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The Jesus Tree ~ Week Three
As we continue our Jesus Tree, here are the Symbols, Readings and Activities for Week Three of Lent:
Day 13 ~ Jesus Quiets a Storm
Symbol: Cloud with Lightning
Readings: Mt 8:23-27, Mk 4:35-40, Lk 8:22-25
NCPB: Jesus Calms the Storm Pages 146-147
Coloring: Jesus Calms the Storm
Just For Fun: Jesus Calms the Storm Decoder Puzzle,
Day 14 ~ The Good Samaritan
Symbol: Horse
Readings: Lk 10:25-37
NCPB: The Good Samaritan Pages 170-171
Coloring: The Good Samaritan or this The Good Samaritan
Just For Fun: Good Samaritan Crossword, Maze, and Word Search
Day 15 ~ Jesus Walks on Water
Symbol: Footprints on Water
Readings: Mt 14:22-33, Mk 6:45-52, Jn6:16-21
NCPB: Jesus Walks on the Water Page 154
Coloring: Jesus Walks on Water or this one (for younger children)
Just For Fun: Jesus Walks on Water Maze, Crossword, or Word Search
Day 16 ~ Promise of the Eucharist
Symbol: Chalice with Host
Readings: Jn 6:22-59
NCPB: Promise of the Holy Eucharist Pages 156-157
Coloring: I am planning on using pages from our Eucharistic Adoration Coloring Book
you should get it you could use this or this! 😉
Just For Fun: We will be doing the Crossword, and Word Jumble from our Eucharistic Adoration Coloring Book as well. Online you can find a Bread of Life Word Search, Word Shape, or Crossword. And here is another (bigger) Word Search.
Day 17 ~ The Lost Sheep and The Good Shepherd
Symbol: Sheep
Readings: Lk 15:1-7
NCPB: The Good Shepherd Page 183
Coloring: The Good Shepherd
Just For Fun: The Good Shepherd Crossword, Word Jumble, or Word Search
Day 18 ~ Jesus Feeds 5000
Symbol: Loaf of Bread and Fish
Readings: Mt 14:13-21, Mk 6:31-44, Jn 6:1-15
NCPB: The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes Pages 152-153
Coloring: Jesus Feeds 5000
Just For Fun: Jesus Feeds 5000 Spiral, and Maze
Day 19 ~ Samaritan Woman at the Well
Symbol: Well
Readings: Jn 4:4-42
NCPB: The Samaritan Woman Pages 122-123
Coloring: Woman Meets Jesus at the Well
Just For Fun: Woman at the Well Maze
I especially liked the well! Didn’t it turn out cute? I love felt, it is so much fun, although, at this point, my hands are a bit sore from all the cutting… It is worth it though! The kids are loving our Jesus Tree!
Bunco Highlights
What a fun night!!! Our “Couples Bunco” was a BLAST! I think everyone had a great time, including all our husbands whom we begged to attend… In fact, when my dad found out that my mom was hosting next month, he said, “Do I get to play?” We will definitely need to include the guys again! Although, none of them were all that thrilled about me snapping pictures of them holding the pink “Bunco” die! Our hostess had a fun twist at the end of the night… She had each couple combine their scores to determine the winners. The most Buncos went to Art & Stasia with FIVE between them, four belonging to Stasia!!! (Stasia is the Bunco queen–However, Snuggles is now totally traumatized from the screaming excitement!)
I’m SO excited!!!!
It’s BUNCO time!!!! If you have ever played Bunco before, you know what fun it is! If you have never played before…ohhhh, what fun you are you missing out on!
close to Valentine’s Day, the hostess has decided to have a COUPLES Bunco!!! Hubby is not too sure, but I know he will love it! She is having us all come early for dinner too! (We usually just have appetizers and drinks.) I am really looking forward to a fun night out!Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes
We had a lovely day today, celebrating the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes! In addition to our regular schedule we had a few extra activities planned, as well as a special menu–geared around a white and blue theme. The table was decorated nicely with our white china dishes, candles, our little statue of Mary, and lots of yummy food. When Rascal sat down to eat he said, “Wow!! This looks like a restaurant! A CATHOLIC restaurant!”
The girls were especially excited about the cake I purchased at a bake sale after Mass yesterday! It was perfect… White cake with white frosting and pink and white roses.
I also have been very impressed with the art projects in Seton’s Art 1 for Young Catholics! We did the “Grotto” craft today and all the children loved it! Even Chiquita wanted to “do it MYSELF!” And she did a great job at that!
(From top to bottom: Captain, Rascal, Twinkle Toes and Chiquita)
This afternoon, we were even able to watch The Song of Bernadette
We ended the day with our family rosary by candlelight, and then tucked the kids into bed…
…Now, if I could just get Snuggles to go to sleep!! He has been crying for hours on end each night, the doctor says it’s teething, and he just won’t sleep, the poor baby… Oh!!! he just stopped, or did for a second anyways… Any suggestions? I miss sleeping 🙂
“Embrace Mary, for she is the very Gate of Heaven
who brings to you the Glorious King of the New Light.”
Creative Cabins
Tomorrow is Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday and next Monday is Presidents’ Day. If you are looking for a fun craft idea to do with your kids, check out Martha Stewart’s Presidents’ Day Log Cabin! I think it looks like such fun to make. It is made out of pretzels, and will make a perfect Lenten snack! I am sure my boys will enjoy making a cabin out of something other than Lincoln Logs for a change–although, I have a feeling, they will probably want to do BOTH!
**UPDATE: Dawn has an AMAZING list of ideas to do for Lincoln’s Birthday! I am saving it out to use in a couple months when we will be studing Abraham Lincoln in History. Thank you Dawn!
Whew… I passed!
Congratulations! You are more knowlegeable than most modern theologians! You have achieved mastery over the most important doctrines of the Catholic Faith! You should share your incredible understanding with others!
Thanks, Mom, for teaching me well!
I MISS my Mac!
OK… So, I am a bit frustrated with both my computer and blogger. I have been for awhile, but have finally decided to vent about it! 😉
One of my favorite things about blogging has been keeping in closer contact with friends and family, as well as making new friends. It is so fun to receive comments from everyone as well as leave comments for others. HOWEVER, it frustrates me to no end when I go to leave a comment on a blogger blog and they have the comments set to a pop-up window. This is what my PC does:
The only difference is my computer shuts down for a minimum of 10 minutes. It is pointless to wait, and so I get up, go do something else and check back every few minutes to see if my computer has decided to come back to life.
Very, very, VERY frustrating. Unfortunately I can’t chuck this computer and get a new MAC which I would really really REALLY LOVE to do… So, if you have a blogger blog, here is how you can make my life a bit less frustrating:
- Make sure your signed in
- Click on Customize
- Click on the Settings Tab
- Click on Comments
- Scroll down till you see “Show comments in a popup window?”
- Click NO
I will LOVE YOU FOREVER!!!
Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes ~ plans and ideas
This coming Monday, February 11th, is the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes! This year, we will be commemorating the 150th Anniversary of this special feast, when the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to a 14 year old peasant girl named Bernadette Soubrious, in Lourdes, France.
The kids and I will read the story of Our Lady of Lourdes and, like usual, do a bit of coloring. If you don’t happen to have the coloring book, there is a coloring page available online if you go here and then click on “Saints by Feast Day” and then “Our Lady of Lourdes” under February.. But, if you are feeling extra creative, you could try to make one of these!!!, it is SO good!! The kids also really love Bernadette – The Princess of Lourdes. A couple other great movies about this apparition are Bernadette and The Passion of Bernadette by Ignatius Press.What Kind of Mother Hen Are You?
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