Sunday we celebrated the Feast of St. Nicholas.
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St. Nicholas Day
Wednesday, December 9th, 2015
The Feast of St. Andrew
Tuesday, December 8th, 2015
Thanks to my friend Dawn who, last week, asked Katy and I how we celebrate the Feast day of St. Andrew, I remembered it was the Feast of St. Andrew. I was still in Thanksgiving recovery mode on November 30th but remembering saints does not have to be a huge deal. We can do so in very simple ways.
I found a great online coloring book via this site. Esther colored St. Andrew for us so we could see what he looked like. Then for snack time we made St. Andrew’s cross pretzels. I explained to the babies that (according to tradition) Andrew was crucified on a cross shaped like an X.
When did Gerhardt start getting so grown up looking?!
This is a good day to serve fish since Andrew was a fisherman. You can see what we did last year. It was a tad more exciting or at least more planned.
Our Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Day
Wednesday, November 25th, 2015
Last week we commemorated Saint Elizabeth of Hungary.
On the menu:
The End of the Year
Sunday, November 22nd, 2015
The church year we keep comes to an end today, the last Sunday of the Church Year and a new year begins next Sunday with Advent. Today we were reminded of the end of the world and pointed to Christ our Savior who has been given all things. Who keeps His promises and who will come again.
It of course made me think about the past year, specifically about the ways we have numbered our days by the observations on our church calendar.
So I took some time this week to look back through this blog at the section on the Church Year. I had already forgotten much of what we have done this year.
Psalm 39
“Show me, Lord, my life’s end
and the number of my days;
let me know how fleeting my life is.
You have made my days a mere handbreadth;
the span of my years is as nothing before you.
Everyone is but a breath,
even those who seem secure.
But now, Lord, what do I look for?
My hope is in you.
Save me from all my transgressions;
do not make me the scorn of fools.”
