Lent 2008 ideas

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I’m thinking of a lenten “advent” calendar. When you open the
flap, there would be a scripture verse. And there would be a
tiny present each day. Has anyone ever thought of this or
tried it?
 
I would think the concept of “rewarding” myself every day sorta flies in the face of Lenten sacrifice. But perhaps putting little notes inside that tell you to do a certain thing every day like pray the Angelus, or visit Jesus in Adoration, or stuff like that.

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Otherwise I like the idea of marking the days in some way - I would just want to make it relevant to the season, that’s all.

~Liza
 
lizaanne said:
I would think the concept of “rewarding” myself every day sorta flies in the face of Lenten sacrifice.
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~Liza
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Actually, I was going to reward the kids.
And I need a plan for studying the saints this lent.
 
There are lented calendars that you can buy. I know the kids at our church get one every year.
 
When my children were at home, one of our annual Lenten practices was a large piece of poster board, divided into calendar days, entitled “A Loving Lent.” The girls typically received some money from their grandparents along with Valentine’s cards, and that money – their own – was changed into dimes. At the end of each day, each child had to tell “something loving” they had done that day, it was written in the day’s square, and one of their dimes was taped onto the calendar, which hung in a prominent spot. At Lent’s end, the whole poster board went to Father at the rectory to use the money for whatever he thought appropriate. (Father, bless him, always sent a nice note to the girls thanking them and saying he had used the money for this or that.)

It is a good memory for my girls – now grown – and I think made the point of sacrifice and good works in the name of Our Lord. Of course, many an evening you would hear a rush of “loving deeds” taking place – “oh, let me help you;” “would you like me to read you a story,” etc. – as a child realized they had done NOTHING loving all day long to report. :o

And the poor secretary at the parish office – who was tasked with untaping all the little dimes – was glad to see our family grow up! 😃
 
What a great idea. And such a good memory maker! I hope you parents got the secretary something nice for Easter each year too! 😉
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When my children were at home, one of our annual Lenten practices was a large piece of poster board, divided into calendar days, entitled “A Loving Lent.” The girls typically received some money from their grandparents along with Valentine’s cards, and that money – their own – was changed into dimes. At the end of each day, each child had to tell “something loving” they had done that day, it was written in the day’s square, and one of their dimes was taped onto the calendar, which hung in a prominent spot. At Lent’s end, the whole poster board went to Father at the rectory to use the money for whatever he thought appropriate. (Father, bless him, always sent a nice note to the girls thanking them and saying he had used the money for this or that.)

It is a good memory for my girls – now grown – and I think made the point of sacrifice and good works in the name of Our Lord. Of course, many an evening you would hear a rush of “loving deeds” taking place – “oh, let me help you;” “would you like me to read you a story,” etc. – as a child realized they had done NOTHING loving all day long to report. :o

And the poor secretary at the parish office – who was tasked with untaping all the little dimes – was glad to see our family grow up! 😃
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IrishAm said:
When my children were at home, one of our annual Lenten practices was a large piece of poster board, divided into calendar days, entitled “A Loving Lent.” The girls typically received some money from their grandparents along with Valentine’s cards, and that money – their own – was changed into dimes. At the end of each day, each child had to tell “something loving” they had done that day, it was written in the day’s square, and one of their dimes was taped onto the calendar, which hung in a prominent spot. At Lent’s end, the whole poster board went to Father at the rectory to use the money for whatever he thought appropriate. (Father, bless him, always sent a nice note to the girls thanking them and saying he had used the money for this or that.)

It is a good memory for my girls – now grown – and I think made the point of sacrifice and good works in the name of Our Lord. Of course, many an evening you would hear a rush of “loving deeds” taking place – “oh, let me help you;” “would you like me to read you a story,” etc. – as a child realized they had done NOTHING loving all day long to report. :o

And the poor secretary at the parish office – who was tasked with untaping all the little dimes – was glad to see our family grow up! 😃
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Thank you, thank you! This is a very good idea. Did you
think of it yourself?
 
cheeto1 said:
Thank you, thank you! This is a very good idea. Did you
think of it yourself?
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Yes, I did. One of my better ideas I always thought. :newidea: Although I’m not sure the parish secretary agreed. 😃
 
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