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What is ADVENT?
• A Christian tradition that symbolizes the passage of the 4 weeks before Christmas.
• Begins 4 Sundays before (11/29) and ends Christmas Eve.
• A time to prepare our hearts for the celebration of the birth of Jesus.
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How to bring Advent to your home…
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The Advent Wreath
Week 1: HOPE
Week 2: LOVE
Week 3: JOY
Week 4: PEACE
Christmas Eve: CHRIST
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Advent Devotionals
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The Jesse Tree
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Unwrapping the Greatest Gift
by Ann Voskamp
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For the Lego lover…
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Advent Spiral
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The manger begins empty at the beginning of Advent.
Each time someone in the family does a good deed or
makes a sacrifice, he or she gets to place a piece of straw
in the manger.
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Advent Family Activities
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Different Advent Calendars…
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Nature Walk…take a rock away as you move
shepherds and wise men closer.
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Jesus Storybook Bible
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Extras:
• Find Christmas music to play before, during or after. (Go Fish, Chris Tomlin, David Crowder…)
• Take a drive to see lights and use that time to talk about God’s GIFT
• Go see a Living Nativity http://www.jerseyfamilyfun.com/living-nativity-scenes-new-jersey/
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So what’s the point?
• Don’t just add to the busyness of the season. • Plan time in the day so you can enjoy it. • Find something that works for your family. • Tradition is good when it brings us closer to
God and reminds of us of His GRACE! • They could change as your family changes and
grows or you could find something that works each year.
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Focus on…
• Prayer • Closeness to God and family • God’s Word • Acts of Kindness
John 14:6 “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes
to the Father except through me.”
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Now to make your own!
Take a bag. Decorate it however you like. Put the set of cards/papers inside. THAT’S IT! Now each day take one out and read it.