Welcome to the 4th and 5th grade Advent Retreat 2011: "Prepare Your House. Prepare Your Heart."
How did we go about doing this?
Well, we built houses...sort of:
(Apparently, they were quite tasty!)
We "erased" our sins by celebrating the sacrament of Reconciliation...
We made St. Nicholas stockings and stuffed them with affirmations for classmates...
We made Advent wreaths...of sorts:
Making promises in the following specific areas -->
1- Prayer 2- Doing Things for Others 3- Show Love 4- Giving
I have to admit that the retreat was a good set of exercises for me too - it gave me a chance to just slow down. (I even had the opportunity to sit (in peace!) in Church for about 30 minutes as the students took turns at Reconciliation.)
Slowly, but surely, we are preparing for Christmas...
"Every year we celebrate the holy season of Advent, O God. Every year we pray those beautiful prayers of longing and waiting, and sing those lovely songs of hope and promise."
- Karl Rahner
Happy Advent. Let this season of preparation find a special home in our hearts!
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