Advent Planning

To Buy: Advent candles, food bin for stockfeed (as a manger?!?!?); jesse tree; large wreath {SPOTLIGHT?)

ORGANISE CHRISTMAS HAMPER

Also from http://showerofroses.blogspot.com.au/2012/12/this-years-advent-christmas-book.html

December 1 (First Sunday of Advent)
*Decorate for Advent with Advent Calendars, Advent Wreath, Jesse Tree, etc... Set out Manger for Baby Jesus and all of our Christmas Books. Bless the Advent Wreath during nighttime prayers. 

http://catholicicing.com/nativity-set-crafts-and-activities-for-kids/

December 3 ~ Celebrate the Feast of St. Francis Xavier

December 6 (Feast of St. Nicholas) ~ The Miracle of Saint Nicholas
*Celebrate the Feast of St. Nicholas; Bake St. Nicholas Cookies

December 8 (Feast of the Immaculate Conception) ~ http://catholicicing.com/category/immaculate-conception/, give miraculous medals to children and we ask priest to bless them at Mass.

December 9 (Second Sunday of Advent) ~ *Our Lady of Guadalupe (pop-up)
* Feast of St. Juan Diego

December 12 (Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe) ~ The Legend of the Christmas Rose
*Begin Christmas Rose Novena

December 13 (Feast of St. Lucy) ~ Lucia, Saint of Light
*Celebrate the Feast of St. Lucy

December 14 ~ Waiting for Noel: An Advent Story

December 16 (Gaudete Sunday) ~ The Night of Las Posadas

December 17 ~ The Miraculous Child: A Christmas Folktale from Old Russia
*O Wisdom... (View all our O Antiphon Plans here.)

December 18 ~ Home for Christmas
*O Adonai, and Ruler of the House...

December 19
*O Root of Jesse...

December 20 ~
*O Key of David - Key Lime Pie and Sparkling Drinks with Dinner

December 21 ~ One Christmas Dawn
*O Dayspring... Hot Cocoa in thermoses and drive around to see Christmas lights in town after dark

December 22 ~
*O King of the Gentiles...

December 23 (Fourth Sunday of Advent) ~ The Donkey's Dream
*Bake Starlight Cookies
*O Emmanuel...

December 24 (Christmas Eve) ~ *A Christmas Manger (Punch-out-and-play Books)