Quick links: Classroom liturgy – Staff Inspiration – Family – Other Links – Multi-Media
General Prayers and Liturgies
- It’s just not Christmas without Christ – free Church ads to keep Christ in Christmas – have a peek!
- Advent Joy and Hope – CCCB
- Prayer to open and Advent/Christmas concert/celebration/liturgy
- Advent/Christmas/Epiphany 2014 quick bundle
- Advent resources from Loyola Press plus weeks of advent prayers below
- Advent Music Suggestions
- Traditional Christmas music and carols songbook – free
- Advent and Christmas – Felix Just SJ. – “good to know” (watch dates)
- Advent: the Religious Education Team for Brisbane Catholic Education.
- Blessings:
- CCCB Guidelines for Christmas Masses
- Christmas clip-art
- Dublin Catholic Advent resources – great
- Online Advent Calendar and one from Loyola Press
- Resources from Renfrew Catholic Schools Ontario
- Resources from Greater Saskatoon Catholic
- Resources and Ideas from Scotland Catholic Ed
Classroom Activities
- Isaiah Bookmark
- A Message of Hope from Isaiah
- Advent Observance Banner
- An Advent Calendar for the Entire Group
- Creating an Advent Tree of Kindness
- Decorative Advent Cards
- Good Deeds Chain
- Holy Childhood Association Advent Calendar
- Our Jesse Tree
- Paper City Nativity Scenes + bundled images
- Paper Nativity
- Popup Nativity
- Preparing for the Birth of Jesus
- Retelling the Story of Mary and Joseph
- Searching for Advent
- Welcoming Jesus Wrapping Paper
- TV News Report
School Staff Advent Inspiration:
- Short stores and reflections from Loyola Press
- A short prayer for every day of Advent from Creighton Online Ministries
- An Advent calendar with great reflections for each day and information on Jesse tree symbols.
- From Busted Halo: every year they produce a great Advent calendar with reflections and micro-challenges for each day plus many other interesting resources and thoughts.
Family Advent Activities
- Advent Calendar for Children
- Celebrating Advent with Your Family
- The Jesse Tree
- Blessing an Advent Wreath
- Blessing the Christmas Ornaments
- Blessing the Family Christmas Tree
Other Links and resources
- 12 days of Christmas power point
- 30 ways to survive Advent and Christmas
- Advent: The Text This Week – Ecumenical
- Advent: dates traditions and history
- Advent Activities – The Religion Teacher
- Advent Resources for Liturgy and Prayer – Felix Just S.J. Ph. D.
- Advent Music Suggestions
- Advent prayer – Henri Nouwen – simple
- Advent prayer from Catholic Mom
- Advent Quiz
- Advent resources from the Skit Guys
- Advent Wreath colouring page
- Advent Wreath craft and another wreath craft site and another
- Another wreath history
- Busted Halo’s Advent Calendar
- Calendars and resources from Anglicans online
- Catholic News Agency Advent resources
- Celebrating Advent CCCB
- Christmas Around the World
- Creighton Universoty – Praying Advent
- Epiphany (doorway blessing) and Theophany liturgies
- Ignatian Spirituality – Advent
- Jesse Tree Symbols and one from Loyola Press
- Loyola Press – Inspiration for Advent and other Resources
- National Catholic Education Association Advent Resources (US)
- Nativity Scenes craftsand another Nativity Scene option
- Nativity Colouring Pages
- Scottish Catholic Education Service Advent Resources
- St. Nicholas – discovering the truth about Santa Claus
- USCCB Advent Calendar
- Virtual Tour of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem
- Some “Mission Together” Advent coloring and craft activities
Videos (just some of the many)