Designing a Logo and Brochure for Your Organization

Many of us are involved in nonprofit organizations or clubs that align with the talents and passions God has given us. If you’re tasked with managing your group’s presence in the community or designing a logo or handout from scratch, this post is for you.

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Waiting Well during Advent

I love the wonder of Advent season. Did you know Advent marks the start of the liturgical year, beginning four Sundays before Christmas? The liturgical calendar is the Church’s way of organizing the year around the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

My sweet sister-in-law gave me a copy of Waiting Well: Advent with Fr. Mike Schmitz. Fr. Mike is one of my favorite Bible teachers, so I look forward to going through that. I like that each day's reflection expands on the daily readings. Here's a useful tip from the Preface about approaching prayer:

We also plan to use these prayer cards when lighting Advent candles with the boys at home. They provide an opening prayer, candle instructions, Scripture, a closing prayer, and a song for each week of Advent. This will be a first for our family, so I need to decide on an Advent candleholder. I've got my eye on this one. I like that it has space for a white Christmas Day candle. Some only hold four candles.

The Hallow app has a good variety of Advent resources, including Christmas Music, Advent Music, Advent and Christmas Prayers, Bible Stories, and Kids' Advent & Christmas plans. I'm loving the Christmas Harp and Christmas Symphony playlists. Get 90 days of Hallow for $0.99 before Advent.

How will you observe Advent in your home this year? Reply and let me know. It's fun to mix it up from year to year, but some traditions are worth repeating.

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