How
to Make an Advent Wreath
Advent
is a wonderful Christian season that can
be observed in the home as well as at
church. With its association with
Christmas, Advent is a natural time to
involve children in activities at home
that directly connect with worship at
church. In the home an Advent
wreath is often placed on the
dining table and lighted at meals, with
Scripture readings preceding the
lighting of the candles. There is
special significance on each Sunday of
Advent, as a new candle is lighted each
Sunday during the four weeks, and then
the same candles are lighted each meal
during the week. In this context, it
provides the opportunity for family
devotion and prayer together, and helps
teach the Faith to children, especially
if they are involved in reading the
daily Scriptures.
You
can make an Advent Wreath in many ways:
Use real holly or evergreen and form
into a wreath and purchase a metal 4
ring candle holder and insert the three
purple candles and one pink one.
You
can also use silk holly or plastic
evergreen to form the base wreath and
use 4 sturdy candle holders.
However you make your Advent wreath,
use the prayers provided here when you
light the candles each day to make your
Christmas this year really meaningful.
Click here for an Advent Wreath for
the children to colour:
