Advent & Christmas · Week 9

Getting Ready for Christmas

Προετοιμασία για τα Χριστούγεννα

nativity

For younger children (5-6), focus on the vocabulary cards and repetition. For older children (8-10), engage with the discussion questions and encourage them to use the words in sentences.

🙏 Opening Prayer

Light a candle as you read the prayer. Have kids close their eyes and listen.

Κύριε, ευλόγησέ μας. Ετοίμασε τις καρδιές μας.

Kyrie, evlogise mas. Etimase tis kardies mas.

Lord, bless us. Prepare our hearts.

📖 This Week's Story

Christmas is coming! But it's not here yet. Right now we're in a special time — a countdown to the birth of Jesus. Imagine you're getting ready for the most special visitor ever. You would clean your room, prepare food, and make everything beautiful. That's what this time before Christmas is for our hearts! We prepare ourselves to welcome baby Jesus. In the Greek Church, we celebrate Christmas on December 25th, and the weeks before are filled with anticipation. Every week until Christmas, we'll learn more about the story. Today, let's talk about what it means to get ready.

Key Phrases

Προετοιμασία

Proetimasia

Preparation

Καρδιά

Kardia

Heart

Χαρά

Chara

Joy

📝 Vocabulary

Προετοιμασία

Proetimasia

Preparation

The proetimasia for Christmas has begun.

Δώρο

Doro

Gift

The best doro is love.

Χαρά

Chara

Joy

Christmas brings great chara.

Υπομονή

Ypomoni

Patience

We wait with ypomoni for Christmas.

🎮 Activity

discussion

Sit in a circle. Ask each child how their family gets ready for Christmas. What traditions do they have?

1What do you do to get ready for Christmas at home?
2What are you most excited about?
3How can we prepare our hearts, not just our houses?

🙏 Closing Prayer

Σ' ευχαριστώ, Κύριε. Αμήν.

S' efcharisto, Kyrie. Amin.

I thank you, Lord. Amen.

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