Comments on St. Theophan Academy: Living the Nativity Fast

Thanks for this information! God bless your Advent...

2011-11-15T11:58:23.525-06:00

Thanks for this information! God bless your Advent and all you do! -- Margie

oh, I see. It looks like a lovely book. I'll h...

2011-11-14T15:01:29.485-06:00

oh, I see. It looks like a lovely book. I'll have to look for the book - I'm a bit confused about what to do with the lion and bunnies! (I'm an inquirer.)

I think we're going to keep it simple and just color and paste the pictures onto a paper backdrop this year.

The pattern to make The Jesus is Born Calendar is ...

2011-11-14T12:30:12.829-06:00

The pattern to make The Jesus is Born Calendar is linked at the bottom of the post. It is basically line drawings of the illustrations in the book. You print them off, then you can make a backdrop. The one shown has the drawings fixed to foamcore board, with velcro on the back. One piece of the icon is added each day, then you have the complete icon at the end of the fast. You could back the images with felt and make it as a flannel board project as well.

Thanks for all of this information! What fun! Ca...

2011-11-14T08:44:01.682-06:00

Thanks for all of this information! What fun!

Can you tell me where the Jesus is Born advent calendar comes from? Is it meant to be a felt board?

This is so, so, so helpful!! Thank you so much for...

2011-11-14T01:06:47.208-06:00

This is so, so, so helpful!! Thank you so much for all your links and ideas!!