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DAY BY DAY WITH GOD AND FAMILY, by Toni Rowland – MARFAM,
a booklet of 100 thoughts for the day for families from Advent to Lent to accompany the 2012 SACBC Family Life Desk calendar.
JANUARY
1. (29). JANUARY FAMILY THEME. NEW BEGINNINGS and resolutions are on the cards, and sometimes remain there, especially on credit cards. Have we spent too much money in December and can we survive until the end of January?

I bet you’ve never stopped to think about it but every year Jesus used to celebrate his birthday. When? On the 25th December of course! When he was tiny his mother, Mary used to organise the party and invite his cousins and the neighbourhood children and Joseph would take time off from his carpentry shop and play games with them.

Each person adds a little brightness
Each person brings a little joy …

“Children in their own way help to make their parents holy.” This intriguing statement from the 2nd Vatican Council is an endless source for reflection …

PARISH

FAMILY MATTERS 2011 – DECEMBER THEME: “ETERNAL LIFE, ETERNAL PEACE” CONTENTS From “if only…” to “next year for sure!” MARFAM News SACBC Family Life Desk News and activities   2011 Family Calendar and December theme    2012 “Day by Day with God and Family”   Church documents: Familiaris Consortio + 30 and Africae Munus from the 2nd [...]