Lent

• Lenten Devotions 2011 (PDF - 22 pages)- St. Joseph Parish
• Stations of the Cross 2011(PDF- 29 pages)- St. Joseph Parish

101 practical fasting ideas for lent - Catholic School Chronicla

Ash Wednesday.doc - from Catholic Update and Steve Wodsanowski

Ash Wednesday explained in 2 minutes - video from Busted Halo

Daily 3 minute retreats during Lent
http://www.loyolapress.com/3-minute-retreats-daily-online-prayer.htm

Random Acts of Kindness

• ActsOfKindness.org - with lesso plans, activities and ideas
• Dare to be an angel - with great ideas

Novena of Grace

• Novena of Grace Teacher materials (.doc)- prayers and readings, with picture book lists -days1-4
  • Novena of Grace Teacher materials (html)
  • Novena List of Books (html)
• Novena of Grace Daily Prayer on the intercom (.doc)
  • Daily Prayer (html)
• Novena of Grace Daily Quote (.doc) - large quote to use on SmarrtBoard - days 1-4
  • Daily Quote (html)

Websites

• Crossword and search puzzles for Sunday Gospels http://www.christiancoloring.com/new_page_7.htm
• Activity Archive http://www.harcourtreligion.com/archive_activities.asp
• Lenten activities for children/tons of other resources (scroll down the page) http://www.catholicmom.com/catholic_kids.htm
• List of daily lenten activities
  http://www.armenianchurch.net/worship/lent/children-hunt.html
• Heart prayer during lent
  http://www.cptryon.org/prayer/child/lent/index.html
• Saints and Angels
  http://www.catholic.org/saints/
• Vatican Web site
  http://www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm
• Lenten Stations of the Cross for Kids
  http://www.catholicmom.com/stations_kids.htm

more

• Year round activities/resources
  http://www.domestic-church.com/
• Activities for Lent
  http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re0251.html
• Facts about Lent
  http://catholicism.about.com/od/lent/p/lent10106.htm
• How to make palm branch crosses
  http://www.kingofpeace.org/palmcrosses/
• Family activities for Lent
  http://sfaparish.com/lent_activities.htm

Mardi Gras

• MardiGrasDay.com
• What is Mardi Gras
• Celebrate Mardi Gras - Education World