Advent: Waiting Joyfully!

This past Sunday marks the beginning of Advent. Can your child point out the season of Advent on the liturgical calendar?

Advent is a time of joyful waiting. We are awaiting the birth of Christ!

As the Liturgical Seasons change, so does our prayer table. We changed our prayer cloth from green for Ordinary Time to purple for Advent. Can you see our wreath? We light one candle for each of the four Sundays in Advent. This week we lit the first candle. As we light more candles, our world becomes brighter, symbolizing our growing anticipation for Jesus, the light of our world!

Each morning we have a little Advent celebration, either at our weekly assembly or during Connection Time. 

Has your child mentioned our Shepherd? Each day we hunt for the Shepherd. He is hidden around our school and when we find him, his scripture message draws us closer to Jesus. 

As a school, we're getting our hearts, our classrooms, and our world ready for Jesus. Instead of just focusing on gifts or decorations, we are practicing virtues that help make a true home for our King. Each child made an Advent Promise by choosing a virtue or kind action and writing it on the “hay”. Together, we are doing our best to create a warm and loving place for baby Jesus.

As we journey towards Christmas, may we prepare our hearts with kindness as we joyfully await the birth of Christ!

Advent: Preparing our Hearts for the Birth of Christ

This past Sunday marked the first Sunday of Advent. 

We have been learning about the liturgical calendar. Can your child point out the season of Advent?

Advent is a time of hope and anticipation. We are awaiting the birth of Christ!

As the liturgical seasons change, so does our prayer cloth and prayer table. We changed our prayer table cloth from green (Ordinary Time) to purple (Advent). Can you see our wreath? We light one candle for each of the four Sundays in Advent. This week we lit the first candle. As we light more candles each week, our world becomes brighter, symbolizing our growing anticipation of Jesus, who is the light of our world. 

Each morning, we have a daily Advent celebration, either at our weekly Monday
assembly or at our classroom Connection Time. 

Has your child mentioned our Shepherd? Each day during Advent, we hunt for the Shepherd. He is hidden around our school, and when we find him, his scripture message helps is draw closer to Jesus. 

As a school, we are rooting ourselves in Christ through the tradition of the Jesse Tree. We are decorating the Jesse Tree with an ornament or two each day that symbolizes key people and events from the Old Testament, leading us to the Birth of Christ. It is a beautiful way to hear about God's love for us through biblical events. We even created our own Jesse Trees and enjoy adding the daily symbol(s)!

As we journey towards Christmas, may we prepare our hearts with kindness as we joyfully wait for the coming of Jesus!

Advent: A Season of Waiting

 This past Sunday marked the first Sunday of Advent. 

We have been learning about the liturgical calendar. Can your child point out Advent?

Advent is a time of hope and anticipation. We are waiting for the birth of Christ!

We changed our prayer table cloth from green, when it was Ordinary Time, to purple for Advent. Can you see our wreath? We light one candle for each of the four Sundays in Advent. This week we lit the first candle. As we light more candles each week, our world becomes brighter, symbolizing our growing anticipation of Jesus, who is the light of our world. 

At mass, the priest now wears purple vestments, the altar has a purple table cloth, and the advent wreath is displayed. 

Today our class led a school-wide virtual assembly, celebrating the first week of Advent and lighting the candle of hope. 

Families can share in our celebration from home:

Each morning, we will have a little Advent celebration during our daily Connection Time. As we journey towards Christmas, may we prepare our hearts with kindness as we joyfully wait for the coming of Jesus!