Advent 1
Lent is the name for the special time of the year just before Christmas. True or False
FALSE
Who appeared to Mary to bring her the news that she would be the Mother of Jesus?
Angel Gabriel
Advent lasts this many weeks?
4 weeks
What color is the first candle lit on the Advent wreath?
Purple (violet)
How many candles are on the Advent wreath?
4 candles
Advent is the name for the special time of the year just before Christmas.
What is True?
This person was the father of Jesus on earth.
Joseph
This is not just the absence of conflict but the presence of something better.
What is Peace?
The second candle lit on the advent wreath is pink.True or False
FALSE
____ God and ____ your neighbor as you ____ yourself
Love, love, love
This calendar counts down the days until Christmas.
What is an advent calendar?
This is the feeling of anticipation that there is a future that is better than the present
What is hope?
These gifts were given to Jesus by the Kings when he was born.
Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh
This is an attitude that God's people adopt which is not determined by our struggles but by our future destiny
What is Joy?
Mary and Joseph traveled on this to get to Bethlehem?
a Donkey.
What do we prepare for during the season of Advent?
Jesus's birth/ coming of Christ
Jesus was born in this town?
Bethlehem.
The light shed by the Advent candles represents this.
the light of Christ; the light Christ brings into the world
The kings followed this to find Baby Jesus?
A Star.
This candle is lit on the third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday, when we rejoice because our preparation is now half-way finished.
What is the pink candle?
There is a reason why the Advent wreath is a circle, which is:
A symbol of no beginning and no end
Yakhal, Qavah, and Elpis are all Greek or Hebrew words meaning this
What is Hope?
Shalom and Eirene are the Hebrew and Greek words meaning this
What is Peace?
Chara is the Hebrew word meaning this
What is Joy?
Agape is the Greek word meaning this
What is Love?