Ministry Ideas for Celebrating Advent and Christmas with Teens, Families, and Parishes

by Janet Claussen and Marilyn Kielbasa

Book Overview

For many people, the secular preparation time for Christmas takes precedence over the spiritual meaning of the season. Once Christmas arrives, the spiritual significance is lost amid the boxes and ribbons. Most Catholics don't realize that the season extends all the way through Epiphany to the Baptism of Our Lord.

For the seven weeks of Advent and Christmas, our collective psyches are caught between the magic of the holidays and the mystery...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 088489861X
• ISBN13: 9780884898610
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Saint Mary's Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"