YEAR 4 Advent/Christmas – Loving

GIFT

YEAR 4 GIFT

LF1 God’s gift of love and friendship.

LF2 God sent Jesus.LF3 Isaiah looked forward

to the gift of Jesus

ScriptureChristian BeliefsChrist is the promised one of God.The MessiahThe IncarnationGift from God to the world.

Christian Life;Beliefs and Values

PrayerPenanceServiceJoyHope

Experiences, feelings and ideas

Reflect on the importance of Advent for Christians.How do they prepare for the gift of Jesus.

Sacraments

Reconciliation – Part of Advent preparation

Art/Images/ArtefactsJesse Tree

Advent wreathAdvent calendarAdvent Candle

Images of Jesus as gift

Prayers/TraditionJoyful Mysteries of the RosaryO AntiphonsAdvent CandleAdvent wreathAdvent PromisesAdvent CalendarJesse Tree

HymnsCome Lord Jesus, ComeMaranathaO come O come EmmanuelChrist be our Light

Ephesians 1:3-6 Give thanks to God for the gift of his son.1 John1:4,9-12 God sent his SonIsaiah 25:8-9 ‘..and now we are happy and joyful because he has saved us..’Isaiah 40 9-11 ..’Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed and all people will see it..’

YEAR 4 GIFT

LF4 Gaudate Sunday.

ScriptureChristian BeliefsChrist is the promised one of God.The MessiahThe IncarnationGift from God to the world.

Christian Life;Beliefs and Values

PrayerPenanceServiceJoyHope

Experiences, feelings and ideas

Reflect on the importance of Advent for Christians.How do they prepare for the gift of Jesus.

Sacraments

Reconciliation – Part of Advent preparation

Art/Images/ArtefactsJesse Tree

Advent wreathAdvent calendarAdvent Candle

Images of Jesus as gift

Prayers/TraditionJoyful Mysteries of the RosaryAdvent CandleAdvent wreath – Pink candleAdvent PromisesAdvent CalendarJesse TreeChristingle Service

HymnsRejoice in the Lord always

Wait for the Lord (Taize)

Phillipians 4:4-9 Rejoice in the Lord

YEAR 4 GIFT

LF5 The Birth of Jesus: Wise men.

ScriptureChristian BeliefsChrist is the promised one of God.The MessiahThe IncarnationGift from God to the world.

Christian Life;Beliefs and Values

PrayerPenanceServiceJoyHope

Experiences, feelings and ideas

Reflect on the importance of Advent for Christians.How do they prepare for the gift of Jesus. What gifts do they have to offer?

Sacraments

Reconciliation – Part of Advent preparation

Art/Images/ArtefactsJesse Tree

Advent wreathAdvent calendarAdvent Candle

Images of Jesus as giftImages of visit of the Magi

Prayers/Tradition

Christingle ServiceNativity play – gifts of gold frankincense and myrrh Carol service

Hymns

We three kings

Matthew 2:1-12,16-18 – Visit of the wise men

YEAR 4 GIFT

LF6 The Church celebrates the gift of Jesus.

Scripture

Use Scripture from other LFsJohn the Baptist

Isaiah and birth narratives Beginning of Johns’s Gospel

Christian Beliefs

As other LFs

Christian Life;Beliefs and Values

As other LFsExperiences, feelings and

ideasAs other LFs

Sacraments

Art/Images/Artefacts

N/A

Prayers/Tradition

Midnight MassEpiphany

Baptism of Jesus

Hymns

Christmas carols Hymns about Light