Resources

Missio and Mission Together have created even more resources for you to use and enjoy for Advent and Christmas.

There are PowerPoints and notes to guide you through the material, as well as workshops that you can run with a class group.

Picture from Missio's website

A range of resources for Advent in primary and secondary schools is now available from the CAFOD website.

The resources include an Advent liturgy with accompanying notes, a reconciliation service, and an Advent calendar in PowerPoint format, which is ideal for daily class prayers.

Download from CAFOD:...

Mission Together has created new liturgies, assemblies and craft activities for 2018 to help primary age groups journey through Advent.

Some of the new resources reference Biblical locations featured in their 2018-19 'Together in Jordan' campaign poster. This enables children to follow the journey made...

To help primary schools journey towards Christmas, Mission Together has lots of attractive Advent resources to offer a joyful and thoughtful approach to this wonderful season.

There are assemblies, craft activities, a faithful Christmas quiz and their much loved Advent calendar, and a new St Nicholas...

Missio has created Advent assemblies to help schools, colleges and youth groups journey towards Christmas. The assemblies focus on Missio's international projects, enabling pupils to discover how the Universal Church is bringing the Hope, Peace, Joy and Love of Christ to those living in poverty, regardless...

It's that time of year already! CAFOD's refugee-themed Advent Calendar is available to download now, and it's great for KS3/KS4 and post-16 prayers.

There's a PowerPoint version where you can click on the bauble for the date and go to the slide for that day, or a pdf that allows young people to create...

It's almost October – how's your Nativity planning going?

The Bible Society's Pop-Up Nativity for 2017 offers a script, video, PowerPoint visuals and colouring sheets telling the story of The Greatest Journey – following Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem.

The no-rehearsal script includes suggestions...

There are loads of great Catholic Podcasts out there, below is a list of some of the best ones we've come across, and those recommended to us by others!

One of our favourites is Pray as you Go, a great way to focus yourself on the way to work, and it's something I've used with staff in schools and know...

Tearfund have put together this lovely 'God With Us' Nativity play. Find it here.

A tradition carol service format, put together by the US Bishops Conference. Find it here.

Creighton University Online Ministry have put together some things full of prayers and reflections. Very text heavy. More here too.

CJM, Welcome Jesus – Advent Liturgy, there"s a free outline/script, and musical resources for purchase.

There's lots of bits of miscellaneous info on here, and really useful list of hymns! Find it all here.

Really handy prayers that young people can lead themselves! £10 from Don Bosco Publications, the Salesian publishers, click here to order