of our first semester, the shape of Junior Catechesis has continued to emerge and I want to take time this month to share our weekly rhythm with
We are in the final stretch to be able to register for Booyah Brrrr! Registration officially closes on December 15th so don't forget to register! After you have registered, please let me know so that I can plan for your child in our travel planning.
We will be finishing up with our final lesson from the Drama of Scripture this month. Our meeting will be Friday, December 12th at 6:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. We would love to have you all join us! At the turn of the year, we will be transitioning to focus on Christian Ethics in our content. In this, we are aiming to encourage our youth to consider more deeply how the Christian faith works out in their everyday life, calling them to do the deeper reasoning and application of the truth that they have been brought up in.
Please see below the Catechism Companions for the questions from the Anglican catechism, To Be A Christian, that we will be reviewing this month.
You can find all of our completed Catechism Companions as well as a guide for how you can begin to use them here.