Sunday Gospel Activities — December 2011
By - Posted on November 28, 2011Please note that all missing activities will be added as soon as they are available.
Missal Resources
A special thank you to Daniel McCormick of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Daniel wrote to offer our readers the following resources to aid with preparation for the new translation of the Roman Missal. (Please note that the pages are formatted for booklet printing and will appear to be out of order):
- The Illustrated Mass - (7.2 MB) This was given out to 4K-4th graders. It includes some representative selections from the various parts of the Mass, along with pictures, reflections, related scriptural passages, and a glossary.
- The Prayers of the Mass - (5.4 MB) – This booklet was given out to 5th-8th graders. It includes the prayers of a complete Mass, along with rubrics, pictures, related scriptural passages, and a glossary.
December 4, 2011 – 2nd Sunday of Advent
Click on the links below to download each item
- Sunday’s Gospel
- Children’s Liturgy of the Word Planning Tool
- Coloring Page
- Lesson Plan
- Mass Worksheets – 7-10, 11-14
- Word Search – Puzzle, Solution
- Crossword – Puzzle, Solution
- 2011 Printable Advent Chain
- 2011 Printable Advent Calendar
- Mailbox Advent Wreath
- Catholic Quiz of the Week Questions and Solutions
Extra Activities:
- Current CatholicMom.com Contests
- Pre K Lesson Plans – Updated Regularly
- Religious Education Articles by Laura Grace
- Homeschooling Resources
- Puppet/skit scripts at CatholicMom.com
- Teaching Catholic Kids - Our Sunday Visitor
- To Teach – USCCB
- 2011 Printable Advent Chain
- Catechist Resources For Roman Missal, 3rd Edition
December 11, 2011 – 3rd Sunday of Advent
Click on the links below to download each item
- Sunday’s Gospel
- Children’s Liturgy of the Word Planning Tool
- Coloring Page
- Lesson Plan
- Mass Worksheets – 7-10, 11-14
- Word Search – Puzzle, Solution
- Crossword – Puzzle, Solution
- Mailbox Advent Wreath
- 2011 Printable Advent Chain
- 2011 Printable Advent Calendar
- Catholic Quiz of the Week Questions and Solutions
- Catechist Resources For Roman Missal, 3rd Edition
- Magnifikid free resource for Roman Missal, 3rd Edition
December 18, 2011 – 4th Sunday of Advent
Click on the links below to download each item
- Sunday’s Gospel
- Children’s Liturgy of the Word Planning Tool
- Coloring Page
- Lesson Plan
- Mass Worksheets – 7-10, 11-14
- Word Search – Puzzle, Solution
- Crossword – Puzzle, Solution
- Mailbox Advent Wreath
- 2011 Printable Advent Chain
- 2011 Printable Advent Calendar
- Catholic Quiz of the Week Questions and Solutions
- Catechist Resources For Roman Missal, 3rd Edition
- Celebrating the Mass Lesson Plans
- Magnifikid free resource for Roman Missal, 3rd Edition
December 25, 2011 – The Nativity of the Lord, Christmas
Click on the links below to download each item
- Sunday’s Gospel
- Children’s Liturgy of the Word Planning Tool
- Set a Table for God Placemat Craft
- Coloring Page
- Lesson Plan
- Mass Worksheets – Not available this week
- Word Search – Not available this week
- Crossword – Not available this week
- Catholic Quiz of the Week Questions and Solutions
- Catechist Resources For Roman Missal, 3rd Edition
- Celebrating the Mass Lesson Plans
- Magnifikid free resource for Roman Missal, 3rd Edition
I’d like to express my appreciation to Karen Purnell, a semi-retired Director of Religious Education, who has kindly shared the following resources to aid you, your students and your families in preparing for the arrival of the Roman Missal, 3rd Edition. To download each PDF file, click on the file name.
- Countries Using New English Translation of the Missal
- Creed
- Gloria
- Greeting
- Invitation and Preface
- Memorial Acclamation and Service
- Sanctus and Communion Invitation
Please feel free to pass along these resources to teachers, families and parishes who may find them helpful.
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Hi again!
Really enjoying the activity sheets, for my Faith Formation class. I seem to have difficulty finding these activities at the change of every month. Now I am looking for the January lesson plans! Thank you!