Advent Retreat – November 30, 2011
Our Advent Retreat had many activities going on at once. Here are photos from
Ms. Nancy’s Nativity Play:
Mary and a Wise 'Kid' prepare for their roles
Parents assemble for the best view of the Nativity story
The Wise 'Kids' prepare for their roles
Ms. Nancy tells the Nativity Story
Ms. Nancy tells the Nativity Story
Ms. Nancy tells the Nativity Story
Ms. Nancy tells the Nativity Story
Stable animals in the Nativity Story
Baby Jesus is born!
The shepherds hear the Good News from the Angel
In the Stable
Making Advent Wreaths together
Making an Advent Wreath
Making Advent Wreaths together
Sisters working together on an Advent Wreath
A fine finished project
It is fun to work on a project with Mom!
Wreath bearers
Assembling an Advent Wreath
The Advent Calendar
was not your typical open-the-flap type. We wanted to incorporate loving deeds into our Advent season.
The Advent Calendar was stack of colored papers to make a chain of good deeds throughout the Advent season
The Jesse Tree
station was a place to make ornaments that also count the days until Christmas. Each of the 25 ornaments was printed with an ancestor of Jesus as it traced his family tree throughout the Bible back to Jesse. Each ornament had a scripture verse on the back and a black and white picture for the children to decorate. They were not skimpy when it came to applying the glitter or the glue!
Working together on the Jesse Tree ornaments
Lots of glitter and glue make this a sparkly treasure
Crayons could also be used to decorate the Jesse Tree ornaments
This is going to be the most decorated Jesse Tree ornament ever!
Working together to make a Jesse Tree ornament
Soup Kits
for Our Lady of the Rosary parish in Louisburg was a fun way to incorporate an act of loving service in our Advent Retreat. Along the line of tables were arranged bins of ingredients for the families to work together and package. At the end, there was a recipe in Spanish and English and a sweet note from the Preschool to the families who would be receiving our gift. We packed over 100 bags of soup!! Great job!
First you add the barley
Then you add the split peas
Then you add the rice
Ms. Kathy helps out with the soup kits
Hard working elves kept the soup kit area clean!
Mr. Jim and the storytellers
entertained the children during the event. Mr. Jim sang songs that the children were familiar with from their music classes and our celebrity storytellers shared different tales from the Nativity.
Rockin' out with Mr. Jim
The children used shakers and jingle bells to play along with Mr. Jim
Jumping with joy
Mr. Jim knows how to get the crowd on its feet
Mr. Jim and Ms. Kathryn join forces to get the children moving and singing
Ms. Tanya shares a story with the children
Ms. Kathryn reads 'The Crippled Lamb' to the children
Ms. Nancy shares a story with the children
The Cookie Decorating station
was a big hit from start to finish! Our cookies were all homemade by Tara Heller and Maggie Hemedinger to be assured that they were nut-free. It was a delicious way to end the evening!
A yummy confection so delicately decorated!
Getting a little help from Dad
So many choices of decorations
A Wise choice!
Ms. Nancy tries her hand at decorating
Ms. Melissa makes her cookie a work of art
Thank you
to all the coordinators who made this possible: Jen Campbell, Susan Gowland, Moira Roberts, Tara Heller, Nancy Bourke and Jim Wahl, and to all the teachers who came to help out man the stations to make things run smoothly and tell tales to our families. What an unforgettable evening of love, service and fellowship you all provided for us!
