December is Our Christmas Month
A Christmas Prayer:
Almighty God, are you true?"
When you are standing up to your neck in darkness,
how do you say yes to that question?
You say yes, I suppose the only way faith can ever say it,
if it is honest with itself.
You say yes with your fingers crossed.
You say it with your heart in your mouth.
Maybe that way we can say yes.
He visited us.
The world has never been quite the same.
It is still a very dark world,
in some ways darker than ever before,
but the darkness is different
because he keeps getting born into it.
Frederick Buechner, from The Clown in the Belfry.
December Teacher Opportunities!!! (Click on title line for details)
Stewardship Garden of Relationships - December
December is the month for Stewardship Garden of Relationships
Please see the six attached files
- Stewardship Garden of Relationships – Lesson Plan from ‘Learning to Give’ – for grades K-2
- Stewardship Garden of Relationships – Student Activities and Bulletin Board Ideas – for grades K-2
- Stewardship Garden of Relationships – Prayer Service
- Stewardship Garden of Relationships - Scriptures
- Stewardship Garden of Relationships – Saint – appropriate for reading aloud to K-2 classes
- Stewardship Garden of Relationships – Family Reflections for Parent Packets
BECU School Grants are available to help fund educational materials and/or programs that directly enhance students’ learning experiences that align with the missions and values of BECU: financial education, environmental sustainability and technology tools to enhance learning in reading, writing, math or science.
Religious Education Newsletter - December
OCFF: Blessed Second Week of Advent! As we move through this grace filled season, I hope you are finding time for prayer and reflection. Included are several great resources for both Advent and Christmas
CAPE Newsletter - December
Latest newsletter from the Council for American Private Education.
March for Life – January 17, 2012
OCFF: On Tuesday, January 17, 2012, the 34th annual March for Life and Rally will be held in Olympia at Noon. We come to witness that all life is sacred and worthy of all protection under the law. We meet on the Capitol steps to remind our elected and appointed government officials of their duty to protect human life in all its stages, and promote respect and dignity for all.
Check It Out - Newsletter
The Library Media Center is a service of the Office of Catholic Faith Formation providing print and audio-visual resource materials related to the local Church and reference services for parishes, schools and organizations.
Good News Newsletter from Missions
Included in this issue: An Advent/Christmas poem; a sampling of upcoming events and time-dated resources; a two-pager on economic justice; reflection for 2nd Sunday of Advent; the meaning of Jesus' birth according to a Peruvian theologian; and a prayer to Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Healthy Perspectives Newsletter - December
Tips for Holiday stress reduction by Marc Guzman
College Board AP Update
Latest news on Adavanced Placement from Nancy Potter at the College Board.
2012 NCEA Special Needs Conference
February 9-12, 2012 in sunny San Diego.
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