December 2018
Waiting and Welcoming
The focus of this issue is on helping children understand what Jesus’ birth means for them and for the world.
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Advent Devotions
You can buy an Advent wreath or make your own by setting four candles in a circle and surrounding them with greenery. Advent wreaths usually have three purple candles and one pink candle, or four purple candles. If your wreath has a pink candle, light it on the third Sunday of Advent. A taller, white candle (the “Christ candle”) goes in the center of the wreath.
First Sunday of Advent more
12/03/2018 at 10:11 am
About the December issue
December 2018—Welcoming Jesus
Advent, the four weeks before Christmas, is a time of great excitement. This issue should help children understand that there is a much greater reason for excitement than the activities of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. more
11/29/2018 at 01:22 pm
Using December in Groups
Though Pockets is primarily a resource for children’s personal use, the magazine can be used in groups as supplemental Sunday-school material or with weeknight groups or Pockets clubs. Here are some suggestions for using the December issue, on the theme of Welcoming Jesus, in weekly segments.
11/29/2018 at 01:20 pm