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    25 Stockings to Christmas
    25 Stockings to Christmas
    25 Stockings to Christmas
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    25 Stockings to Christmas

    By Caroline Bindon

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    Beginning on the 1st December and journeying through to Christmas Day, this book is packed with inspirational thoughts and creative ideas to bring real meaning to your Christmas experience. There are nine different ‘times’ included for each day from which participants can mix and match depending on available time and resources. Suitable for individuals, couples, families or flatmates, the book is designed to bring something fresh and new each time you use it over the years. The different ‘times’ include: Bible Time, Question Time, Reflection Time, Discussion Time, Activity Time, Decoration Time, Study Time, Response Time and Prayer Time. Instructions are also included to make your own set of 25 stockings. You can choose from either the ‘No-Sew’ or ‘Simple Sew’ examples. Fill your stockings with small treats and, as you share the treats each day, use the devotional resource to enhance your understanding and engagement with the Christmas season.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKereru Publishing Ltd
    Release dateAug 15, 2015
    ISBN9780473263133
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      25 Stockings to Christmas - Caroline Bindon

      Copyright Page

      Scripture quotations marked (CEV) are from the Contemporary English Version Copyright © 1991, 1992, 1995 by American Bible Society, Used by Permission.

      ‘25 Stockings to Christmas’

       ‘A Devotional Advent Journey for All Ages’

      First published in New Zealand October 2013 by Kereru Publishing Ltd.

      Edited by Andrew Gamman

      Text copyright © Caroline Bindon, 2013

      The right of Caroline Bindon to be identified as the author of the Work has been asserted by her in accordance with the New Zealand Copyright Act 1994

      Except as provided by the New Zealand Copyright Act 1994 and Copyright Amendment Act 2011 no part of this publication may be reproduced or stored in a retrieval system in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the copyright owner

      A CIP catalogue record for this title is available from the National Library of New Zealand (Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa)

      ISBN 978-0-473-26314-0 (Kindle)

      ISBN 978-0-473-26315-7 (PDF)

      ISBN 978-0-473-26313-3 (EPUB)

      ISBN 978-0-473-26316-4 (iBook)

      Cover design © Tamar Hawkins,2013 – Hawkins Creative Ltd

      Kereru Publishing Ltd

      29 The Circle

      Whangaparaoa 0930

      New Zealand

      www.kererupublishing.com

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated to the memory of my grandmother, Lillie Bindon, and to my mother, Yvonne Bindon,

      for their inspiration and love of all things Christmas and their generosity in passing on traditions

      and the Christmas message to their family, friends and neighbors.

      Contents

      Copyright Page

      Dedication

      Introduction

      1 December

      2 December

      3 December

      4 December

      5 December

      6 December

      7 December

      8 December

      9 December

      10 December

      11 December

      12 December

      13 December

      14 December

      15 December

      16 December

      17 December

      18 December

      19 December

      20 December

      21 December

      22 December

      23 December

      24 December

      25 December

      Instructions for making 25 Stockings Decoration

      No Sew Gingerbread Stockings

      Basic Sew Red & White Stockings

      List of Craft Materials for 25 Days

      About the Author

      Introduction

      This book of 25 Stockings is designed to be used every year and become part of a family tradition in the build up to Christmas Day.  Advent means Coming and in December we count down the time until we celebrate the coming of Christ.   Using this book with the 25 Stockings will help people of all ages to enjoy and discover more about counting down to Christmas and journeying in the Christian faith.

      25 Stockings

      Included at the back of this book are two different sets of instructions to make 25 Stockings to hang somewhere in your home as a decoration through the month of December. You can use one of these designs or come up with your own creative 25 stockings to journey to Christmas.

      Every December fill each of the 25 stockings with enough sweets, stickers or other small treats for everyone in the household.   Each day, share out the treats and use the devotional material to think about the celebration of the coming of Christ.

      Taking Time to Journey to Christmas

      There are nine different Times from which you can mix and match each day.  Each day is based around the Bible Time passage.  Read the passage and then select something else from that day depending on your available time and resources.  It’s unlikely that you’ll have time to do everything each day, but it means each Advent brings something fresh and new as you use the book over the years.

      Bible Time

      Bible Time includes the whole Christmas story from the books of Matthew and Luke, broken up and spread throughout the 25 days. The version of the Bible used is the Contemporary English Version. These verses form the basis each day for the rest of the Time slots.

      Question Time

      Question Time is something little children particularly enjoy.  They listen to the Bible Time carefully because at the end there will be three questions they have to answer based on what was read aloud.

      Reflection Time

      Reflection Time includes reflections and thoughts from the author based on the Bible passage and what it might mean for us in our daily lives today.

      Discussion Time

      Discussion Time, unlike the Question Time does not necessarily have questions with easy answers. The open ended questions might be about faith, or about our traditions and the way we approach our life choices.  These are short questions with big possibilities.

      Activity Time

      Activity Time is all about doing rather than talking. The activities range from making things at home to going outside exploring.  Usually the activities are related to the Reflection Time but you are able to approach it in a more hands-on way.

      Decoration Time

      Decoration Time means each day there a new decoration can be made for your Christmas tree.  As well as being a craft activity, like the Activity Time it is a hands-on way of picking up some of the themes in the Bible Time.  The Decoration Time could also stand alone as the only time completed each day.  Another idea is to set up an empty tree next to your stockings and fill it with the decorations that you make each day.  A list of craft requirements to make all the decorations is included at the end of this book.   You might like to start a box containing the required craft bits and add to it each year.

      Study Time

      Do you want to find out more about some of these things?  Each day there are two study questions that could springboard to further learning and understanding about the history and background.  There are on-line Bible study resources that can help, or you could visit your local church or Christian bookshop to find study aids. This is more suitable for adults and teens.

      Response Time

      Response Time is a hands-on prayer.  There is a suggested physical activity and the idea is that you say a one sentence prayer as a response to God after reading the Bible Time verses.

      Prayer Time

      Prayer Time is a prayer that can be read aloud as a response to the Bible Time. Alternatively, you could make up your own prayer to end your 25 Stocking Adventure each day.

      1 December

      Bible Time - Micah 5: 2, 4-5 (CEV)

      Bethlehem Ephrath,

      you are one of the smallest towns

      in the nation of Judah.

      But the Lord will choose

      one of your people

      to rule the nation—

      someone whose family

      goes back to ancient times.

      Like a shepherd

      taking care of his sheep,

      this ruler will

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